Take your pick of our suggested routes, depending on how energetic you're feeling.
The season for this holiday is:
25 May - 06 September 2019
30 May - 06 September 2020
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
| mm | 118 | 111 | 108 | 107 | 103 | 92 | 111 | 113 | 136 | 151 | 115 | 128 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 25 May - 06 September 2019 & 30 May - 06 September 2020
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 25 - 31 May | £1345 | £525 |
| 1 - 14 June | £1440 | £555 |
| 15 June - 24 August | £1475 | £570 |
| 25 - 30 August | £1440 | £555 |
| 30 May - 12 June | £1495 | £695 |
| 13 June - 25 August | £1575 | £745 |
| 26 - 30 August | £1495 | £695 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£200 to -£210 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £200 to £210 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Price includes: 7 days' category B car hire (eg Toyota Yaris or similar with manual transmission)
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Mefjord Brygge, Mefjordvær (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May - 31 May 2020 | £135 | £185 |
| 01 Jun - 25 Aug 2020 | £155 | £220 |
| 26 Aug - 31 Aug 2020 | £145 | £210 |
| 01 Sep - 06 Sep 2020 | £135 | £185 |
| Hamn i Senja, Senja (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May - 31 May 2019 | £185 | £265 |
| 01 Jun - 24 Aug 2019 | £195 | £275 |
| 25 Aug - 06 Sep 2019 | £185 | £265 |
| 30 May - 31 May 2020 | £195 | £315 |
| 01 Jun - 25 Aug 2020 | £210 | £330 |
| 26 Aug - 06 Sep 2020 | £195 | £315 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Tromsø (via Stavanger & Oslo) | SAS |
| Aberdeen - Tromsø, (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | SAS |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) | SAS |
| Edinburgh - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | Norwegian |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Tromsø | Norwegian |
| Gatwick - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | Norwegian |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | SAS |
| Heathrow - Tromsø (via Stockholm) | SAS |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Luton - Tromsø | Wizz Air |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | Norwegian |
| Manchester - Tromsø (via Copenhagen & Oslo) | SAS |
| Manchester - Tromsø (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) | SAS |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £30 per person for our flight booking service (£50 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
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The Barden walk had fabulous views of the surrounding moutains and fjords. Having done lots of days of your walks, which we loved, we did the drive around south west Senja - option D of around Hamn i Senja which was a fabulous trip. Loved the quirky art cafe only open in July where we sat drinking coffee by the water. Also the shop opposite the halibut museum is a treasure...it is a preserved old shop with lots of old artefacts plus gifts for sale, and waffles and coffee we had outside in the garden with their chickens. But the lasting memory is of the exceptional summer wildflowers on the amazing mountain walks. We know we were lucky to have sun every day and 22 degrees and even got to swim in the sea!!
At Hamn we were asked just before travelling to change to an apartment, which we unwisely accepted. The room was poorly situated up a long steep outdoor staircase and had no temperature control or ventilation. We therefore asked to be moved into one of the suites that we had originally booked for the final 3 nights. That was much better. We would recommend that if Hamn offer a so-called upgrade do not accept it. The staff response to our request to move room at Hamn was, however, quick and efficient.
It would be good at each hotel to have the facility to pay a supplement to eat certain local specialities from the a la Carte Menu that were not offered on the set meal menu. There was a mix up over the bill at Sommeroy that was quickly sorted.
Here are our thoughts on the walks for what they are worth. We completed nearly all of them, including the tops.
The Langdal walk: There was still a lot of hard snow lying across the route through the boulder field by Langdalsvatnet. This was generally OK except for one steeper slope with a potential slide into the lake. Found it much easier to come back along the ridge of Langdalsryggen - with the added bonus of a herd of reindeer near the top.
Smatinden from Ballesvikskaret: We went along the ridge one evening. Once you reach the turbox there is a small peak in view. This is easy with minor scrambling. Once on top of this another small summit comes into view beyond. This requires a little initial descent but the top is easily gained on a path with minimal exposure. Things get much harder beyond this point.
We had an extra day at Hamn and went to the lighthouse at Flatneset, just to the east of Hamn, through the wildlife reserves. This was an interesting walk with an abundance of orchids and butterflies and a few seals and porpoises. We would recommend this as a possibility. The track has scattered blue waymarks that keep you heading in the right direction. There is a parking area at Morrvika and that path begins behind the grey electricity substation and, despite a blue waymark on a tree, not along the beach.
Overall a good holiday.
The holiday was excellent - good hotels with breakfasts and 3 course dinners and the walk information was very detailed and gave a good range of walk difficulty. The scenery is fantastic and the roads are quiet.
