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Wonders of the Norwegian Fjords

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(7 days / 6 nights)

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Immerse Yourself in the Majestic Fjords

Picture yourself travelling through the tranquil fjords of Norway, admiring the steep peaks and shining waterfalls along the way. On this 7-day group tour, you’ll visit Bergen, Norway’s second largest city, before immersing yourself in the magnificent western fjords. You’ll do all this, and more, with the knowledge and support of a local guide and company of fellow like-minded travellers.

On other Norwegian group tours, you could also visit Oslo or add a Hurtigruten coastal cruise to your stay.

7 days / 6 nights

Price p.p. from

The amount will be charged in EUR

Approx 4508 EUR

— Why book a small group tour with Nordic Visitor

  • Groups limited to 16 travellers
  • Tour guide accompanying the group
  • Quality & value for your money
  • Trusted local Scandinavian experts
  • 100% guaranteed departure

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— Book With Confidence

  • Optional cancellation insurance
  • Affordable deposits from 10%

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Tour Highlights

  • Experience the dramatic deep fjord of Geiranger and its surrounding beauty
  • Roam the UNESCO Heritage Site, Bryggen, in the beautiful city of Bergen
  • Visit Sognefjord, the largest and deepest fjord in Norway  
  • Board the Loen Skylift cable car, for one of the most spectacular fjord views in Norway
  • Sail along the Norwegian fjords
  • Ride the legendary Flåm railway, one of the world’s steepest railway lines
  • Explore the national Norwegian Scenic Routes through Gaularfjellet, Aurlandsfjellet and Sognefjellet
  • Stay at quality boutique or premium accommodation carefully selected by our Norway travel experts
  • Taste Scandinavian cuisine, with local, fresh ingredients
  • Enjoy a hassle-free travel experience with a designated tour guide

 

Travel style

Guided Small Groups i

Interest

Active i, Best Seller i, Classic i, Culinary Experience i, Culture and History i, Fjords i, Soft Activities i

Season

Jun - Aug

Max group size

16

Departure

See Calendar

Interest

Active i, Best Seller i, Classic i, Culinary Experience i, Culture and History i, Fjords i, Soft Activities i

Itinerary

A day-by-day plan to guide your journey.

  • Day 1: ARRIVAL IN BERGEN

    After arriving at Bergen Flesland Airport, make your way to the charming Bergen city centre, where your accommodation is located. If you arrive early, we recommend spending the afternoon strolling through the city and discovering the sights. You won’t want to miss the old wharf, Bryggen. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with centuries-old houses, a vibrant fish and flower market and an interesting range of museums. For spectacular views of Bergen, we recommend taking the Floibanen funicular up the mountainside.

    This evening, you will meet your guide and travelling group for a welcome drink. Tonight, you dine on your own in Bergen.

    Spend the night at Bergen Børs Hotel or similar.

    Included:
    • Welcome drink and group information meeting with your guide

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  • Day 2: EXPLORING THE MAJESTIC FJORDS ROUTE

    This morning your guide picks you up to start your fjord adventure! Travel north to Norway’s adventure capital, Voss, where you’ll see the beautiful Tvindefossen waterfall. Your journey continues to Sogndal by the Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and deepest fjord. You’ll then reach the beautiful Aurlandsfjord, from where you will embark on the famous Flåm Railway, or Flåmsbana. It is a steep train ride (one of the steepest in the world!) that climbs up from Flåm to Myrdal in the mountains.

    After the scenic ride, you will make a stop at Stegastein, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the fjord below. End the day with a local and fresh dinner at your accommodation. 

    Spend the night at Bestebakken or similar.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation
    • Flåmsbana railway tickets (return journey)
    • Visit to Stegastein Viewpoint
    • Ferry on Lærdalsfjorden (30 minutes)
    • Dinner at your accommodation

    Estimated time with guide: 9-10 hours (including ferry and crailway journey)

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  • Day 3: SOGNEFJELLET NATIONAL TOURIST ROUTE & THE SKYWALK

    Hop aboard a ferry to visit Urnes, one of the oldest stave churches in Norway, which is included on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Your guide will then continue north along Lustrafjorden to the famous National Tourist Route “Sognefjellsvegen”. This route is the highest and most impressive mountain pass in Northern Europe. The landscape reveals vast, towering mountains as it crosses the Jotunheimen National Park.

