Northbound Excursions

2A GEIRANGER PANORAMA 1
Geiranger - Alesund
Available Dates: 15 Apr - 31 May Duration: 4 h 30 min ,
Price: 2011- £65pp, 2012 - £71pp
This excursion takes you to one of the world's most beautiful travel destinations - the Geirangerfjord - officially praised by National Geographic and placed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. The tour continues to Alesund, a distinctive town known for its unique Art Nouveau architecture.




2B GEIRANGER PANORAMA 2
Geiranger - Molde
Available Dates: 31 May - 14 Sep
Duration: 7h 30 min
Price: 2011 - £115pp, 2012 - £125pp
The Geirangerfjord- officially praised by National Geographic and placed on UNESCO ’s list of World Heritage Sites. Your day begins with a drive up Ørneveien (“Eagle Road”), enjoying magnificent views of Geiranger Fjord, en route to the beautiful Eidsdalsvatnet Lake. From there we take a picturesque ferry ride from Eidsdal to Linge. We conclude with dinner in Molde before boarding the Hurtigruten ship again.



2C ART NOUVEAU TOUR OF ALESUND
Available Dates: 16 Sep - 15 Apr
Duration: 2 hours,
Price: 2011 - £22pp, 2012 - £24pp
Ålesund is a colourful and picturesque coastal town that is renowned for its charming Art Nouveau architecture. Its history and architectural highlights are best appreciated on foot. A visit to the Art Nouveau Centre is included.

2D AQUARIUM AND MOUNT AKSLA
Alesund
Available Dates: 3 Oct- 15 Apr
Duration: 2 hours,
Price: 2011 - £35pp, 2012 - £24pp
Enjoy a visit to the Atlanterhavsparken, one of Northern Europe's largest salt water aquairum, to enjoy the well know and spectacular diving show. Afterwards, you drive to the top of Mount
Aksla where incredible views of Alesund, your Hurtigruten ship and surrounding countryside await.



3A NIDAROS CATHEDRAL & RINGVE Trondheim
Available Dates: 15 Apr - 02 Oct
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 2011- £40pp, 2012- £44pp
Few large cities have managed to preserve their intimacy and charm in the same way as Norway’s third largest city, Trondheim. Your tour of the ancient city starts from the pier and takes you to Norway’s national shrine, Nidarosdomen (Nidaros Cathedral) - Norway’s only Gothic style cathedral, built over the burial place of St. Olav, Norway’s patron saint. From Nidaros Cathedral, the bus then takes us directly to the Ringve Museum of Musical History, where enthusiastic tour guides will take you on a musical journey through history.

3B TRONDHEIM WITH NIDAROS CATHEDRAL Trondheim
Available Dates: 01 Oct - 14 Apr
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 2011 - £35pp, 2012 - £38pp
Trondheim is a town full of contrasts, with monastery ruins, impressive wooden buildings, colourful wharves, and a beautiful red-painted city bridge dating back to 1861. As no sightseeing trip to Trondheim is complete without visiting one of its premier cultural treasures, we will of course make time to take in the impressive Nidaros Cathedral. Built over the burial place of St. Olav, the patron saint of Norway, the construction of this enormous building, with its countless details and decorations, began as early as 1070.

3C SVERESBORG, TRØNDELAG FOLK MUSEUM
Trondheim
Available Dates: 1 May - 30 Sep
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 2011- £29pp, 2012 - £30pp
Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum is one of Norway’s largest open-air museums. The tour includes a visit to the museum and a wander around the ruins of the medieval castle. This is where you will find Norway’s northernmost stave church, with the new visitors’ centre. We begin our journey through history at Haltdalen stave church, built back in 1170, when Norway was a Catholic country. The trip continues past the ruins of the medieval castle, with its panoramic views across Trondheim’s Fjord.



4A GLACIER ADVENTURE, SVARTISEN
Ornes - Norway's second largest glacier
Available Dates: 1 May - 30 Sep
Duration: 6 hours
Price: 2011- £100pp, 2012- £123pp
Visit Norway’s second largest glacier, Svartisen, situated near Ørnes. After setting sail for Ørnes, about half an hour before reaching the port, the ship stops to allow passengers to transfer to another, smaller vessel. This versatile vessel then slips easily between islets and skerries. The most impressive views along the way are best enjoyed on deck. Be sure to bring your camera because this icy world is the domain of sea eagles. Arriving at Svartisen Tourist Centre, we admire the beauty of the ice world whilst enjoying a hot beverage and a selection of cakes.

