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What to book before you travel to Tromsø?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length
WeekendOne weekTwo weeks

7 activities to book · about €422 per person

Tromsø

Days 1-7
Days 1-7Fjellheisen and StorsteinenA four-minute cable car ride, running since 1961, from Tromsdalen on the mainland up to the Storsteinen ledge at 421 metres.€60Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7The Arctic CathedralTromsdalen church, built in 1965 to plans by Jan Inge Hovig: not a cathedral, but stacked aluminium-clad triangles that look like pack ice.€6Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Northern lights chaseTromsø lies under the auroral oval; guided minibuses leave each evening and follow clear skies, sometimes as far as Finland, for seven or eight hours.€130Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7PolariaAn Arctic experience centre from 1998, in a building shaped like toppled dominoes, where bearded seals are fed and trained twice a day.€36Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Polar MuseumAn 1830 customs warehouse on the old quay, telling of seal hunters, Svalbard trappers and Amundsen, who flew from here in 1928 and never returned.€8Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Ølhallen and the Mack breweryMack has brewed in Tromsø since 1877; its Ølhallen bar opened in 1928 in the old brewery, though brewing has since moved out of town.€22Book on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Whale safari to SkjervøyFrom early November to mid-January, herring draw orcas and humpbacks to the fjords around Skjervøy; boats leave Tromsø in the morning for a full day.€160Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Sommarøy

All activities in Tromsø on GetYourGuide

Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Tromsø cost?

€422 per person if you do them all, across 7 bookings. The most expensive is "Whale safari to Skjervøy" at €160, the cheapest "The Arctic Cathedral" at €6. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Tromsø without booking anything?

One visit on this itinerary needs no ticket or time slot, starting with Sommarøy. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

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