This nine-day guided cycling holiday progresses at a gentle pace, with daytime barely distinguishable from the night. Accommodations along the way are in local rorbus, the brightly painted converted fishermen's huts perched on stilts. The itinerary allows for daytime cycling in the rural setting of the islands and nighttime activities such as fishing and traditional Nordic saunas followed by icy dips in fjords. Evening meals are at local restaurants renowned for their seafood and picnic lunches are provided en route.
Saddle Skedaddle Biking and Cycling Holidays
Ouseburn Building
East Quayside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1LL United Kingdom
011-44-191 265 1110
skedaddle.co.uk
Lofoten Kajakk is the first certified ecotourism company in the north of Norway. The company offers environmentally friendly trips such as the Lofoten Islands Hike and Bike tour, a day trip featuring cycling and hiking in the archipelago. The tour is suitable for families and groups of up to 15 people and bikes and helmets are provided. The trip is offered daily from early June until September, departing at 10 a.m. from the tourist information centre at the town square in Svolvaer.
Lofoten Kajakk
P.O. Box 136
8309 Kabelvag
Norway
011-47-7607 3000
lofoten-kajakk.no
This is an eight-day independent Lofoten cycling trip from Svolvaer to A, through fishing hamlets and towns including Henningsvaer, Nusfjord, Reine and Sakrisoy. The 112-mile route winds past sights such as Stone Age settlements, the world's northernmost golf course and a doll museum. The package includes accommodations in traditional Norwegian farms, mountain cabins and rorbus, as well as meals and an inter-island bike ferry. Bicycles can be rented through the company. The tour departs from Bodo every Monday from June to August.
Norske-Bygdeopplevelser
P.O. Box 373
2602 Lillehammer
Norway
011-476-1289970
trollsykling.com
