Svolvaer Courtyard
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 days, planned by Latitude Sixty
Six days on an arctic archipelago where the mountains come straight out of the sea and nothing is higher than 1,200 m.
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| Vestfjord |
| Svolvær |
| Svolværgeita |
The cod is split, hung on wooden racks and dried by wind alone from February to May. Most of it goes to Italy and Nigeria.
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| Henningsvær |
| Stockfish racks |
| Festvågtind |
| The football pitch |
Å is the last village and the shortest place name in the world. The road stops there.
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| Ramberg beach |
| Reine |
| Å |
| Stockfish museum |
Nepali stonemasons built the staircase between 2015 and 2021 because the old path had become a landslide with a queue on it. It is 448 m of steps and nothing else.
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| Reinebringen |
| Reinefjord |
| Kirkefjord |
Boggy in the middle and worth it at the end. Ryten above the beach is another hour and the better view of the two.
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| Kvalvika |
| Ryten |
| Fredvang bridges |
Bodø flies to Oslo. The ferry cancels in weather, so leave a night before any international connection.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Arctic and sub-Arctic, with the cold-weather kit provided”
A polar operator that issues the outer layers because the kit most visitors arrive with is not adequate, and pretending otherwise gets people hurt.
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Arctic Norway in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.
Arctic Norway in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. No hesitation recommending them.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Arctic Norway in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. No hesitation recommending them.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Arctic Norway in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Would book with them again.
Arctic Norway in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Worth every rupee.
Not both. The sun does not set from late May to mid-July, which is when the walking is best and the nights are useless for aurora. The lights need dark, so September onward — by which point the weather has turned and half these walks are in cloud. This trip is built for the walking.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →