Route: Alta – Hammerfest – Honningsvåg – North Cape – Alta 

Mid June – Late August 2011

Day 1 ALTA - HAMMERFEST

Arr. Alta by flight and connect with the airport bus to the center of Alta.

Overnight and breakfast at Thon Hotel Alta

Day 2 ALTA – MUSEUM – HAMMERFEST

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before you go and visit the Alta Museum and the Rock Carvings!

By taxi from the hotel to the Alta Museum

Visit Alta Museum – entrance fee incl. 

By taxi from the museum to the hotel

Bus from Alta to Hammerfest Dep. 14.20 Arr. 17.10*

(* airport bus that runs in conjunction with flights, in case the flight is not operating new time of departure from Alta is needed).

Departure from Alta bus terminal (bus terminal is located in the center – about 3 minutes’ walk from the hotel) Arrival at Hammerfest busstation(about 4 minutes walk to the hotel).

Overnight at Thon Hotel Hammerfest.

Hammerfest is the northern most city in the world! Visit the Royal and ancient polar bear society: To be a Membership of this exclusive and world famous society is available by payment of a one-off fee. The only criteria for joining are to have visited Hammerfest. Members receive a diploma, membership card, stickers, statues and the famous polar Bear pin in silver and enamel.

Overnight and breakfast at Thon Hotel Hammerfest.

Day 3 HAMMERFEST – THE NORTH CAPE

Breakfast at the hotel, before departure from the pier. Ask reception for direction 

to where the coastal steamer departs from, if you should need too. Hurtigruten arrives in Hammerfest at 05.15.

Coastal steamer from Hammerfest to Honningsvåg *Dep. 06.45 Arr. 11.45

Deck Seat only!

Arrive Honningsvåg and walk to your hotel for the night to see if early check in is possible.

Late afternoon bus to the North Cape *Dep. 20.30 Arr. 21.15

(18/5 – 17/8)

Entrance at the North Cape plateau – Enjoy! North Cape is a monumental experience and offers a fascinating view from 307 meter above the North Atlantic Ocean, sometimes illuminated by the midnight sun. North Cape is something extraordinary - the climatic conditions, the dramatic cliff itself and the fact that one is located on the utmost point of Europe enhances the experience.

Bus back to Honningsvåg *Dep. 00.15 Arr. 01.00

Overnight at Rica Bryggen Hotel

Day 4 HONNINGSVÅG – KARASJOK

Breakfast at the hotel

Bus from Honningsvåg to Olderfjord Dep. 14.40 Arr. 16.30*

(daily except Saturdays, Fridays & Sundays dep. 15.10 – arr. 17.00)

Bus from Olderfjord to Karasjok Dep. 16.35 Arr. 19.10*

(daily except Saturdays, Fridays & Sundays dep. 17.20 – arr. 19.50)

Overnight and breakfast at Rica Hotel Karasjok

Day 5 KARASJOK

Day in Karasjok for activities – visit the Sami park called “Sapmi”

Sápmi Park presents the Sami culture and history in an enthralling, informative and entertaining way. The cultural park lies in the centre of arasjok, a Sami town of 3000 people. Karasjok, with its recognized Sami institutions and thriving Sami culture, is the ‘capital’ of the Sami people in Norway. Karasjok is a bilingual municipality where 90 % of the population speaks Sami. There are about 60000 reindeer grazing in the area throughout the autumn and winter. (entrance is not included).