Guidebook to Eidkjosen

The nearest bus stop is Eidkjosen, ca 5 min walk, around the Eidehandel and then to the left. 42 goes directly to the airport (25 minutes) and the centrum (40minutes), first bus in the morning is at 5:50, last is at 23:35 (10/2021). 420 to the town centrum. 425 to the airport and the town centrum. Bus schedule at https://www.tromskortet.no/?lang=en_GB Download apps Troms reise for schedules and Troms billett for tickets. One ticket is 36kr for 90min.

Eide Handel, 1 min walk, sells lots of local products. Opening hours 06.00 – 23.00 on weekdays and 07.00 – 22.00 on Saturdays. Rema 1000, 5 min by car, direction towards the bridge. Opening hours 7-23 Monday-Saturday. Eurospar, 5 min by car, direction towards the bridge. Opening hours 7-23 weekdays and 8-22 on Saturdays.

Eide Handel Pizza, 7-22 https://eidehandel.no/pizzameny/ Eide sells also some simple warm meals, coffee and cakes. tlf. +47 926 85 190 BurgerMan - 5 min by car https://burgermankvaloysletta.e-susoft.com/products/ Monday - Friday 11-23 Saturday and Sunday 13-23 tlf. +47 90 24 75 60 Ban Thai, 5 min by car towards the bridge http://www.ban-thai.no/take-away-meny.29480.no.html Tuesday - Sunday 15-20 tlf. +47 77 63 87 15 Husky Cafe, 10 min by car https://villmarkssenter.no/husky-cafe/ Tove´s Tradisjonsmat, 25 min by car in Malangen https://tovestraditionalfood.com/cafe/ +47 916 03 714

Eidhuken gapahauk 1:15 hour to get there and back https://ut.no/hytte/101206 Top of the Håkøya island 2:30 hours to get there and back https://ut.no/turforslag/117198/tur-til-toppen-av-hakya

Wreck of the battleship Tirpitz This was one of the largest battleships. Its wreck is at Håkøya. Mudflat at Tisnes In spring, you can spot wast number of migrating birds here. Plan your visit when it is low tide. Read more at https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1186 Hella, rocks facing Ryastraumen. Hella is a cultural-historical gem and an important recreational area. The Stone Age rock carvings at Skavberg near Hella were discovered in 1950 and it is estimated that some are from 7000 B.C. Top of Hillesøya https://ut.no/turforslag/1114368/topptur-til-hillesya

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You can see them easily from the outside of our house but for spotting more of them, it is better to go to an even darker place. Some of them are on this map by Tromso kommune: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8361a696f6174429b29503fb3f9ede74&extent=2095137.3792%2C10944555.5602%2C2126209.0312%2C10964543.8431%2C102100

Our place and the whole of Kvaløya Island is great for observing the northern lights as it is a quite dark place. But in the case of overcast or worst weather, it is very difficult to see auroras through the clouds. So I recommend joining an organized aurora chasing on such a night. The tour operator takes people to places where the weather is better, up to several hours driving. The tour guides will also give valuable advice how to take good quality pictures of northern lights.

Rock´n roll fiskeboll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwyReKmXn1g&list=RDbwyReKmXn1g&start_radio=1 Olle Bolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UO5pW5zmq8 Syng - several songs for the smallest children https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChqEKtjrScGtKy1J4aG9gHQ

Most of the kennels reside on the Kvaloya island. The biggest is Villmarksenteret which provides tours suitable for everyone, who is able to sit in the sledge. If you wish to get more personal experience, you can try one of the smaller kennels. The tours need to be book in advance.

The cutest animals around, you will spot them most probably wandering along the road between Eidkjosen and the bridge to Tromsøya. They let you approach very close but run away when you try to pet them. There are several options for booking reindeer sledging tours if you wish to get in close contact with them.

The whales come every year in winter to fjords on Kvaløya island. It is possible to spot them from a parking lot along the road, but for a lifetime experience you should book a tour.