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September 12-18, 2027Arctic Circle Wellness Adventure
YOGA BLOOM × UP NORWAY
Naustholmen + Manshausen Island, Norway
September 12-18, 2027
Very Limited Spaces
$4,899 per person based on double occupancy
$5,549 per person based on single occupancy
Six nights on two private islands past the Arctic Circle — one a trading post turned adventure retreat, the other a wilderness outpost with its own fishing grounds. Cave hikes, a historic walk, storytelling with an island owner who summited Everest, and a friendship of 17 years that made this possible.
Limited spots. A special spot most will never find on a map.
3 nights at Naustholmen & 3 nights at Manshausen in sea-view accommodations.
Full Board: All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) at both locations, featuring hyper-local, sustainable Nordic cuisine.
Yoga & Wellness: Daily yoga, meditation, and integration.
Curated Experiences: Historic walk to Grøttøya, cave hike, storytelling evening, and fishing trip.
Premium Amenities: Access to private yoga room, saunas, hot tub (at Manshausen).
Seamless Logistics: Return passenger ferry Bodø-Nordskot and the Up Norway digital travel guide.
The Up Norway Touch: Expert curation, 24/7 support, and a deeply authentic connection to place.
North of Everything
Steigen. Sixty-two miles inside the Arctic Circle — further north than Iceland, further north than most of Alaska. The road out here didn't exist until the 1990s; before that, the only way in was by boat, the way it's been since the 1600s. You'll fly into Bodø, then a fast boat to Nordskot, then a smaller boat still, threading between islands most maps don't bother naming. In September, the sun barely sets. This isn't a retreat with a view of the wilderness. It's inside it.
Be one of the wanderers who journeys here!
Two Explorers, One Strait
Across a narrow channel from each other sit two islands, each bought and rebuilt by Norwegian explorers who chose this as their home. Randi Skaug, the first Norwegian woman to summit Everest, bought Naustholmen and built a place for storytelling and adventure. Just across the water, Børge Ousland — the first person to walk to the North Pole alone, the first to cross Antarctica alone — turned an old fishing trading post into Manshausen. Randi told me it was seeing what Børge did showed her what this place could become. Two explorers, one strait, decades of stories between, and in September 2027, we hear them live at their homes.
Save your spot for this journey!
YOGA BLOOM × UP NORWAY
Naustholmen + Manshausen Island, Norway
September 12-18, 2027
$4,899 per person based on double occupancy
$5,549 per person based on single occupancy
3 nights - Naustholmen
3 nights - Manshausen
Full Board + Up Norway Touch
I Needed to Bring People Back
Last time, we didn't meet Børge because he was away on the ice. Angus at Manshausen, told me: “that's another reason you have to come back”. Adrien, our adventure guide, took me on a sea eagle expedition. I've never seen so many, wingspan after wingspan soaring and fishing right in the water. It was that day I was convinced to come back. Randi and I talked about why not bring yogis this far north? All you need to bring is your yoga mat. Everything else is here, waiting.
And the reason we can go to dinner at Randi's table, the cave, the fishing boat, the whole trip comes from a friendship that started on a bridge in Bhutan over 15 years ago with my friend Torunn.
Join us for this magical experience!