Activities
Boat tours:
Vega Tourist Information office in cooperation with local tourist companies, organize boat tours to some of the islands. These trips are made with sturdy boats, each one registered to carry around 50 passengers. You are accompanied by a local guide on board and ashore. Your local host in each fishing village will share the history of the island and invite you for a traditional meal.
Contact: tourist information, tel. 479 07 132.
Cycling:
Vega is made for cycling with plenty of flat terrain and good roads. Experience Vega in “slow motion”. Great cultural landscapes and active agriculture can be seen. Bike rental at the tourist office.
Fishing:
Free angling for children under the age of 16 in Lake Floa. Grimsøysundet (by the Grimsøy bridge) and the Purka offer ideal conditions for fishing with rod and line from land. NB! Rørøy- and Færset waterways are protected from fishing.
Trout fishing:
Licence for fishing in lakes and rivers can be bought at Sport & Fritidsstua (the local sports shop) v/Torleif Hansen (Gladstad), box 19, 8980 Vega, tel. (+47)75 03 60 60 / 918 05 436.
E-mail: thvp@hansensvillmarksprodukter.no
Hunting:
Licence for hunting , grouse, roe deer, goose, duck and hare can be bought at Sport & Fritidsstua v/Torleif Hansen (see above).
Canoeing and kayaking:
For those who want to explore our archipelago, the possibilities are numerous. Idyllic spots are numerous. Vega Opplevelsesferie has kayaks for rent. They arrange day trips and longer tours including guiding and meals.
Contact: tel. 415 69 859 / 977 51 308, www.vegaopplevelsesferie.no
Tracking:
Marked trails around the island. (See left menu).
Riding:
At Vega Camping and Leisure Farm at Floa you can ride horses with or without a companion and ride into the spectacular nature of Vega.
Contact: tel. 943 50 080, www.vegacamping.no
Swimming and recreation:
Many small bays around the island. The best beaches are in the south, at Eidem.
Sea rafting:
We take you wherever you want to go and customize the tour to your needs and desires. More information on www.vegahavrafting.no.
Contact: tel. 915 19 952 / 959 35291
Bird watching:
Many different kinds of birds, specially in the protected areas.
Flowers and plants:
A rich flora including the unique Vega bedstraw (Vegamaure, Galium normanii), Norway's one and only but common in Iceland.
Many different kinds of orchids can be found and quite unusual; mountain plants are also found in the lowland. Some of the flowers are gathered here (only in Norwegian, new window).
Deep sea fishing:
Hire a boat and be guaranteed a catch!
Outdoor sports facilities:
IL Vega, the local sports club, boasts fine facilities behind the school at Gladstad. A hall used for sports in winter and various events in the summer, football grounds, both artificial turf and grass and a lighted ski trail.
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