Free: Tromsø, Norway - 4 Day Itinerary (Winter)
Things to know before you go
📅 When did we go: January
📅 Tips for those with a 9-to-5: We stayed from Saturday to Tuesday (take off Mon & Tue = 2 annual leave days).
🔢How many days: Since the main purpose for our trip was to see the Northern lights, it was a quick 3 night stay for us.
✈️ How to get there: Fly in to Tromsø. (Some European cities fly direct to Tromsø. We took a direct flight from Dusseldorf to Tromsø).
❄️Weather: January is still the middle of winter so bring thermals, wool layers, hand and foot warmers, water resistant jacket.
Where we stayed
For 5 people, we stayed at a 3 bedroom, 2 "bathroom" apartment.
👉The only disappointing point for this place, was that the although it said 2 bathrooms, what they meant was actually 1 shower and toilet + 1 ensuite toilet. It was a bit misleading on the website so be warned!
Cost: 339 per person
Our Itinerary
Day 1 (Saturday)
Arrive in Tromso (We arrived around 6 pm)
Maxi Taxi to the centre took 10-15 minutes. Cost: 30 Euros
Drinks and Dinner: Traditional Norwegian Food. They also have a great selection of cocktails at their bar beside the restaurant.
Tip: Make a reservation well in advance!
Day 2 (Sunday)
Morning
🥾Snowshoe hiking at the Fjellheisen Mountain (Best views of Norway- Really!)
🚌 How to get there: Take the bus to Fjellheisen Cable car that can take you to at the top
⌛Duration: ~3 hour hike along the top (You can decide how far you want to hike to and back)
🎿You can rent snowshoes from here: (They also rent out other snow gear e.g. jackets, boots)
Afternoon / Night
🚎 Northern Lights Tour (Small Group ~15 people)
Includes:
📷Professional photos
🎿Snow suits + boots if you need them
🌭Hot drinks and a light meal (reindeer/veggie hotdogs + potato bread)
👉Our verdict: We did not see the NL but wished we booked a company that provided a partial refund or opportunity to take you the next day.
Here is the tour we booked anyway if you want to check them out:
Day 3 (Monday)
Morning
Breakfast: A pretty good café for breakfast. It is quite small for a group of 5 but the food and coffee was good.
🐻❄️ The Polar Museum
Afternoon
🦌 Reindeer Sledding & Sami Culture Experience Tour
Includes:
🛷~30 minutes of reindeer sledding (you can also choose 10 mins)
🦌 Feeding the reindeers
🍲 Lunch: Reindeer/Veggie stew + hot drinks
👩 Sami guide sharing stories about the Sami culture in a cool tent with a bonfire
👉 Our verdict: We enjoyed this experience! Feeding the reindeer was the most fun, they were friendly and sometimes quite funny! It was also interesting to learn more about Sami culture (as we have not heard of this before) We definitely recommend! The only thing we did not expect was that the sledding is a lot slower than what we imagined it to be. 😁
Here is the tour we booked:
Night
Here are some bars we recommend to visit:
The oldest pub in Tromso
This pub had very cool interior and live music
Day 4 (Tuesday)
✈️ Flight back home
Here goes our itinerary for our Tromso Norway trip! Hope this helped you plan your trip to Norway.
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