A thrilling adventure lasting 22 days that takes you all the way to the edge of the Arctic Circle. You pass some of the world’s most spectacular scenery, where steep-sided fjords, dramatic waterfalls and ancient glaciers await. Don’t miss the opportunity to ride to the land of the midnight sun, this really is an incredible experience not to be missed.
BEST TIME TO GO: JUNE TO SEPTEMBER
You muster for this epic tour at Harwich for the overnight ferry to Holland, once you disembark it’s across Holland and then on into Germany for your first night on dry land in the Lower Saxony region. You continue your journey into the very northern tip of Germany, crossing into Denmark the first Scandinavian country on our trip where you take the ferry across to Norway.
You head east for your first night’s stay in Norway, which is followed by your first two night stay close to the Hardangervidda National Park stopping at the Låtefossen Waterfall en route. Choice of ride outs on day 7 either around the Hallingskarvet National Park or if you like train journeys there’s the option to visit Flams for what some describe as the most beautiful train ride in the world.
Your next two-night stop is the village of Geiranger at the end of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord. Surrounded by 800-metre-high cliffs, breathtaking mountain peaks and cascading waterfalls, the impressive fjord really is a sight to behold. Ride out or rest day with the option to ride the Eagles Road or just relax and have a day off the bikes and explore Geiranger.
Heading further north via the Trolls Ladder and out towards the dramatic Atlantic coastline we end our next day by riding the Atlantic Road with its famous curved bridge, also used in the Bond Film “No Time to Die”.
Your next day’s ride takes you through Hell (the village, not the place the where the guy with the pointy tail lives) as you head north to the Arctic Circle, after an overnight near Trondheim you head to your most northerly stopover in Mo-I Rana the “Gateway to the Arctic” with another two-night stay in store. After your long journey north, you take a ride out to the Arctic Circle and find time to visit the northernmost motorcycle museum in Europe.
Having ridden your motorcycle to the Arctic Circle you start heading south, you may have turned towards home but you still have many great roads to ride including the FV17 Kystriksveien Route or Costal Highway in English, which takes you on a winding route along the Atlantic coastline crossing between islands by ferry.
Your route then takes you across the centre of Norway past Forollhogna National Park and on to Lillehammer, where the 1994 Winter Olympics were held. For your last night in Norway, you head to the Telemark region famous for a particular style of cross-country skiing and of course the 1965 “Heros of Telemark” film starring Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris depicting the Norwegian resistance sabotage of the Vemork Norsk Hydro plant in the town of Rjukan.
You leave Norway and head back to Denmark via the ferry from Kristiansand, crossing back into Germany and back through Holland over the next couple of days to end this fantastic 22-day adventure with your overnight ferry back to Harwich.
Not many people can say they have ridden their motorcycle to the Arctic Circle and back, make sure you book this tour so you can be one of those that can!
