A cabin along a fjord in Norway for holidays

Maybe it is time for you to plan your next holidays right? Norway is a country at you have always think about visiting, but where starting South/ North? Everything has to be seen there. Let’s start by the North, with a cabin along a fjord!

Discovering the special light in Northern Norway

Starting by the North is an interesting choice because you have not only sceneries and wildlife, you have also 2 experiences to live: polar night or midnight sun. So it doesn’t matter at you plan to come by summer or by winter! For sure, it will be unique!

And when we talk about polar night, we think obviously about Northern Lights too. That’s why we offer tours with our second company Arctic Booking : everything is ready for you in the same place!

During that season, dark lights offer a special cosy mood where everyone wants to enjoy snow, northern lights, fireplace / plaid and coffee. Actually, there is a Swedish word to describe this mood, this one is popular all over the world: HYGGE. And in Norway, the translation is KOSE (pronunciation is “kousse”). We use a lot the expression “Kos deg” which means in a way: enjoy it…

Prefer a cabin along a fjord than an hotel in a city center: Norway is Nature not building!

Beside, and in order to discover Norway, it is comfy to stay in a cosy cabine like the ones of Ersfjordbotn Brygge. This place is really close to Tromsø but on an another island called Kvaløya. It is only 25min by car from Airport to the village.

Kvaløya means Island of Whale, and it is true, there is, depending years, whales and orcas coming here from November to January. Apart from the fact that you can see orcas and whales, Kvaløya has so much to offer and to visit. In winter or in summer, it is crazy how much spots you can enjoy, how much animals you can meet, and Ersfjordbotn is one of them. Really famous to be on one hand, the closest and most beautiful fjord from Tromsø. And, on the other hand, one of the best northern lights spot!

So come and enjoy a cabin along a fjord like the Ersfjorden!

Christmas holidays in an arctic place like Ersfjordbotn Brygge

Where to spend your next Christmas holidays? If you are looking for an extraordinary place where Christmas is magic, you HAVE TO experience an arctic place like Esrfjordbotn Brygge. Why? Discover it quickly below…

What Christmas holidays means?

Depend to who you ask, the answer is different, because everyone has a different way of enjoying Christmas holidays… but in the common perfect dream, we can see that kind of pictures:

So a wooden place to live surrounded by snow, a Christmas tree, a city lighted by thousand Christmas decorations, some cakes, and dear Santa Claus not so far from for all the family!

100% sure as you can enjoy some of those points in your home place BUT here we have everything! You can find special atmosphere that warms hearts too… Plus of course some magical moments that you can’t expect anywhere else in the world like:

• Reindeer tour close to Tromsø

• Northern Lights from Ersfjordbotn Brygge with our mini-bus tour

• The Polar Night like it happens only up to the Polar Circle from November to January, where the sun does’nt rise up.

• Orcas and whales enjoy a full concentration of herring here from November to January

No doubt all that points would make for you a perfect place for your next Christmas Holidays!

Outdoor Activities at Ersfjordbotn Brygge

We used to say:

Tromsø it’s a place that you need to experience once in a life.

Specially during winter time because all Christmas details takes place here, also because thousands outdoor activities are available.

With our second website Arctic Booking, you can discover several experiences waiting for you… Bus tour by “day” (from 10: to 15:, it is not completely dark!), fishing tour with or without a guide in our stunning fjord Ersfjorden, and a snowshoeing tour on our family-friendly mountain Nattmålsfjellet.

Meet the biggest sea-eagles!

After a long time without any possibility to travel: plan, come and breathe here the freshest, the healthiest air in the world. Our cabin called Rorbu in Norwegian are waiting for you to share a magical lifestyle that we are used to live here during Christmas.

Winter holidays in Tromsø: what is it about?

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells…, well well…stop, stop it now please! This is winter time since months here in Tromsø…We can’t speak about this season by starting at Christmas. Here, we consider the winter season when the snow and the polar night are coming. Discover our awesome landscapes, culture and wildlife, without any other color than the white of the snow and the blue of the sky. For that, you will definitely love our holidays’ place, Ersfjordbotn Brygge!

November Sunset from the Cable Car of Tromsø

Polar Night: such an experience of holidays

Most of the time, we start to prepare ourself to winter in October. We clean the garden, sort the garage, and put the spikes weals… Snow is coming! So, after autumn holidays, no potatoe in the vegetable garden, we are ready to ski with headlight! So join us since November, if you want to discover the polar night which start November 27th, 2020.

Don’t be afraid to live it, or sad for us to be forced every year to jump into the darkness: it is the coziest moment of the year. And please, don’t say it is dark 24h a day: IT IS NOT! You will see fantastic colors and lights. Plus, you will have time to see the Northern Lights easier, longer, and oftenly!

So plan your winter holidays in Tromsø before January 14th, 2021, to experience a life without sun rays…but green lights!

The Blue Light

So, now you know there is no dark day. There is some hours with brightness lighting up the white mountains and the flat and quiet fjords around. It is the most peaceful place in the world!

Ok we are not really objectives though! But for sure, what is stunning here, is the contrast between the summer and autumn colors and the winter and spring one, which is only the white! And then, you will see our unique BLUE LIGHT. This is a mix between the brightness, the blue sky and the white summits. This unique set has to be seen once in a lifetime.

Tromsø by day, with the moon and the blue light

With Ersfjordbotn Brygge, we are not only offering Northern Lights’ Chase, but also some activities by day to enjoy that Blue light. And since the brightness is between 10:00 and 15:00, we are scheduling our tour during that time.

Please take a look at them, different holidays’ experience are waiting for you like snowshoes, top tour ski, fjord cruise, fishing tour, fjord visit by minibus…

Kose = Cosy

As we said before, it is the coziest moment of the year! Imagine, norwegian people (in the north by the way) have spent 6 months outside: hiking, bicycling, gardening, sailing…So it is ok to calm down a bit, to spend more time with kids, family and friends in a warmful way. So, our Scandinavian winter lifestyle is “Koselig”. It means to put you in a cosy mood. For that, you need a plaid, a book, candles, a coffee (tea is ok also…!) and just relax.

Your winter holidays in Northern Norway can be also for you, the most relaxing time of the year. Discover for that our Rorbu to rent, in the most beautiful fjord close to Tromsø.

Outside activities by night with headlight

Our last trick is to ask a special tour outside by night with headlight. It is really common for us to continue to do sports even if it is dark outside.

A hiking trip with snowshoes for instance is bewitching when you just can heard every single step you do, deeper and deeper in the snow, lighted up by the moon and the city lights

Winter holidays in Tromsø is the northernmost vacation experience that you can live… Try it now with us!