Oslo-North Cape

North Cape


At least 10 days required for this tour.
You will for example visit Oslo, Norway's
capital, the mighty and picturesque Gudbrandsdal and Dovrefjell (1026 m. a. s.l.) which is the highest point on the tour.
Trondheim and its lovely cathedral; Namdalen's vast forests and well-stocked rivers; Vefsndalen with the superb Laksfoss falls; Saltfjell, where you cross the Arctic Circle at an altitude of 692 m. a.s.l. the rugged fjord scenery between Fauske and Narvik; the ironore town of Narvik with its wartime memories; Bardu and Målselv with their cascading falls and snow-fields; the fjords of Troms encircled by majestic peaks.

A possible detour is to go to Andenes from the E6 in Andselv in Troms to Gryllefjord 86 and from Gryllefjord with ferry (runs in June, July and August) to Andenes where whale safaris are possible. Finnmark, land of the Samis with their reindeer grazing on the mountain moors; and finally North Cape, Europe's outpost fronting the Arctic Ocean. Detours: Bodø with the Saltstraumen Eddy; Vesterålen and the Lofoten islands Troms, "Capital of the Arctic"; Hammerfest, the world's northernmost town.On this tour, you travel through six national parks: Jotunheimen, Rondane, Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella, Saltfjellet-Svartisen, Reisa and Stabbursdalen.