Trip Description

Midsummer in Lofoten:

150-200 km north of the Arctic Circle lies the archipelago of rocky peaks known as the Lofoten islands. As you paddle along beside sheer waterfalls the mountains rise out of the sea punctuated by sandy beaches offering easy landings and amazing wild camps where you can sit in this mesmerising scenery, talking about the day and eating freshly made, home cooking.

Puffins, Sea Eagles and other arctic wildlife live in the deep fjords of the archipelago. Our expedition plans will be decided along with local weather plans on each day of the expedition and summer expeditions take place from mid June until mid July. The more adventurous among you can also join a winter snow filled, Northern lights expedition from December to March.

The main aim of the week is to paddle into the fjords spending several days exploring the mountains and wild camping along the way. Days can be long as we make the most of your time here and we're not pressured by daylight as there is 24 hours of the stuff! We normally only do a few dates, around mid summer, in late June or early July and Dec to March on the winter format. Places are limited so if there are two or more of you wanting to join us then don't hesitate - places go fast on this unique trip.

We send our guides out from Scotland to run this trip, allowing us to maintain the very high safety standards that we have developed in the NW of Scotland for over two decades. It's the same with our trips in Canada and Croatia allowing consistency throughout all of our overseas trips.

Winter Northern Lights 6 day expedition from Feb to March 

All of the great camping locations and scenery of the midsummer trip but with a blanket of snow and the promise of the Aurora Borealis light show while sat at the campfire. This is the most adventurous of our trips and one to write home about. Many visitors come to Lofoten for the northern lights at this time of year. Almost none will get into the wilds and see them the way we do.

Lofoton Kayak Expedition from BobTeddy Images on Vimeo.

- A short film, by Rob Wilkinson, of one of our 2012 summer expeditions.

Need some advice on the travel options in Norway or from the UK?

Our past trip participants have arrived in Lofoten by bike, ferry, aircraft, car and even on foot! Just email us with any questions. Getting north of the Arctic circle is relatively easy with air, rail and ferry links all the way. Wideroe and SAS airlines fly within Norway and from some parts of the UK. Ryanair and Norwegian go to Oslo from the UK allowing you to link with flights north from there. If you've got a bit more time then take the excellent, but slow, train journey up the coast of Norway to arrive in Bodo where you can use a ferry or air to get to your destination Svolvaer, in Lofoten. We have plenty of advice available on the best travel options so just drop us an email and we hope to meet you in Lofoten this summer or under the Northern Lights in winter.

Important: If you are short of time and want to fly then please be aware the further North you travel into the Arctic, the smaller the aircraft get. This means that it is often very difficult, or impossible, to get seats, close to our expedition dates. Most people are booking this trip, and therefore their flights, up to 8-12 months in advance. Trains and ferries are usually easy to book though slower - great if you've the holiday time!

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