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From Svolvær: Southern Lofoten Islands Photography Tour

1. From Svolvær: Southern Lofoten Islands Photography Tour

Discover the southern side of the Lofoten Islands on this tour designed especially for budding or experienced photographers. After getting picked up from your hotel in Svolvær, head to the Atlantic side of the islands, where nature is in its purest and most untamed state. Visit the area of Flakstad and see its colorful rocks, seaside, and colorful farms. At Ramberg, discover a different side to the island, where surfers flock each year for the best waves.  During your tour, you will discover an area full of history, folklore, and traditions. Visit historical small fishing hamlets full of colors and surrounded by an enchanting landscape that makes these islands a paradise for photographers. Explore towns such as Reine, Sakrisøy, Hamnøy with their traditional fishermen’s houses, wooden racks, fishing boats, and historical buildings. Learn more about the culture and traditions of the area from your local photographer guide who will also find the best photo opportunities and teach you how to get the most out of your camera.

Winter photography tour to Reine

2. Winter photography tour to Reine

Be picked up at a local hotel before traveling to the Gimsøy Bridge, a bridge between the islands of Austvågøya and Gimsøya for a photo stop. Continue traveling, before stopping in Borg, a village with a beautiful panoramic view. Stop in Flakstadøy, another of the small islands in the Lofoten Archipelago, with beautiful landscapes and mountains, and Moskensøy, another small island home to the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, and a museum that houses over 2,500 dolls from around Europe. Also stop in Ramberg, the administrative Center of Nordland County. See Hamnøy and Reine, two small fishing villages in the archipelago. Stop in Sakrisøy, a small island at the food of Olstind, one of Lofoten’s most iconic mountains, known for its seafood and beautiful mountains.

From Leknes: Private Lofoten Islands Tour with Transfer

3. From Leknes: Private Lofoten Islands Tour with Transfer

Explore the Lofoten Islands in just 1 day as you relax on a slow-paced private tour from Leknes. Discover picturesque fishing villages, quiet bays, traditional red houses, and towering cliffs. Admire the majestic natural landscape of the area, seemingly taken right out of a postcard. Start with a visit to Vik and Haukland Beach with their white sand and Caribbean-like green waters. Stop by the charming village of Vikten, see the first glass factory in northern Norway, and discover Flakstadpollen Fjord. See Flakstad Church, the oldest in the archipelago. Then, pass by Ramberg Beach to reach the beautiful Reinefjord, to take in views of Hamnoy and Reine. Take a break to have a drink and taste some local snacks or request to stop and buy lunch. Discover the fishing village of Å, the last village of the archipelago. Learn the history of local stockfish production and visit the open-air museum with its boathouse, traditional cabin, and the village's cod liver oil factory.

From Svolvaer: 2-Day Lofoten Archipelago Photography Trip

4. From Svolvaer: 2-Day Lofoten Archipelago Photography Trip

2 -day photography and sightseeing allows the customer to visit the archipelago and have time to explore it from the northernmost to the southernmost point, crossing the wild of the Atlantic side with its powerful, untamed nature and incedibly stunning landscape together with the the traditional fishing village located on the Vestfjord side, the sheltered one. This tour is always accompanied by a professional photographer; he will drive you through the 5 major islands which compose the archipelago. We run this special photography tour in small groups, maximum 7 adults per group, to ensure an unique and customized experience without stress and rush: we want our customers to have all the time they need to breath the magic of the Lofoten archipelago, to walk, to enjoy and to take as many pictures as they want. You don’t have to be a professional photographer to join this tour. Our photography tour is suitable for everybody: professional photographers, photo lovers, neophytes and Arctic lovers. The Arctic lights and colors, and the natural contrasts of this amazing land make these islands a perfect place to take unique and unrepeatable pictures and enjoy unique panoramas. During the trip, we will search for the best light and best locations. The islands offer unique spots, breath-taking and majestic nature, unforgettable places, steep peaks which rise directly from the sea, white sand beaches and a sea so blue that it is hard to believe that you are in the Arctic. Apart from the main locations already mentioned, you will have the possibility of stopping wherever you wish. A customized experience through which you will get in touch with the whole archipelago.