    You will then head to Dalsnibba to visit the Geiranger Skywalk, Europe’s highest fjord viewpoint accessible by road. Enjoy the sweeping views of Geirangerfjord, as well as across to the mountains and the mighty Blåbreen glacier. The journey then continues to the village of Geiranger where you will enjoy dinner with the group.

    Spend the night at Hotel Union or similar.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation 
    • Ferry to Urnes
    • Guided tour of Urnes Stave Church
    • Geiranger Skywalk at Dalsnibba
    • Dinner at your accommodation

    Estimated time with guide: 9-10 hours

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  • Day 4: EXPLORE THE MAJESTIC GEIRANGER FJORD

    Spend the morning at your leisure in Geiranger. With its fairytale landscape, Geiranger has a lot to offer for nature lovers, from wild waterfalls to lush green vegetation. You can go hiking or kayaking, hop on a rib boat safari, relax at the nearby spa or visit the chocolate factory in town.

    This afternoon, it’s back on the road! You’ll journey to Loen aboard a ferry sailing through the UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord. Along the way you can spot famous waterfalls like the Seven Sisters, the Suitor, and the Bridal Veil, as well as abandoned fjord farms in the mountains. The sightseeing cruise ends in the small village of Hellesylt. When you reach Loan, you will enjoy dinner at your accommodation. 

    Spend the night at Hotel Alexandra or similar.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation  
    • Geirangerfjord ferry (65 minutes) including audio guide
    • Dinner at your accommodation

    Estimated time with guide: 5-6 hours (including ferry crossing)

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  • Day 5: LOEN SKYLIFT & TWISTY ROADS

    You will start the morning by boarding the magnificent Loen Skylift. This cable car will take you to the altitude of 1,011 metres (3,300 feet) with amazing views of the fjord below. Then, the tour continues towards Byrkjelo village where you will make a short pit stop.

    You will then travel south along the scenic lakes Jølstravatnet and Haukedalsvatnet, before taking the scenic route of Gaularfjellet, which is full of twists and turns with 9 hairpin bends. You’re in for some jaw-dropping scenery. You will also make a short stop at the Utsikten viewpoint to admire the panoramic views of towering mountains and lush valleys. 

    Then you’ll arrive at your accommodation for the night, where you will enjoy the last group dinner.

    Spend the night at Kviknes Hotel or similar.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation
    • Entrance to Loen Skylift
    • Dinner at your accommodation

    Estimated time with guide: 7-8 hours

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  • Day 6: JOURNEY BACK TO BERGEN

    Start today with a visit to the Cider House, a family-run organic orchard and cider producer, located in the village of Balestrand. Here you’ll enjoy a tour of the farm and be able to sample some cider and non-alcoholic beverages.

    Later, you will start the journey back to Bergen. First is a short ferry crossing from Balestrand to Vangsnes. Then you will pass Vikøyri village where you find Hove Church, the oldest stone building in the Sogn region. You will be driven over Vik mountain to Myrkdalen, the centre of agriculture for the region featuring a beautiful cultivated landscape.  Your guide will drop you off at your accommodation and you can spend the evening in Bergen at your leisure.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation
    • Cider House visit

    Estimated time with guide: 6-7 hours  

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  • Day 7: Departure

    When it’s time for your Norwegian adventure to come to an end, you can either take a taxi from your accommodation to the airport or hop on the airport bus. If your flight is in the afternoon, you can choose to enjoy some last-minute shopping in Bergen, visit one more attraction or simply relax in a local café, enjoying the last few moments of this amazing journey.

