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3 RIB SAFARI TO SALTSTRAUMEN


Travel by RIB boat to Saltstraumen, the world's strongest tidal current. Four times a day (ebb and flow) an incredible 400 million m3 of water is forced in and out of the three-kilometre long narrow channel at a speed of about 29 knots. It also creates powerful whirlpools. The current is strongest during new or full moon. [EXCURSION: RIB SAFARI TO SALTSTRAUMEN IN BODØ]


CASTLE In Stamsund, you will be invited into


the Viking Museum Lofotr and the longhouse. This is a full-scale archi- tectural reconstruction of the seat of a chief of the Viking Age. The interior blends the ultramodern with how it was originally. [EXCURSION: MEET THE VIKINGS]


2 THE CHIEFTAIN'S


4 THE GLACIER’S MAGICAL COLOURS Skrei [COD FROM THE BARENTS SEA]


From mid-February until late April, Lofoten is literally teeming with life as millions of skrei


undertake their annual journey from the Barents Sea, travelling thousands of miles back to their spawning grounds along the northern part of Norway. Tens of thousands of tonnes of skrei are


caught every year, and end up on dinner plates around the world. The migrating cod has been of great significance to Lofoten


since Viking times, and each year a Cod Fishing World Champion- ship is held here.


Join us for a trip to Svartisen which, with its lowest part at just 20 metres above sea level, is the lowest glacier in mainland Europe. During the Little Ice Age, this was just one glacier, today it is split into two. The name derives from the ancient term "Svartis", which describes the characteristic deep blue colour of the ice. It actually has a beautiful spectrum of blue shades, from transparent ice, to turquoise and dark blue. [EXCURSION: SVARTISEN]


YOU ARE NOW IN THE REALM OF THE MIGHTY


SEA EAGLE The Sea Eagle is Northern Europe's largest bird of prey and the fourth largest eagle in the world. Females have a wingspan of up to 2.4 metres, while the males are slightly smaller. They can live to be around 50 years old. Bodø reportedly has the highest density of Sea Eagles in the world. Keep on the lookout, and the binoculars to hand, to spot these majestic birds on your voyage.


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