Honningsvåg, Norway Travel Blogs

I feel on top of the World. Well.. Europe
Jul 11, 2005 (2 photos)

I could see I was getting to the business end of things now - The trip up to Honnesvarg showed a change in landscape - The snow patches were getting more common, and the trees getting smaller and more stunted before finally disappearing altogether in most ...

arrival at North Cape nearest point to N Pole
Aug 9, 2008 (10 photos)

Honningsvag is a beautiful little town and fishinng port nestled amongst some mountanous landscape. The first thing you notice if you are lucky to be here on a sunny day is the light and colours which is so clear at this northerly point. Most people visit ...

North of Norway
Mar 30, 2008

North of Norway, one week.

North Cape
Aug 8, 2006 (5 photos)

North Cape is the northernmost point of mainland Europe. A desolate place with quickly changing weather conditions. It was sunny when we arrived in the morning. By the time we had taken the tender boat to the shore and the coach to North Cape a storm was ...

North Cape
Aug 31, 2005 (6 photos)

Up early this morning, we caught a picture of a beautiful artic sunrise. Today's excursion is one we have been looking forward to for a long time, but with a little trepidation. So many people we have talked with said they had been to North Cape only to ...

The north northern northfull point reachable!
Aug 9, 2006 (10 photos)

... was a toll booth to pay for the tunnel and even all passenger had to pay, but finally he paid the fees for me. We approached Honningsvåg and he drove me to the villages even asking me if I wanted to join him to Nordkapp now but I said I would wait the ...

Leaving Mageroya is still something
Aug 11, 2006 (5 photos)

August 11 Christian had already left quite early has he needed to go consult the nearest dentist which is 200km away in Hammerfest. I woke up a bit later and also later than wanted so I somehow missed the 'morning traffic'. I also felt the burden of ...

sunsets in the Arctic circle
Aug 12, 2008 (11 photos)

Incredible sunsets occur in this part of the world.

From Nothing To A Lot. The North Cape Appears
Oct 10, 2009 (11 photos)

... hiking attire paid off in spades today. Memo to self: stop acting like a person a quarter my age. Departing from Honningsvag, the North Cape presented itself from a distance. Given its name in 1553 by British explorer Richard Chancellor, the North Cape is ...

Top of the World
Jul 13, 2009 (9 photos)

Maybe another town is further north near the Artic Circle, but Honnigsvag Norway must be pretty close to being the furthest north. It certainly looked like the last stop on the way to nowhere. We took a boat tour to a bird reserve in the North Cape ...

North Cape 71°10 21
Sep 16, 2005 (8 photos)

Fishing (Kim) Honningsvåg is a small town in Finnmark near the famous North Cape or Nordkapp. North Cape is both a place and the name of the region in Finnmark. It is the furthest North you can travel by road in Norway. If you are willing to hike an ...

Honningsvag
Jun 16, 2004

Rainy and cold!

Day in the cabin
Nov 26, 2006

Today was very rainy, windy and cloudy so we stayed in except to fill up the water tubs in the dark. The cabin is incredibly cosy and warm. It is very small, but the space is used well and it can in fact sleep five people. There is a dining table and ...

summer 2005
Jan 12, 2005 (5 photos)

... , with Northern lights, snow-covered mountains and cliffs bathing in the moonlight. Regardless how your plans are, we are certain that a visit in the North of Norway will be an unforgettable experience. We look forward to welcoming you as our guest!

reindeer
Aug 6, 2001

after crossing arctic circle, feeding reindeer and finding myself in the unfortunate situation of there not being enough snow for me to get my reindeer driver's license (damnit), i found myself at the edge of the world: Nordkap, the northernmost point of ...

The world's most northern microbrewery
Nov 29, 2006 (5 photos)

Once again we walked to Honningsvag and called in at the tourist information office to use the internet. After catching up on a few emails we went through the town (on the way seeing a really big and smart Hurtigruten with blue lights) to the look-out ...

A walk near the cabin
Nov 25, 2006 (11 photos)

Awoke at around 10am just as it had got as light as it was going to get. At this time of year (winter) the sun never rises above the horizon this far north, so there are few daylight hours. We went for a walk along to Skipsfjorden camping, the closest ...

Honningsvåg and Nordkapp
Jun 18, 2004 (19 photos)

... ;71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E. This point is only 1306 miles from the North Pole. After we left Honningsvåg, the ship cruised around the North Cape for a couple of hours. At this time of the year, the sun never goes down which I ...

Shopping in Honningsvag
Nov 27, 2006 (6 photos)

... machine that you put them in and get a ticket for the refund amount which you can use as part payment on your shopping. Honningsvag is a little town with a couple of banks (we were able to use our cards to withdraw money from ATMs with no problem), one ...

Honningsvag
Oct 11, 2007 (10 photos)

Honningsvag

Up the hill then down again
Nov 28, 2006 (12 photos)

This morning we set off in the opposite direction to yesterday, through Skipsfjoirden, along the road and up the hill in search of a look-out point that we'd seen marked on a map in the cabin. It took us about an hour to get to the top as the road would ...

Nov 20, 2009
Nov 20, 2009 (1 photos)

Snow and headlamps
Nov 30, 2006 (2 photos)

It had snowed overnight at last! Everywhere was covered in snow this morning, and it seemed very exciting and wintery. We walked to Honningsvag to get some shopping from RIMI and looked in a few of the gift and craft shops then had a small beer in the ...

Grand turning on of Honningsvag's Christmas lights
Dec 1, 2006 (10 photos)

... even shorter. We walked to a nearby fishing village where we saw lots of boats and then later in the evening went to Honningsvag where celebrations were underway for the turning on of the Christmas lights. The whole town, it seemed, had turned out along ...

Little planes take us to Honningsvag
Nov 24, 2006 (2 photos)

... for a taxi to take us into town (they have a direct line) and within 10 minutes we were at the centre of Honningsvag (cost about 105NOK). We found the tourist information office (follow signs down the road opposite the post office) and picked up a few ...