Friluftsliv in Norway

Innovation Norway, a Norwegian government office in the embassy in Washington, D.C., has come up with packages to help travelers experience friluftsliv, which translates as “open air life.”

Designed to help visitors connect with nature in Norway, the “Passport to Friluftsliv” itineraries offered by several tour operators can be customized for hiking, fishing, bird-watching, etc. For a list of participating tour companies, e-mail usa@innovationnorway.no or visit www.visitnorway.com/friluftsliv.

For example, on the “King Crab Safari” with Borton Overseas (800/843-0602), travelers stay in Kirkenes, catch king crab from a boat in the fjord, have an all-you-can-eat crab lunch, overnight in the SnowHotel and go snowshoeing, snowmobiling and dog sledding.

Priced from $3,296 per person, double occupancy, plus air taxes, the 6-night package includes round-trip air on Scandinavian Airlines from Newark, New Jersey; flights Oslo-Kirkenes-Oslo; two nights in Oslo and four in Kirkenes; transfers; the activities; three dinners in Kirkenes, and breakfast daily.