Rookie questions today - sorry all - excursion prices?

[Trulee Scrumptious]

As I said, new to P&O and fairly new to cruising too!!!!

 

Can anybody give me an idea of costs of excursions on Norwegian, Northern Lights cruises please?

 

many thanks

[majortom10]

Dont know current prices as its 2014 since we did Northern Lights cruise but the excursion prices are expensive even more so because it is Norway where everything is eye-wateringly expensive but a fantastic cruise especially if you do experience the Northern Lights.

[eddie11]

Pop over to the Roll Call section and check if there’s a thread there from people departing shortly?  They are likely to have their excursion booklet with 2019 prices

[pete14]

There is a roll call for J918 leaving on Nov 26 but despite having about 14 pages, there are only a few posts about excursions mainly the possibility of arranging them privately.

 

Each place has a scenic coach tour to look at the town and surrounding countryside views - approx £50, Andalsnes has a ride on the scenic Rauma railway with coach to return for £88. Tromso has various coach trips and visits to e.g Arctic Cathedral, Polaris exhibition, cable car and Huskie farm for between £50 and £65. RIB safari is £92. Around 5 hours chasing the Northern lights is £85 in Tromso and £99 in Narvik. Narvik also has train ride to Sweden on Ofoten railway (£85) and polar park visit (£86). There is also a cable car (£52). Stavanger has pulpit rock boat trip (£75), leisurely stroll around town (£40) and RIB ride to Lysefjord for £95.

This is not a complete list but for Norway, prices are not too bad but remember in late October/early November it will be cold, icy and possibly snowy. Although not dark during the day, it will be gloomy with the potential for only 3-4 hours daylight in the North.

 

I hope this helps.

[eddie11]

I’d say those prices feel relatively low, when compared with summer fiord cruises.  I may be misremembering though, it’s about 3 years since we did a summer trip

 

Perhaps the lower visitor numbers mean they have to take care not to price out potential customers?

[majortom10]

All I can remember is we did the excursion In Search of the Northern Lights" on Oriana in 2014 and we did it from Alta and was about 4-5 hrs long and even then we paid well over £100pp.

[pete14]

47 minutes ago, majortom10 said:

All I can remember is we did the excursion In Search of the Northern Lights" on Oriana in 2014 and we did it from Alta and was about 4-5 hrs long and even then we paid well over £100pp.

The reduction in price may explain why the trips in Tromso and Narvik have been so popular. Indeed, due to the Narvik one selling out, they have added a further trip including a night time trip on the Ofoten railway with a chance to see the Northern Lights if they appear. 

[hansol1966]

We are going on the Arcadia 26th November Arctic circle cruise. The tours are.

Andalsnes all tours are 29th Nov 19.

Rodven Stave church and the Troll Wall.     2 3/4 hrs.    £52 pp.

Norwegian mountaineering centre and waffle.     4hrs.       £62pp.

Scenic Rauma railwayby traditional railway.       3hrs.       £88pp.

The Atlantic Ocean road        7hrs.       £99pp.

Tromso all tours are 1st Dec 19.

Leisurely Tromso coach tour         2hrs.        £40pp.

Polaria and the Arctic cathedral +city tour of Tromso.       2 1/2hrs.         £52pp.

Arctic cathedral evening recital       2hrs.        £52pp

Discover Tromso.          3hrs.         54pp.

Sommaroy island.. traditional community visit.      4hrs.       £56pp.

Tromso sights and cable car       3 1/2 hrs.        £66pp.

Polaria and Huskies.      3 1/2 hrs.         £72pp.

In search of the Northern lights led by local experts          5hrs.         £85pp.

R.I.B. safari explore islands around Tromso          3hrs.          £92pp

Narvik all 3rd Dec 19.

Leisurely Narvik guide      1 1/2hrs.              £37pp.

Narvik sights and war history         2 1/2hrs.            £49pp.

Narvik by cable car          2 1/2hrs.             £52pp.

