Killer Whale Safari
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| Price | 890 Euro (excl. flight) |
| Departures | 12-15 Nov. 2009 |
| Duration |
4 days /3 nights |
| Group size | 8-16 |
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Includes:
- Tour leader (marine biologist) during the tour
- Accommodation - Comfortable rorbuer, Svinoya (fishermen's huts)
- Transfer to/and from boat station on arrival/departure
- Warm- and waterproof overalls
- Lecture by photographer John Stenersen
- The book "Spekkhoggere - Norwegian Killer Whales" by John Stenersen and Tiu Similä
- Coffee in the evening day 1
- 2 days Whale Safari
- 3 x Breakfasts
- 1 x Lunch
- 1 x Dinner
Important:
Most foreigners do need a visa for travelling to Norway, except citizens from a Schengen country. To make sure what rules applies to you please check with the Norwegian embassy in your country. You will need a valid passport to visit Norway.
Other information:
- Picture gallery
- All the photos from Lofoten are used with approval by Orca Lofoten A/S / Jonny Storvik
Killer Whale, Lofoten
North of the Arctic Circle you will find Lofoten Islands. In November, when the days are short, and the Northern Lights often shine over the snow-covered mountains this is one of the best places in the world to spot the killer whales, or Orcas as they also are called.
During the last years the Orcas have been moving further out in the Ofot-/Vestfjorden and that makes
Svolvær the perfect base camp. Our tours are lead by Lena Pettersson a Swedish marine biologist with great experience
in guiding Orca safaris.
During the tours there will be interesting lectures about the Orcas. Come and join us in this magical experience to see the Killer Whales
in their natural environment.
Day 1 Svolvær on Lofoten
We meet up in Svolvær in the evening. We stay at "Svinøya rorbuer" in traditional, comfortable and cosy, fishermen's cabins called rorbuer. Here, you have the sea on one side, and the spectacular Lofoten mountains on the other. After checking in, Lena will give short briefing about the tour and the Orcas. We are also going to meet John Stenersens, a well-known photographer with a speciality in photographing the Orcas. John will give you valuable tips about how to take photos of these beautiful animals.
Day 2 The first day at sea
After breakfast we are going out to sea with the catamaran “MS ALBA”, onboard there is a guide to answer your questions and tell you more about the Orcas and the marine life in the area, and of course our tour guide Lena will also be there to assist you. We will be served a light lunch onboard. After a full day at sea we head back to our rorbuer in Svolvær. After dinner we head out to search for the famous northern light.
Day 3 Together with the killer whales
We spend some more time at sea with the magnificent killer whales and enjoy the beautiful surroundings with deep fjords and high mountains. During the safaris it's very likely that you will spot sea eagles. Since this is the last evening of the tour we will get together for a dinner at a very popular Norwegian restaurant.
Day 4 Last day
The last day of the tour, no activities are planned and you can book your trip back home when it suites you.
Note
Eagle, Lofoten
We can not give a 100% guarantee that you are going to see the killer whales, but we have choose Svolvær as base camp to optimise our chances. Today the scientists also choose Svolvær as a starting point for their research.
To go out in the open sea to see the killer whales in their natural surroundings is dependent on the weather, if the weather is too bad we will offer another tour.