4D RIB SAFARI, SALTSTRAUMEN,
Bodo
Available Dates: 1 Apr- 31 Oct
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 2011- £86pp, 2012- £92pp
Travel by RIB-boats to witness the world's strongest tidal current, where millions of gallons of water are forced through the 150m wide strait. Overhead we hope to see sea eagles, Europe's largest predatory bird.

4E WINTER LOFOTEN VIKING FEAST Stamsund
Available Dates: 1 Oct - 31 Mar
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 2011 - £79pp, 2012 - £82pp
At the Lofotr Viking Museum, the largest Viking building ever found has been recreated. From Stamsund we travel by bus to Lofotr Viking Museum, where you are invited to experience the largest house known from the Viking age. The Chieftain’s house has been recreated in full size with exhibits of finds from the Viking age. The Chieftain and the Lady of the house would like to give you an unforgettable night as they invite you to join in a Viking feast in the banqueting hall. Experience the magic and excitement as they make sacrifices to the Gods, hoping that the sun will turn to avoid Armageddon.



4F SUMMER LOFOTEN VIKING FEAST
Stamsund
Available Dates: 01 Apr- 31 Mar
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 2011 - £79pp, 2012- £82pp
Join us on a historical journey as the bus takes us from Stamsund to Borg, and on to the Lofotr Museum. Experience the Chieftain's house, which has been recreated in full size, with exhibits of finds from the Viking age. The Chieftain and the lady of the house welcome us to join them for a real Viking feast in the banquet hall; a taste of the Viking Ages, with traditional food, costumes, singing and dancing, After the feast , served with home-brewed mead, we then travel by bus to Svolvaer.

5A THE ARCTIC CAPITAL
Tromsø
Available Dates: All year round
Duration: 2 hours 30 min
Price: 2011 - £40pp, 2012 - £45pp
Explore the gateway to the Arctic on this tour which takes in the modernisitc Arctic Cathedral and visits Polaria, a cantre housing a museum, aquarium and much more.

5B DOG-SLEDGING
Tromsø
Available Dates: 28 Nov - 30 Apr
Duration: 3hours 30 min
Price: 2011- £115pp, 2012 - £119pp
Complete your winter holiday experience with a thrilling husky dog sledge ride! Our tour begins with a drive to the island of Kvaløya where we change clothes and footwear, before hopping aboard the sledges and letting the huskies pull us over the frozen landscape; enjoying stunning views of the ocean, mountains and open plateaus. If we’re lucky enough, we will see the magical Northern Lights.

5C SCENERY & HUSKIES
Tromsø
Available Dates: 28 May - 27 Aug
Duration: 3hours 30 min
Price: 2011- £42pp, 2012- £45pp
Located just 30 minutes outside Tromsø, Kvaløya is home to a rich variety of flora and fauna. Here you can meet some of the 250 huskies and learn more about the skills of dog sledging, complete your visit with coffee and cakes in a Lavvo by the campfire.



5D POLAR HISTORY WALK
Tromsø
Available Dates: 11 Oct - 11 Apr
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 2011- £33pp, 2012- £37pp
Guided walking tour of Tromsø, highlighting the town and its vital links with polar exploration. Visit the statue of Roald Amundsen, then explore the fascinating Polar Museum and “Mack Ølhallen”, Tromsø’s oldest pub, to enjoy a taste of the locally made brew.

5E/F WILDERNESS ADVENTURE CAMP
Tromsø
Available Dates: 1 Jan - 15 Mar
Price: £235pp
Lyngsfjord Adventure and Camp Tamok offers you an extraordinary experience, with dog sledding, snowmobile safari and reindeer driving on the menu! 5E includes reindeer driving and dog sledding, and 5f includes snowmobile safari and reindeer driving.



6A THE NORTH CAPE
Honningsvag
Available Dates: All year,
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 2011- £77pp, 2012- £82pp
An unforgettable experience travelling from Honningsvåg across the sub-arctic landscape to North Cape Hall, carved into the side of a cliff on top of the North Cape Plateau. Explore the North Cape tunnel and the unique chapel, the small museum and the post office, where postcards are franked with a North Cape postmark.

