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Norway Aurora Photography

Tromsø · Lofoten Islands
Duration
10 Days · 9 Nights
The route
Tromsø · Lofoten Islands
Style
Tromsø and Lofoten for the camera
Best season
November – March · best
The route

9 nights, 2 stops — tromsø and lofoten for the camera.

Tromsø → Lofoten Islands.

Tromsø
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Orca
In the fjords in winter.
Humpback whale
Following the herring.
White-tailed eagle
Over the coast.
Reindeer
With the Sami herders.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Tromsø

Arrive Tromsø

The journey begins.

Arrive in Tromsø, met and transferred to your accommodation. Tromsø is the rare place where you can chase the northern lights and watch orcas in the same winter week.

02Tromsø

Tromsø

A full day in the field.

A winter whale-watching trip for orcas and humpbacks, with aurora after dark. Sami culture and reindeer by day, the northern lights by night.

03Tromsø

Tromsø

A full day in the field.

Sami culture and reindeer by day, the northern lights by night. The cable car and Arctic Cathedral, then an evening aurora chase.

04Tromsø

Tromsø

A full day in the field.

The cable car and Arctic Cathedral, then an evening aurora chase. Hunt the aurora by night and ride huskies through the snow by day.

05Tromsø → Lofoten Islands

To Lofoten Islands

On to the next.

Transfer to Lofoten Islands. Explore the fishing villages and beaches, with aurora over the peaks at night. Photograph Reine and Hamnøy, the cod racks and the mountains.

06Lofoten Islands

Lofoten Islands

A full day in the field.

Photograph Reine and Hamnøy, the cod racks and the mountains. Coast and peaks by day, a northern-lights chase by night. Nowhere else do mountains rise so sheer from the sea — Lofoten is the country's scenic and photographic high point.

07Lofoten Islands

Lofoten Islands

A full day in the field.

Coast and peaks by day, a northern-lights chase by night. A boat or hike among the islands, ending with an aurora watch.

08Lofoten Islands

Lofoten Islands

A full day in the field.

A boat or hike among the islands, ending with an aurora watch.

09Lofoten Islands

Lofoten Islands

A full day in the field.

Explore the fishing villages and beaches, with aurora over the peaks at night.

10Depart Lofoten Islands

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Lofoten Islands — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

November – March

Peak season

Aurora season — and, early on, the winter whales in the fjords.

May – July

Peak season

Midnight sun, green peaks and long bright days.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Marine Mammals

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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