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Where is Svartisen located?
Svartisen is located some 2 - 3 hours south of Bodø.

How much time do we need for a trip to Svartisen?
For a day-trip from Bodo to Svartisen and back to Bodo we will need about 12 hours. The tour on the ice lasts app. 3 - 5 hours.

How many people could join this trip?
Maximum size of a group for a guided glacier trip to Svartisen is about 40. Large groups will be divided into smaller groups each with one guide. Most of our trips to the glacier are smaller groups, you will never experience Svartisen to be crowded with people.

Svartisen; fitness level
Moderate fitness and agility is required. Involves some steady, well-graded uphill walking for 1 hour to reach the glacier. The degree of difficulty and the precise route is carefully chosen to fulfill the desires and physique of the group itself. Reccomended minimum age for children is 8 years

Please bring
Bring your own hiking boots and personal clothing; 3 - 4 layers of varm upper body clothing, gloves, a varm cap, sunglasses and sun protection. Raincoats may be suitable if rain.

Jeans are not recommended on wet days as they become very cold and uncomfortable to wear. A day pack is useful and a drink and snacks are nice to have. Be sure to bring your camera and lots of film.

Our guides and languages
We only use experienced guides for the glacier trips to Svartisen. All our guides speaks quite good english.

How to travel to Svartisen?
Transportion is not included in the price, but we will be glad to help you with planning that.

On the way to Svartisen you will pass through the beautiful landscape along the Coastal Highway, Rv 17, which experienced travellers refer to as one of the most scenic stretch of road in the world.

Accomodation at Svartisen
A trip to Svartisen could be done as a day-trip from Bodø, but we do reccomend you to stay one night near the glacier. We reccomend to stay in a cozy hut with shower, toilet and electricity.

Is this trip dependent on weather conditions?
No, a guided glacier tour to Svartisen could be done even in rainy weather if you are well dressed.

Cost
NOK 800 pp. Minimum NOK 4000 for a trip.
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Svartisen; glacier hiking in Northern Norway

Explore the beauty of Svartisen glacier in Northern Norway! Bodø is the natural starting point for guided glacier walks on Svartisen. No experience is necessary for a guided trip to Svartisen. All you need is a sense of adventure, some suggested personal clothing, light hiking boots and snacks.

We provide expert guides and all your gear to safely explore the glacier of Svartisen. What makes this glacier so special for this kind of activity? The easily accessible face is not abrupt, and the frontal ice formations have many safe routes through spectacular views of crevasses, caves and surface ponds.

Guided glacier hiking on Svartisen
Equipped with rope, ice pick and crampons, you can experience first-hand the magical world of the glacial ice of Svartisen. This is the adventure of choice for those who wont settle for just looking at Svartisen, but who feel compelled to touch it and walk on it as well.

A trip to Svartisen is an adventure well-suited for everyone, provided they are accompanied by one of our experienced guides.

Peer into deep crevasses, see hues of blue unlike any before. Try your luck at ice climbing. We can even bring back ice for the late-night cocktails.We use only certified, experienced guides on our trips to Svartisen.

About the glacier of Svartisen
The Svartisen glacier is the second largest in Norway covering 375 km2 and is the largest ice-covered area of northern Norway. Svartisen is at the latitude of the Arctic Circle. The West Svartisen ice cap has an area of about 220 km2, whilst the East Svartisen ice cap covers about 147 km2.

The two ice caps of Svartisen, which are separated by a deep valley, Vesterdalen-Glomdalen, supply sixty outlet glaciers. More than half of the glaciers end between 1000 metres and 700 metres above sea level, but most of the larger ones descend into the adjacent valleys and fjords.

The ice caps themselves, which form the accumulation zones of the glaciers, are around 1500 metres above sea level.

One magnificent glacier arm of Svartisen, Engenbreen, ends about 20 metres above sea level. The Engenbreen glacier lies a leisurely 2 hour ride from Bodø.

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Published by Ivar Sandland 13.02.2007