Farsund

Excursion

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5% discount applied when you pre-book online
Up to 5% extra discount available to HX Explorers

Optional excursions can be booked online or onboard. For voyages before April 2028, online booking is available now and closes 7 days before departure. From April 2028 onwards, bookings open 4 months before departure, and we'll email you when bookable.

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Explore Farsund, a coastal town where privateering history meets Norway's "coast of light."

Farsund sits at the mouth of the Lygdalsfjorden, a sheltered harbour that drew merchant ships long before it became a town. During the Napoleonic Wars, local captains held royal letters of marque — licensed to seize enemy vessels — a privateering past the town still celebrates. Stroll the quiet streets and you will find white wooden houses in the Art Nouveau style, rebuilt after the great fire of 1901, climbing the hillside on steps rather than roads. Walk up to Varbak viewpoint for panoramic views across the fjords. Further afield lies the Lista peninsula, Norway's "coast of light." Here, sandy beaches and flat heathland open to the sea and one of the country's most important resting places for migratory birds. 

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