From Svolvaer: 2-Day Lofoten Archipelago Summer Photography

5. From Svolvaer: 2-Day Lofoten Archipelago Summer Photography

With this 2 -day photography tour the customer will discover secret corners of the amazing arctic islands, enjoy the beauty of the arctic lights, have the chance to breath the history. In 2 days you will have the chance of visiting the islands from Svolvær to Å, from the northernmost to the southernmost corner of the archipelago. It will be a discover, an unique experience accompanied by an expertise. Starting from Svolvær, the first day will be dedicated to the visit of 3 of the 5 islands which compose the archipelago. The photo guide will make you discover the wild Eggum, the white sandy beach of Haukland, Heningsvær an d Kabelvåg and their fishing traditions. On the second day, we will hear south and get to know the beauty of Skagsanden, Ramberg, the Copacabana of the Lofoten islands, Hamnøy, Sakrisøya, Reine and Å where beauty, traditions and picturesque corners mix together.

Lofoten: Visit Nusfjord and Lofotr Viking Museum Day Trip

6. Lofoten: Visit Nusfjord and Lofotr Viking Museum Day Trip

Hop on the Arctic Route bus, and dive into one of Norway's best-preserved villages: Nusfjord. In order to keep the village picture-perfect, an entrance fee is required, though this is included in this ticket. Although the fisher village is a must-see, it is the entrance route towards Nusfjord that will leave you speechless. A unique possibility via the Arctic Route. Afterward, you head further east towards the famous Lofotr Viking Museum, where you can roam around for 3 hours. You will make good use of this time, by wandering around the Viking Longhouse, walking towards the lake, going rowing on a Viking ship or even joining an axe-throwing game. This is all included in your entrance ticket. Much joy for all ages. On the way back, we stop for a visit to Flakstad church and Lofoten Beach Camp, to admire the impressive Skagsanden beach and the landmark church of Flakstad. Food: At Nusfjord you find a shop, bakery, and restaurant. At Lofort Viking museum, you find a delicious lunch bar inside, where you can purchase sandwiches, salads, hot drinks, ice cream etc. Starting locations: at Eliassen Rorbuer at Hamnøy or Reine Rorbuer at Reine. Choose during your booking. Time schedule: - Departure Reine: 08:35 (be there at 08:20) - Departure Hamnøy: 09:05 (be there at 08:50) - Arrival Nusfjord: 10:00 - 11:10 - Departure Nusfjord: 11:25 - Lofotr arrival: 12:20 - 14:55 - Lofotr departure: 15:10 - Flakstad Photostop: 16:10 - Arrival at Hamnøy: 17:00 - Arrival at Reine: 17:25

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4.8 / 5

based on 30 reviews

Very nice excursion with our guide Eric. Very good stories and explanations about Lofoten Islands, people living there, animals and nature. Eric is a very nice person, passionated, interesting to listen to and ready to answer to all questions. Very good spots for photographs. I recommend this amazing tour. Thanks! Marie-Claire B

It was an incredibly entertaining trip with a super nice guide Eric, who drove us to the most beautiful spots on Lofoten and was able to tell us very interesting things about the area and the inhabitants. I would recommend this tour to anyone and would do it again and again!

What an amazing tour! Andrea was a great guide! He was very nice and had lots of information about the islands. The route he prepared was very beautiful and the snacks were a really nice touch. His spanish was very good too. I highly recommend this tour.

The tour driver was really nice and took us to some great places, all the famous ones plus others. He also responded to the interests of the group, so I would definitely recommend the tour if you want to see a lot of the islands in a short time!

The tour was amazing, the guide was very prepared, he shared with us a lot of interesting information about the lofoten islands during the tour, he offered us very good places for amazing photos