A faster, smaller boat from Tromsø

About this experience

Njord Adventures is the small-boat option among the trips that sail all the way from Tromsø. The listing caps it at 36 passengers, against 135 on the biggest catamaran, and the boat is fast: about 2.5 hours to the whales, crossing the Lyngenfjord into the fjords north of Tromsø. You check in between 08:00 and 08:15 and leave at 08:30.

On board you get a light, warm soup lunch, coffee, tea and biscuits, with beer, wine and soft drinks for sale. The guide speaks English. The listing names orcas, humpbacks and fin whales as the species, which matches what the herring brings in winter. The season on the listing runs from mid or late October to January.

The header says eight hours, the description says about seven, and the listing gives no figure for time with the whales, so ask if that matters to you. Nor does it mention a free re-trip. The boat is not named either. It is open to almost everyone: the one exclusion on the listing is babies under 1.

• 36 passengers at most
• About 2.5 hours to reach the whales
• Light, warm soup lunch, coffee, tea and biscuits
• Leaves from central Tromsø, no coach
• Open to children from age 1

How the day runs

1. 08:00 to 08:15Check in

   Tromsø harbour, next to the Scandic Ishavshotel.

2. 08:30Depart

   The fast boat heads north across the Lyngenfjord.

3. About 2.5 hReach the whales

   The fjords north of Tromsø, where orcas, humpbacks and fin whales feed on the herring.

4. MiddayWhale watching and soup

   Time with the whales in the best of the light, with a warm soup lunch on board.

5. AfternoonBack to Tromsø

   About seven hours after departure, according to the description.

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Tips before you book

• Arrive by 08:00. Check-in closes at 08:15 and the boat leaves at 08:30.
• A smaller, faster boat moves more in waves. Read Njord's seasickness advice and take tablets in good time.
• Bring your own thermal layers. Suits are not mentioned in the listing.
• If you want a drink after the whales, beer and wine are sold on board.

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