Ørnes – between the glacier and the sea - Bodø
Svartisen Glacier
Excursion
Price from €299
Difficulty level
Moderate
Booking code
HR-ORS4A
Duration
5h
Notes
Read the practical information below
Enjoy a guided bus ride in picturesque surroundings
Take a short boat trip across a fjord
Visit the Svartisen Tourist Center
Pass by the world’s most powerful tidal current, Saltstraumen
From Ørnes, we’ll board a bus for a guided tour to the small village of Holandsvik, passing gorgeous scenery on the way. From here, we’ll take a 10-minute boat ride across the fjord to the Svartisen Tourist Centre, which has prime views of Norway’s second-largest glacier.
At around 370 square kilometres, Svartisen is a remarkable sight. Despite sitting at the lowest elevation of any glacier on the European continent, it sends some 60 tongues of ice reaching into a mountain landscape of peaks over 1,500 metres high.
Warm up afterwards with a hot drink and a spread of homemade cakes at the centre, before rejoining the coastal road back to Bodø. On our way back to the ship, we’ll also pass Saltstraumen, the world's strongest tidal current.
Practical information
Disembarking port: Ørnes
Embarking port: Bodø
Available period: 4 Jun - 3 Sep
Transportation: Bus/Boat
Meals: Coffee/tea and griddle cake
Clothes: Comfortable shoes, warm and windproof clothing
The tour is not suitable for persons with limited mobility
We will not go all the way up to the glacier