From Ørnes: Visit to Myken Island & Myken Distillery by RIB Boat
- Travel to the Atlantic island of Myken in a fast RIB boat, visit Myken Distillery and the lighthouse
- Learn about the fishing history of the island, visit the lighthouse and taste rare local delicacies
- Pick-up/drop-off, knowledgeable guide, RIB-boat excursion, visit to distillery and more included
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Overview
Experience the scenic island of Myken in one day, and discover a vibrant island community far out at sea. Myken is located approximately 32 km from the nearest mainland and has only 12 permanent residents. Nevertheless, the optimism, work ethic, and determination here is in a legue of its own.
What's included?
Pick-up/drop-off from Ørnes pier
Knowledgeable, local guide
Transfer by super fast RIB boat
Visit to Myken Distillery
Visit to Myken lighthouse
Visit to abandoned fishing village
Lunch available for purchase
What to expect?
Be sure to visit Myken Distillery for a tour and perhaps a tasting . And don’t miss the cool newly built Whiskey Cathedral, where they store some excellent spirits! You’ll find a grocery store in the middle of the island, complete with a cozy coffee corner both indoors and outdoors. Pay them a visit and leave a few coins behind.
Myken Lighthouse is most famous for the crew from the TV show “Eventyrlig Oppussing” (Fantastic Renovations), who renovated parts of it. If you want to book accommodation there, just remember to do so well in advance!
We’re happy to help you reserve a table for lunch at one of the island’s restaurants: Fiskebruket or Myken Seng og Suppe. Naturally, seafood is a staple on the menu.
On the way out or back, we often stop by Valvær. This small abandoned fishing village could house up to 400 people in the early 1900s. The little pier connecting two of the islets was built between 1893 and 1898. Can you guess when they got a wireless telephone on the island? Ask the boat captain; he probably knows.
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Meeting point: Ørnes småbåthavn pier, Havneveien, Ørnes