Vulkana Arctic Spa And Adventure Boat — Attraction in Tromsø

We were here late September and purchased the brunch 2 hour time slot since there was no actually sailing available. Johanna our host was fantastic! We arrived for our 10am time slot and were greeted with a welcome drink that was a warm cinnamon ginger tea said to be good for the immune system.

We enjoyed everything!! There's a sauna with legit hot wood and water available to pour over rocks to add heat and get sweaty. Theres a steam room that also has the cold water from the sea in a small pool in the same room. They refer to this as hammam. I was slightly confused having had a hammam in marrakesh just one week ago. But yes, they have the right idea, the room is very very hot and steamy and the cold water pool in the same room does indeed offer a similar experience to hammam. It's just more do it yourself. Plus since I was uninterested in getting in the actual sea, this was my opportunity to try the cold sea water!

My boyfriend jumped in the sea from the side of the boat immediately after sitting in the hot jacuzzi as is the nordic tradition and said to be great for the immune system.

There were chips, peanuts, and water available for free. We each had a beer theta was to paid for afterwards. No problem at all. I will say, it's a bit confusing that we booked a brunch yet there is no actual brunch....that would be the only bad thing I have to offer about Vulkana. Other than that, it was an INCREDIBLE experience and I think if you come to Tromso it's a must do!! Thank you again to Johanna!! She...

Highly recommended unmissable experience! My boyfriend and I visited the Vulkana Spa in late January with the lunch version, and it was everything we hoped it would be.

Firstly, the host of the Spa, Isaac, was super friendly and very down to earth, cracking jokes while preparing our warm welcome drinks (since we were the first ones on the boat). Secondly, the Spa itself was great and had stunning views! I personally recommend checking the website carefully to know what to expect, as the boat itself is not super large (which is understandable since it used to be a fishing boat).

When we arrived, we got an introduction to the history behind the experience and how we should proceed with each facility. Afterwards, we got a small cabin where we could place our belongings - no lock was provided as the Nordic culture is pretty trusting. My personal favourite part was the Finnish sauna with the Japanese salts - it does wonders to clear your insides! You can jump from the boat onto the cold Arctic sea, and there is a process on how to do this, which should be doable even for winter bathing noobies. My boyfriend jumped and he really enjoyed it!

Lastly, be advised that there are more people on the boat, so it's important to be open and respectful of others. We were lucky to get two English-speaking couples on the boat, with whom we had a...

I made the reservation on the 28th of September for 27th of October and all the spots for 9pm were free. On October 10th (12 days later!), Vulkana rescheduled my selected time slot twice within a few minutes. First time for 6pm and second time for 5pm without any explanation. I rescheduled my reservation for desired time (at 9pm) again and there were more than 10 spots available for that hour. One day later, once again I’ve been moved to 5pm without any explanation. I decided to wrote an email to find out what is the reason for that. The answer by their side was: we are overbooked and some other bla bla bla. I guess that larger groups will come to visit the place so they decided they can do whatever they want with 1 or 2 person bookings. I am sure they don't care because what does 1 person matter anyway. Of course they offered me discounts but pfff. I will be just for a few hours in Tromso so that was the reason why I booked almost one month earlier just to be sure I will visit the place but unfortunately without any success. I have been to many similar places like Vulkana (Iceland, Sweden, Finland) but nothing like this has ever happened to me. More than a bad experience. The refund...