Winter Walk on the Wild Side Tromsø

Listen to the sound crackling under your snowshoes as you hike through the Arctic wilderness. This snowshoeing activity brings travellers into the landscape. Experience heart-stopping views of Norwegian fjords, valleys and mountains. During your hike through the winter landscape we'll find the best place to enjoy your home-made meal. Relax and keep a lookout for reindeer, eagles, ptarmigans, hares and other wildlife. Afterwards, we'll bring you comfortably back to Tromso city centre.

Season: 1st October - 15th April 
Duration: 4.5 hours 
Carbon emitted: 2kg
Group size: 4 - 15 people (groups over 8 people have a second guide and the group is split) 
Minimum age: 6 years old 
Meeting time: 09:50 in front of the Scandic Ishavhotel 
Departure: 10:00 
Return: Drop off in front of the Scandic Ishavhotel. 
Inclusions: Homemade sandwich with locally sourced ingredients, biscuits (vegan biscuits upon request) & hot drinks, tripods, photos of the tour in web-sized resolution. 

Safety considerations: The tour involves hiking; the conditions may be icy, slippery, uneven, muddy, snowy or otherwise. Please assess your ability to complete this activity.

Important information: 
- Our terms and conditions and our generous cancellation policy can be found here.
- Always travel with travel insurance.
- All participants need to complete the eWaiver before the tour/activity start time. Here is the link to our waiver. It's one eWaiver per participant, no matter how many Wandering Owl activities you join.
- We suggest to download WhatsAPP before travelling to Norway. We prefer to use WhatsAPP or email when communicating with our guests. Remember to keep your phone handy on the day of the tour incase we need to make last minute changes or communicate with you.
- If there is no snow, or not much snow, we'll hike instead of snowshoe. 
- It's a great idea to dress in layers, so as you warm up or cool down you can add and remove layers. We suggest: woolen base layer, woolen sweater, down mid layer and a shell or or windproof jacket as the final layer. Jeans, especially skinny jeans aren't windproof nor do they have any thermal qualities. High heels and fashion shoes are unsuitable.
- We never cancel simply because the forecast says it might be cloudy. We will make the decision on the route or other changes based on safety considerations.
- The activity varies every day of the season. Here is a link to our album to show you how different it can look depending on the environmental conditions at the time. 

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