Accommodation near Tromsø Norway
(All Year Around)
POLAR CABIN
-Meet us in nature-
The Polar Cabin is a traditional Norwegian cottage. It offers accommodation and activities during summer and winter in a spectacular arctic landscape at Vågnes, 20 km from Tromsø city centre
This is a perfect base camp for outdoor activities, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, observing Northern Lights or just relaxing, barbequing, reading books, listening to birds singing and enjoying nature.
You can check availability and book on airbnb, or write to us.
Click on the price to open a link to airbnb.
All Cabin for max. 10 persons
We rent out
SNOWSHOES Tubbs VRT 24” 150 NOK/DAY
In winter season it is highly recommended to use snowshoes or skis to get to the cabin.
FACILITIES
The Polar Cabin has spacious living/social room, fully equipped kitchen - refrigerator, microwave, stove, coffee machine filters, kettle, detergents, two bedrooms in the attic with 10 beds - one bedroom sleeps 6 and the other sleeps 4 (beds are arranged in alcoves sleeping 2), 1 toilet with toilet paper, 1 shower, barbecue facility outside cabin, slippers.
We will be at your service during your stay.
HOW TO GET THERE
TRANSPORT BY BUS
From the airport, you have to get to the city by Flybuss or bus number 42 to bus terminal
Tromsø Prostneset. From Tromsø Prostneset,
(the main bus station located beside the Tromsø Tourist Information Office)
you have to take a district bus number 450 Trømsø-Oldervik to
Sør-Vågnes Snuplass (name of the bus stop).
There is no bus connection on Sundays.
You can easily check timetables by inputting ‘
from Tromsø Prostneset (Tromsø) to Sør-Vågnes snuplass (Tromsø)’
See timetables and more information here
You can also rent a car, taxi
You will also need to stop at a supermarket to buy food.
TRANSPORT WITH CAR
If you drive north to Oldervik, you'll find Vågnes approx. 5 km before Skittenelv.
Just after the sign for Skittenelv Camping, turn right to the parking area where you have to park your car in summer and in winter too.
Click here to open parking location on google maps.
FROM PARKING
From the parking place, you have to walk and follow the forest road,
where the gravel road splits after half km turn right when you will see direction sign "Kynnmobakken",
It is all about 1.3 km hike uphill. (20-30min.)
Click here to open Polar Cabin location on google maps.
You need to be able to take your own luggage and food up the hill to the cabin.
We dont recomend suitcase luggage.
Better is bag luggage, that you can take on your back.
