Two-day private sailing trip to Risoy from Tromso

Beautiful mountains, beautiful fjords, and landscapes await you in Northern Norway.

This trip takes two days where you will experience the ocean waves, and small and narrow straits between 99 beautiful small islands and reefs while you relax in comfortable surroundings. You can only arrive at these beautiful and magnificent natural gems by sailing. This is one of over Best of The Best solutions: including sightseeing, fishing, an overnight stay, a fjord cruise, and more.

Day 1 - Tromsø - Kvaløyvågen-Gåsvær-Risøy

You will sail through Kvalsundet towards the cozy fishing village, Kvaløyvågen. Here the boat stops so you can go ashore and experience the surroundings with photos and relaxation. You have lunch before the group continues towards the beautiful place Gåsvær.

Gåsvær is a super beautiful island with 2 houses, a beautiful sandy beach, pier, church, and cemetery. The people have lived here from the 17th century to the 1960s. They survived by fishing and grazing sheep. In this current time, some people are still coming here from March to November. The island is privately owned but tourism is still allowed.

You'll get a chance to hop off the boat and explore this small but interesting island.

Then the journey continues to Risøya. Risøya is an island in the sea in Tromsø municipality approx. 50 kilometers northwest of Tromsø. Risøya is surrounded by over 150 islets and more than 200 reefs. The main house on Risøya was built in 1856, but most likely the island has been inhabited long back in history. From 1850 onwards, there was a lot of activity on Risøya with collecting eggs / down and fish. Like eggs and downy weather, Risøya was the second largest in the country after Vardøhus Fortress. The Jacobsen family was also strongly involved in Arctic fishing and owned the Arctic vessels Ægir and Hanseat. In 1995, the Store Risøya landscape conservation area was established.

This is where the skipper will find a suitable place to anchor and lie down until the next day. You'll eat lunch and relax in the daylight at night (May-August) or experience the northern lights (September - March)

Day 2 - Sandvær-Breivika-Engvika-Løksefjord-Tromsø

After you have eaten breakfast, you will set course for the beautiful Sandvær at Sandøya.

Sandvær is - like Risvær - an eldorado of islets, reefs, seals, birds and vegetation. Sandvær is also a bird sanctuary.
Sandvær has the most of everything. Sun, panoramic views, beautiful sandy beaches, and warm enough weather. You will dock and visit the place on foot. For those who wish, this is a great place for a short summit hike with stunning and spectacular views. On the quay is a nice little restaurant. If possible, you can eat a delicious lunch there, before the tour sails on to the special beach, Breivika on Rebbenesøya.

Breivika is a strange "bird" in the outer flora. On the steep and inhospitable northwest side of Rebbenesøya, a one-and-a-half-kilometer-long sandy beach suddenly opens up with a lush valley behind which is most reminiscent of the Garden of Eden. A colorful, bulging lung in the middle of all the harshness.

After a short photo stop, you will turn towards the small trading place Envik. Engvik is a small settlement on Rebbenesøya in Tromsø municipality. The village has only five permanent residents. The only store on Rebbenesøy is located in Engvik. There is a chance to go ashore and experience the landscape and pay a visit to the shop.

Before you set the course back to Tromsø, there will be a stop at Løksefjord or Hølkefjorden to watch the eagles. Here you can often observe several sea eagles in their natural environment. The boat then continues along Rebbenesøy and into Kvalsundet and then back towards Tromsø.