By Boreal Yachting crew, Skippers and guides, Tromsø
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A week from Tromsø normally covers Kvaløya, the Lyngen fjords and the eastern side of Senja without long open-water passages. Distances are short enough that a day's plan can change with the forecast and still reach an anchorage before evening.
Choose a route from Tromsø: sail southwest to Senja's coastline, head north into the Lyngen Alps, or explore the islands of North Troms. Each route offers 100–180 nautical miles, sheltered anchorages, and hiking, fishing and wildlife along the way.
Route 1 — Senja: Sail southwest from Tromsø through Gisundet to Senja. The outer coast has jagged peaks and turquoise bays. Highlights include Hamn i Senja, the Segla and Hesten peaks, and the white sandy beaches of Ersfjord and Bøvær.
Route 2 — Lyngen Alps: Head east across the fjord to the Lyngen peninsula. The Lyngen Alps rise to nearly 1,900 metres directly from the water, with hiking in summer and skiing in winter and spring. Sheltered bays sit at the foot of glaciers and peaks.
Route 3 — North Troms islands: Explore the sparsely populated islands north of Tromsø. Reinøya, Vanna and Arnøya offer remote anchorages, good fishing, and sightings of white-tailed eagles, otters and seals. Few visitors reach these islands.
All routes can be combined into longer itineraries. A two-week charter allows time for both Senja and Lyngen, or for the North Troms islands combined with a crossing to Lofoten.
Tromsø has direct flights from Oslo, Stockholm and London. Our yachts are moored in the city centre, a short taxi ride from the airport.
Related experience: Private Charter.
Where this sails: Sailing Tromsø.
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Skippers and guides, Tromsø
Written by the Boreal Yachting editorial team using operational knowledge from the skippers and guides who sail Northern Norway and Svalbard.
Tromsø to Lofoten is roughly 200 nautical miles of coast, normally sailed in ten days. The route runs south through Kvaløya, Senja and Vesterålen before crossing to Lofoten, with sheltered inside passages available in most weather.
A week of sailing and trekking in Lofoten pairs short passages between fishing villages with walks that start at the waterline. The boat carries the group to trailheads with no road, and the season runs from June to September under near-continuous daylight in midsummer.
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