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Northern Norway grand loop · 7 days

Tromsø → Senja → Vesterålen → Lofoten → Bodø. Two ferries, six overnights, all the iconic stops.

7 days432 km· Jun–Aug or Sep–Mar (aurora)

  1. Day 1

    • Start: Tromsø

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      Fly into Langnes. Pick up the rental, sleep one night near the harbour to acclimatise. Don't rush onto the islands the same day you land.

  2. Day 2

    • Tromsø → Botnhamn ferry → Senja

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      Drive to Brensholmen (90 min), board the ferry to Botnhamn (45 min). On Senja, head straight for the Tungeneset–Bergsbotn corridor.

      🚗 Drive 90 min

    • Overnight: Hamn i Senja

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      Boutique resort with restaurant — book the seafront cabins for direct aurora view from the hot tub.

      🚗 Drive 60 min

  3. Day 3

    • Senja → Gryllefjord ferry → Andenes

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      Take the seasonal ferry from Gryllefjord (book ahead in July). 1 hr 40 min crossing. Andenes whale safari runs every afternoon May–Sep.

      🚗 Drive 100 min

  4. Day 4

    • Vesterålen → Lofoten via Hadsel bridge

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      Drive south through Stokmarknes (Hurtigruten museum, 1 h stop), Sortland blue houses, cross the Hadsel bridge into Lofoten.

      🚗 Drive 165 min

  5. Day 5

    • Lofoten Reine + Hamnøy

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      Drive E10 down to Reine. Sleep in a sjøhus over the water. Reinebringen sunrise hike day 6.

      🚗 Drive 140 min

  6. Day 6

    • Lofoten → Bodø ferry

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      Moskenes → Bodø ferry, 3 hr 15 min. Book a window-table seat. The crossing across Vestfjorden is the trip's quiet highlight.

      🚗 Drive 20 min

  7. Day 7

    • Drop the rental at Bodø airport. If you have 4 hours, take the local bus 18 to Saltstraumen tidal current — strongest in the world.