The Barden walk had fabulous views of the surrounding moutains and fjords. Having done lots of days of your walks, which we loved, we did the drive around south west Senja - option D of around Hamn i Senja which was a fabulous trip. Loved the quirky art cafe only open in July where we sat drinking coffee by the water. Also the shop opposite the halibut museum is a treasure...it is a preserved old shop with lots of old artefacts plus gifts for sale, and waffles and coffee we had outside in the garden with their chickens. But the lasting memory is of the exceptional summer wildflowers on the amazing mountain walks. We know we were lucky to have sun every day and 22 degrees and even got to swim in the sea!!
At Hamn we were asked just before travelling to change to an apartment, which we unwisely accepted. The room was poorly situated up a long steep outdoor staircase and had no temperature control or ventilation. We therefore asked to be moved into one of the suites that we had originally booked for the final 3 nights. That was much better. We would recommend that if Hamn offer a so-called upgrade do not accept it. The staff response to our request to move room at Hamn was, however, quick and efficient.
It would be good at each hotel to have the facility to pay a supplement to eat certain local specialities from the a la Carte Menu that were not offered on the set meal menu. There was a mix up over the bill at Sommeroy that was quickly sorted.
Here are our thoughts on the walks for what they are worth. We completed nearly all of them, including the tops.
The Langdal walk: There was still a lot of hard snow lying across the route through the boulder field by Langdalsvatnet. This was generally OK except for one steeper slope with a potential slide into the lake. Found it much easier to come back along the ridge of Langdalsryggen - with the added bonus of a herd of reindeer near the top.
Smatinden from Ballesvikskaret: We went along the ridge one evening. Once you reach the turbox there is a small peak in view. This is easy with minor scrambling. Once on top of this another small summit comes into view beyond. This requires a little initial descent but the top is easily gained on a path with minimal exposure. Things get much harder beyond this point.
We had an extra day at Hamn and went to the lighthouse at Flatneset, just to the east of Hamn, through the wildlife reserves. This was an interesting walk with an abundance of orchids and butterflies and a few seals and porpoises. We would recommend this as a possibility. The track has scattered blue waymarks that keep you heading in the right direction. There is a parking area at Morrvika and that path begins behind the grey electricity substation and, despite a blue waymark on a tree, not along the beach.
Overall a good holiday.
The holiday was excellent - good hotels with breakfasts and 3 course dinners and the walk information was very detailed and gave a good range of walk difficulty. The scenery is fantastic and the roads are quiet.
Being in the Arctic at the Solstice was an amazing experience. We were rather disappointed at the lack of bird and mammal life (one Sea Eagle, one Reindeer, one Otter being the highlights; no Elk, despite the warnings on the roadsigns), but the display of boreal flowers more than made up for that. Fields of Globeflower, carpets of Cloudberry and Dwarf Cornel, and a host of species at sea level that you will only find after a stiff climb in Britain. It was good to discover that one form of wildlife - the Arctic mozzie - was not in evidence in mid-June, and although we encountered several bulky horseflies they were at worst a minor irritation on the Sukkerkop walk. We enjoyed wonderful weather, but were frequently told (as we often tell our visitors to the Highlands) 'It is not always like this!'.
The stay at Mefjord Brygge was made memorable by the friendly and helpful staff. On our last day there we walked to Skoyteneset, and would thoroughly recommend it. The path is rough, but the reward at the end is more than worth it. Poles are a help, boots and great care where you place them, are essential.
This was an excellent holiday. The walks were varied and beautiful and the warnings for the harder parts well presented. The accomodation was very good considering the obvious limitations of such a remote area.
Inntravel are to be congratulated on discovering yet another fabulous holiday destination - Senja is wild, unspoilt and very beautiful, yet also surprisingly accessible. However, Inntravellers who are used to walking in the Alps, where footpaths are well-defined and it is possible to cover significant distances in a day, will need to adjust their expectations; the terrain in northern Norway is tricky, so progress is slow and most walks are ‘there-and-back-again’ and relatively short. That said, the scenery is spectacular and well worth spending time over - deep fjords, jagged peaks, snowy landscapes and idyllic coastlines. The midnight sun is of course an added bonus; with good weather, one can walk at any time of day or night! Thank you, Inntravel, for another superb holiday…
This holiday is for people who want to try something new. Not many British people have visited the arctic circle, in summer, other than a cruise. The walking is something special, completly different than anything we had done before. We found the trails rough. The walks tended to be shorter but this was made up for by the terrain. Twice we did two walks in a day. This was perfect as we found it better to make the decision after the first. If you decide to visit the Arctic, it won't be like the Alps, Pyrenees, Lake District etc.
We absolutely fell in love with the area. The scenery and wildlife is outstanding. It was so peaceful and a real escape. Inntravel find some very special places. Paradise is found in the most unexpected places and we felt we found it in Senja. Please dont tell too many people !
You take your chances going early season as there is enough snow to restrict some of the routes. On the other hand it is clear that the island will get a lot busier in high summer. It was very nice not to encounter traffic coming the other way in the many long narrow tunnels. And you really do not need any Norwegian currency, just a credit card.