Northern Lights with Hurtigruten

A Northern Lights cruise will give you the best possible chance of witnessing this mesmerising natural phenomenon.

Every single day of the year, winter and summer, one of the Hurtigruten fleet departs from Bergen for the far reaches of northern Norway. Travellers can join for the full 12 day trip, or take a shorter leg.

The classic Norwegian Coastal Voyage on one of Hurtigruten's purpose-built vessels is a journey like no other. When you join this trip, you take a ringside seat to see the spectacular changing scenery of Norway and amazing wildlife as you travel to the Arctic Circle and beyond, as well as getting an interesting perspective on what life must be like for coastal communities perched at the edge of civilisation, dependent on the arrival of the ship for their very survival.

In the winter, dark falls early - all the more opportunity to witness a stunning display of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. There are also voyages which travel the length of the Norwegian Coast and onwards still to Svalbard for an exciting Arctic adventure.

Visiting Norway on a Hurtigruten ship is a unique experience, quite different from taking a conventional cruise in the area, but this is all about the destination. Plus, you can take a shorter leg to combine your trip with time ashore - we particularly recommend the rail journeys from Tromso to Oslo and over the roof of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.