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From the Harbour Front · Fishing Included · 4 to 5 Hours
Tromsø Arctic Fjord Cruise
Polar Adventures' small-group fjord cruise leaves the front pier at Killengreens gate for Ryøya and Ramfjorden, with fishing on the way and fish soup made on board. 10:00 AM for five hours, or 3:30 PM for four.
Choose your day on the fjord
Which Tromsø Fjord Cruise?
For a first Tromsø fjord cruise, book Polar Adventures’ Arctic Fjord Cruise & Fishing Experience: a small-group boat from the front pier at Killengreens gate in the centre of Tromsø, out to the island of Ryøya and into Ramfjorden, with fishing on the way and fish soup with bread made on board. It costs US$193 per adult (checked November 2026), with the fishing gear, lunch, hot drinks, snacks and thermal suits included. Choose the 10:00 AM cruise for five hours or the 3:30 PM cruise for four; both cost the same.
Tromsø: Arctic Fjord Cruise & Fishing Experience
Polar Adventures: a small boat from the front pier at Killengreens gate to Ryøya and Ramfjorden, fishing on the way, fish soup, hot drinks and thermal suits. 10:00 AM for five hours or 3:30 PM for four.
Check dates →Tromsø: Arctic Fjord Cruise
Brim Explorer: four hours to Ramfjorden from the pier beside Skarven Kro, Kaigata 6, with an underwater drone when the weather allows. Lunch and drinks are for purchase. Visit Tromsø lists departures from February to April and from September to October (checked November 2026).
See the 4-hour cruise →Tromsø: Arctic Fjord Cruise in Polar Landscapes
Rødne Fjord Cruise: a catamaran from Nerstranda at 11:00 AM with panoramic windows, outdoor platforms and free coffee or tea. On the calendar, 18 March 2027 showed the 11:00 AM cruise.
See the 3.5-hour cruise →Figures from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Your date and party size set the price you see before paying: these figures are not a quote.
- 4.7 / 5 5315+ Reviews
- 4 to 5 hours Duration
- Fishing and fish soup Rods, thermal suits, fish soup with bread, hot drinks and snacks are in the price
- 10:00 AM or 3:30 PM Five hours in the morning or four in the afternoon, from the front pier at Killengreens gate
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
On the Fjord Cruise with Fishing
What the four or five hours from Killengreens gate include, from the rods to the fish soup.
Polar Adventures' own highlights, inclusions and notes, as listed on GetYourGuide in November 2026.
Highlights
- Enjoy amazing views of the Norwegian fjords, where the mountains meet the sea
- Learn about the history, geography and ecology of the region
- Relax on a warm and comfortable boat as you look for native wildlife
- Enjoy comfort aboard the boat while enjoying breathtaking Arctic scenery
- Experience an intimate safari with personalized attention from guides
What's Included
- Fishing throughout the cruise, with rods and gear
- Fresh fish soup with bread
- Coffee, tea and hot chocolate
- Snacks and cookies
- Thermal suits
Not Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Additional items or food available for purchase on board
From the Front Pier and Back
Meeting at the pier, Ryøya, fishing and lunch in Ramfjorden, and the way back to Tromsø.
Meet at the Front Pier
Polar Adventures boards at the front pier at Killengreens gate 7-11, in the centre of Tromsø. Be there 15 minutes before the 10:00 AM or 3:30 PM start; look for the crew in Polar Adventures jackets.
Out to Ryøya
The boat heads out of Tromsø to the island of Ryøya, with the guide on the history, geography and wildlife of the fjords. Watch for sea eagles; thermal suits are on board.
Fishing and Lunch in Ramfjorden
The captain stops at fishing spots on the way, with rods for everyone. In Ramfjorden lunch is served on board: fish soup with bread, made with the catch when there is one.
Back to Tromsø
The cruise returns to the same pier, five hours after a 10:00 AM start or four after a 3:30 PM start. The route is for reference: the crew can change it with the weather.
Photo Gallery
Fjords, Boat and Catch
The boat, the fjords south of Tromsø and the fishing on the way.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Polar Adventures from the front pier at Killengreens gate: the 10:00 AM cruise for five hours or the 3:30 PM cruise for four, the same price. Free to cancel until 24 hours ahead.
Plan the Day on the Fjord
Tromsø Fjord Cruises, One Question at a Time
Where to stay, boat or road, fishing, the northern lights, Sommarøy and the seasons.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Tour prices: per adult, in US dollars (US$).
