Winter Full-Day Guided Tour of the Lofoten Islands

Winter Full-Day Guided Tour of the Lofoten Islands

This is a short, but intense trip. Customers will discover and experience the most significant places of the Lofoten Islands. The Lofoten islands are divided into two different parts by a very long mountain Chain, the Lofotveggen. You will have the opportunity of visiting both sides, the wild Atlantic and the Vesfjord side, where some of the most important fishing villages are. On this 5-hour guided tour, you will drive along the archipelago searching for nature and culture.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Lofoten Islands, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Northern Norway

With this tour, which lasts about five hours, we want our visitors to see the most spectacular locations that these islands offer, both natural, historical, and cultural.

It will be possible for you to sit on pure white beaches facing a crystal sea, to admire imposing mountains which for billions of years have guarded, like ancient Viking warriors, magnificent cliffs where the waves of the North Sea break.

You will smell the scent of that same sea, united with the perfume of arctic flowers. At the same time, you might also visit archaeological sites which tell the story of the Viking population, and the origins of this land.Walk among the old “Rorbu” (old fishermen’s houses) in the different, colorful villages of the islands.

You will also have the chance to taste the various typical products of these islands, while sitting in some characteristic local restaurants.

With this excursion, we would like to take you to discover these islands; we will not only visit some of the characteristic fishing villages which have made these islands famous, and are appreciated all over the word, but we’ll also take you to explore unspoiled nature, the most genuine and extraordinary part of this beautiful archipelago.

We will drive you through the islands and their amazing white sandy beaches, icy lakes and high mountains covered by snow.

You will admire Arctic landscapes and fishing communities where, you can breath the history and the atmosphere of the ancient times when the fishermen used to gather up here to participate to the cod fishing season.

Gimsøy island , Bøstad and its panoramic spot,  the Vestfjord , Henninsgvær, the Venice of the north and Kabelvåg are some of the places you will visit.

With this short tour you will have the possibility of capturing the best that these islands can offer you.

Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Eggum, Eggum, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Northern Norway

with its steep granite rocks, wild sea, lakes, colorful fishing huts and Arctic nature

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Gimsoysand, Gimsoysand, Vagan, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Northern Norway

One of the most scenic white -sandy beach of the archipleago

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Henningsvaer, Henningsvaer, Vagan, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Northern Norway

well preserved and colorful fishing village. A perfect combination among stunning panoramas and history.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kabelvag, Kabelvag, Austvagoya, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Northern Norway

an old fishing hamlet, with stunning view points facing the Norwegian coast

Duration: 20 minutes