Lofoten Beyond Reine

Henningsvær - fishing village on three islands

Henningsvær sits on three small islands connected by bridges, once the cod fishing capital of Lofoten.

It's home to Henningsvær Stadion, the football pitch every drone photographer shoots, sitting on rocks above the sea. Hattvika Lodge, where Wanvela bases clients, is a converted rorbu (red fishermen's cabin) at NOK 4,500-7,000 per night.

Nusfjord - a village suspended in time

Nusfjord is a UNESCO-protected village, bought entirely in 1989 to become an "open-air museum." The 30 red wooden houses you see in photos are the original rorbu.

We take clients for boknafisk (Norwegian dried fish) at Karoline Restaurant, chef Lars Olav has been here 20+ years, sourcing from the same harbor as the fishermen out the window.

Å - the end of the E10 road

Å (pronounced "Aw") is the shortest village name in Norway and possibly the world. It sits at the end of the E10 road, past it, the open Atlantic.

The Norwegian Fishing Village Museum here is housed in authentic rorbu, showing the history of klipfisk (dried fish) that Lofoten has exported globally since the 1100s, especially to Portugal and Brazil.

"On aurora night 3, we drove clients from Hattvika up the mountain near Nusfjord. KP 6, clear skies, no light pollution. Green light covered nearly half the sky." - Wanvela trip log, February 2026

How Wanvela structures 7 nights in Lofoten

1. Nights 1-3, Hattvika Lodge in Henningsvær, base
2. Day 2, Reine day trip (morning, before cruise ships)
3. Day 3, Nusfjord lunch + Å afternoon
4. Nights 4-7, Hattvika continued, aurora hunting nightly
5. Last day, drive back to Svolvær, flight to Oslo

Tips from 5 years of travel

• Reine before 9 AM, cruise ships dock at 10. We arrive earlier
• Nusfjord in winter, sometimes closed for snow. Check ahead
• Å is 90 minutes by car, from Henningsvær. Plan it as a half-day
• Aurora is best where it's darkest, chauffeur up the mountain, away from town

Read next: Hattvika Lodge review or Best months for Norway aurora.