About the excursion
A coach will be waiting at the quay and take you on a guided drive through Harstad to Trondenes Church, where you will enjoy a guided tour and a short devotional service for visitors. The excursion continues with a visit to the Trondenes Historical Centre and the medieval farm, offering insight into daily life on a typical Northern Norwegian farm in the 13th century. The journey continues by coach with a photo stop before boarding Havila Kystruten in Sortland.
Direction: Southbound
Disembarkation port: Harstad
Embarkation port: Sortland
Time: 08:15-12:30
Meal: Local pastry, coffe/tea
Level: 1 (Read more)
Season: All year round
Min/max persons: 20 – 129
Booking reference: HRDS1
Price: Price list
You begin with a city sightseeing tour in Harstad before visiting Trondenes Church*, the Trondenes Historical Centre and the medieval farm. Trondenes was an important political centre towards the end of the Viking Age. The church you will visit dates back to the 13th century and is the world’s northernmost medieval stone church.
The medieval farm is a museum and a reconstructed farmstead from the early 13th century, based on Trondenes’ history as documented through archaeological excavations and written sources. Here, you will gain insight into everyday life in the Middle Ages, presented by guides in authentic clothing and surroundings.
The journey then continues along the mountains and fjords of Vesterålen, with several photo stops and a short ferry crossing before arriving in Sortland. As we cross the Sortland Bridge, you will see Havila Kystruten passing beneath, before rejoining the ship at Sortland harbour.
Our voyages
North- and southboundRound Voyage
Bergen → Kirkenes → Bergen
SouthboundVoyage South
Kirkenes → Bergen
SouthboundThe Arctic Circle and Lofoten
Tromsø → Trondheim
