Don't Do This In Norway! Mistakes To Avoid | Travel To Lofoten, Senja, Tromso, and Bergen

Don't Do This In Norway! Mistakes To Avoid | Lofoten, Senja, Tromso, and Bergen
Our Norway travel tips and Norway travel guide include the Lofoten Islands, Norway, Bergen, Norway, Senja, Norway, and Tromso, Norway.
We ended our trip in the Lofoten Islands Norway. Northern Lights were high on our list to see and they were amazing! We went in October, the best time to see northern lights in Norway. Check our other videos on how to see northern lights in Norway.
There is great hiking in Senja, Norway. Hiking is popular there year round. The best time to visit norway is probably September or October. You'll get fall colors and mild temperatures.
We hope you enjoyed our Norway travel guide. 2020 is a great year to visit Lofoten and Norway.
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[@kenzi-music]

This was really helpful! Thank you, guys.

[@iwindavid4624]

good review keep up the spirit

[@emilyagullana9609]

My husband and I go to trosomo Norway in December. Cant wait

[@iceblossom18]

thanks for this! Your video covered all the really important points that aren't talked about in other videos, especially misjudging the hiking part, budgeting concerns, limits of the nutshell tour. Those are important concerns that could catch any traveller off guard!! so thanks lots for making this video :)

[@eckpolmick5080]

But is the Nutshell tour the "worst part of Norway". Seriously?

[@seacoto]

Lofoten and Bergen I will Visit .. going for the views and pictures - thank you

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

Have fun!

[@jameswattles7341]

Thank you very inciteful.

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

You are very welcome

[@peacevkw]

thank you.

[@kennethwu115]

thanks guys

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

Im taking a cruise....ill remember to not necessarily rush to eat in the cities.

[@sandysimpson-zb5eb]

Very interesting

[@leslieh761]

Interesting details ... I'm acquainted with Norway only thru live webcams, which I greatly enjoy. Late in life dream to travel there.

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

It is beautiful

[@davidpetersen1]

Go for it!!! :)

[@shanson786]

Ya'lls videos are so informative, I hestitate to say this, but I lived in Norway for a year, and it's pronounced LOO-foo-ten. It's hard to drop American English, but the locals appreciate the correct sound. Thanks.

[@Cindy-uj1hl]

Thank you!! This was so great! We’re going next month and have been having a hard time deciding about the nutshell. We only have 10 days so it’s tough trying to fit a bit of everything in. Did you do any fjord tours? There doesn’t seem to be many options in October.

[@lexluth89]

I haven't gone to Tromsø or Norway at all, but it's in my bucket list. However, I can confirm to those who wish to see the northern lights someday that everything they've said about the northern lights is true. This past March, I went to Iceland for 8 days and 7 nights, and it was usually cloudy during day and night while I was there, so there was barely any visibility. However, one thing that I did learn from being there was that weather in the arctic can be quite unpredictable and was fortunate to have one of those seven nights with clear skies in Hafnarfjörður from a period of time and I drove somewhere where it was so dark and camped it out, waited for about an hour and a half and that's when I started to see some activity in the dark skies, the lights at first were so dim and scattered that it looked like clouds, but I already had an idea that it was precisely that, then the greenish colors started to emerge vividly and it was the most beautiful sight that I was blessed to see. It lasted for like 15-20 mins, then it came back again later on for like another 15-20 mins. If you're lucky enough, they may be out even longer from what I was told by Icelandic people. Just keep in mind, that seeing the northern lights is a bonus to your trip and that it is not necessarily guaranteed that you'll see them, it's only a matter of luck, and being at the right place at the right time. I do highly recommend an app called Aurora which I downloaded on my iPhone, and the app itself can pinpoint you the best current locations to see the lights and you could keep an eye on the cloud coverage to have an idea of what time and where to be if it clears up to increase your odds, and that's how I was able to chase the northern lights on my own without having to book/pay for a northern lights tour to go for.

[@lisawilliams2444]

I was in Iceland mid November of last year and was so disappointed I didn't get to see the Northern Lights. It rained most nights....

[@lexluth89]

@@lisawilliams2444 That sucks, I hope one day your dreams do come true and end up seeing the lights, it’s a really an amazing sight to see when they do come out.

[@shawnperez6880]

Thanks

[@gretardum8286]

Driving from Oslo to Tromsø take about 24 hours. Not 12.

