Tour Itinerary

Evening departure from Toronto Pearson International airport, with one stop enroute to Oslo

Arrive Oslo Gardermoen airport
Depart Gardermoen via train to Oslo’s central railway station – approx. 1/2 hr. train ride
Check into Best Western’s Karl Johan Hotel

Recovering from jet lag; photographing the sites in Oslo as a group or on your own
Breakfast is included in the room; there’s no lack of restaurants just outside the hotel and in the surrounding area for lunch and dinner (not included in tour fee)

Morning return to Gardermoen via train
Flight north to Stokmarknes, in the Vestarålen Islands, arriving approx. 1:00 PM
Short taxi ride to Hurtigruten docks
3:00 PM departure for 7 hour Hurtigruten cruise through the fjords to Stamsund, in the Lofoten Islands
Arrive Stamsund 10:00 PM – our base while in Lofoten
Check into cabins (rorbuer)

Breakfast at the rorbuer each day (groceries supplied to each cabin – everyone is responsible for preparing their own meals or chipping in to prepare group meals)
Leave the rorbuer between 9:00 and 10:00 AM to drive to a different location each day, on one of the 5 islands
Return to the rorbuer late afternoon for a rest and group dinner in one of the cabins (dinner in a restaurant is optional and have tentatively planned a homemade dinner at a relative’s home for 1 evening)
Out for an evening shoot, taking advantage of the 24 hour daylight, returning to the rorbuer between 12:00 AM and 2:00 AM