Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
shore, is a cyclist's dream. On the way, pause at the
Tungeneset viewing point
and
scramble over broad slabs of weathered rock to savour the spiky peaks to the west and,
eastwards, more gently sculpted crests.
Sights
Senjatrollet
AMUSEMENT PARK
(
www.senjatrollet.no
; adult/child Nkr120/80; 9am-9pm Jun-Aug)
True, there can't be much competition outside Scandinavia. But the Senja Troll, 18m high
and weighing in at 125,000kg, is the world's biggest troll, attested by the
Guinness Book of
Records
. There's a tractor and railway carriage for kids to clamber on and a cafe with shelf
upon shelf of warty, bucktoothed trolls (and some fine pewterwork on display for mum
and dad to look at). You can even enter the bowels of the grinning giant and explore his in-
testines.
Sleeping
Hamn i Senja
RESORT
( 77 85 98 80;
www.hamnisenja.no
; s/d Nkr915/1130; )
On the site of a former fishing hamlet, Hamn i Senja is a delightful, self-contained, get-
away-from-it-all place that sits in its own little cove. Everything is smart and new, rebuilt
after fire ripped through the former premises. Nearby is the small dam that held back the
waters for what is claimed to be the world's first hydroelectric plant, established in 1882.
Getting There & Away
Two to three daily buses run from Finnsnes to Tromsø (2¾ hours) and Narvik (three hours)
with a connection in Buktamoen.
Express ferries connect Finnsnes with Tromsø (1¼ hours) and Harstad (1¾ hours) two to
three times a day.
It's possible to drive the whole of the northwest coast from Gryllefjord (linked by car ferry
with Andenes) to Botnhamn, with its car-ferry link to Brensholmen on Kvaløy, then on-
wards to Tromsø.
