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Tromsø Urban Floating: Arctic Cathedral Views
4.6
10 Ratings
Tromsø
Experience Tromsø’s magic with our Urban Floating adventure. Float in rescue suits, enjoy Arctic views, and leap into refreshing waters. Fun for all ages!
Experience Tromsø’s magic with our Urban Floating adventure. Float in rescue suits, enjoy Arctic views, and leap into refreshing waters. Fun for all ages!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vervet - Dive into the vibrant heart of Tromsø with our Urban Floating adventure at the picturesque Vervet. This distinctive activity perfectly combines relaxation and excitement, offering both tranquil and exhilarating moments. Participants don specially designed immersion rescue suits, allowing them to float effortlessly in the harbor while…
- Vervet - Dive into the vibrant heart of Tromsø with our Urban Floating adventure at the picturesque Vervet. This distinctive activity perfectly combines relaxation and excitement, offering both tranquil and exhilarating moments. Participants don specially designed immersion rescue suits, allowing them to float effortlessly in the harbor while enjoying stunning views of the Arctic Cathedral and surrounding mountains. For an added thrill, take a refreshing 2-3 meter plunge from the docks. Suitable for children aged 8 and above with a minimum height of 130 cm. Our experienced guides ensure your safety and comfort throughout the floating session.
We’ll start by welcoming you to our container HQ, situated on a historic shipyard. Here, you can store your personal belongings and get suited up for the water.
Our guide will provide comprehensive instructions and assist everyone in donning their suits to ensure readiness for the water.
When it’s time to enter the ocean, we’ll gently descend the old shipyard’s concrete ramp.
For an extra thrill, you can try jumping from the docks into the water. After your aquatic adventure, we’ll reconvene at our container Floating HQ to enjoy a hot or cold drink together.
What's Included
- Rescue suits for floating
- Insulation overalls for under rescue suits
- Tea and coffee
- Rescue suits for floating
- Insulation overalls for under rescue suits
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
Discover the magic of Tromsø with our Urban Floating adventure at Vervet! This unique experience combines relaxation and thrill, making it perfect for all adventurers. Don our specially designed immersion rescue suits and float effortlessly in the harbor, soaking in stunning views of the Arctic Cathedral and surrounding mountains.
For a burst of…
Discover the magic of Tromsø with our Urban Floating adventure at Vervet! This unique experience combines relaxation and thrill, making it perfect for all adventurers. Don our specially designed immersion rescue suits and float effortlessly in the harbor, soaking in stunning views of the Arctic Cathedral and surrounding mountains.
For a burst of adrenaline, leap from the docks into the refreshing waters. Suitable for children aged 8 and above, this activity ensures fun for the whole family.
Our experienced guides will ensure your safety and comfort throughout. Join us for an unforgettable adventure and create lasting memories in the Arctic!
Location
Vervet
We're located at the south side of the docks. If you go to Vervet are you'll find us, or we'll find you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(10 Ratings)
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Caminitoamor
Nov 17, 2025
Three amazing experiences in Tromsø - I took three incredible tours in Tromsø, and each one offered something truly unforgettable.
The first was floating in an icy fjord—honestly one of the best experiences of my life. I recommend it to everyone. With the special flotation suits, it’s surprisingly easy to float, and they keep you completely dry and protected from the freezing water. It’s a peaceful, surreal experience that I’ll never forget.
The second tour was a visit to a reindeer farm, where I got to spend time with these gentle and adorable animals while learning more about the Sami culture in Norway. After feeding and walking among the reindeer, we warmed up inside a Lavvu, a traditional Sami tent, and enjoyed a delicious traditional soup.
The third experience was a walking food tour that took us on a tasting journey through some of Norway’s most iconic delicacies. It was a fantastic way to discover local flavors, learn about the country’s culinary traditions, and explore Tromsø from a completely different perspective.
All three tours were amazing in their own way, and I’d highly recommend them to anyone visiting Tromsø.
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Ally_g
Sep 18, 2025
Loved this activity - I didn’t know what I was getting myself into…but ended up loving this! It was so relaxing. Would definitely do this again.
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Sumitra_m
Jan 1, 2025
Don't hesitate, book this! - Wow! This was beyond anything I could have imagined. Once we arrived in Tromso, my family was apprehensive about doing this arctic float - it was sooo cold outside, and the idea of suiting up to be in the 34 degree water was not appealing at all.
But, we grudgingly went. And we are so glad we did! We all rated this our favorite activity of the trip. It's so relaxing being in the water, and somehow, we stayed warm throughout.
Here are the questions I had before going, hopefully this review clears it up for you:
--we wore a base layer and mid layer there and doubled up on socks. They give you another pair of socks + a wool onesie + a heavy duty survival suit that is not supposed to let water in. Just make sure all the straps are secured everywhere!
