Three powerful facets of the natural world are waiting on this excursion. 

At the top of the mountains there is always snow and big and small glaciers, the largest of which is Svartisen, northern Scandinavia's largest glacier. The Svartisen (Black Ice) Glacier got its name not because it is so black, but because it is so blue! The deep blue colour of the ice contrasts with the fresh white snow drifts, and so the ice appears black. 

With the Glacier stretching towards the water, below we stop at a cafe where you can taste the Norwegian speciality, lefser, while enjoying a wonderful view to the glacial landscape. 

On your way back to the ship, you can see the Saltstraumen, the world's strongest tidal current.  The sea forces itself through the narrow strait and into the fjord with a the height difference between the water on both sides of the strait of up to one metre. The strong currents can create whirlpools that are ten metres wide and four to five metres deep.  These violent currents are teaming with life. Cod, saithe, halibut, monkfish and wolf fish swim in shoals that make Saltstraumen an Eldorado for anglers.