Havila castor seen from Skageflå in the Geirangerfjord. Photo: Oclin
North- and southbound

Round Voyage

Bergen → Kirkenes → Bergen

12 days
All 34 ports

  • The authentic coastal express visits 34 ports.
  • Close to nature and Norwegian communities.
  • Sail in silence on board our new ships.
  • Choose any of Norway's four seasons.
  • Check off bucket list experiences - Lofoten, Geiranger*, North Cape and many more.

Welcome to Havila Voyages. We sail with new, more environmentally friendly ships which makes the world's most beautiful coastal voyage also a comfortable one.

Free wifi

Full board

Spacious cabins

Northern Lights Promise applies to this voyage in the period 1 October - 31 March

Twelve days - a thousand memories

Get close to the Norwegian nature and communities on board Havila's coastal express. Every single nautical mile along the coastal cruise from Bergen to Kirkenes and back is filled with new experiences. The mountains are immutable, but the weather and the light change constantly, transforming the colours and appearance of the landscape. Here, you will encounter the soft grey of the rain, the crackling green of the Northern Lights or the golden glow of the midnight sun. Along the coast, tiny fishing villages shelter from the fierce Atlantic breakers, while larger coastal towns nestle in the narrow space between wild mountains and the seashore.  

*Geiranger visited 01.06–31.08. Hjørundfjorden visited 01.09-31.10 

   

Itinerary

Map over Norway

Northbound Voyage


Day 1

Bergen, photo: Lachlan Gowen

Port: Bergen

The journey starts in Bergen, the capital of western Norway, with the colourful and UNESCO-listed warehouses in Bryggen. Take the funicular railway, Fløibanen, up to one of the lookout points, sample the seafood at the fish market or take a stroll through the narrow streets and along the quays of the lively harbour. Bergen is the gateway to the Norwegian fjords and the start of your coastal adventure.


Day 2

Geiranger, Fjord, Ports

Ports: Florø-Måløy-Torvik-Ålesund-Geiranger*/Hjørundfjorden**-Ålesund-Molde

After the first night on board, you can start your day by waving to the Havila Voyages headquarters just off Torvik. Ålesund, is renowned for its art nouveau architecture with beautiful brick houses and warehouses. In the summer, you can continue to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geiranger Fjord, which has steep mountainsides and dramatic waterfalls.

*Geiranger visited 01.06–31.08

**Hjørundfjorden/Urke visited 01.09-31.10


Day 3

Nidarosdomen. Nidaros Cathedral.

Ports: Kristiansund - Trondheim - Rørvik

It is morning when we dock in the historic city of Trondheim, which was founded over a thousand years ago. Nidaros Cathedral is the landmark of the city; it is Norway's national shrine and one of the largest cathedrals in Northern Europe. After our visit here, the voyage continues out into the fjord, into an abundant archipelago and heads for northern Norway.


Day 4

The fishing village Reine with the Lofoten archipelago in the background seen in the sunset with a cloudy sky.

Ports: Brønnøysund - Sandnessjøen - Nesna - Ørnes - Bodø - Stamsund - Svolvær

On this stretch, we mark crossing the Arctic Circle with a ceremony and continue onward into the Arctic regions.  It means midnight sun in the summer, while winter days are merely a shade less dark than night-time and, possibly, Northern Lights in the evenings. Nature is powerful with northern Scandinavia's largest glacier, the world's strongest tidal current and encounters with the majestic sea eagle. In the evening, Lofoten's fishing villages, steep mountains and Vikings await.


Day 5

Viewpoint in Tromsø

Ports: Stokmarknes - Sortland - Risøyhamn - Harstad - Finnsnes - Tromsø - Skjervøy

The voyage continues on through narrow fjords and past wild mountains to Tromsø, a city characterised by hunting and fishing, polar expeditions and courage. Now you have also reached the land of the Sami, Norway's indigenous people. Meeting the Sami and their reindeer while hearing about the Sami culture is a unique experience you will remember.


