6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

My 2024's First Trip on my quest to go beyond #lakbay100... Jan. 28 to Feb. 26, 2024

Winter Europe 2023 (My Norway first visit)

My first visit to Norway was in Winter 2023 (my first Winter European trip). Norway was the 38th country on my quest to visit all 44 countries of Europe and the 135th country on my journey beyond #lakbay100 Countries (presently at 141).

Norway (Norge or Noreg) is the westernmost, northernmost—and in fact the easternmost—of the three Scandinavian countries. Best known for the complex and deep fjords along its west coast which stretches from the North Sea near Denmark and Scotland into the Arctic Ocean and has borders with Finland, Sweden and the northwestern tip of Russia.

https://wikitravel.org/en/Norway

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NORWAY

timezone - UTC +0100H   capital - Oslo    language - Norwegian    currency - Kroner (NOK)

visa - Philippine passport holders need to apply before arrival (Schengen Visa Agreement).

1. The world's longest road tunnel is in Norway at 24.5km long.

2. Modern and ancient skiing were invented in Norway

3. Norway rocks the Winter Olympics.

4. Europe's biggest herd of wild reindeer lives in Norway.

5. Norway’s rail journeys are voted the best in Europe.

Norwegian Basic Phrases:

Hæ / Halló (Hi/ Hah-low) = hello          Já / Nei (y-ow / ney) = yes / no

God dag (gud dag) = good day          Ha det (ha det) = bye

Takk (tak) = thank you          Unnskyld (un-shin) = sorry

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso) 2024

ITINERARY FOR 6-DAYS BUDGET DIY SOLO TRIP IN WINTER NORWAY

This trip is part of the 28-Day Budget DIY Birthday Solo Trip in Winter Europe 2024.

Day 22: February 19 Monday NORWAY 1

1255H ETD Reykjavik KEF UTC +0000H; flight SK4788

1635H ETA Oslo OSL UTC +0100H; 2hr transit

1840H ETD Oslo OSL; flight SK4432 (€237/₱14.9K)

2040H ETA Tromso TOS UTC +0100H

2110H Bus #24 to Grøholtvegen 21; dinner 172

Booked online Longyearbyen bus tour 385 NOK; Northern Lights Bus Tour 1,295 NOK

SDK Apartment 1 night (722NOK/₱4.2k)

TOTAL: 2,280 ISK + 1,873 NOK

Day 23: February 20 Tuesday NORWAY 2

0930H ETD Hostel; bus #24 to airport 22

1215H ETD Tromso; flight SK4414 (€323/₱20k)

1400H ETA Longyearbyen; shuttle bus return 170

1600H Longyearbyen bus tour

1800H back to Hostel; dinner 340

Gjestehuset 102 2 nights (/₱4.8k)

TOTAL: 532 NOK

Day 24: February 21 Wednesday NORWAY 3

0800H Breakfast free; Longyearbyen free walk

1130H North Pole Expedition Museum 150

Souvenirs 218; grocery snacks / dinner 259

TOTAL: 627 NOK

Day 25: February 22 Thursday NORWAY 4

1230H Hostel check-out; shuttle to airport

1445H ETD Longyearbyen; flight SK4425

1620H ETA Tromso; Bus #42 to Hostel 44

1730H Tromso Activities Hostel 2N (1,093NOK/₱6.2k)

Burger King 107; walk to Tour meeting point 

1830H Northern Lights Bus Tour (Sommaroy); Aurora sight-seeing success

TOTAL: 151 NOK

Day 26: February 23 Friday I NORWAY 5

0200H Northern Lights Tour back to town

0700H-1000H cruise 647; breakfast 96

1000H-1300H Harstad (3 hrs); lunch 79; Tromsø - Harstad fjord ferry trip

1300H-1545H cruise back 647; Tromsø Cathedral, Arctic Cathedral

Tromso Activities Hostel 2 nights; presents 351; dinner 117

E-Travel Registration Arrival; backpack preparation 

TOTAL: 1,937 NOK

Day 27: February 24 Saturday FLIGHT OUT

0800H Hostel check-out; bus #42 to airport 44

1100H ETD Tromso UTC +0100H; flight SK4451

1330H ETA Copenhagen CPH T3 UTC+0100H; 4.5hr transit

Metro to center 33; short stroll; snacks 68

1805H ETD Copenhagen CPH T3; flight CA878

TOTAL: 44 NOK + 101 DKK

Day 28: February 25 Sunday FLIGHT OUT

0955H ETA Beijing PEK T3 UTC +0800H; 8hr transit

24-HR TWOV Application; Exchange $10 = 72 CNY

Airport Express 25; metro to Center 7

1550H Airport Express back 25; snacks 15

1905H ETD Beijing PEK; flight CA179

TOTAL: 72 CNY

Day 0: February 26 Monday BACK HOME

0010H ETA Manila MNL T1 UTC+0800H; taxi to home 900

Total: ₱800

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso - Harstad Ferry) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso - Harstad Ferry) 2024

6 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Norway (Tromso - Harstad Ferry) 2024

Schengen Visa Application (Greece)

2 Days Budget Solo Trip in Winter Svalbard (Longyearbyen)

Northern Lights in Tromso 2024

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