Northern Lights, Lofoten. Credits: Stockshots/VisitNorway.com

Lofoten Expeditions
The long Norway nights offer travellers on this Lofoten expedition an excellent chance to take in the beauty and wonder of the Northern Lights in the winter or the Midnight sun in the summer. The private yacht Voyager with 36 luxurious staterooms offers 7-day roundtrip Bodo expeditions. Far north in Norway’s winter, you will witness wondrous snow-dusted landscapes and towns under the luminous aurora borealis dancing in the sky. Experience the world’s most beautiful archipelago of Lofoten. You will be visiting the destinations of Svolvær, Henningsvær, Borg, Reine and Hamarøy and Bodø. A fantastic voyage along the North Atlantic and the Lofoten Cliffs. Besides breathtaking nature, experience the best Northern Norway has to offer in art, culture, literature and Viking history. Sail in the Arctic fjords of Northern Norway during winter or the summer and witness Lofoten, perhaps the most beautiful place in the world. Rates from EUR 2730 / USD 3220 per person

Daily Highlights

Day 1 Bodø

Day 2 Hamarøy

Great Norwegian literary history – Knut Hamsun’s kingdom.

– Visit the Hamsun Centre in Hamarøy.

– Lunch on board .

– Lectures on board; local history, culture and nature.

Day 3 Trollfjorden, Austenesfjorden and Svolvær

Svolvær, the Capital of Lofoten

In-depth Fishing history, the importance of dry fish, local art and culture.

Join a voyage along the Lofoten Wall – Svolvær to Henningsvær! ‘Værvandring’ with art and culture in Henningsvær.

– At 10:00 we sail south from Svolvær along the Lofoten wall towards Henningsvær and drop anchor just outside the island later in the afternoon.

– Gain a better understanding of the dry fish industry, take part in ‘vær-vandring’, visit local crafts and the art galleries of Kaviar Factory and Lofoten’s Hus.

– Lunch in Henningsvær.

– Sail south from Henningsvær in the afternoon.

– Dinner onboard 

– Lectures on board: settlements i

– Drop anchor off Gravdal in the early evening

Day 4 Heningsvær 

Day 5 Gavdal / Borg

Settlements in Lofoten and local Viking history.

– We visit the famous Lofotr Viking museum and the Viking site at Borg.

– A tour to discover how the Vikings lived 1,000 years ago.

– Viking lunch feast, lunch in the long house at Borg.

– We sail from Gravdal towards Reine in the afternoon.

– Dinner onboard

– Lecture on board: life at Reine 100 years ago, 

– Dropping anchor at Reine early evening.

Day 6 Reine

Sail into the dramatic and beautiful Kirkefjorden.

Life at Reine 100 years ago, Eva Harr’s art, visit to the island of Sakrisøya.

– Visit the fishing island of Reine and learn about life there a century ago.

– Visit Eva Harr’s art gallery

– Sail into the Kirkefjord.

– Visit Sakrisøya and Anitas Sjømat (seafood) for local delicacies.

– Sailing away from Reine in the evening.

– Dinner onboard 

Day 7 Bodø

Arriving in Bordø disembarkation 

 

LOFOTEN 7-DAY DEPARTURES (SATURDAY TO SATURDAY) ROUNDTRIP BODO, NORWAY 

2020

November 7, 14, 21, 28

December 5,12, 19, 26

2021

January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

February 6,13, 20, 27

March 6, 13, 20, 27

April 3, 10, 17, 24

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

June 5, 12, 19, 26

July 3, 19, 17, 24, 31

August 7, 14, 21, 28

September 4, 11, 18, 25

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 

November 6, 13, 20, 27

December 4, 11, 18, 25

2022

January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

February 5, 12, 19, 26

March 5, 12, 19, 26

April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

 

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Hiking at Kvalvika, Lofoten. Credits: Alex Conu/Visitnorway.com