HORNOYA ISLAND

Hornøya Island: Explore Northern Norway’s Largest Bird Colony

  • Season: Mid-March to mid-August

  • Duration: 4–5 hours

  • Group Size: Up to 11 guests (+ English-speaking local guide)

  • Price: 1,600 NOK

  • Highlights: Step into Norway’s most accessible seabird paradise. Enjoy a respectful, guided walk just steps away from Atlantic puffins, guillemots, shags, and razorbills. A raw, unforgettable sensory encounter surrounded by the calls, commotion, and energy of tens of thousands of nesting birds.


THE SUB - UNderwater immersive experience

The SUB: A Unique Underwater Wildlife Safari in Vardø

  • Season: Winter (November to March)

  • Duration: 1 hour

  • Group Size: 6–10 guests

  • Price: 950 NOK

  • Highlights: Experience Norway’s only semi-submarine boat! Stay warm and dry as massive underwater observation windows bring you face-to-face with the Arctic marine life of Vardø Harbor—often surrounded by inquisitive grey seals.


STELLERS’s EIDER FLOATING HIDE (under construction)

Vardø Arctic Wildlife & Heritage Experience (Summer)

Tour Summary

  • Season: WINTER (February to April)

  • Duration: 6 hours

  • Group Size: 6 participants

  • Price: 1700 NOK

  • Highlights: The only Stellers’s Eider floating hide in Vardø area (Kiberg). Fully equipped floating hide (insulated floor - low level view - toilets - lights) located in Kiberg for 6 birders/photographers. You may see Common Eiders, Long Tailed Ducks and Stellers’s Eiders really close and maybe the rare King Eider may pop up in front of you.