Lofoten Itinerary
Nature and the weather can be unpredictable, so your flexibility is important. All swims are planned with safety at their heart, and your guides will adapt the plan day by day to ensure the best possible experience. Want to sit out part of a swim? Just let the guides know and hop back on the boat — no problem at all.
Arrival and Acclimatisation
A SwimQuest representative will meet you at Svolvær airport and drive you to the hotel. You can settle into your room, and meet your fellow guests and guides at the safety briefing and acclimatisation swim at around 5pm. We will then meet for dinner in the hotel restaurant to get to know each other.
Bay Swimming and Sauna Relaxation
After breakfast we will have a gentle bay swim at Nyvågar, allowing you to acclimatise to the ocean and get to know your fellow swimmers. After lunch, we will head to Skårungen swimming around the coastline and finishing with a welcome sauna with stunning views of the mountains and sea.
Boat trip to Ornses
An early start for breakfast before we hop in the boat and travel to Ornses. This morning’s swim takes us alongside imposing mountains, and eventually bends round into Kalle harbour. After lunch, we will swim from Geitvika bay, north – under Henninsgsvaer bridge and back towards the hotel.
Circumnavigation and White Sand
In the morning, we will head north to visit Lilje Bjønnerøya. This morning’s swim will be circumnavigation of this island, potentially crossing to Lilje Bjønnerøya before boarding the boat to head back to the villa for a warm lunch. In the afternoon, we will head back to the white beaches and shallow bay north of Henningsvær, to enjoy the scenery with some easy bay to bay swims.
Dramatic Views and Beach Picnics
After breakfast we are in for a treat at we head to Skrova island to visit the Hawaii of Lofoten. Enjoy swimming along the dramatic views and wonderful white sand beaches followed by a beach picnic. In the afternoon, we swim down the channel through crystal clear water through the incredible kelp.
From High Speed to Relaxation
Today will be an exciting day. We will start off with a an exhilarating high speed RIB trip – an epic ocean experience. We’ll visit the famous Trollfjord and hopefully some of the resident sea eagles. In the afternoon, we will enjoy sauna and dip in Henningsvær before an afternoon at leisure to relax and peruse the shops.