Skarsvåg Travel Guide

  Kirkeporten
by DanDidriksen
 
  • Kirkeporten
      Kirkeporten
    by DanDidriksen
  • Me with a king crab
      Me with a king crab
    by DanDidriksen
  • Kirkeporten camping
      Kirkeporten camping
    by DanDidriksen
  •   Favorites
    by o00o
  •   Favorites
    by o00o
 

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Get a king crab in your hands

Get a king crab in your hands, Skarsvåg

 DanDidriksen Says:  There is a small souvenir shop in Skarsvåg where you can hold a king crab in your hands. It's for free and you can take as many pictures as you want. 

Hiking to Kirkeporten

Hiking to Kirkeporten, Skarsvåg

 DanDidriksen Says:  Kirkeporten means 'Churchgate'.Walking the 2,5 km from Skarsvåg to Kirkeporten takes 20-25 minutes. It's a nice easy walk for everyone.In the summer nights shines the midnight sun through the gate of the rock, impressive. 

Openned in winter

Openned in winter, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  The road is now only Winter open. Convoys will be arranged due to the weather conditions 

unforgettable experience

unforgettable experience, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  Regardless how your plans are, I am certain that a visit in the North of Norway will be an unforgettable experience. 

utmost point of Europe

utmost point of Europe, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  North Cape is something extraordinary - the climatic conditions, the dramatic cliff itself and the fact that one is located on the utmost point of Europe, enhances the experience. 

North Cape

North Cape, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  North Cape is a monumental experience and offers a fascinating view from 307 meter above the North Atlantic Ocean, sometimes illuminated by the midnight sun in summer and Aurora Northern light in winter. 

Nightlife  

Why?

Why?, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  The reason is we can see mid-night sun in summer and Aurora Northern light in winter. 

Aurora

Aurora, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  The best season to visit this place should be mid-summer or either mid-winter. 

Oh La La

Oh La La, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  Oh la la, That's Aurora in the sky. 

Freezing?

Freezing?, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  I kept complaining about the freezing tempurature untill I saw this... 

Not much to do here..

Not much to do here.., Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  Not much to do here.. but looking up at the sky. 

Transportation  

Snow Scooter

Snow Scooter, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  The Guide brough me from Honningsvag to Skarsvag 18 kms north of Honningsvag. Before I departed from Japan, the only thing to contact each other was via E-mail. Here, the real meeting with guide made me exciting. 

Favorites  

I got a Date

I got a Date, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  I got a date with Aurora, and this brough me here. The land of Northern-most on earth. 

Norkapp

Norkapp, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  Not far from here, just few kilometer away from here, they stand a global and 7 circles monument. 

Most of the time..

Most of the time.., Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  To be honest with you, most of the time in December are dark. The sky turns bright in a while then become darks again. You would see the night takes place almost 23 hours a day in December. 

Dark in December

Dark in December, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  There was no risk at all to visit such north-end place in winter. You will think that I am right to say that when the sky turns dark. 

Valley

Valley, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  This small fishing village is located in the middle of the valley, it is well protect from the strong winter freezing wind. 

Transit point

Transit point, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  I was here as an transit point to Norkapp. 

Top of the world

Top of the world, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  The map shows the route reaching to the top from Honningsvag, to Skarsvag then to Nordkapp 

Skarsvag

Skarsvag, Skarsvåg

 o00o Says:  This map shows how I reach the land of Northern-most of the earth. 

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