Honningsvåg - the gateway to the North Cape
There's no getting around Honningsvåg, as the municipality is the gateway to the North Cape. Located on the island of Magerøya, this small town was and remains primarily a fishing port. Honningsvåg's people make their living from fishing, fish processing, the trade in fish products, and tourism. The town has piers for the Havila and Hurtigruten ships and for the approximately 70 cruise ships that call at the port, primarily during the summer months. A large bus parking lot has been set up next to the cruise ship pier for North Cape bus tours. There is also a tourist information office, a church, and several shops and pubs. The journey to the cape leads from the harbor along a well-maintained road through barren landscape up to an altitude of 307 meters.