Visit the Salmon – Hurtigruten land excursion

Visit the salmon by Erlend Haarberg, Hurtigruten

Visit the Salmon – On this excursion you can visit the Norwegian Aquaculture Centre and get hands-on with the vibrant salmon fishing culture.

Norway is one of the world’s major exporters of fish and seafood. Every day, Norwegian seafood is enjoyed by approx. 37 m people around the world. Norway’s fertile coast, with its cool and clear water, offers the optimum conditions for sustainable and responsible aquaculture.

This is an optional land excursion which you can add to your Hurtigruten cruise booked through Fjord Travel Norway. The land excursion will appear during the cruise booking process, with prices and details.

Try Norwegian salmon by Agurtxane Concellin, Hurtigruten

Try the delicious Norwegian salmon

This excursion starts with a short bus tour around the pretty town of Bronnoysund before you cross the magnificent Bronnoysund Bridge and continue to Toft and the Norwegian Aquaculture Centre. Here you will learn about modern aquaculture and the environment around the facility. Hear about fish development and the necessary technology, and see how the salmon live. You can even take part in the feeding. The interactive centre offers you the chance to try out an underwater camera, taste the salmon, and ask questions of the resident guides who will be with you every step of the way.

Visit the salmon excursion by Dan Lorentzen, Hurtirguten

Learn more about the Norwegian salmon

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Duration: 2 hr 30 mins
Direction: Southbound
Transportation: Bus
Meals: Taste of salmon
Clothes/footwear: Comfortable shoes and warm clothing
Available: April 1- October 31
Difficulty level: Easy
Excursion: Land excursion #10C

Amazing Helgeland Coast

Available on the following Hurtigruten Cruise packages:

Arctic Fjords & Coastal Highlights, 7 nights
Lofoten Islands, Helgeland & Sognefjord, 12 nights
Lofoten Islands, Helgeland & Sognefjord, 8 nights
Cruise package Oslo-Kirkenes-Bergen, 8 nights
Highlights of the Norwegian Coast, 11 nights

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What our customers say:

I wanted to thank everybody. We had a wonderful trip. Everything went well and fortunately we had the chance to see the lights while on the cruise. All my friends in Turkey would like to go on a similar trip. So I will be in touch with you. Thanks again and best wishes to all of you.

Candan, Turkey
Thank you for assisting us with our trip to Norway. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Kirkenes and the Snow Hotel. The arrangements you made for us were perfect. The lodging was comfortable and the excursions were fun. Tom and I rarely use the services of a travel company when we travel; you enriched our trip and made the planning easy.

Alison, United States
On behalf of the group I would like to thank you and your colleagues for organizing our wonderful tour of Norway. Everything went very well including the weather, which was spectacular. We enjoyed all the hotels, the central locations you chose and the amenities, especially the lavish breakfasts. Three extra days in Oslo allowed us to tour the city at our leisure and to enjoy more of the important sights including the newly opened National Museum. The Norway in a Nutshell tour was amazing and made much easier by using your recommended porterage service between hotels in Oslo and Bergen. Both the train journeys and the boat trip were spectacular, and combined with a night in the beautiful Kviknes Hotel made for an unforgettable two days. We were very impressed by the Hurtigruten cruise, particularly the way they combined a working ship with a cruise ship, the comfortable accommodations, the food and service. It was fascinating to visit all the various ports, islands and fjords and the two included tours were excellent and informative. In the end we were glad to have the extra night in Kirkenes, to visit their lovely museum and take a trip to the Russian border. It was a good way to end the tour. Again, thank for staying with us through 2 years of pandemic postponements and changes. We certainly will recommend Fjord Travel in the future.

Marilyn, United States