Your experience here may depend in great part on the weather and the crowds. We visited on a spectacularly beautiful day and, thanks to being on a tour that was part of our Hurtigurten voyage on the small Lofoten ship, we arrived before the crowds came and had a private breakfast overlooking the cape. The entire time we were at the cape, we saw no more than about 50 people. (I hear that when cruise ships are in the area, there can be more than 10,000 people visiting!) The Hurtigurten guide on the bus to the cape was excellent and shared many interesting facts about life here and history. (Seeing grazing reindeer and stopping to meet a Sami couple was a wonderful surprise.) We had time to stroll through the exhibits at leisure, sit in the chapel in silence, and watch the stunning short film showing life this far north. I imagine that with bad weather and thousands of people at the site, this would be a very different experience.

This is a really unique place, the northernmost point in Europe, apart from Knivskjellodden nearby which is only available through a 30-40 minute walk.

My wife used to work here more than 20 years ago. This was the first visit for myself and our children aged 10 and 8. The North Cape has an exceptional location, but it also causes problems with fog. Many people go there on the journey of their lifetime, only to experience seeing nothing due to fog. We stayed a week in a nearby town, and picked a day with sunshine.

We arrived at 3.45 pm in beautiful sunshine, with clouds surrounding the North Cape and resting majestetically over the ocean. It was actually a pretty quiet day with not so many tourists. We parked our car on the parking, and entered the plateau. We saw the famous globe and the fantastic view. It was for sure a moment We will remember as long as we live!

The entrance fee for a family of four driving a car is 630 NOK. By itself very expensive, but consisering this is a place you visit once in a lifetime, I don't think it's that bad.

In Nordkapphallen you find a cafe, restaurant, souvenir shop, church, exhibition and a cave with films. It is really worth a day's visit!

For a Norwegian, it is strange that the young people who work here come from low cost countries, and talk to you in English. Travelling the world, I always prefer learning local history, culture and geography from local people.

I liked it. I was lucky because the weather was wonderful.
Beautiful views. The way from south to north amazing.