DUTCHEXPLORERS.COM
The Travel Company for Outdoor Minded People
The Travel Company for Outdoor Minded People
We are an adventure and expedition travel company based in Norway that organise expeditions, outdoor adventures and survival courses in remote, pristine and challenging places in Arctic Norway. Our adventures are intended for outdoor and nature people that do not want to do the tourist thing. You can join us year round, and we travel with small groups. Our adventures are loaded with activities like kayaking, snowshoeing, mountaineering, diving, trekkings, sailing, canyoning, caving, skiing and much more. We offer adventures for beginners and more experienced people. We explore in expedition-style and love the thrilling atmosphere of adventure, challenges and discovering new areas.
Our mission is to guide you safely into the Norwegian wilderness, teach you a lot, reconnect you with nature and let you experience the beauty of the Arctic.
Eelco Mersch, founder of Dutchexplorers.com
travel ideas for MAY
THE ARRIVAL OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
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In the end of May the midnight sun will arrive and we will have 24 hours of daylight for a couple of months in Arctic Norway. Take a look at the travel ideas below or check the complete program for May to get the whole picture.
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EXPLORE LOFOTEN OUTDOOR ROAD TRIP |
Vestfjord hiking and sea kayaking expedition
We have introduced a new expedition with a focus on multi-day hiking in the Norwegian mountains combined with a magnificent sea kayaking adventure. To join you need to have some outdoor experience (tenting, outdoor cooking, backpacking). This trip is quite adventures, because we plan a multi-day island hopping trip with kayaks to several uninhabited islands of the wide Vestfjord. Can you imagine... camp with tents on small scenic islands, stay overnight in tents, catch some fish to grill on a small fire and more. After we washed the salt of our skins we go out for a multi-day cabin-to-cabin backpacking trip. Take a look at the details. This expedition (9 days) is organised each month in the period March - September 2019. Costs are 1575 Euro per person.
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GET ADDICTED TO MOUNTAINS
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SUMMER OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR FAMILIES IN ARCTIC NORWAY
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This family adventure is organised in the period June - September and you will experience summer in the Arctic. In June and July the days are endless with the midnight sun. This trip is organised north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. So you can look forward to steep mountains, awesome fjords, a coastline full of islands and wild rivers running through dense forests. This outdoor adventure is organised in an area called Steigen, superb nature and off-the-beaten-track. Welcome to our Arctic wilderness. You can choose the activities that you like to do with your family.
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Our latest videos
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Relax, we are waiting for you! (Funny)
Having a good time is an essential part of adventure. This video illustrates that quite perfect.
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Ice Fishing Adventures (Trailer)
Ice fishing is a great way to experience the atmosphere of the Arctic. The best period for ice fishing is November until mid April.
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EXPLORE THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS OFF-THE-BEATEN-TRACK
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The Lofoten Islands are world famous for its fantastic scenery, but it is also considered as a tourist trap. But this shouldn't be a reason to skip this part of Norway. We organize unique road trips to rare visited areas in stunning surroundings. We travel by car to remote places where we go hiking, snowshoeing and explore trails in the mountains. We will explore dramatic fjords, scenic beaches and we take you to awesome valleys. On these road trips, we often take kayaks with us which gives us the opportunity to see nature from a totally different angle. We stay overnight in small cabins, fishermen's houses and other adventurous accommodation.
back-to-basics version - more LUXURY version (NEW)If you like to stay overnight in tipi tents on some days during this trip, then choose for the back-to-basic version. This adventurous journey to the Lofoten Islands is one of our most popular road trips. 
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design your next adventure to scandinavia
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If you are with a group of two or more people we can arrange a lot for you! Longer trips, shorter trips, alternative dates, new places and more. Tell us what you want and we can try to compose a new adventure. All our adventures are home cooked, so don't worry! We just need to know what kind of ingredients you like and we do a proposal. We like adventurous trips with a variety of activities like kayaking, caving, mountaineering, canyoning, sailing, hiking, exploring islands, wildlife observing, sea fishing and more....
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THE FUN FACTOR
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Adventure is more than mixing ingredients like challenges, hard to reach destinations, remote areas and tough undertakings. It is also about living the dream, enjoying a good time and connecting to nature. Thats when The Fun Factor comes in ....
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ARCTIC safety and SURVIVAL COURSES IN NORTHERN NORWAY |
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DUTCHEXPLORERS organise 9-days adventures in which we focus on providing you outdoor, bushcraft and survival skills in remote areas. To give you a broad experience we will take you to places with different conditions, like mountains, sea & coastal areas, forests, valleys and areas that are full of streams and waterfalls. These courses are perfect for beginners and people that want to upgrade their skills. During your stay with us we organise 10 workshops to provide you basic skills for staying safe and happy in the wilderness areas. But most of the time we will be out in the Arctic nature to give your confidence a boost. We will make basecamps high in the mountains, on remote islands and in dense forests. You will stay in tents, mountain cabins, self build shelters, under tarps and snow holes (in wintertime). We run these courses year round, and they are organised north of the Arctic Circle.
Some facts: 9 days, costs 1175 Euro, Arctic Norway, organised all seasons, for beginners and more experienced people, 10 workshops with must-have skills. Bushcraft, Outdoor, Safety and Survival. 
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DUTCHEXPLORERS GOES SWEDEN
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In April we announce our new adventures for travels to the north of Sweden for those who miss real winters! Stay tuned for our upcoming Swedish adventures. Loaded with snowshoeing, hiking, cross-country skishoeing, icefishing, road trips and wildlife. Prepare for low temperatures, fun and winter scenery. Curious, interested and cannot wait.... Contact us and we tell you more!
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE DUTCHEXPLORERS NEWSLETTEREvery few weeks we sent out our newsletter OUTPOST with news about upcoming travels, inside stories, travel tips and of course a lot of pictures and videos. Subscribe to our newsletter and be informed about our Arctic adventures.
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