    Included:
    • Continental breakfast buffet at your accommodation

    See Activities for this day

Optional extras

Customise your adventure with these Optional Extras.

We recommend adding your extra activities to the tour now for the best booking experience and to secure your spot, as activities are likely to sell out.

Map

Here’s a map of your travel route, to help put things in perspective.

Reviews

We don’t like to brag, so we’ll let our happy customers do it for us.

Surpassed our expectations

Overall, the experience was less supportive before the trip, but while on the trip it was fabulous. The fjords of Norway was a bucket list trip for us and it surpassed our expectations. Our guide was wonderful and our bus driver was too.

Extremely happy with our guide. Highly recommend this tour!

The tour was organised very well and the beautiful places we visited. Loved Norway and extremely happy with our young guide and our driver. They both were very courteous, friendly, very good organisers and knowledgeable. Our group had so much fun that we felt sad when it ended! Highly recommend this tour.

Wonderful experience

My daughter and I enjoyed the most awesome Norway adventure with Nordic Visitor. Our guide, Michelle, and bus driver, Marek, helped make our dream of seeing Norway an amazing journey. Marek's expertise in his driving skills made his job look so effortless. The hotels were fabulous and some of the rooms had balconies to sit out on and enjoy the fabulous views. The breakfast/dinner buffets were large and delicious. I had never seen so many choices in all my life. Norway is a most beautiful country with the most welcoming people which gave us many fond memories to forever treasure. A big thank you to all involved in making our visit such a wonderful experience.

Great vacation!

The choice of accommodation was excellent. The included meals at the hotels were some of the best buffets I have ever experienced. Aside from 2 dreary days, Norway was a beautiful and captivating country to visit. The focus on natural wonders was much to my liking. I'm an outdoors person. The tour was more expensive than some others we looked at, but worth the extra expense. I ate too much and took too many photos, but otherwise an all around great vacation!

The service by the Nordic Visitor staff was excellent

I would recommend this tour only to people who want to tick off Norway on their list and can't walk too much. For someone who wanted to be immersed in nature and experience the fjords I would not recommend it. The service by the Nordic Visitor staff was excellent, however. I had a lot of trouble actually getting to the tour and I was supported tremendously by the office. I would still recommend Nordic Visitor but would definitely discuss the itinerary in detail beforehand the next time.

Accommodation

Sleep soundly, in the accommodation type of your choice, and wake up ready to enjoy another day of exploration.

Bergen Børs Hotel, which is located by Torgalmenningen, is in an architecturally significant building, occupying the upper floors of the old stock exchange dating back to 1862. Its...

BesteBakken is a boutique hotel along the scenic Sognefjord in the county of Luster. Its buildings are modern and comfortable, rich in tradition, and offer a cosy atmosphere. The property,...

Hotel Union Geiranger is steeped in history as it was built in 1891, but it does not lack in modern comfort. The hotel, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, has 197 rooms, indoor and out...

Hotel Alexandra is a family-run hotel situated along Nordfjord, with history dating back to 1884. The hotel has an in-house restaurant, pool and spa, as well as amazing views of Nordfjord....

Kviknes Hotel in Balestrand, is located beside the sweeping Sognefjord, and has been hosting guests since 1877. Today, Kviknes is a modern 190-room hotel with old-world charm and atmospher...

Bergen Børs Hotel, which is located by Torgalmenningen, is in an architecturally significant building, occupying the upper floors of the old stock exchange dating back to 1862. Its...

Guaranteed departures

Group size: Maximum group size is 16 participants.

Price p.p. from

Approx 4508 EUR

The amount will be charged in EUR

  • Arrival
    Price
    Availability
  • Saturday 8 June 2024
    Sold out
  • Saturday 22 June 2024
    4508 EUR
    7 spaces left
  • Saturday 6 July 2024
    4508 EUR
    Available
  • Saturday 20 July 2024
    4508 EUR
    Available
  • Saturday 3 August 2024
    Sold out
  • Saturday 17 August 2024
    4508 EUR
    Available

Monthly price comparison

Our best price per person when booking for two.

