🏝️Around the archipelago5 activities
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Whale safari
Andenes
Boat trips to the underwater canyon where sperm whales feed, May to mid-September; orcas and humpbacks in winter.
Whalesafariwhalesafari.no→🐧
Puffins of Bleiksøya
Bleik · Andøya
Ten minutes by boat to the rock island, one of Norway’s large puffin colonies. In summer.
Puffin Safaripuffinsafari.no→🥾
The Queen’s Route
Nyksund ↔ Stø
A marked loop of about 15 km along the coast and over the mountain, between two fishing villages.
Visit Vesterålenvisitvesteralen.com→⛰️
Måtind
Andøya · between Stave and Bleik
A steep start up to 408 m, with a view straight down the west coast of Andøya.
Visit Vesterålenvisitvesteralen.com→🌌
Northern lights
From Sortland
Guided aurora hunts from September to mid-April.
Vesterålen Toursvtours.no→