Four Tromsø Fjord Cruises, Side by Side
The fishing cruise on this page against Brim Explorer's and Rødne Fjord Cruise's Arctic fjord cruises and the fishing trip on Hermes II: where each leaves from, when, for how long, and what is on board. Prices per adult in US$, with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE Polar Adventures, fjord cruise with fishing | Brim Explorer, Arctic fjord cruise | Rødne Fjord Cruise, polar landscapes | Hermes II, fishing and fjord cruise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$193 per person (checked November 2026) (the all-inclusive fishing cruise: 10:00 AM for 5 hours or 3:30 PM for 4 hours) | From US$135 per person (checked November 2026) (4 hours from Kaigata 6, at 11:00 AM, with 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM starts on some dates) | From US$128 per person (checked November 2026) (3.5 hours from Nerstranda at 11:00 AM) | From US$208 per person (checked November 2026) (9:00 AM, 4.5 hours; US$228.78 on 10 December 2026, US$239.23 on 18 March 2027) |
| Leaves From | Front pier, Killengreens gate 7-11 | Pier beside Skarven Kro, Kaigata 6 | Nerstranda | Pier 12 by Kystens Hus, Stortorget |
| Start and Length | 10:00 AM for 5 hours, or 3:30 PM for 4 hours | 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM or 12:00 PM; 4 hours | 11:00 AM; 3.5 hours | 9:00 AM; 4.5 hours |
| Fishing | Yes, throughout the cruise | No | No | Yes, rods and equipment on board |
| Food and Drink | Fish soup with bread, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and snacks included | Small tasters from the sea; lunch and drinks for purchase | Free coffee or tea; food for purchase | A fish cake and hot drinks; fresh fish, butter and flatbread when there is a catch |
| Thermal Suits | Included | Not stated | Not stated | Blankets and thermal suits to borrow |
| Check dates | See the 4-hour cruise | See the 3.5-hour cruise | See the wooden boat |
More Ways onto the Fjords
Short Cruises, Sommarøy, Evenings and the Road
A history cruise on a 1917 boat, two hours round the island, six hours with a stop on Sommarøy, two northern lights cruises and a minibus trip to the fjords. Each card is one listing, priced per adult.
2.5 HOURS, 1917 BOATTromsø: Fjord History Cruise with Snack and Drinks
Hermes II's 2.5-hour fjord history cruise from Stortorget on the restored 1917 boat, with Norwegian- and English-speaking hosts, a warm fish cake and hot drinks, heated saloons and thermal suits to borrow.
2 HOURS ROUND THE ISLANDTromsø: 2-Hour Island Cruise
Polar Adventures' two-hour cruise round the island of Tromsø from the front pier at Killengreens gate, with all-you-can-eat snacks and cookies and coffee, tea, hot chocolate and water.
6 HOURS, STOP ON SOMMARØYFjord Cruise Tromsø – With a stop at Sommarøy Island
Cruise Service's six-hour fjord cruise on MS Gabriele from Nerstrandkaia, boarding at 8:30 for a 9:00 AM start, with a one-hour stop on Sommarøy to look around on your own. Food and drink from the boat's bar.
EVENING, NORTHERN LIGHTSTromsø: Evening Aurora Cruise
Polar Adventures' evening cruise from Killengreens gate at 8:00 PM, three hours on deck or in the warm cabin, with a warm drink and cookies; a 3.5-hour option on the boat Capella, at most 25 guests, adds a three-course dinner. If the lights do not show, a second tour costs half price, subject to availability (not on the dinner option).
EVENING, SECOND CHANCETromsø: Northern Lights Cruise with 2nd Chance Guarantee
Rødne Fjord Cruise's 2.5-hour evening catamaran from Nerstranda at 9:00 PM, with panoramic windows, outdoor viewing platforms, an English-speaking guide and free coffee or tea, and a second-chance trip if you do not see the northern lights on the first.
THE FJORDS BY ROADFrom Tromso: Norwegian Fjords Half-Day Tour
Enjoy the Arctic's five-hour half-day by minibus from Kaigata 4 to the beaches, lakes and waterfalls of Kvaløya and Grøtfjord, with snacks and hot drinks. Not a boat trip.
The Harbour Front, Ryøya and Ramfjorden
How the Fjord Cruise Works
Where the boats leave from, the fishing cruise from pier to pier, what it costs at each start time, what reviewers say, and the other Arctic fjord cruises.
