The 2-kilometre-long fjord cleaved into the Lofoten wall is narrow enough at its entrance — just 100 metres wide — that the daily Hurtigruten coastal steamers manoeuvre in with cliffs only metres from their hull, then turn 180° at the head and back out. It is a dramatic experience either from the steamer's deck or from one of the small Svolvær harbour boats that run dedicated 3- or 4-hour Trollfjord tours.
Most tours combine the fjord with sea-eagle feeding in the open water at its mouth — the white-tailed eagle population in Raftsundet is one of the densest in Europe. May to September is the practical season; book ahead in July and August.