There are destinations where mountains rise from the sea like sculptures and the night sky becomes your show. In this ski-sail expedition in the Lofoten Islands, you journey through remote fjords by sail, ski across untouched slopes, and sleep under dancing auroras. It’s for those seeking both motion and stillness, for those whose adventure pulses as loud as their wonder.
Duration: 7 nights
Best months: February to May
Price: from USD 11,700 per person, excluding flights
Country: Norway
Region: Lofoten Islands, Steigen & Manshausen Coastline
Your Ski-Sail Arctic Expedition
Setting Sail from Sea Level to Snowy Peaks
Touch down in Bodø and step aboard your floating base for the next part of your week — a historical schooner transformed into your home at sea. By evening you set sail into cold fjords, past steep cliffs, heading toward regions where skiable peaks rise vertically from icy waters.
Fjords, peaks and northern skies in perfect harmony
Days of Peak Exploration & Fjord Shores
Wake early, don skis and climb named and unnamed summits. Glide down powdery slopes, then return to the schooner for warm meals and views from the deck. Between runs, you may kayak, fish or simply drift through fjord waters under pastel light.
Manshausen: Design, Comfort & Aurora Views
Mid-week, your route brings you to the Manshausen sea cabin lodge perched on rocky promontories. From that cocoon of glass-fronted elegance, you’ll watch northern lights reflect across fjords, spend nights warm and quiet, and days exploring nearby peaks or paddling in calm bays.
Peaks, Silence & Wild Shores
Some days call for adrenaline: steep descents, frozen ridges, high passes. Others for quiet: beach shore walks, distant horizons, soft light across snowfields. At every moment, the landscape shifts — snow-white, sea-blue, sky-purple, until it settles in memory.
Signature Moments You’ll Carry
- Waking aboard a schooner in fjords, mountains at your horizon
- Skiing untouched slopes that feel made for one’s own footsteps
- Kayaking or fishing in calm fjord waters under crisp arctic light
- Watching auroras dance over glass cabins at Manshausen
- Nights of silence broken only by wind, waves, snow
Ready for Something Extraordinary?
We craft journeys that go beyond the ordinary—blending stunning landscapes with immersive cultural encounters. Designed for travelers seeking authenticity, wonder, and unforgettable memories.
Why This Journey Becomes Part of You
Because this isn’t just a trip—it’s an immersion. You swap routine for edge, the known for the remote. You move between sea and summit, between heat-of-activity and hush of snow. When you return home, you bring back more than photos: you carry the calm of fjord water, the thrill of descent, the memory of aurora light touching water. You’ve been somewhere wild—and that wild changes you.
