Ørnes – deep within the majesty of Helgeland - Bodø
Svartisen Glacier
Excursion
Price from $394
Difficulty level
Level 2: Moderate - some mobility needed
Booking code
HR-ORS4A
Duration
5 hours
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.
In Ørnes, we’ll board a bus for a guided tour to the small village of Holandsvik. Along the way, we’ll pass gorgeous scenery and learn more about the surrounding area. At Holandsvik, we’ll board a boat for a 10-minute ride across the fjord.
Then, you’ll arrive at the Svartisen Tourist Center, which has excellent views of the nearby glacier. At approximately 143 square miles, Svartisen is Norway’s second-largest glacier, after Jostedal.
Despite being the lowest-lying glacier on the European continent before the retreat of the last Ice Age, Svartisen has some 60 tongues of ice extending from its main body into the surrounding mountain landscape, which is home to several peaks over 4,900 feet high.
At the Tourist Center, you can also enjoy a warm drink and a buffet of delicious cakes. Afterward, continue your journey along the coast of Helgeland back to Bodø. On the way, you’ll pass Saltstraumen, the world’s strongest tidal current.
Excursion is subject to a minimum number of participants.
Practical information
Disembarking port: Ørnes
Embarking port: Bodø
Available period: June 4 - September 3
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