[@goxyeagle8446]

In summer time Winter time probably way more plus they have road closures due to bad winter storms

[@slutbunwallah1]

Excellent advice! Did you have any trouble driving in October? Road closures, snow, etc?

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

We didn't but it was very mild when we were there. Well, except in Tromso it was rainy! Driving was easier than other countries in the region.

[@chetnak66]

We are planning atrip to Norway for two weeks first half of August ...can u suggest which places to visit for a 11 day trip

[@hiscamherbackpack]

Hello We are reaching Bodo by flight, in march 1st week. And then taking ferry to Moskenes Stay there for 2 days And then will take bus to tromso Although I can see ferry and bus schedule for march, but is it feasible to do this route ? considering weather And is public transport smooth during this time?

[@lisawilliams2444]

I'm thinking of going to Norway in December. I want to ring in the new year in either Denmark, Sweden, Norway or Finland. I would like to go to all 4 in December, but it sounds like it may cost a lot, so I may have to reduce my stay or drop one of the countries. I would love to know where would be the most affordable, but good place/hotel to stay. I maybe going solo, so I wouldn't do hostels or airb n b. Unless the airbnb is really safe, clean and decent. Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks for your video.

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

In December you've got a decent shot at seeing the Northern Lights if you are interested. You could look at Tromso or the Lofoten Islands.

[@albertorojas3073]

What month did u gp

[@Happyfeeeet]

can we rent a car in tromso, drive to Senja and lofoten and drive back to tromso to return the car ?

[@steinarhaugen7617]

Yes, it is possible. No problem.

[@sandysimpson-zb5eb]

Going to norway sept 2024

[@albertorojas3073]

What month did u go

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

October

[@shreyanshparakh7722]

I am planning to come to Norway in November. Is it a good time? Because I have read that it’s the worst time to come. I want to visit fjords and NL and the north as well. Could you help me out there?

[@annabr2475]

I am going to lofoten in November and I am wondering as well if it is a good idea.

[@shanson786]

It will be dark most of the time in northern Norway in November.

[@VladimirZivkovic970]

Northen lights only in witner time :-)

[@eckpolmick5080]

True. When there is 24 hour sunshine/daylight northern lights is obviously not visible. 😀

[@rryase]

Cheap place to rent cars in the north? And is it really ok to sleep in my car? I'd save accommodation cost! And would debit card be ok to use traveling?

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

You can just check the online sites, but Tromso is usually the cheapest city. Many people sleep in camper vans, so that is a possibility. We had no trouble with debit cards, in fact we used no cash the whole time we were there.

[@rryase]

@@GroundedLifeTravel thank you! i doubt i'll rent a camper van but good to know Tromso is cheap.

[@IkePootip]

Which month did you go?

[@GroundedLifeTravel]

October

[@IkePootip]

@@GroundedLifeTravel thanks. I will be in Norway in November but seems like we will have very short day time.... Very difficult to plan ... 😅🙏

[@eckpolmick5080]

November is the worst month, worse than October....

[@zubairahmadawan9236]

👍 👍 . ♥ from 🇵🇰

[@FF-xl7yw]

You don't have to talk about the nutshell on and on and on!!

[@fedcordesign]

I thought that was a really helpful tip, as it's not really a great way to see Norway.

[@eckpolmick5080]

Well, it is called nutshell because you can see much in short time. But to call this the "worst" part of Norway, seriously? If this the worst part then other parts must be great. 😁

[@eckpolmick5080]

Yeah, and really strange comment that it is made to earn money. Of course the point is to make profit, Americans should know that.

[@brunoqueiros2971]

I refuse to die without witnessing the nort of the world and the northern lights 😢 But how much money do I need to rob from the bank to travel there😢

[@CP-0809]

Norway doesn't have the monopoly of Northern Lights. If that's what you're only after, visit Fairbanks, Alaska mostly + NWT , Canada & some parts, some parts in US gets a big storm too. And these places are cheaper in comparison.

[@brunoqueiros2971]

@@CP-0809 nice but I’m European, Portuguese to be precise, Norway is closer 😅

[@CP-0809]

@@brunoqueiros2971 Fair enough 🤭

[@eckpolmick5080]

Seems like they did not even go to Norway? Seems like repeating the usual clichés.

[@chigeko9983]

The lady seems to be not credible!

[@eckpolmick5080]

The advice is partly misleading.