Destination: norway
Orca Expeditions (6 Days) | From $856/night
MS bergsund Quick Pitch
Join Orca Norway & Strømsholmen Seasportcenter's 6 day orca expeditions aboard an equipped liveaboard boat for 12 divers, MS Bergsund.
Why You'll like Ms bergsund
- Seek for orcas and do free-diving with them
- Only up to 12 guests onboard
- No snorkel experience needed to join the orca expedition trips
- Wireless Internet onboard
- USEA Lectures with USEA Certification / Lecturer Orca Expert Pierre Robert de Latour
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Accommodations - Facilities - Schedule & Rates - Dive Info & Itineraries
Location
The trips embark from Tromsö. Guests will need to fly in to Tromsö Airport (TOS).
Dive Overview
The trip’s main focus is observing and swimming with orcas (killer whales). There’s estimated 1,500 orcas in Norwegian waters and hundreds of them come to northern Norway’s fjords between late October and early February following the herring migration.
Orcas in Norway are of the “North Atlantic Type 1” ecotype, living in closely related pods and sometimes observed in aggregations of hundreds strong. They employ the so-called “carousel feeding” technique, where they herd herring into dense balls, then slap them with their tails to stun the fish and proceed eating them one-by-one. These fjords also get visited by great numbers of humpback whales, preying on herring using the lunge feeding technique, a true spectacle to be witnessed top-side.
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Accommodations
Types of Cabins, Amenities and Photos
Ms Bergsund Cabin Overview
- Cabins under deck : 3 x 1 person cabins, 6 x 2 person cabins (for the guests)
- 5 toilets and 5 showers
General Facilities
Ms bergsund Boat Features
- Lounge with 20 seats for lessons and lectures, TV screen
- Professional chef onboard
- Wireless Internet
- Jacuzzi
- Dinghy
- Rental of complete snorkeling gear, including dry suits in all standard sies
Schedule & Rates
MS Bergsund Schedule & Rates
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RATES for 2025:
3 days orca expedition with USEA Lectures = NOK 39.500,- per person.
Rental of complete equipment with dry-suit, mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, weight-belt, underwear/thinsulate and aquafloat / 3 days = NOK 1.650,-- per person
6 days orca expedition with USEA Lectures = NOK 69.500,- per person.
Rental of complete equipment with dry-suit, mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, weight-belt, underwear/thinsulate and aquafloat / 6 days = NOK 2.800,- per person.
Biology Course by Dott. Alessandro de Maddalena = NOK 6.000,- per person
Course Program :
Classification, size, coloration, morphology, swimming, anatomy, reproduction, habitat, distribution, movements, social behavior, predatory strategies, diet, relationships with humans.
Lecture time : Approx 1 hour per evening.
INCLUSIONS
- Liveaboard expedition and accommodation in an equipped liveaboard boat
- All meals/food, coffee/tea/soft-drinks
- All guiding and transport to the field for seeking orcas
- Snorkeling with orcas
- Dinghy with driver and guide (fuel is included)
- Harbor Fee
- Bedclothes and towels included
- Hot tub
- Wireless Internet onboard
- One evening with Hydrophone for listening to the sound of orcas and humpbacks (if conditions allow)
- USEA Lectures with USEA Certification / Lecturer Orca Expert Pierre Robert de Latour (approx. one hour per evening).
- They offer pick-up service from Tromsö city to the boat tour/retour Free of Charge.
Exclusions
- No flights or other transfer to/from Tromsö included in the offer
- Rental of complete equipment with dry-suit, mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, weight-belt, underwear/thinsulate and aquafloat /3 days = NOK 1.200,- per person.
- Rental of complete equipment with dry-suit, mask, snorkel, fins, gloves, weight-belt, underwear/thinsulate and aquafloat /6 days = NOK 2.100,- per person
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
RATES & AVAILABILITY
For more information on other departure dates, rates, and on availability email us at info@bluewaterdivetravel.com or call us at +1-310-915-6677 and we will gladly help you plan your dream dive vacation!
Dive Information & Itineraries
Orca trips
Every year from the end of October to beginnng of February, the probably largest gathering of killing whales in the world take place in Troms region, far north of Norway, due to enormous amounts of herring. Sometimes as many as 50-60 orcas and humpback whales can be observed at the same time. We follow the orcas closely to watch them play and feed. When possible, we enter the water and swim with them. To be with these magnificent animals in their own habitat is an experience for life.
Water temperature in October - January is about 4 - 6°C (39 - 42°F) and air temperature ranges from -7 to +10°C (20 - 50°F).
A typical day onboard
- Wake up at 07:30 am
- Breakfast at 08:00-08:30 am
- Boat leaves the harbour about 09:00 am.
- We go out to the fjord for seeking orcas.
- Sometimes we see the animals immediately and can start the operation soon.
- Other days we need hours to find the orcas. When we find the orcas we move to the less boat (dinghy equipped with dry-suit and keep the camera ready for photo action.
- Normally we are in the dinghy two to three hours and then back to the main ship for eating hot soup, coffee break and lunch.
- When the darkness is coming we go to the closest bay or harbor to stay the night over.
- Dinner onboard at 18:00 hrs.
USEA
USEA is the network for those who care about the respect of the comfort and the wild nature of marine mammals. Approved by scientists working in the field of marine mammals, USEA interactions are much better than enforced encounters for both diver and marine mammal.
On board the boat during ORCA EXPEDITION, guided by the best specialists you will learn with USEA techniques how to come close and interact in the best conditions with orcas and large whales.
Successful USEA interaction allows you to be USEA Diver, registered in the network with an unique number. You will have your own Certification.
Other Information
Boat specifications
- Length: 27 meters
- Wide: 7 meters
- Depth: 3,5 meters
- Max guests: 12
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Time Zone: UTC+2
- Local Currency: NOK (Norwegian Krone)
- Language Spoken: Scandinavian, English and French
- Electricity: 230V
- Payment Onboard: Cash
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