2024

Tour Information

We recommend that all Nordic Visitor travellers read through the following information about what the tour includes, deposit payments, what to pack for your holiday, and useful information about the activities included on the tour

Please note that this tour is not recommended for families with young children.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you wish to spend more time in Bergen or add Oslo to your trip, before or after the guided tour, ask your travel consultant about adding extra nights or services, such as transfers by train between the two cities, private airport transfers or guided tours. For an even better Nordic travel experience, we could extend your trip with visits to Iceland, Scotland and/or Greenland. Please contact us for information about customising your itinerary!

ACCOMMODATION
On your guided group tour, you’ll stay in accommodation that’s been hand-picked by our Norway travel experts. We’ve partnered with local businesses and selected hotels and guesthouses based on excellent ratings, comfort and our personal experience.

You can view the detailed list of hotels for this trip under the accommodation tab.

During the booking steps, you can choose a single or double room. Triple rooms are not available for this tour. If your group contains 3 or more people, please contact us for booking assistance.

YOUR NORDIC VISITOR GUIDE
Our team of local expert guides at Nordic Visitor are highly recommended by our travellers and staff with years of experience. What they offer is local knowledge, love for their country, their stories, favourite places and sites where travellers, on their own, would not hear about or visit. They always have some trick up their sleeves and hidden gems to surprise our clients and therefore we recommend that you join our guided small group tours to get a personal experience for your Norwegian adventure. There will be one guide per tour. As an expert on Norway, the guide is also a valuable resource for questions about local customs, languages, shopping, food and other practical travel information.

LUGGAGE INFORMATION
To ensure comfortable seating for everyone on our tour, we need to limit the size and amount of luggage. We request that you leave non-essential luggage at the hotel in Bergen and to only keep with you, daily essentials like camera, wallet, medications and so forth.Please contact your Nordic Visitor travel consultant if you have any questions about luggage.

To ensure comfortable seating for everyone on our tour, we need to limit the size and amount of luggage on the van. Each guest is allowed one suitcase or large bag that can be stored in the back of the van and one smaller item (e.g., a small backpack or daypack) to keep inside the van for daily essentials like camera, wallet, medications and so forth. We request that you store your non-essential luggage for the tour at the hotel in Bergen. Unfortunately carry-on suitcases (cabin bags) are too large to store inside the van in the overhead racks. If you have any questions about luggage your Nordic Visitor travel consultant will be able to assist you.

FITNESS & ACTIVITY LEVEL
Please note that this tour includes quite a lot of walking during sightseeing tours. This means you need to be prepared and able to walk between 3-5 kilometres during days where sightseeing tours are included. You also need to be able to carry your own luggage when boarding trains, buses and cruises.

FOOD & DRINK
A daily breakfast buffet is included at your booked hotels and cruises for the duration of your stay. You will also enjoy four dinners with the group, included in your package. They will include either a set 2-3 course dinner menu or a dinner buffet with a good variety of local fresh ingredients. Please notify your travel consultant in advance of any dietary restrictions. Other meals and drinks are not included during the trip.

WHAT TO PACK
• A small backpack to store your daily items on the bus
• Waterproof jacket
• Comfortable shoes
• Small umbrella
• Camera
• Sunglasses and sunscreen

CANCELLATION CHARGES
More than 40 days prior to arrival: 50%
Less than 39 days prior to arrival: 100%

CURRENCY RATE
All bookings are charged in Euros (EUR). Prices displayed in other currencies are indicative only and based on the daily exchange rate. Therefore, conversions from EUR to other currencies will fluctuate from day to day.

AFTER BOOKING WITH NORDIC VISITOR
After booking your package with Nordic Visitor, you will be contacted within two working days by one of our travel consultants, who will serve as your dedicated contact person for all of your travel needs before, during and even after your holiday. Your travel consultant will provide you with details about your booking and your remaining payment (if not paid in full). You will also receive more information about what to expect during your holiday.

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