Tromsø fjord cruises: where the boats leave from
Every fjord cruise on this site starts on Tromsø’s harbour front, a short walk from the city centre, and none of them includes a hotel pickup. Polar Adventures boards at the front pier at Killengreens gate 7-11. Brim Explorer leaves from the pier beside Skarven Kro restaurant at Kaigata 6, Rødne Fjord Cruise from Nerstranda, and Hermes II, the restored 1917 boat, from pier 12 by Kystens Hus on Stortorget. Where to stay in Tromsø has a map of the piers and the areas within walking distance of them.
The fjord cruise with fishing, from pier to pier
- The pier. Meet the crew in Polar Adventures jackets at the front pier at Killengreens gate 15 minutes before the start of the cruise you book: 10:00 AM for the five-hour cruise, 3:30 PM for the four-hour one.
- Ryøya. The boat heads out to the island of Ryøya. The guide talks about the history, geography and wildlife of the fjords, and the crew looks out for white-tailed eagles, otters, cormorants and eider ducks.
- Fishing and lunch in Ramfjorden. The captain stops at fishing spots on the way, with rods for everyone, for cod, haddock, coalfish and wolffish. Lunch is served on board in Ramfjorden: fresh fish soup with bread, made with the catch when there is one. If the fishing is especially good, the crew prepares fillets for you to take home.
- Back to Tromsø, to the same pier. The itinerary is for reference: the crew can change it with the weather.
See dates for the fishing cruise
What it costs, morning or afternoon
| Option | Start | Length | One adult |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-inclusive Fjord and Fishing Cruise | 10:00 AM | 5 hours | US$193.26 |
| All-inclusive Afternoon Fjord & Fishing Cruise | 3:30 PM | 4 hours | US$193.26 |
Polar Adventures’ two options on GetYourGuide for 18 March and 15 April 2027, checked November 2026. 16 February 2027 offered only the morning cruise and 14 July 2027 only the afternoon cruise.
The price covers the cruise, the fishing gear, the fish soup with bread, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, snacks and cookies, and a thermal suit to wear on deck. Extra food is for purchase on board. Hotel pickup is not included. You can cancel free until 24 hours before. The same cruise is sold on Viator as Tromsø: Arctic Fjord Cruise & Fishing Experience, from US$198.42 (checked November 2026).
What reviewers say
The cruise is rated 4.7 from 5,315 reviews (checked November 2026). Of its 350 newest reviews, 318 give five stars. The fish soup comes up more than anything else: “The highlight was the fish soup 10/10” (9 November 2026), “Catch of the day is haddock. Fish soup is legit” (23 October 2026). The fishing itself takes luck, and reviewers say so without minding: “Fishing requires a bit of luck, but the delicious fish soup made the experience even better” (11 November 2026). Expect the weather too: “It was a cold, rainy day, but the crew made the trip fun and memorable” (8 November 2026). Dress for an afternoon on deck in the Arctic, and use the thermal suit.
Check the fishing cruise dates
Arctic fjord cruise: three companies, three boats
“Arctic Fjord Cruise” is the name three different companies give their Tromsø cruises, and they are not the same trip.
- Polar Adventures, on this page: a smaller boat, fishing throughout, fish soup and drinks included, five hours in the morning or four in the afternoon (see dates).
- Brim Explorer: four hours on a hybrid-electric catamaran from Kaigata 6, at 11:00 AM, with 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM starts on some dates, US$135. Visit Tromsø lists it from Tromsø to Ramfjorden, with departures from February to April and from September to October (Visit Tromsø, checked November 2026), and says it is “a fjord cruise, not a whale-watching tour”. Lunch and drinks are for purchase. It is also sold on Viator as Half Day Arctic Fjord Cruise from Tromso (US$138.36, checked November 2026).
- Rødne Fjord Cruise: 3.5 hours on a catamaran from Nerstranda at 11:00 AM, US$128, with free coffee or tea.
If you want to fish, take Polar Adventures or Hermes II. If you want a bigger catamaran with a café on board and no fishing, take Brim Explorer in its season: Visit Tromsø gives the group size as 8 to 120 (Visit Tromsø, checked November 2026). The comparison below sets the four side by side.
Shorter, longer and after dark
Two hours is enough to see Tromsø from the water: Polar Adventures’ two-hour cruise round the island leaves the same pier at Killengreens gate (US$89). Hermes II’s fjord history cruise takes 2.5 hours on the 1917 boat (US$156). For a whole day, Cruise Service’s six hours on MS Gabriele include an hour ashore on Sommarøy (US$177); Sommarøy from Tromsø compares it with the road. After dark, the evening cruises look for the northern lights: Tromsø northern lights cruise.
