Stamsund – timeless Lofoten charm - Svolvær – gateway to the untamed Lofoten Islands
Meet the Vikings (Summer)
Excursion
Price from $234
Difficulty level
Easy
Booking code
HR-STU4F
Duration
2h 30min
Notes
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Enjoy Lofoten’s beautiful scenery during the guided bus tour from Stamsund to Svolvær.
Visit a reconstruction of the largest longhouse ever found from the Viking Age.
Take part in an authentic Viking ritual in which we toast to the Old Norse gods.
Enjoy a traditional Viking meal with mead, the drink of the gods.
Departing Stamsund by bus, our first stop is Torvdalshalsen, a scenic viewpoint with sweeping vistas across the fjord. From here, we continue to Kabelvåg, one of Lofoten’s oldest fishing villages and the birthplace of the islands’ commercial fishing industry more than 1,000 years ago.
The village is steeped in medieval history. At its center stands a historic main building dating to 1815, alongside Vågan Church—often called the Lofoten Cathedral—a striking Gothic Revival church built in 1898 and one of Norway’s largest churches.
In Kabelvåg, we’ll visit Galleri Espolin, home to the largest collection of works by beloved local artist Kaare Espolin Johnson, as well as the nearby Lofoten Museum, which showcases the region’s rich fishing heritage. We then continue to Svolvær to rejoin the ship.