--the idea of a night swim is cool if you can see the northern lights. We could only book the day one, which turned out to be great bc pictures (they take them!) come out better, and we had a great view of the city
--we wanted the trip that was out in the middle of the ocean, but it was all booked up, so we settled for the city docks version. That ended up being awesome. The differences - city docks scenery is prob not as nice, but you can float around more bc there is less ice. And you get to jump from a dock into the ocean if that exites you (I did not care to do this but the rest of my family did). If you want that picture where you are surrounded by ice floes, that is only in the other trip.
Juan was a great guide, and we 100% recommend doing this! I HATE being cold, but surprisingly this ended up being the activity where we felt the warmest haha.
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Vaishakh_k
Dec 25, 2024
Fun experience - Fanny was very good at explaining everything and made it a fun and enjoyable experience. The activity was safe. It’s difficult to last for 2 hours
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Lisa_s
Dec 14, 2024
Like meditating - I love swimming in open water so this was an opportunity I was keen to grab. I also love cold water swimming, but wearing the insulating layers and floatation suit I couldn't feel the cold at all- it was like swimming whilst wrapped in a high tog duvet. I loved the tranquility of watching the mountains, but there is the option to jump off the harbour wall if you prefer more action. Loved it, would go again!
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Franciscacj2207jl
Nov 27, 2024
You have to do it ❤️ - Amazing ! You have to do it if or if, you know, only experience of swimming in the Arctic Sea. You can even shoot a nail if you want. I felt safe all the time with Juan, he was the best guide ❤️. A tromso MUST
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Swedishtomcat
Oct 30, 2024
Unique experience - Dressed in Arctic survival suits, we waded down the slipway into the chilly water to float around Tromsø harbour. This was a unique and memorable experience and actually quite relaxing. Passersby on the quayside stopped and took photos. Our guide also took plenty of pictures too. 90 minutes was ample time before we started to get a bit cold.
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Margr_tr_sag2024
Sep 18, 2024
UNIQUE experience - Floating in the sea by Tromsø was a fantastic and UNIQUE experience. Being both dry and warm in the floating overall in the cold sea was amazing. It’s such a quiet and peaceful moment that brings you a complete mindfulness. Those who wanted more action could jump from the sidewalk wall into the sea. I highly recommend this floating activity that was so unique and one of the highlights of our trip to Tromsø
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Climber36608675606
Sep 15, 2024
Floating weightlessly in the Tromso harbour basin - As a couple of more than 60, we decided spontaneously on the 13th of September for the urban floating in the Tromsoer Hafen at 12 o'clock. The guide was super nice and humorous, because of our bumpy English. He briefly introduced us to the matter, dropped off the clothes and explained and off we went. Simply glide slowly into the water, lay on your back and enjoy, look at the sky and walk forward with slight arm movements.
Eun quite great experience, the suits are tiptop, you don't have cold. The guide takes photos and is there, he supports. Just let your soul dangle and enjoy. We can only recommend the floating, that should be tried if you are in Tromso. Very great, the Giude a big thank you for the great morning and the private lesson.
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Therinaldi
Jan 14, 2025
Tour got cancelled by Authentic North - My family and I booked the Arctic Ocean Urban Floating with Authentic North. We liked that the minimum-age restriction allowed our youngest child to participate; and that there were no overpriced extras bundled into the activity, like transportation to and from the venue, fjord viewing, selfie stops, etc. We were self-driving, staying at a remote location, well outside of town, and so we had ample opportunities to do all these on our own, as pleased us best.
Excited and giddied-up by the prospect of jumping into freezing-cold water, we walked to the meeting point. That was a feat right there - the instructions provided in the confirmation email told of a street that has yet to appear on GoogleMaps, without a door number to look for. Upon getting there, we were informed that the emergency survival suits had got wet on the inside with the previous bunch of tourists, and so our tour was cancelled.
That prompted several questions that have mostly remained unanswered. How can suits meant to protect people in life-and-death situations in the open ocean be made unusable by tourists wading into a calm area of a secluded marina? Were they broken or ill-adjusted? As this seems to not be a first, why do Authentic North insist on making multiple daily sessions available for booking? Why is no alternative offered?
To anyone contemplating the possibility of booking with Authentic North, I suggest that you enquire, beforehand, about the current status of their equipment, how frequent cancellations are, options should the excursion fall through, etc. Otherwise, you risk, like us, wasting a day you plan around a given tour, with extremely limited available last-minute alternatives. (Tromsø is a booming destination, tours fill-up quickly, you should not expect being able to go on any organized activity without booking ahead.)
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