Before you book
- Daylight. On Timeanddate’s sun table for Tromsø the sun does not rise from 28 November 2026 to 14 January 2027 and does not set from 19 May to 26 July 2027 (Timeanddate, checked November 2026). Fjord cruise seasons goes through what that means for a cruise.
- Wheelchairs. The fishing cruise is marked wheelchair accessible, but non-folding and electric wheelchairs are not allowed on board.
- Not a whale watching trip. The fjord cruises stay close to Tromsø; whale watching is a separate, longer day.
- Boat or road. Some “fjord tours” from Tromsø are minibus trips: Tromsø fjord tour says which is which, and Tromsø fishing trip compares the two fishing boats.
Fjords, Fishing and Fish Soup
Polar Adventures' cruise from the front pier at Killengreens gate: Ryøya, fishing on the way and fish soup in Ramfjorden, five hours from 10:00 AM or four from 3:30 PM, thermal suits included. Starting from US$193 per person (the all-inclusive fishing cruise: 10:00 AM for 5 hours or 3:30 PM for 4 hours).
See datesTromsø Arctic Fjord Cruise: Questions
Where the boats leave from, how long a fjord cruise from Tromsø lasts, what it costs, the fishing, the dark months and the midnight sun, and where to stay.
From the harbour front in the city centre. Polar Adventures' fishing cruise boards at the front pier at Killengreens gate 7-11, Tromsø; meet 15 minutes before the start. Brim Explorer leaves from the pier beside Skarven Kro, Kaigata 6, Rødne Fjord Cruise from Nerstranda, and Hermes II from pier 12 by Kystens Hus, Stortorget. Hotel pickup is not included on these cruises, so most people walk to the boat. See where to stay in Tromsø.
From US$193 per adult (checked November 2026) for Polar Adventures' cruise with fishing and fish soup, all included. Rødne Fjord Cruise's 3.5-hour cruise is US$128, Brim Explorer's four hours US$135 (lunch for purchase), Hermes II's 2.5-hour history cruise US$156 and Polar Adventures' two hours round the island US$89.
Five hours from 10:00 AM, or four hours from 3:30 PM. Both options cost the same. On the calendar, 16 February 2027 offers only the morning cruise, 18 March and 15 April both, and 14 July only the afternoon cruise (checked November 2026). The route stops at Ryøya and in Ramfjorden, where lunch is served on board.
Fishing, fish soup with bread, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, snacks and thermal suits. If the fishing goes well, the catch goes into the soup made on board. Hotel pickup is not included, and extra food and drinks are for purchase. Free cancellation until 24 hours before.
Yes, if you dress for it: the cruises run through the dark months with heated saloons, and the fishing cruise lends thermal suits. On Timeanddate's sun table for Tromsø the sun does not rise from 28 November 2026 to 14 January 2027, so a midday cruise then sails in twilight rather than sunlight (Timeanddate, checked November 2026). A reviewer on 8 November 2026 called it 'a cold, rainy day, but the crew made the trip fun and memorable'. See fjord cruise seasons.
Not on the daytime cruises; the evening cruises go out for them. Visit Tromsø says the northern lights may be visible in the Tromsø region from late August to early April, that chances are highest under a cloudless sky, and that there are never any guarantees. Polar Adventures' evening cruise is US$125 and Rødne Fjord Cruise's 2.5-hour cruise US$123. See Tromsø northern lights cruise.
No. The fjord cruises look for sea eagles and other wildlife close to Tromsø; whale watching is a separate, longer day. Visit Tromsø states that Brim Explorer's Arctic fjord cruise is 'a fjord cruise, not a whale-watching tour'.
Yes, and on some listings 'fjord tour' means a minibus, not a boat. Enjoy the Arctic's half-day goes to Kvaløya by minibus (US$122) and several tours drive to Sommarøy. See Tromsø fjord tour: boat or road.
No: on these cruises the rods and gear come with the trip. Polar Adventures' cruise includes fishing throughout, and Hermes II lends rods and equipment on its 4.5-hour fishing trip (US$208). See Tromsø fishing trip.
Yes, on Cruise Service's six-hour cruise on MS Gabriele, with one hour ashore on Sommarøy (US$177). Most Sommarøy trips go by road, across Kvaløya. See Sommarøy from Tromsø.
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