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Bird watching safari – Hurtigruten land excursion

Puffin in Norway by Jakub Kassl, Hurtigruten

A spectacular bird watching safari to one of the world’s most exciting nature reserves, the Gjesvaerstappan, which lies approx. 15 km west of the North Cape.

This is an optional land excursion which you can add to your Hurtigruten cruise booked through Fjord Travel Norway. The land excursion will appear during the cruise booking process, with prices and details.


Sea Eagle Safari in Norway by Filip Hoel, Hurtigruten

Sea Eagle in Norway

On this tour you travel first to the small fishing village of Gjesvaer. On the way you will receive an introduction to the local flora and fauna, before continuing by boat to the nature reserve. From the vessel you can study Finnmark’s largest flock of puffins, together with large numbers of kittiwakes. During the nesting season this area teems with life as mighty sea eagles hover above in search of prey, while guillemots, razorbills, cormorants, Arctic skuas, northern fulmars, Brünnich’s guillemots, and the large northern gannet fill the air with a cacophony of shrieks and screeches. In the autumn you can also catch a glimpse of Europe’s smallest seabird, the British storm-petrel.

This excursion gives you fantastic filming and picture-taking opportunities, so bring your camera and binoculars!

Bird watching Norway by Gian-Rico Willy, Hurtigruten

Bird watching close to Gjesvaer Islands

Practical information:

Duration: 3 hours
Transportation: Bus and boat
Clothes/footwear: Comfortable shoes, warm and windproof clothing
Please note: Going ashore in the nature reserve is not permitted. Types of birds vary throughout the year. Not suitable for persons with impaired mobility.
Available: April 6- September 5
Land excursion #6B



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What our customers say:

  • Thank you for assisting us with our trip to Norway. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Kirkenes and the Snow Hotel. The arrangements you made for us were perfect. The lodging was comfortable and the excursions were fun. Tom and I rarely use the services of a travel company when we travel; you enriched our trip and made the planning easy.

    Alison, United States

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    Robert, Australia

  • On behalf of the group I would like to thank you and your colleagues for organizing our wonderful tour of Norway. Everything went very well including the weather, which was spectacular. We enjoyed all the hotels, the central locations you chose and the amenities, especially the lavish breakfasts. Three extra days in Oslo allowed us to tour the city at our leisure and to enjoy more of the important sights including the newly opened National Museum. The Norway in a Nutshell tour was amazing and made much easier by using your recommended porterage service between hotels in Oslo and Bergen. Both the train journeys and the boat trip were spectacular, and combined with a night in the beautiful Kviknes Hotel made for an unforgettable two days. We were very impressed by the Hurtigruten cruise, particularly the way they combined a working ship with a cruise ship, the comfortable accommodations, the food and service. It was fascinating to visit all the various ports, islands and fjords and the two included tours were excellent and informative. In the end we were glad to have the extra night in Kirkenes, to visit their lovely museum and take a trip to the Russian border. It was a good way to end the tour. Again, thank for staying with us through 2 years of pandemic postponements and changes. We certainly will recommend Fjord Travel in the future.

    Marilyn, United States