King Crab Safari

[Jules 1970]

Going to Norway this May and stopping at Honningsvag.

Would love to do this excursion on my own and not with the Cruise Ship.

Has any members done this ?

Do you have to pre-book ?

Recommended Companies ?

How long does the trip last ?

Anyone posted about this before send me a link,thanks

[SoBaycruiser]

Going to Norway this May and stopping at Honningsvag.

Would love to do this excursion on my own and not with the Cruise Ship.

Has any members done this ?

Do you have to pre-book ?

Recommended Companies ?

How long does the trip last ?

Anyone posted about this before send me a link,thanks

 

I think most of the posts here have been for ships tours for King Crab. However if you google "Honinngvag king crab" you will get a couple of tour operators with trips of different lengths, so compare carefully. One is 1.5 hours, another 3.5 hours. Our ships tour includes a crab meal. So it looks like there is no single answer to your questions. Although, if you do a search of this folder for the word crab, you'll get some ships tour reviews.

[Jules 1970]

Thanks 4 the reply, I'll give the "Crab"idea a shot :)

[I-Cruiser]

Here is a link to a company that arranges King Crab tours.

 

http://www.destinasjon-71nord.no/page.jsp?pid=kingcrab

 

 

 

There is also another company called North Cape Camping that seems to offer a King Crab Safari.

Their email address is: post@nordkappcamping.no

 

Good Luck:)

[Jules 1970]

Thanks again for the link

At the moment just finding out about Honningsvag/trips etc.

So you might catch me Posting in "The Northern Europe bit"

[I-Cruiser]

Thanks again for the link

At the moment just finding out about Honningsvag/trips etc.

So you might catch me Posting in "The Northern Europe bit"

 

Go for it :D I would be happy to help.

[Jules 1970]

Did this one while in Honningsvag , if you love Crab meat this is the tour for you.

The ship offered a 1 hour RIB {Rubber inflatable Boat).

But I pre-booked this Independently with "Destinasjon 71 Nord"

This tour lasts for just over 3 hrs and you get to eat the Crabs which have been caught on the day.

Weather was Ok, Hot and Sunny in the morning overcast with a few spots of rain by mid afternoon.

The actual boat trip was very smooth, it felt like you were just skating over the water.

The return was a little bit more bumpier as the sea got choppy due to the Weather.

Waterproof suits are provided by the Company,but a woollen hat wouldn't go amiss.

 

 

 

 

[Jules 1970]

 

[Francesco]

I love king crabs. Oh, delicious! Thank you for sharing this fun experience.

[TLCOhio]

Appreciate the follow-up, great pictures of those super large crabs, etc. Glad things worked out.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

For details and visuals, etc., from our July 1-16, 2010, Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise experience from Copenhagen on the Silver Cloud, check out this posting. This posting is now at 110,955 views.

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1227923