Norwegian coastal history         4hrs.               £68pp.

All aboard the Ofoten railway,

mountain plateau to the Swedish border         4 1/2hrs.           £85pp

Polar park visit           5hrs.         £86pp.

In search of the Northern lights           5hrs.            £99pp.

In search of the Northern lights by train        7hrs.             £120pp.

Stavanger all on 6 Dec 19.

Stavanger stroll and coffee stop          2 1/2hrs.            £40pp.

Leisurely Stavanger with coffee break, city and countryside            3hrs.            £49pp.

Stavanger highlights and Iron Age farm           3hrs.             £53pp.

Stavanger countryside            4hrs.             £54pp.

Nordic walking tour          4hrs.            £54pp.

Welcome to a Norwegian home          2hrs.            £65pp.

Lysefjord cruise and pulpit rock           3hrs.            £75pp

Lysefjord R.I.B.                                        2 1/2hrs.     £95pp

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

  

[pete14]

46 minutes ago, hansol1966 said:

We are going on the Arcadia 26th November Arctic circle cruise. The tours are.

Andalsnes all tours are 29th Nov 19.

Rodven Stave church and the Troll Wall.     2 3/4 hrs.    £52 pp.

Norwegian mountaineering centre and waffle.     4hrs.       £62pp.

Scenic Rauma railwayby traditional railway.       3hrs.       £88pp.

The Atlantic Ocean road        7hrs.       £99pp.

Tromso all tours are 1st Dec 19.

Leisurely Tromso coach tour         2hrs.        £40pp.

Polaria and the Arctic cathedral +city tour of Tromso.       2 1/2hrs.         £52pp.

Arctic cathedral evening recital       2hrs.        £52pp

Discover Tromso.          3hrs.         54pp.

Sommaroy island.. traditional community visit.      4hrs.       £56pp.

Tromso sights and cable car       3 1/2 hrs.        £66pp.

Polaria and Huskies.      3 1/2 hrs.         £72pp.

In search of the Northern lights led by local experts          5hrs.         £85pp.

R.I.B. safari explore islands around Tromso          3hrs.          £92pp

Narvik all 3rd Dec 19.

Leisurely Narvik guide      1 1/2hrs.              £37pp.

Narvik sights and war history         2 1/2hrs.            £49pp.

Narvik by cable car          2 1/2hrs.             £52pp.

Norwegian coastal history         4hrs.               £68pp.

All aboard the Ofoten railway,

mountain plateau to the Swedish border         4 1/2hrs.           £85pp

Polar park visit           5hrs.         £86pp.

In search of the Northern lights           5hrs.            £99pp.

In search of the Northern lights by train        7hrs.             £120pp.

Stavanger all on 6 Dec 19.

Stavanger stroll and coffee stop          2 1/2hrs.            £40pp.

Leisurely Stavanger with coffee break, city and countryside            3hrs.            £49pp.

Stavanger highlights and Iron Age farm           3hrs.             £53pp.

Stavanger countryside            4hrs.             £54pp.

Nordic walking tour          4hrs.            £54pp.

Welcome to a Norwegian home          2hrs.            £65pp.

Lysefjord cruise and pulpit rock           3hrs.            £75pp

Lysefjord R.I.B.                                        2 1/2hrs.     £95pp

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

  

Hi Hansol, I don’t recall seeing you on our roll call for this cruise. Apologies if you are but if not, you may want to take a look at almost 400 posts.

[galeforce9]

The snow trips in Alta etc are much more expensive.  We did this in feb this year and are going again next. 
 

husky Alta £204

northern lights Alta £135

Igloo hotel Alta £65

snowmoboling/sledging was expensive 

Edited November 2, 2019 by galeforce9

[manonabike]

When we went last November we just booked Husky Sledding privately and it was the most wonderful trip. All other ports we just researched ourselves and they were easy to navigate. Our trip to the Norwegian Museum was about a 30 min walk from the ship and just cost us the entry fee. We arrived before the tour coach and it was much cheaper.