Voyage South: Kirkenes to Bergen

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On the southbound voyage from Kirkenes to Bergen, you visit Lofoten’s many ports during the daytime, sail between the myriad islands of the Helgeland coast and have time to visit Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim and sample some of the city’s culinary delights.

Duration: 6 days
Starts: Kirkenes, Norway
Ends: Bergen, Norway
Language: English Speaking Voyage


Optional

Itinerary

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Day 1. Ports: Kirkenes - Vardø - Båtsfjord - Berlevåg
Welcome aboard in Kirkenes! The border with Russia is only a few kilometres away, and the road signs in Kirkenes are in Norwegian and Russian. You can go as far as the border on one of our excursions, or how about a visit to the Snowhotel where everything is made of ice and snow?

Optional excursions:

Snowhotel Kirkenes
King crab with a snowmobile on the frozen fjord, Kirkenes
Dog sledding in the Arctic, Kirkenes
Snowmobile safari in the Arctic, Kirkenes
The Russian border, Kirkenes
King crab fishing in a RIB, Kirkenes

Day 2. Ports: Mehamn - Kjøllefjord - Honningsvåg - Havøysund - Hammerfest - Øksfjord - Skjervøy - Tromsø

The polar landscape changes as we sail towards the west and south again. The great expanses are replaced by steep peaks, and in the evening we sail into Tromsø. You can take a stroll in the midnight sun or under the Northern Lights and explore the nightlife of the city dubbed "The Paris of the North".

Optional excursions:

Snowmobile trip in the polar night, Mehamn
Breakfast at the North Cape Plateau, Honningsvåg
City Sightseeing in the Northernmost Town , Hammerfest

Day 3. Ports: Finnsnes - Harstad - Risøyhamn - Sortland - Stokmarknes - Svolvær - Stamsund

We enter the wild, idyllic Lofoten Islands . Beneath the jagged mountains lie chalky white sandy beaches and fishing villages with a vibrant fishing industry and locals using the coastal ships for everyday trips and transport. If the weather permits, we will enter the narrow Trollfjord. There is a strong possibility of spotting sea eagles here.

Optional excursions:

A taste of Vesterålen, Harstad
Experience Lofoten Svolvær
Golfing at Lofoten Links, Svolvær
Horse riding in Lofoten, Svolvær
Brewery visit and beer tasting, Svolvær
Sea eagle safari in a RIB, Svolvær
Sea Eagle Safari in Trollfjorden, disembarkation from the ship
Hike by the best beach in Europe, Svolvær

Day 4. Ports: Bodø - Ørnes - Nesna - Sandnessjøen - Brønnøysund - Rørvik

Now we have come so far south that we're crossing the Arctic Circle and sailing away from the polar night and the sunlit nights. But you can still see the Northern Lights in the winter, and it is never completely dark during the summer nights. Here you sail past a myriad of small islands, islets and skerries and past the special mountain, Torghatten, which has a hole in the middle. If you wish, you can also go on the trip to the mountain and enter the hole.

Optional excursions:

Hiking at Torghatten, Brønnøysund
The Norwegian salmon adventure, Brønnøysund
Experience the World Heritage listed Vega Islands, Brønnøysund

Day 5. Ports: Trondheim - Kristiansund - Molde - Ålesund

We sail through the wide Trondheim fjord that is bounded by rolling farmland on both sides and return to the coast and the open sea. You can disembark in Kristiansund and be driven along the Atlantic Ocean Road, which has been called the world's most beautiful drive. The road meanders along islets and skerries, and afterwards you can re-embark in Molde.

Optional excursions:

Trondheim and the Nidaros Cathedral
Experience the Atlantic Road, Kristiansund
The Atlantic Road and Bergtatt marble mine, Kristiansund

Day 6. Ports: Torvik - Måløy - Florø - Bergen

The last day of the tour takes you through a diverse coastal landscape of bare rocky mountains and a maze of sounds and waterways between many islands. The great fjords and glaciers are situated inland. Bergen awaits at the end of the voyage. We hope you have many good memories from your journey along the Norwegian coast with Havila Voyages, and we look forward to seeing you again.

