Explore the archipelago in Southern Norway

Boat trips on the MS Bragdøya - Summer excursions

MS Bragdøya sails scheduled trips from Kristiansand daily from the end of June…

M/B Høllen charter boat

Sea, sun and skerries as a setting for a company gathering, wedding or party, provide…

Boat sightseeing with M/S Øya Lillesand - Kristiansand - Lillesand

M/S Øya is the fifth boat that still runs in the summer between Lillesand and…

Beach Boat Østerøy

Grimstad is known for its beautiful skerries. This consists of numerous small…

Boat trip summer excursion in Lillesand

Join the island hopping excursion to the archipelago in Lillesand. The boat…

Charter- and ferry boats MS Nidelv, MF Merdø and MF Tromøy

With the boats MS Nidelv (80 pax), MF Merdø (63 pax) and MF Tromøy (97 pax) we offer…

Øisang wooden car ferry M/F Øisang

The ferry runs between Risør city and Øysang. It is certified for 60…

Kystkultur seilas med Skonnerten Aida

Ports of Southern Norway

The old ports in Southern Norway are unique both in a national and international context. In the past, they functioned as an emergency port and bunkering place for ships sailing with goods to and from the Baltic Sea. Today, the outports are better known as idyllic resorts that buzz with life in the summer and go to sleep as soon as the school holidays are over. But in many of the outports, people live and work all year round and it can be at least as idyllic to visit an outport outside the main season.

Ny Hellesund .
Photo: Rene Bjerregård

Explore the ports of Southern Norway

Ny-Hellesund

The islands of Ny-Hellesund formed an outport because they all have good harbors and…

Gamle Hellesund

Gamle Hellesund is located on the island of Helløya in the coastal archipelago…

Merdø island

Merdø island outside of Arendal is hot spot number one for the locals during…

Lyngør island

Lyngør was awarded Europe's best preserved village in 1991. This village…

Brekkestø

In the 18th century guesthouses appeared at Gaupholmen, on Ullerøya and in…

Korshamn

The charming and idyllically positioned coastal village of Korshamn lies just west of…

Ulvøysund

Ulvøysund is an old harbour in Lillesand municipality. It is called Wolfsund…

Accommodation along the coastline

Along the entire southern coast you will find many accommodation options, whether you choose a guest harbour, lighthouse holiday or hotel.

Lindesnes lighthouse at night .
Photo: Rolf Dybvik @Lindesnes fyr

Lighthouse holiday at Lyngør

A lighthouse holiday in Southern Norway allows you to fall asleep while the waves hit…

Stangholmen island

Here you'll find Stangholmen lighthouse with restaurant and bar, outdoor stage…

Homborsund Lighthouse

Homborsund lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island Store…

Grønningen Fyr lighthouse accommodation

In 1981 an agreement was entered into between Bragdøya Kystlag (a coastal…

Accommodation Lindesnes Lighthouse

Stay overnight at Norway's southernmost point. The old lighthouse keeper’s…

Lighthouse holiday at Store Torungen

Lighthouse holiday is possible in the Arendal skerries. Two buildings at Store…

Saltholmen Lighthouse

Saltholmen Lighthouse - the islets were used early in the 19th century for the…

Lyngørporten Restaurant

Combined with a abundant wine list, the Hotel…

Tregde Ferie

Tregde Ferie has cabins and holiday apartments of various sizes for rent. The resort…

Scandic Kristiansand Bystranda

Scandic Kristiansand Bystranda is the newest hotel in Kristiansand and located on the…

Tvedestrand Fjordhotell

Historic Tvedestrand Fjordhotell is situated right at the waterfront of Tvedestrand…

Farsund Fjordhotel

Farsund Fjordhotel is an ideal place for all types of companies, activities, group…

Korshamn Rorbuer

Welcome to the Idyllic Korshamn Rorbuer, Located as Far South in Norway as You Can…

Other experiences in the archipelago

There are many different ways to explore the archipelago. The Sørland coast with its many islands and islets is well suited for kayaking. You can sign up for a guided tour or explore the archipelago on your own. Kayaks and SUP boards can be rented in several places along the coast.

Padling .
Photo: Hakeem Treland

Kote Null

Kote Null brings you closer to our beautiful "Skjærgård" - our…

AnglerPilot - Fishing Trips/ Guiding

Combine Southern Norway’s natural beauty and great fishing, with a guiding…

Double Sea Kayak trip/Kristiansand

The trip starts at Kristiansand guest harbour, which is close to the center and only…

BUA Grimstad

What is BUA? BUA, barn- unge- aktivitet (children- youth- activities) is a…

BUA Lillesand - Utlån av sports- og fritidsutstyr

BUA Mandal - gratis utlån av friluftsutstyr

Do you want to try a new sport, are you going on a trip or do you just need some…

BUA Lyngdal

Explore the first national park in Southern Norway - Raet

Raet National Park was established in 2016 to protect a special natural area that stretches from Valøyene in Grimstad via the entire Arendal coastal strip to Lyngør in Tvedestrand. The national park consists of a total of 607 square kilometers of coastal nature and sea, and the special thing about Raet is that 98% of the national park is underwater.

Here you can see the traces of the ice age
Raet are visible traces of the ice age around 12,000 years ago. The giant glacier retreated, leaving behind huge amounts of rock, sand, gravel and clay that it had swept up along the way. This is how the glacier created a unique coastal landscape.

Raet nasjonalpark .
Photo: Visit Grimstad

Boat trip to Raet National Park

Join M/S Østerøy on a guided tour of Valøyene in Raet National…

Raet National Park in Grimstad

Raet National Park was established in 2016, and is the region’s first…

Welcome center in Arendal for Raet national park

At Vitensenteret Sørland - raet national park welcome center - you can watch…

Experience RAET National Park in Grimstad on bike

At the welcome center you can read about the national park. Take a brochure with you…

Lyngørfjorden Kystkultursenter - Raet national park information center

Lyngørfjorden Kystkultursenter (coastal culture center) can be found at…

Raet Camping

The campsite offers a variety of accommodations, including cabins of different sizes…

Beaches and swimming spots

If there is one thing that Southern Norway has a lot of, it is beautiful beaches. Sjøsanden in Mandal, Bystranda in Kristiansand and Groos in Grimstad are just a few examples. Also visit Hove (part of Raet National Park) and the beaches on Lista for wonderful nature experiences - all year round. Here you will find an overview of the best swimming spots and hiking areas along the coast in Southern Norway.

Badeplassen "Hemmeligstranda" .
Photo: Gjermund Glesnes

Explore the archipelago