LOFOTEN ISLANDS AND THE NORTH CAPE
Indicative itinerary subject to changes until departure date
DAY 1 – PORTUGAL / OSLO
Arrival at the airport at least 2 hours in advance. Boarding formalities and departure by flight to Oslo. Arrival and transfer on your own to the hotel. We recommend using the Flytoget Airport Express, which will drop you off in the city center in around 20 minutes. Accommodation.
DAY 2 – OSLO / EVENES / HARSTAD AREA
Breakfast. Depending on the departure time of the flight booked by our supplier, morning at leisure in the Norwegian capital to discover the city on your own. Take the opportunity to visit the city's most important sights: Frogner Park with the Vigeland sculpture complex, the Town Hall, the Royal Palace and the modern Opera House. Transfer to the airport for a domestic flight to Evenes. Arrival and transfer without assistance. Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 3 – HARSTAD REGION / VESTERÅLEN ISLANDS / LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Breakfast. Optional whale-watching safari (not included). We recommend booking this excursion well in advance due to limited availability. Cross part of the Vesterålen Islands, located to the north of the Lofoten Islands, observing magnificent landscapes between the high peaks that fall into the sea. Start of the tour of the Lofoten Islands, an archipelago situated above the Arctic Circle. Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 4 – LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Breakfast. Panoramic drive along the Lofoten Islands, off the coast of northern Norway. The islands have a total area of approximately 1,250 square kilometers and, thanks to the warm Gulf Stream, enjoy a much milder climate than other parts of the world at the same latitude, such as Alaska and Greenland. Road and weather permitting, arrive in the small town of Å and visit the fishing village museum. Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 5 – LOFOTEN ISLANDS / HARSTAD REGION
Breakfast. Time at leisure. Optional cruise on the Trollfjord (not included). Continue on the Lofoten Islands route to the Harstad area, passing through spectacular landscapes. Accommodation.
DAY 6 – HARSTAD REGION / TROMSØ
Breakfast. Departure by ferry to Tromsø, arrival and start of the sightseeing tour. Tromsø is considered the capital of Northern Norway and the Arctic region. Human settlement in the Tromsø area dates back thousands of years, although the city itself was founded around 200 years ago. Tromsø quickly became the center of hunting in the Arctic region, hence its nickname: “Gateway to the Arctic”. Accommodation.
DAY 7 – TROMSØ / NORTH CAPE / HONNINGSVÅG AREA
Breakfast. Departure for the North Cape. Embark on two short ferry trips in the northern fjords. Stop for lunch on the way. On reaching the Kvænangen fjord, continue into the heart of the Arctic region of Finnmark, where human presence is still almost imperceptible, apart from the Sami camps and the herds of reindeer that can be found on both sides of the route through the wildest tundra, on the borders of continental Europe. The journey is long, but the reward will be excellent once you reach the goal: the North Cape. Dinner at the hotel in the Honningsvåg area. Then off for an evening excursion to the North Cape headland. If the sky is clear, the sun, the play of light on the horizon and the unique beauty of this place will make for an unforgettable memory. Accommodation.
DAY 8 – HONNINGSVÅG / ALTA
Breakfast. Time at leisure. Optional excursion on the king crab safari (not included). Departure for Alta. With its 20,000 inhabitants, Alta is the “largest” town in Finnmark County and was only granted “town” status on 1 January 2000. From May to August, thanks to the midnight sun, there are around 24 hours of sunlight. Accommodation.
DAY 9 – ALTA / PORTUGAL
Breakfast. At a time to be arranged locally, transfer to the airport to board the return flight. Arrival.
