2 independent reviews for Self guided biking tour in Norway, Arctic Coast
Reviews for Self guided biking tour in Norway, Arctic Coast
Raymond Frost review 13 Jul 2026
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
The landscape & cycling within it.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
Make sure you specify the size of bike you want & not just a general small, medium or large. My wife ended up with a medium bike which was too big for her as they said a medium was appropriate, despite the fact we had asked for small. They also had no small bike available when we went to collect. It was okay as it was an electric bike but not ideal. Make sure you sign out/off the Hurtigruten ferry at Svolvaer. They rang us as they thought we were still on the ship, despite the fact we had got off hours before, delaying their departure.3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely provided business opportunities & employment in the areas we visited. All visitors have an environmental impact but the businesses were trying to limit this. No emissions with a bike.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Great vacation & thoroughly enjoyable. Bar losing one of our suitcases on route to Tromso was a bit of a dampener. Still trying to track it down now we are home. They promised to deliver on several occasions but failed to do so, making many excuses. The fact that we were moving each day & the area is remote, meant the suitcase never caught up with us. Top tip - if you are taking two cases, split your items between them. Cycling needs specialist gear, which is hard to source in the area. Not sure a tracker would have helped as the suitcase was known about but just never met up with us.Jörg Mayer review 30 Jul 2023
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your vacation?
The whole trip was really exciting, so difficult to choose. Will cetss add only remember the day with the Skaland tunnel and the long rides through the marshland. The Hurtigruten part was also fantastic.2. What tips would you give other travelers booking this vacation?
3. Did you feel that your vacation benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Source of income for local people with no pollution. Not sure about conservation.4. Finally, how would you rate your vacation overall?
Fantastic - great sights, well organized, good bike, good hotels.Holiday Reviews
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