The Best of Lofoten

Arrival in Bodø is at a time of your choice, either in the morning or in the afternoon. In the evening, the group meets at the hotel before we have dinner together. Bodø is easily accessible by local flights, and it is only a 15-minute walk, or a 3-minute taxi ride from the airport to the hotel.

We take a 4-hour ferry ride from Bodø to Lofoten early in the morning, with breakfast packed and ready from the hotel so that we can enjoy it during the trip. After arriving in Lofoten, we drive to the starting point for our first hike, Reinebringen (448 m). The trip takes 3-4 hours, and it takes you to one of Norway's most spectacular views. Reinebringen has recently reopened with a brand new trail, made by Sherpas hired from Nepal. They have constructed a "stairway to heaven" made of large boulders. The path is easy to follow but it will be a real workout! After the tour, we check in to our rorbu and have dinner together in the evening.

After breakfast we take the local boat from Reine, across the Kjerkfjord and to Vindstad. From here we go towards Bunesstranda. This beach is a truly remarkable place where pointed mountains shoot up from the surface of the sea. We eat lunch by the beach, maybe also take a bath if it's tempting, before we go back to Vindstad for the boat trip back to Reine. In the evening, we are served another well-deserved dinner at the accommodation's restaurant.

We check out from our accommodation and cross Flakstadøya, before continuing from Moskenesøy and on to Fredvang (45 minute drive). Today's goal is the beach at Kvalvika and the mountain Ryten (543 m) which lies at the foot of the beach. We spend the whole day outside and experience as much as possible of the area before we travel on to our next accommodation, Nusfjord Arctic Resort, idyllically located in the middle of the small fishing village of Nusfjord. Dinner is served in the accommodation restaurant in the evening.

After a good breakfast, we aim for the highest mountain on the trip. We drive to Hauklandstranda, one of the most beautiful beaches in Lofoten, before we go to the top of Himmeltinden (964 m), the highest mountain in this part of Lofoten. The trip takes 5-6 hours and in good weather the view out to the sea and to the rest of Lofoten is fantastic. If the weather prevents us from walking this mountain, we have alternative routes with equally stunning views. After the trip, we drive back to Nusfjord for a last night here. Dinner tonight is served in the accommodation's restaurant.

We check out and travel further northeast from Nusfjord to Unstad. If the weather is good, we spend some time on the beach, have a coffee and enjoy the surroundings before we start on the coastal path between Unstad and Eggum. This hike is one of the most famous hikes in Lofoten, and it will certainly give you a real stomachache as the sea gap is right below us at the start of the hike. Later, the terrain will flatten out more, and the trip will be easier. In the afternoon we drive to Svolvær. Here we live on the lovely Svinøya Rorbuer right outside the city centre. Dinner will be served this evening in the accommodation's restaurant.

We drive from Svolvær to the fishing village of Henningsvær. Henningsvær is a small group of islands located between the impressive Vågakallen and the Lofoten Wall. Otherwise, the sea encircles Henningsvær. We spend the morning exploring the city, before heading to the top of Festvågtinden (541 m) in the afternoon. From the top we can enjoy a lovely panoramic view of Henningsvær, the Vestfjorden and the Steigen area on the other side of the fjord. In the evening we have one last dinner together in the accommodation's restaurant.

After breakfast, the trip unfortunately comes to an end. We drive from Svolvær and to Evenes Airport for the flight home. We plan to be there so that the guests catch their flights from 15.00 onwards. This means that we leave Svolvær around 10.00 in the morning. If you prefer to stay in Svolvær, it is also possible to fly from here, but then you will most likely have to stop over in Bodø for the onward flight to Oslo. It is also possible to take the express boat from Svolvær to Bodø if you want to see even more of the beautiful islands between mainland Norway and Lofoten. This boat trip takes approximately 4 hours. We hope that the trip in Lofoten will give you memories for a lifetime, and dreams of new visits in the future.