Itinerary

Day 1. Ports: Kirkenes - Vardø - Båtsfjord - Berlevåg
Welcome aboard in Kirkenes! The border with Russia is only a few kilometres away, and the road signs in Kirkenes are in Norwegian and Russian. You can go as far as the border on one of our excursions, or how about a visit to the Snowhotel where everything is made of ice and snow?

Optional excursions:

Snowhotel Kirkenes
King crab with a snowmobile on the frozen fjord, Kirkenes
Dog sledding in the Arctic, Kirkenes
Snowmobile safari in the Arctic, Kirkenes
The Russian border, Kirkenes
King crab fishing in a RIB, Kirkenes

Day 2. Ports: Mehamn - Kjøllefjord - Honningsvåg - Havøysund - Hammerfest - Øksfjord - Skjervøy - Tromsø

The polar landscape changes as we sail towards the west and south again. The great expanses are replaced by steep peaks, and in the evening we sail into Tromsø. You can take a stroll in the midnight sun or under the Northern Lights and explore the nightlife of the city dubbed "The Paris of the North".

Optional excursions:

Snowmobile trip in the polar night, Mehamn
Breakfast at the North Cape Plateau, Honningsvåg
City Sightseeing in the Northernmost Town , Hammerfest

Day 3. Ports: Finnsnes - Harstad - Risøyhamn - Sortland - Stokmarknes - Svolvær - Stamsund

We enter the wild, idyllic Lofoten Islands . Beneath the jagged mountains lie chalky white sandy beaches and fishing villages with a vibrant fishing industry and locals using the coastal ships for everyday trips and transport. If the weather permits, we will enter the narrow Trollfjord. There is a strong possibility of spotting sea eagles here.

Optional excursions:

A taste of Vesterålen, Harstad
Experience Lofoten Svolvær
Golfing at Lofoten Links, Svolvær
Horse riding in Lofoten, Svolvær
Brewery visit and beer tasting, Svolvær
Sea eagle safari in a RIB, Svolvær
Sea Eagle Safari in Trollfjorden, disembarkation from the ship
Hike by the best beach in Europe, Svolvær

Day 4. Ports: Bodø - Ørnes - Nesna - Sandnessjøen - Brønnøysund - Rørvik

Now we have come so far south that we're crossing the Arctic Circle and sailing away from the polar night and the sunlit nights. But you can still see the Northern Lights in the winter, and it is never completely dark during the summer nights. Here you sail past a myriad of small islands, islets and skerries and past the special mountain, Torghatten, which has a hole in the middle. If you wish, you can also go on the trip to the mountain and enter the hole.

Optional excursions:

Hiking at Torghatten, Brønnøysund
The Norwegian salmon adventure, Brønnøysund
Experience the World Heritage listed Vega Islands, Brønnøysund

Day 5. Ports: Trondheim - Kristiansund - Molde - Ålesund

We sail through the wide Trondheim fjord that is bounded by rolling farmland on both sides and return to the coast and the open sea. You can disembark in Kristiansund and be driven along the Atlantic Ocean Road, which has been called the world's most beautiful drive. The road meanders along islets and skerries, and afterwards you can re-embark in Molde.

Optional excursions:

Trondheim and the Nidaros Cathedral
Experience the Atlantic Road, Kristiansund
The Atlantic Road and Bergtatt marble mine, Kristiansund

Day 6. Ports: Torvik - Måløy - Florø - Bergen

The last day of the tour takes you through a diverse coastal landscape of bare rocky mountains and a maze of sounds and waterways between many islands. The great fjords and glaciers are situated inland. Bergen awaits at the end of the voyage. We hope you have many good memories from your journey along the Norwegian coast with Havila Voyages, and we look forward to seeing you again.


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* The prices are per person in US Dollars, unless expressly specified in a different currency. In that case, payment will be in US dollars at the exchange rate of the day.
** All prices will be re-confirmed by email at the time of booking.
NOTE: Embracing the unexpected is part of the legacy—and excitement—of expedition travel. When traveling in extremely remote regions, your expedition staff must allow the sea, the ice and the weather to guide route and itinerary details. This itinerary is a tentative outline of what you’ll experience on this voyage; please be aware that no specific itinerary can be guaranteed.

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