Norway's Leading Tour Operator

Recognised among the world's best by the World Travel Awards, 50 Degrees North has spent 15+ years doing one thing: helping people experience Norway, and the wider Nordic region, the way it deserves to be seen.

Since 2010, 50 Degrees North has been building something deliberately different in Nordic travel: journeys shaped by people who know these landscapes from the inside, rooted in a genuine respect for the places, communities, and seasons that define life above the 50th parallel.
That approach has been recognised at the World Travel Awards, one of the most established benchmarks of quality in the global travel industry, where 50 Degrees North has been named Norway's Leading Tour Operator on multiple occasions.

"We are very pleased with this recognition" said Tietse Stelma, Norwegian founder and former CEO. "It belongs to everyone who has stood behind 50 Degrees North, our team, our local partners, and the travellers who trust us with their journeys."

The recognition reflects what 50 Degrees North has always set out to do: take travellers to a Norway that goes beyond the obvious. With headquarters in Norway and a global team of Nordic specialists across Australia, Canada, and the United States, the company designs itineraries that follow the quieter roads, the less-visited fjord villages, and the small local businesses that give a destination its real character.

This philosophy runs through everything, from small group tours designed to reach regions beyond the well-worn routes, to handpicked boutique accommodation chosen for its sense of place rather than its star rating. Distributing travel across wider areas of Norway is not only a better experience for travellers; it is a more responsible one, spreading the benefits of tourism to local economies that rarely see it.

As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North holds itself to high standards of social and environmental accountability, not as a marketing position, but as a reflection of how the company has operated from the beginning.

Norway continues to offer what many travellers are looking for: space, natural grandeur, a stable and safe environment, and a genuine commitment to sustainability. 50 Degrees North exists to help people experience that, thoughtfully and well.