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has
been in the sky above the Varangerfjord since the beginning of
time.
The Kamchatka King Crab came in the seventies. Now you have the
possibility to experience them both. While looking to the sky for
the Northern Lights we’ll
drop
our crab pots
to the
bottom of the sea
and just
wait for these giants to be trapped. Normally that should be no
problem
during late September and beginning of October.
As the
name tells, the Kamchatka King Crab has it’s origin from the sea
outside the Kamchatka peninsula in the eastern part of Russia. The
quality of the meat is exquisite – even better than that of the
crabs by the Kamchatka peninsula and its “relative”, the Alaskan
King Crab. Because of this they are wanted at any restaurant table
all over the world. Now you have the possibility to fish and
taste. Hopefully with the Northern Lights flaming above you.
What
we’ll experience during this
7-days
trip will be approximately as follows: King Crab fishing,
"fish-fishing",
Northern Lights, visit to the Russian border at Storskog, visit to
the King Oscar chapel by the Russian border at Grense Jakobselv,
visit to the small fishing village of Bugøynes (where the
inhabitants mostly are ancestors
from
Finish immigrants
and where
they
process the crabs), visit to the Saami settlement Varangerbotn and
the Saami museum there,
hiking in the area, wildlife and more.
The last evening will be spent at the
Sirkka farm in Vadsø
where you’ll enjoy a real finish sauna, outdoor wooden hot tub and
a
gourmet
meal based on local game and fish.
At a
time of the year the climate is relatively comfortable,
considering the latitude, with nice temperatures and hardly any
rain.
This
is the ultimate late autumn arctic experience!
See our
Departures 2008
for more information about dates, prices etc.
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