Arctic Ocean and Norway Bucket list full-day experience (winter)

Price

Included in our winter Northern Lights holiday packages 295 € per person Children under 15 yrs 160€ Minimum number of participants: 2

Duration

Full-day trip starting and ending at Aurora Holidays resort including transportation to Norway approximately 10hrs.

Day

Friday ( subject to change based on weather conditions)

Availability

Included in our Winter Northern Lights holidays and available for private tours from December to April

Activity Description

Experience life, sceneries, activities and delicacies on the coolest fjord by the Arctic Ocean! This day trip is a true bucket list experience to the treasures of the Varanger fjord.  After all,  you’ve traveled this far to reach us at Aurora Holidays in Northern Finland, why not experience the wonders of Northern Norway too!

We’ve put together a wintertime excursion to let you enjoy and explore the most memorable activities in Northern Norway and the Arctic Ocean.

  • Sightseeing in Northern Norway
  • Feast on Varanger fjord delicacies including King Crabs
  • Experience the warmth of a traditional Sami Lavvu while learning about the area from the locals.
  • Swim in the Arctic Ocean.
  • Keep an eye out for wildlife such as the Arctic fox.

All of the activities, transportation (departing from Aurora Holidays), Varanger delicacies lunch and a snack are included in this trip.

Read more on the specifics below.

This trip is included in our Winter Northern Lights holidays.

For private tour BOOKINGS and inquiries  via e-mail contact@auroraholidays.net or just give us a call +358 40 7625 005

Arctic Ocean and Norway bucket list experience with Aurora Holidays - Departing from Utsjoki

We leave Utsjoki (Aurora Holidays) in a minibus in the morning around 8:30am.

Our destination is the picturesque village of Vestre Jacobselv located in the Varanger fjord, on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in Norway.

The stunning nature of the arctic coast will take one’s breath away, as we drive through some unique landscapes and on coastal routes. We also stop to take in and photograph the scenery on the way and to enjoy a snack break. 

Some of the activities included  live with weather conditions.

A ‘Delicacies of Varanger fjord’ taste platter lunch is served at a traditional Sami Lavvu at our destination:

  • Your tasting platter boasts local favorites like reindeer and lamb, fish from the Arctic Ocean and of course King crab.
  • we’ll learn about the local history and way of life from the locals themselves while we feast.

Swimming in the Arctic Ocean is the ultimate bucket list item. This trip includes an opportunity to use a sauna besides a beautiful sandy beach and take a dip in the clear cool waters of the Arctic Ocean.

When your heart is full of Norwegian adventures, belly satisfied with a feast of delicacies and the cold plunge in the Arctic Ocean followed by a sauna has brought calm to your very core: We’ll drive you safely back to Utsjoki. Looking for northern lights along the way of course.

NOTE:

  • This trip can also be a vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free friendly.
  • We can also work around possible disabilities.
  • This trip doesn’t require a certain fitness level but we do spend some time outdoors in the arctic conditions.

BRING:

  • Warm weather proof clothing and extra layers.
  • Hats and gloves.
  • Weather resistant shoes or a dry pair to change into in case.
  • A swim suit for the dip in the ocean. ( Towels and swimming footwear are provided)

Disclaimer: All activities are dependent on weather condition and availability. Aurora Holidays reserves the right to make modifications to this trip for health and safety reasons.

BOOKINGS and inquiries  via e-mail contact@auroraholidays.net or just give us a call +358 40 7625 005

Info about Varanger fjord and why it is environmentally friendly to feast on King Crabs

“The landscape in Varanger is a very different one from the Norwegian fjord-and-mountain thing. The peninsula of Varangerhalvøya consists of rolling hills with a rocky coastline of cliffs towards the Barents sea and a lower coast of sandy and pebbly beaches towards the Varanger Fjord. Smaller sections of the Varanger Peninsula also have permafrost, the only place in mainland Norway with real tundra.  Along the lower, southern coast there are forests, and along the Tana river, there a pine forests. The landscape thus has many faces.” 

“The Sami are the oldest exisiting ethnic group in the area. Most Sami in the area live in fishing and farming communities along the inner Varanger Fjord and the Deatnu/Tana River, and some families of reindeer herders use the wide expanses of the Varanger Peninsula as summer pastures.”

The Kven people have roots in Finland

“There were always close connections with Finland too, but the epic famine in Finland in the 1860ies made people from Northern Finland settle in Varanger, where they soon learned how to fish. The people is often called Kven, a term also used for the language, which is a Northern Finnish dialect peppered with Norwegian words. In a few smaller communities along the Varanger Fjord, Kven is still spoken.”

 

 The red king crab is an invasive species. Its origins are in the Pacific Ocean. The Soviet Union planted the king crab in the Kola Bay for fishing in 1960. From there it has invaded the Arctic coast to the east and west. The king crab is a valuable catch and a true delicacy to eat, but it doesn’t belong in the Arctic nature, wreaking havoc on the seabed by eating everything on its way.

While freshly caught King crabs are probably the best crab you’ll ever eat, it’s also an environmentally friendly meal as it helps to remove this invasive species from these waters.

BOOKINGS and inquiries  via e-mail contact@auroraholidays.net or just give us a call +358 40 7625 005

Swim in the Arctic Ocean while visiting Finnish Lapland with Aurora Holidays northern lights tours