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Røkenes Farm and Guesthouse / HARR Gallery

Rokens farm has been managed by the same family since 1673. You can learn about what the surrounding areas were like back then. There is also a restaurant where you can enjoy the farm owner's home-made cooking for lunch or dinner.

Address: Stornesvn. 127

Tel: +47 77 05 84 44

Fax: +47 77 05 84 40

Website: www.roekenesgaard.no

Rica Hotel Honningsvåg

The Rica Hotel in Honningsvåg is located in the centre of the city and offers modern facilities. It also has a restaurant where you can enjoy Finnmark-style cuisines and a casual cafe.

Address: Storgt. 4

Tel: +47 78 47 23 33

Fax: +47 78 47 33 79

Email: rica.hotel.honningsvaag@rica.no

Website: www.rica.no

Visits to Norwegian Homes (Home Visits)

On this tour, a local guide will take you to a typical household in northern Norway. You can enjoy a pleasant chat in the front room over a coffee and homemade cake, and even be taken on a tour of the house.

Operation time: Throughout the year

Duration: 2 hours

Nordkapp Hall (The North Cape Hall)

The Nordkapp Hall is a space used in multiple ways and visited by many tourists and locals. It features an auditorium, information centre, commissary store, and a post office that issues Nordkapp arrival certifications and the world's northernmost Christian church. It also has a bar and a restaurant where you can view the midnight sun over a glass of champagne.

Address: Postboks 514 9751 Nordkapp / Honningsvåg

Tel: +47 78 47 68 60

Fax: +47 78 47 68 61

Email: nordkapphallen@rica.no

Website: www.rica.no

Tromsø

Tromso is the largest city of the Arctic Circle and is home to the northernmost university. The city is separated into two regions, Tromsøya and Tromsdalen and it is surrounded by a beautiful cityscape, dotted with traditional wooden houses and water. The northern lights can be viewed from here around end of May and then you can view the sun shining over mountains at midnight.

Access: Approximately 2 hours from Oslo by plane. There are around 7 flights available daily. Tromso can also be accessed by coastal express boat.

Tromsø Tourist Information

Adress: Storgt. 61/63

Tel: +47 77 61 00 00

Fax: +47 77 61 00 10

Email: info@destinasjontromso.no

Website: www.destinasjontromso.no

Narvik

Narvik is the world's northernmost ice-free sea port. It is connected with Kiruna in Sweden by railway It is a harbour town that developed through the shipment of ore, transported from Kiruna mine.

Nordkapp Museum (Nordkappmuseet)

The Nordkapp Museum showcases the lives and history of the people of the Arctic Circle. It also exhibits photographs and paintings.

Address: Fiskeriveien 4

Tel: +47 78 47 20 00

Fax: +47 78 47 72 09

Email: post@nordkappmuseet.no

Website: www.nordkappmuseet.no

Polar Museum (Polarmuseet)

The Polar Museum was built in the 1830s. It provides information on the activities of Norwegian explorers and hunters, including the famous Roald Amundsen. The museum also showcases interesting facts and history about seal hunting in the Arctic Circle, which is an old Norwegian tradition.

Address: Sondre Tollbugate 11

Tel: +47 77 68 43 73

Fax: 47 77 61 17 20

Email: wh@polarmuseum.no

Website: www.polarmuseum.no

Store Norske Fiskekompani

The Store Norske Fiskekompani is a seafood restaurant where you can enjoy fresh produce in season. You can also relish traditional fish dishes made of local ingredients with a modern flair.

Address: Sjøgata 73

Tel: +47 77 68 76 00

Website: www.fiskekompani.no

Dog Sledding

This is a tour that is part of the Open-Air Activity Centre, located approximately 30 minutes from Tromsø city. The tour offers a pick-up and drop off service at your own hotel where the guide will greet you at your hotel with 120 huskies. A rental service of cold-resistant clothing and shoes is also available. You can experience the vast nature by riding through mountains and valleys. If you’re lucky, you might even encounter a herd of reindeers. After the sledding you can warm yourself at a bonfire inside a Sami tent to enjoy dinner, coffee, and "Lefse" (Norwegian flat bread made from potates).

Tel: +47 77 69 00 02

Fax: +47 77 69 60 39

Email: mail@villmarkssenter.no

Website: www.villmarkssenter.no

Steen & Strom

Steen & Strom is Norway's largest department store that boasts 200 years of history. The shopping centre offers a variety of food products to clothing.

Address: Neststranda 9

Tel: +47 77 65 37 00

Email: Nerstranda@steenstrom.com

Ice Fishing Tour

To experience Ice Fishing Tour you have to travel to Ramfjord campsite by car, which located approximately 30 min from Tromso. Having changed into cold-resistant clothing, you will head for the ice cap on a snow scooter. After enjoying fishing for about an hour at a fishing spot with holes in the ice, you will return to the campsite, where you can taste the fish you caught. Ramfjord is also known for being a northern light viewing spot and a Sami people habitat.

Tel: +47 77 69 21 30

Email:finnmelv@online.no

Operation time: January to April

Duration: 4 hours

Whale-Watching

The precincts of the Vesterålen Islands in the Nordland district of northern Norway is the only area in Europe where you can observe premature whales. Whale-watching tours operates from Andenes.

Inquiries and reservations to: Whale Safari

Tel: +47 76 11 56 00

Fax: +47 76 11 56 10

Email: booking@whalesafari.no

Website: www.whalesafari.no

Jiebmaluokta

Jiebmaluokta are ruins of the Komsa Kulturen that was accidentally discovered in 1973. It is registered as a World Heritage Site, featuring approximately 3000 wall paintings. It is divided into seven stages, ranging in height from 8m to 26.5m, and is estimated to be between 6500 and 2500 years old. You can see the wall paintings within the premises of the Alta museum.

Address: Alta Museum, Altaveien 19

Tel: +47 78 45 63 30

Email: alta.museum@alta.kommune.no

Website: www.alta.museum.no

Tromsø Cable Car (Fjellheisen)

The Tromso cable car climbs up Mt. Storsteinen, which has an altitude of 420m. From its peak, you have a panoramic view of Tromsø City and its surrounding areas. At the summit, there is also a restaurant (Fjellstua Restaurant), gift shop and a children's playground. You can get to the cable car boarding point on the 28 bus from Havnegata Street.

Address: Solliveien 12 Tromsdalen

Tel: +47 77 63 87 37

Fax: +47 77 63 51 21 (Cable Car)

Tel: +47 77 63 86 55

Fax: +47 77 63 87 88 (Restaurant)

Website: www.fjellheisen.no