WHY GO NOW

We go in late September, when the days are still long enough to walk and the nights are dark again.

The mountains are still dark against the sea. Autumn colour spreads across the lower slopes. Fishing villages sit between steep peaks and fjords, and on calm days the whole landscape reflects back from the water.

There is still enough daylight to spend proper time outside: walking, exploring villages, stopping beside the fjords and seeing Lofoten up close.

Then night falls. By late September, the dark nights have returned and the Northern Lights are possible again. On a clear, still night, you may see the aurora in the water as well as overhead.

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WHAT WE HANDLE

Getting around

We handle the driving through Lofoten, and part of the way north is by coastal ship from Svolvær.

The walks

Autumn weather changes quickly, so we choose the walks on the day. Where the route allows, there is a shorter option if you do not want the longer walk. You do not need to be a serious hiker.

The Northern Lights

5 of the 6 nights are planned at stays chosen with Northern Lights viewing in mind. We looked at where and when the Northern Lights are most likely before we planned this.

Many Northern Lights tours are a chase: hours in a minibus after dark, and back past midnight. We plan the overnight stops so that, on most nights, you can step outside and look at the sky.

If you would still like to try a chase once, we can arrange one as an optional extra.

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^{THE EXPERIENCE}

Walk through Lofoten before winter arrives: dark mountains, changing colour, fjords, beaches, fishing villages and reflections in the water. Warm up over lunch after a morning outside, then take the coastal voyage north from Svolvær.

At selected stops, the time is yours. Wander a fishing village. Find a café with a view. Take your camera down to the water. Or stay with the view a little longer while the others move on. In Tromsø, there is free time to see the city however you like.

(This is the shape of the trip, not the final plan. Once it goes ahead, we set the exact route, stays and days with our partner, shaped by what the people who register tell us.)

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^{WHO THIS IS FOR}

This is for you if you want to see Lofoten in autumn, not simply travel north for the Northern Lights.

You want colour, mountains, fjords and days outside. You enjoy walking without wanting a hiking holiday. You would love to see the Northern Lights, without every evening becoming a chase.

You like optional company for walks, meals and evenings, and you also want time to enjoy a place on your own.

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^{DATES DON'T WORK?}

Register anyway and tell us when you could go. If enough people ask for the same dates, we add a trip for them.

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