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Norway

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Travel to Norway travel

Norway is a country with ample of space, pleasant people and plenty to offer. From skiing and polar bears to stunning fjords and mountains, Norway has something to please every type of tourist. The Scandinavian country of Norway is well-known for its distant location, implausible panorama and its fantastic fjords. Norway boasts huge historic cities, wonderful cathedrals, a progressive population and endless ways to stay energetic outdoors. Norway is an incredible country and one that should be on every traveler’s bucket list. Some of the reasons to travel here consist of the standard things like security, and overall pleasure of the population, and then, certainly, the Northern Lights.

Diving in Norway

Fjord Norway is a grand, top-notch diving spot. You will get a prosperous wildlife, thrilling diving territory and a great number of wrecks. Gulen and Nordmøre are diving locations for international divers. A number of diving centers are available in cities for instance Stavanger, Bergen and Kristiansund. Every year divers from all over the world travel to the coast of Fjord Norway to discover what is referred to as an outstanding diving area. The blend of rich marine life, exhilarating underwater landscapes and a huge number of wrecks makes for a memorable diving holiday. There are modernized and dedicated diving resorts in the region.

Diving regions in Norway (4)

Gulen / Outer Sognefjord Wreck Diving Area

WWII-era wreck-diving region on the western fringe of the Sognefjord (Gulen municipality), with 25+ known wrecks including the famous SS Frankenwald, plus notable nudibranch diversity.

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Lofoten Islands

Arctic archipelago in Nordland known for cold-water walls, kelp forests and wrecks, warmed by the Gulf Stream despite its location above the Arctic Circle.

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Saltstraumen

Narrow tidal strait near Bodø with one of the world's strongest tidal currents, designated a marine protected area, offering brief-window drift diving among dense kelp and anemone walls.

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Skjervøy / Kvænangen Orca Region

Fjord region around Skjervøy in Troms, on the Kvænangen fjord, currently the principal site for snorkeling with wild orcas as they follow overwintering herring, having succeeded the historically famous Tysfjord.

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Dive centers in Norway (8)

Country info

Capital
Oslo
Region
Europe
Subregion
Northern Europe
Population
5.223.256
Area
323.802 km2
Currency
Norwegian krone (NOK)
Languages
Norsk, Norsk bokmål, Norsk nynorsk
Time zones
UTC+01:00
Dialing code
+47
Demonym
Norwegian
Top-Level-Domain
.no
Staatenbuende
European Free Trade Association