Day 6

People watching the midnight sun next to the globe at the North Cape. Photo: Johan Wildhagen, visitnorway.com

Ports: Hammerfest - Havøysund - Honningsvåg - Kjøllefjord - Mehamn - Berlevåg

As far north as you can get - by land and sea. For many, the visit to the North Cape is a high point and a goal for voyages along the Norwegian coast. Up here in the polar landscape, nature is at its harshest and most desolate, but between bare plains and rugged cliffs people cling on and reap nature's bounty. You can also have a taste of the catch. How about some king crab?


Day 7

Dog sledding in the Northern lights

Ports: Båtsfjord - Vardø - Vadsø - Kirkenes

You are now as far east on your voyage as you can go. The border with Russia is only a few kilometres away, and the road signs in Kirkenes are in Norwegian and Russian. You can go as far as the border on one of our excursions, or how about a visit to the Snowhotel where everything is made of ice and snow?

Reine in Lofoten, mountains around a fjord. Photo: Ferdinand Stohr, unsplash

Our Heart Knows, Our Eye Sees How Good and Beautiful Norway is

Henrik Wergeland 1808-1854, Norwegian poet

Southbound Voyage


Day 8

The polar landscape changes as we sail towards the west and south again. The great expanses are replaced by steep peaks, and in the evening we sail into Tromsø. You can take a stroll in the midnight sun or under the Northern Lights and explore the nightlife of the city dubbed "The Paris of the North".  

Folk i vinterleg gate med trehus i Tromsø

Ports: Mehamn - Kjøllefjord - Honningsvåg - Havøysund - Hammerfest - Øksfjord - Skjervøy - Tromsø


Day 9

We return to the wild, idyllic Lofoten Islands . Beneath the jagged mountains lie chalky white sandy beaches and fishing villages with a vibrant fishing industry and locals using the coastal ships for everyday trips and transport. If the weather permits, we will enter the narrow Trollfjord. There is a strong possibility of spotting sea eagles here.

Lofoten, Henningsvær sett frå lufta med fotballbana fremst

Ports: Finnsnes - Harstad - Risøyhamn - Sortland - Stokmarknes - Svolvær - Stamsund


Day 10

Now we have come so far south that we're crossing the Arctic Circle and sailing away from the polar night and the sunlit nights. But you can still see the Northern Lights in the winter, and it is never completely dark during the summer nights. Here you sail past a myriad of small islands, islets and skerries and past the special mountain, Torghatten, which has a hole in the middle. If you wish, you can also go on the trip to the mountain and enter the hole.

Torghatten mountain with a whole seen in sunset.

Ports: Bodø - Ørnes - Sandnessjøen - Brønnøysund - Rørvik


Day 11

We sail through the wide Trondheim fjord that is bounded by rolling farmland on both sides and return to the coast and the open sea. You can disembark in Kristiansund and be driven along the Atlantic Ocean Road, which has been called the world's most beautiful drive. The road meanders along islets and skerries, and afterwards you can re-embark in Molde.

The Atlantic Ocean Road with curvy roads and bridges.

Ports: Trondheim - Kristiansund - Molde - Ålesund


Day 12

The last day of the tour takes you through a diverse coastal landscape of bare rocky mountains and a maze of sounds and waterways between many islands. The great fjords and glaciers are situated inland. Bergen awaits at the end of the voyage. We hope you have many good memories from your journey along the Norwegian coast with Havila Voyages, and we look forward to seeing you again.

Sunset with orange and purple colours over Bergen in late summer.

Ports: Torvik - Måløy - Florø - Bergen

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Experiences along the coast

Hjørundfjorden in colours of blue seen from the mountain Saksa, Urke.

Our Beautiful Fjords

Skomvær lighthouse in Lofoten. Photo visitnorway.com

Lighthouses Guiding Direction

Two mooses. Photo Torbjørn Martinsen/visitnorway.com

Norwegian Nature and Wildlife

Northern light over island outside Bodø.

The Magical Northern Lights

Mountain with glacier. Photo visitnorway.com

Glaciers - the Eternal Winter

Segla mountain in midnightsun.

The Smiling Midnight Sun

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