6B BIRD WATCHING SAFARI
Honningsvag
Available Dates: 26 Apr - 26 Aug
Duration: 3 hours,
Price: 2011 - £100pp, 2012- £108pp
Travel across the dramatic landscape of Magerøya Island to the tiny fishing hamlet of Gjesvær. Here you board a boat to Gjesværstappan Nature Reserve, an archipelago of islands that is home to three million nesting birds. Unsurprisingly the majestic sea eagle is often seen hunting these rich waters.

6C A TASTE OF LAPLAND
Available Dates: 5 May - 5 Sep
Duration: 2h 20mins,
Price: 2011- £65pp, 2012 - £67pp
A unique opportunity to meet a family of Sami reindeer herders and visit the Foldal Coastal centre, this fascinating excursion offers an insight into the rich history of the Finnmark area. Start with a visit to the Foldal centre, continue through Kjøllefjord to the summer camp of the Utsi family, whose traditional lavvo presents an ideal venue to learn about Sami life and tradition.



6D SCOOTER TRIP IN LAPLAND
Kjollefjord
Available Dates: 15 Dec - 10 May
Duration: 2h 15mins,
Price: 2011- £210pp, 2012 - £217pp
Join an unforgottable snowmobile trip to one of Europe's most extreme and exciting natural areas. After being properly kitted out and receiving some driving instructions from our guides, this spectacular snowmobile adventure journeys across the snow covered wilds of Finnmark, to the Hurtigruten quay in Mehamn (weather permitting).
Valid Driving licence required.

7A KIRKENES AND THE RUSSIAN BORDER
Available Dates: All year
Duration: 2 hours
Price: 2011 - £34pp, 2012- £36pp
This journey takes us through a strategically important region steeped in dramatic history. Travelling via the spectacular viewpoint overlooking the Pretfjellet fjord we travel through Kirkenes – the only town in Norway where West meets East – to Storskog, the border post on the Russian frontier.



7B RIVER BOAT SAFARI TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Kirkenes
Available Dates: 1 Jun- 30 Sep
Duration: 2h 30 mins
Price: 2011- £84pp, 2012- £91pp
Best appreciated from the water, the Pasvik River has long borne witness to the often turbulent history of this area and, as you travel upstream through the wonderful scenery, you’ll pass beneath the Kjerringstupet cliffs and Trifon cave, en route to the border.

7C SNOW MOBILE SAFARI
Kirkenes
Available Dates: 9 Dec - 5 May
Duration: 2h 30 mins
Price: 2011- £116pp, 2012- £124pp
An invigorating ride by snowmobile across ice-covered fjords and the serene landscapes of Arctic winter. Guides will explain the fascinating history of the indigenous Sami people and welcome refreshments will be served in the warmth of the Lavvo. Weather dependent, warm clothing and training is provided. Remember to bring your driving licence.



7D VISIT THE SNOW HOTEL
Kirkenes
Available Dates: 15 Dec - 1 May
Duration: 2h 30 mins
Price: 2011- £45pp, 2012- £50pp
Our adventure here begins with a stroll up to the hotel and into Norway’s largest ice bar. The guide will show us around the Snow Hotel, including some of the magnificent suites. After the tour there is time to meet the reindeer. You can also visit Gabba Kennel, taking a look at some of the many Huskies who live there.

7E ATV/QUAD SAFARI TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER, Kirkenes
Available Dates: 1 May - 30 Sep
Duration: 2h 20mins
Price: 2011- £99pp, 2012- £103pp
After receiving instructions on how to drive a quad bike you will set off to Kjerringstupet viewpoint and then continue to the border with Russia. Learn about the history and culture of the area, opportunity to buy local souvenirs and we make a stop for coffee and muffins. Return to ship.
Valid Driving licence required.

7E HUSKY ADVENTURE
Kirnenes
Available Dates: 1 Dec - 1 May
Duration: 2h 30mins
Price: 2011- £99pp, 2012- £108pp
Experience the real feeling of wilderness during this adrenalin-fuelled ride! You can have a go at driving the sledge yourself, or simply sit back and enjoy the trip. There will be two passengers per sledge and each will have its own "musher". You also have the option to visit the Snow Hotel and the reindeer enclosure.