Dervola Adventure AS - Skjervøy

Jan I. R.

Et eventyr av en opplevelse fra et serviceminded adventure-selskap. 25 nov. 2021 fikk jeg endelig muligheten til en hval-safaritur, og hvilken tur det ble!:-) Etter vell 15 min. utfart fant vi knølhvaler, og fikk startet fotograferingen. Høydepunkter i fleng, en mektig naturopplevelse sammen med en meget dyktig skipper. Vi rakk knapt og blunke før de neste Orcas flokk kom, en stor takk til dere som kunnskapsmessig og ikke minst erfaringsmessig vet og bringe minner og sterke opplevelser til oss! ANBEFALES sterkt.

Melanie T.

Trivelige folk å ha med å gjøre ☺️ følte meg godt ivaretatt både på land og på havet. Vi fikk se en god del hval og fikk tatt fine bilder og man kunne varme seg opp igjen inne i båten. En fin opplevelse. Selv om det var litt røft på sjøen så følte man seg trygg. Komme veldig gjerne tilbake til dere 🐋🐳 og jeg anbefaler dere på det sterkeste.

Martin N.

Veldig hyggelig og engasjert guide! Vinden ut i skikkelig ruskevær, men selv med dårlig sikt fant han frem til flere staute knølhval. Anbefales!

Irene L.

Fantastisk service og meget god lokalkunnskap. Masse nyttig info om hvalene og området. Anbefales

Minguna S.

Jeg synes maten var litt god.

Chloe N.

I cannot recommend Dervola adventures enough. A highly professional crew who are totally respectful of the environment and the whales. They were always careful not to interfere with the whales natural behaviour while also ensuring the visitors on got to see everything going on - and a lot was going on! We lost count of how many times we saw orcas we saw, and how many times they spy hopped (hundred, maybe more?). Then the humpbacks arrived and gobbled up all the herring the orcas had spent hours raising from the depths. The orcas were not impressed, chased the humpbacks biting them, but not causing any serious harm, more to give a warning it seemed. We felt like we were in an episode of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet.

The boats are very comfortable and spacious for the number of people on board (8 tourists, 1crew). You can move around if you need to, and there is a nice warm cabin for anyone feeling cold. This meant we could stay out longer than those on RIBs. Nor did we need to rush back for organised coaches to Tromso, as the company is Skjervøy based. It was magic being out there without other boats around at the end of the day.

No one got cold during our longer tour because Dervola provided the special flotation suits that kept us all toasty and warm. None of us needed the warm cabin (except the toddler in our group who fell asleep outside for his afternoon nap, and was popped inside in case of spray from the waves). There were hot drinks and lovely Norwegian waffles, but we all forgot about food because we were much too busy watching the extraordinary number of orcas and later humpbacks.

I cannot believe how wonderful the day was, and what a privilege it was to see both orcas and humpbacks feeding on the herring balls. Well worth travelling to Norway for.

A note aside: I was appalled by certain companies taking people to snorkel with the whales. Seeing people jumping into the middle of a bait ball to ‘swim with orcas’ was alarming. It simply isn’t safe (for the humans). After feeding frenzies, dead birds lay on the water’s surface. A bird can fly at speed to get out the way, a human can’t. One person separated from their group right in the middle of it all. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear of a tragedy one day. If you’re considering the snorkelling option, please don’t. Go with a respected, responsible and ecologically minded local company. You’ll see a lot more, for a longer period of time (visibility underwater is pretty poor in arctic winter winds / waves). And, you will be safe too.

Valeria B.

Dervola adventures are the best! We had great experience twice.
We tried 4 companies and they are definitely the best !
We saw killer whales and humpback 🐋 . A lot of them! And so close to us.
Steve the captain had so much enthusiasm and passion to find the whales!
The boat is very comfy and the fact that the tour is for group of maximum 9 people is very important. You feel like it is a private tour.
We definitely recommend dervola adventures!!!!

Agnes S.

Wir hatten eine unvergessliche Tour mit Dervola und ich kann das Familienunternehmen nur empfehlen! Direkt am Hafen gelegen und sehr professionell sowohl bei Buchung und Fragen als auch die Gear und Guides vor Ort. Wir waren mit Steve unterwegs der aus Schottland kommend eine große Leidenschaft und Erfahrung an den Tag legt - er kennt sich bestens aus! Wir haben mehrfach Orcas gesehen und Buckelwale und bei viel Glück auch einen Pottwal!