Highlights
- Different interesting dive sites and habitats every day
- North Atlantic kelp (laminaria) forests
- Mysterious ship wrecks as artificial reefs
- Richly varied macro life
- Spotting various sharks and rays is possible
- Spotting various deepsea fish species is possible
- Exploratory workshops with marine biologist and scientific diver Uli Kunz
- Practice-oriented tips for taking underwater pictures
- Examination of samples collected during the dives
- Often we spot moose, white-tailed eagle (sea eagle) and whales
- Fall landscapes in magnificent colors
- Northern lights (Aurora borealis) are possible
- Typical Norwegian dishes
Tour dates
Tour dates on request
Tour price/Services
Price per person
1.850 Euro
Tour price INCLUDES the following services:
- Airport transfer
- All accommodation in twin rooms, incl. breakfast and dinner (single rooms free of charge, if available!)
- All diving excursions (incl. cylinders/tanks, air, and weights)
- Non limit diving at the house reef
- All workshops and lectures
- English-speaking support
- All local transfers and land excursions
- Northern lights tours (subject to weather and sun activity!)
- Travel planning assistance
Tour price EXCLUDES the following services:
- Getting here / flights (incl. possible overnight stopovers)
- Single room (if available: see above)
- Any additional activities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Insurance
Getting here
Guests usually arrive in Trondheim by plane via Oslo, Copenhagen or Amsterdam. There are also direct flights from some other European airports. We will meet you at Trondheim airport Værnes.
During the summer and fall,weather-related flight delays and cancellations are rare.
We will gladly provide you with additional information to current flight schedules and fares.
Also (for guests from Europe) it is possible to travel by car. There are various travel routes via Denmark and Sweden (ferry or toll bridge) or by ferry from Germany. However, you have to expect a ten-hour drive from Oslo to our base at the Namsfjord in Mid-Norway.
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel from departure airport to Trondheim airport. Pickup at airport. Settling into accommodation. Dinner.
Day 2: After breakfast, we will get the diving equipment ready and start with a few dives in the proximity of the accommodations. As of today, night dives will be possible every evening. Dinner. Introductory lecture.
Day 3: Today's schedule includes a wreck and a steep rock face. A lot of fish and other sea creatures inhabit the wreck. The thick vegetation of anemones along the rock face is particularly impressive. Dinner, lecture, and night dive.
Day 4: Second diving day in the fjord. Today, we will dive among underwater cliffs and mixed ocean floor sediment to explore marine life. Upon request, we can also dive among another exciting wreck. Here, the walls of the ship's hulls are completely overgrown with peacock worms. Dinner and lecture. Night dive possible.
Day 5: We will now begin to explore the coast. For this excursion, we will start from another harbor that we can reach after a 15-minute drive. From here, a boat will take us to extensive kelp forests and deep canyons within just a few minutes. Dinner and lecture. Night dive possible.
Day 6: After breakfast, we will return to the coast to explore the underwater world and its denizens. We will dive at two sites that we didn't visit on the previous day and will collect samples for more detailed study under a microscope. Dinner and lecture. Night dive possible.
Day 7: Depending on the departure time of the following day's flight, there might be enough time for a morning dive in the fjord. Afterwards, we will dry and pack our equipment. We will use the remaining time for lectures and the examination of samples under the microscope. Dinner.
Day 8: Departure day. Transfer to airport and end of tour.
Diving
On this tour we will visit various dive sites. Every diver who wants to join us for the night dives has to bring a dive torch, as well as a backup light!
We provide steel tanks with DIN double valves (200 bar) and a volume of 10, 12, or 15 liters as well as lead weight in different sizes. Oxygen equipment in case of diving emergencies is available during the whole trip.
The water temperature is around 8 to 12°C (46 to 54°F).
Most dives will start from the boat. Currents are rare, but individual dives will take place in darkness. Maximum depth for the dives is 30 m (100 ft). Swells are possible along the coast and in the fjord.
We recommend using a dry suit for all dives.
Weather
Late summer and fall are a period of transition into the Scandinavian winter. It is very difficult to forecast weather conditions. First snow on the mountains is possible, as well as “warm” summer temperatures. On average we expect 0 to 4°C (32 to 40°F) at night and 6 to 12°C (43 to 54°F) during the day. Along the coast it is slightly warmer than inland. We have to expect wind and rain. From October on, daylight time decreases noticeably, every day.
Tour members who tend to suffer from seasickness should bring relevant medication such as pills or chewing gum. Tour members must bring their own warm and weather-resistant clothing and shoes. Please transport all sensitive equipment such as cameras in water-resistant and shock-resistant bags or cases. All participants are responsible for their equipment for the entire duration of their journey!
