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Tromso, Midnight Sun & Fjords - 7 days

Experience amazing Arctic highlights & the unique, Norwegian Fjords! This round trip package includes the beautifully located Arctic capital Tromso, an amazing Midnight Sun trip to the spectacular Arctic landscape, stays in the Norwegian capital Oslo, the picturesque coastal city of Bergen, beautiful Fjord cruises, stay in a scenic Fjord village, the famous Flam Railway & the spectacular Bergen line.

Individual/unescorted trip with escorted activity, starting & finishing in Oslo. Duration 7 nights. Read more:

Oslo waterfront & City Hall. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Day 1 - Overnight in Oslo

Individual arrival to Oslo, the city of the Nobel Peace Prize. Check in at a centrally located hotel. Optional: overnight at an airport hotel, Oslo/Gardermoen airport.

Spend 1 night in Oslo

 

View optional sightseeing & fjord cruises in Oslo
Tromso & surroundings. Photo rithjof Fure/Innovation Norwy

Day 2 - Flight Oslo-Tromso

Flight to the Arctic town of Tromso, beautifully located surrounded by islands & mountain peaks. Tromso is the world's northernmost university town. Individual arrival to a centrally located 4* hotel.

You can take the Airport bus directly to the hotel.

 

Spend 2 nights in Tromso
Norwegian halibut at Emma's. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Arctic Gourmet Dinner

We have included dinner at Emma's famous, tiny gourmet restaurant in the centre of Tromso, where you will enjoy her 5 courses gourmet dinner based on excellent local produce.


View optional excursions & activities
Tromso coast. Eiliv Leren/Destinasjon Tromso

Day 3 - Midnight sun round trip

Arctic scenery, Culture & the way of living
Time to explore the town before you will be picked up at your hotel in the evening for a 4 hour midnight sun/white night round trip, including a light evening meal with local food.

 

Your guide will show you the most beautiful Arctic scenery; the fjords, the islands and the Barents Sea. You will see hundreds of seabirds and maybe the white tailed sea eagle and some reindeers. He will also tell you about the local history and the Arctic way of living
Bryggen waterfront Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Day 4 - Flight Tromso-Bergen

Flight to Bergen via Oslo. You can take the Airport bus to the centre of Bergen, alternatively a 25 mins taxi drive. Ask for a fixed airport taxi price.

 

Individual arrival at a centrally located 4* hotel. Enjoy the evening at leisure. Spend 2 nights in Bergen           

                                           
 
Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayFunicular Bergen. Photo Terje Rakke, Nordic Life/Innovation Norway		  

Day 5 - Bergen

Enjoy a full day to explore the sights of Bergen, the picturesque, hanseatic town, surrounded by 7 mountains, fjords & islands.
See the old Bryggen wharf (UNESCO World Heritage site), the Fish market, the Funicular to mount Floyen & the Aquarium. You can also take the hop-on hop-off city sightseeing, and also take a trip by cable car to the top of mountain Ulriken, offering a breathtaking view of the surrounding fjords & islands.

 

Make sure to visit the authentic, picturesque areas with tiny, wooden houses & narrow streets at the Nordnes peninsula & the hillside around the Funicular station
 Sognefjord. Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovtion Norway
Balestrand. Photo CH/Innovation Norway		  

Day 6 - Bergen-Balestrand

Fjord cruise: Enjoy the morning express steamer cruise along the scenic coast line to the Sognefjord and the beautiful fjord village of Balestrand, passing through narrow straits, islands, skerries and tiny fjord villages. Arrival to Balestrand at noon. The hotel provides luggage pick-up at the pier, with 1 minute walk to the hotel

 

Spend 1 night at the beautifully located historic Kvikne's hotel, room with fjord view in the modern wing. Enjoy their excellent buffet dinner in the evening (included in the price).

 

Some sights in Balestrand:

The tiny, English church, the typical Swiss style wooden villas, the scenic Cultural trail, the tiny aquarium & Art galleries
 Aurlandsfjord. Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovation NorwayFlam Railway. Photo EA Vikesland/Flam Utvikling  

Day 7 - Balestrand-Oslo

Enjoy the express steamer fjord cruise to the inner parts of the Sognefjord and the Aurlandsfjord branch, to the fjord village of Flam.

 

Change to the famous Flam Railway, taking you through the scenic Flam valley with rivers and waterfalls, to the mountain station of Myrdal.

 

Change to the main Bergen line,  taking you across the scenic Hardangervidda mountain plateau and National Park to Oslo, with late evening arrival. Spend 1 night in Oslo

 

Optional: Add nights & Sightseeing/Fjord cruise in Oslo

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