8-Day Norwegian Fjords & Mountains
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This complete self-drive trip takes you on a journey to experience the diversity of Norwegian fjords and mountains. You will be traveling through nature, staying in alpine and fjord villages.
Among many other activities, you'll be hiking, glacier walking, downhill biking, RIB boat safari, kayaking, rafting and heading out on segway tours. It will be an adventure-filled eight days!
You'll also visit stave churches, folk museums, the nature centre, waterfalls and explore some Scandinavian cities.
Among many other activities, you'll be hiking, glacier walking, downhill biking, RIB boat safari, kayaking, rafting and heading out on segway tours. It will be an adventure-filled eight days!
You'll also visit stave churches, folk museums, the nature centre, waterfalls and explore some Scandinavian cities.
Itinerary
Day 1
Oslo Free Time
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Arrival in Oslo according to your own itinerary. The Norwegian capital is beautifully situated at the head of the Oslo Fjord and surrounded by forested ridges. Oslo offers many well-known sights such as the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Viking Ship Museum, the Munch Museum and Oslo Opera House. Optional tours include Highlights by bike, Fjord Sightseeing, Hop-on/Hop-off Cruise, Norwegian evening on the Oslo Fjord.
Accommodation
Oslo Scandic Edderkoppen★3 star
Activities
Fjord Sightseeing in OsloOptional Activity
The Vigeland Sculpture Park & MuseumOptional Activity
Kon-Tiki MuseumOptional Activity
Viking Ship MuseumOptional Activity
Oslo Highlights Bike TourOptional Activity
Norwegian Evening on the Oslo FjordOptional Activity
Transportations
Private Driver from Oslo Airport to Oslo Scandic EdderkoppenOptional Activity
Destinations
Oslo
Alesund
Notes
The rental car is not included in our self-drive tours since many travellers prefer to bring their own car or get good offers for rental cars through their credit card company or airline.
Day 2
Drive to Beitostølen, Visit Heddal Stave Church
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Have breakfast at the hotel then drive from Oslo via Hønefoss towards Fagernes. There is a possibility for a detour to visit Heddal Stave Church, Norway’s largest surviving stave church. Continue to the mountain village of Beitostølen, in view of the impressive Jotunheimen Mountain Range with Galdhøpiggen as Norway’s highest mountain (2469 metres). Driving distance: 220km
Accommodation
Radisson Blu Mountain Resort, Beitostølen★3 star
Activities
Heddal Stave ChurchOptional Activity
Transportations
Self-Driving from Oslo to Hønefoss
Self-Driving from Hønefoss to Beitostølen
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Alesund
Telemark
Oppland
Day 3
Besseggen Ridge Hike
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The Besseggen Ridge is one of Norway’s most popular hikes. The famous Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen wrote of Besseggen: “It cuts along with an edge like a scythe for miles and miles… And scars and glaciers sheer down the precipice to the glassy lakes, 1600 feet below on either side.”
Accommodation
Radisson Blu Mountain Resort, Beitostølen★3 star
Activities
Besseggen Ridge HikeOptional Activity
Transportations
Self-Driving from Beitostølen to Gjendesheim
Ferry from Gjendesheim to MemurubuRequest to Book
Ferry from Memurubu to GjendesheimRequest to Book
Self-Driving from Gjendesheim to Beitostølen
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Oppland
Day 4
Borgund Stave Church, Flam Railway and Nærøyfjord Cruise
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Using a small countryside road visit Borgund Stave Church, one of the best-preserved stave churches. Make a detour at Aurland for the Stagasteinen viewpoint. Continue to Flåm, and the Flåm Railway and a cruise on the Nærøyfjord, a UNESCO world heritage sites.
Accommodation
Hofslund Fjord Hotel AS★3 star
Activities
Borgund Stave ChurchOptional Activity
Stegastein ViewpointOptional Activity
Flam Railway from Vatnahalsen to BerekvamOptional Activity
Transportations
Self-Driving from Beitostølen to Sogndal
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Oppland
Sognefjorden
Day 5
Open-Air Museum, Urnes Stave Church, Adventure Activities
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Visit Sogn Folk Museum, an open-air museum, and see how the people of the Sogn region have lived and worked from the middle ages up to the present time. Close to Sogndal, you will also find Urnes Stave Church. The visitor centre of the Jostedalsbreen Glacier is the perfect starting point for many adventurous activities, like glacier hikes, kayaking, rafting, canoeing and horseback riding. There are also plenty of opportunities for hiking on your own in the National Park mountains and valleys.
Accommodation
Hofslund Fjord Hotel AS★3 star
Activities
Short Blue Ice Hike at NigardsbreenOptional Activity
Bike & Hike to Drivande WaterfallOptional Activity
Sogn Folk MuseumOptional Activity
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Sognefjorden
Rogaland
Day 6
Vik, Hardangervidda Nature Centre
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Today continue along the Sognefjord and the apple orchards to Hella. A short ferry crossing to Vik's Hopperstad Stave Church dating from 1150. Continue across the Vik Mountain to Hardangerfjord and cross the impressive bridge to Eidfjord and the Nature Centre. Here you can join an afternoon kayaking or rafting excursion. Ascend the scenic Måbødal Valley and it's spectacular Vøringsfossen Waterfall, Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau, with its snow-capped mountain peaks to Geilo.
Accommodation
Bardola Hoyfjellshotell★4 star
Activities
Hardangervidda Nature CentreOptional Activity
Transportations
Self-Driving from Sogndal to Geilo
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Sognefjorden
Eidfjord
Geilo
Day 7
Geilo to Oslo
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Drive from Geilo to Torpo, where there is another stave church, Torpo from the 12th century. Continue via Gol, through the beautiful Hallingdal Valley and along Lake Tyri, to Oslo. When you arrive back to Oslo you may wish to do some of the tours that you did not do the first time you visited.
Accommodation
Oslo Scandic Edderkoppen★3 star
Activities
Torpo Stave ChurchOptional Activity
Vassfaret Bear ParkOptional Activity
Oslo Walking TourOptional Activity
Hop-on/Hop-off Cruise in OsloOptional Activity
Transportations
Self-Driving from Geilo to Oslo
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Geilo
Buskerud
Alesund
Oslo
Day 8
Departure
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Departure from Oslo according to your own itinerary. We hope that your tour through the Norewegian fjords and beautiful nature has left you breathless! Come see us again soon.
Activities
Oslo Panorama TourOptional Activity
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Alesund
Oslo
Included in Price
- 7 nights accommodation
- 7 breakfasts
- Airport transfer
- Ground transportation
Not Included in Price
- Alcohol beverages
- Domestic flights
- Entrance fees
- Entry visas / airport departure tax
- Gratuities
- International flights
- Laundry
- Licensed English speaking guides
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Trekking permits
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