Day 1 : Tromsø

We welcome you and your friends to Tromsø and on board our luxury catamaran. We get to know the Skipper, the boat host and the boat's facilities. We visit the cities' best restaurant (expenses not included) for a better dinner before heading (next morning) towards wild and beautiful nature, - on our way to magic Lofoten.

Day 2 : Tromsø - Finnsnes - Skrollsvik at Senja Sailing distance: 36Nm+ 36Nm

First stop is Finnsnes. Finnsnes is a very small city and administration center in Senja municipality in Troms and Finnmark. Finnsnes settlement has 4 754 inhabitants as of 1 January 2019, but when you talk about the city, you often count the settlement Silsand which has 1 563 inhabitants. After a short stop (approx one hour) we continue to Skrollsvik village at beautiful Senja Island. Here you can walk around and see how Norwegians live in the country. Skrollsvik is located at the southern tip of Senja. It has just under 100 inhabitants. The place has a department under the Mid-Troms Museum; Kveitmuseet / Gammelbutikken and the closed Skrolsvik fort.

Long day! (We will discuss route before taking decission)

We will stay here overnight until the next day.

Day 2 : Skrollsvik - Harstad - Sortland , Sailing distance: 18Nm + 43Nm

Early the next morning, after breakfast, we set course for Harstad city. We go ashore for shopping and hiking in the city. Harstad is a city and administrative center in Harstad municipality. With a population of around 21,000, the city is the second largest in Troms and Finnmark, and the third largest in northern Norway. Harstad is located northeast of Hinnøya; the north- and south-going Hurtigruten meet every morning.

We have lunch at a suitable restaurant before we set course for Sortland.

On the trip to Sortland, we pass inside Grytøy Island, later on we pass Risøyrenna, a very narrow canal between Andøya and the mainland. Along the canal we pass beautiful Risøyhavn village. Sortland is a town and administration center in Sortland municipality in Nordland county. The town is located by Sortlandssundet furthest east on Langøya, by Sortlandsbrua over to Hinnøya. The settlement has almost 10,500 inhabitants as of 1 January 2019

We stay overnight

Day 4: Sortland - Trollfjord - Skrova Island - Svolvær, Sailing distance: 26Nm+ 16Nm + 6Nm

Everyone who visits Lofoten will see the beautiful Trollfjord. The only way to get there is by boat. We sail into Trollfjord and if we are lucky we find free space at the old power plant in the vicinity of the fjord. Here we stay until the next day.
 You can walk along the path up in the countryside and will get a magical view.


Then we We are heading to Skrova, an island in the Vestfjord, about eight kilometers southeast of Svolvær. Boat is the only way to get there. After a short stop we continue to Svolvær.

Svolvær is the administration center in Vågan municipality, and with about 4700 inhabitants, it is the place with the most people in Lofoten. The place is perhaps best known for the mountain cliff Svolværgeita and the city of light. A magical light experience, - summer as dark time. Lofoten and Svolvær are proud of their history, people have lived here since the ice retreated and the Vikings ruled in the Viking Age. Take a trip to the Viking Museum at Borg, get an insight into the local history and how the fishing profession was then.

We are enjoying dinner at a nice restaurant in Svolvær, and maybe a glass of wine or bear at one of the local bars before getting to sleep aboard.

We are staying overnight in Svolvær

Day 5: Svolvær- Kabelvåg - Henningsvær, Sailing distance: 2Nm + 7Nm

After a relaxed breakfast aboard we slowly continue to the fishing villaga Kabelvåg for a short stop before ending the sailing day in Henningsvær.

Kabelvåg is the oldest fishing village in Lofoten, the commercial part of Lofoten fishing started here about 1000 years ago. Fishermen from all over northern Norway applied to the waves around Kabelvåg, the old Vågan, to harvest their share of the annual cod entry. Vågan gradually grew to become the center of medieval Hålogaland. Today, Kabelvåg is first and foremost a place for school, culture and tourism

Henningsvær is a fishing village and town in Vågan municipality in Nordland. Henningsvær is located on the southern tip of Austvågøya in Lofoten. The settlement had 494 inhabitants 1 January 2019.

Late evening, we taste local dinner at one of the cozy restaurants in Henningsvær

We are staying overnight in Henningsvær.

Optional - Further Sailing

Day 6: Henningsvær - Stamsund - Ballstad - Reine, Sailing distance: 8Nm + 10Nm + 14Nm

We continue our nice cruising to Stamsund which is a town in Vestvågøy municipality in Lofoten in Nordland. The settlement has 1,100 inhabitants 1 January 2019. Stamsund is an important fishing village with Lerøy Seafoods as as the most important company.

After a short stop we continue to Ballstad. This is a fishing village with a settlement 1,142 inhabitants. The name apparently comes from the Norse male name Baldrekr. The fishing village is sheltered from the open sea by large and small islands.

And finally beautiful Reine, a fishing village in Moskenes municipality in Lofoten. Reine is the administration center in the municipality, and has 312 inhabitants 1 January 2017. The islands on Reine are connected by bridges. Reine has been a trading post since 1743.

Staying overnight in Reine

Day 7: Reine - Nusfjord - Solvær, Sailing distance: 9Nm + 30Nm

Our last sailing day goes from Reine to beautiful Nussfjord on our way back to Svolvær. Nusfjord is one of Norway's oldest and best preserved fishing villages, located on Flakstadøya in Flakstad municipality. Fishing has been practiced in Nusfjord since the middle of the 19th century. There have long been "rumors" that the wooden houses in Nusfjord are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, but this is not true.

This dreamtour ends in Svolvær, where you can choose to fly further on or back to your starting point.