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Lofoten Islands & Sognefjord

With Trollfjord cruise, 3 nights coastal cruise & Flam Railway. Individual round trip, 12 nights
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Oslo, old building at Stortorvet. Photo rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayVigeland Sculpture park Oslo. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Day 1 - Oslo

Individual arrival to Oslo, the city of the Nobel Peace Prize. Individual check in at a centrally located hotel.

1 night in Oslo.

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Some sights in Oslo:
The Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Opera house, the Viking ship museum, the National Gallery, the Edvard Munch's museum, the Akershus Fortress

 

 

Photo 1: Old building at Stortorvet, Oslo
Photo 2: Vigteland Sculpture Park
Norway train Rolf M Sorensen/NSBTrondheim, Nidelven river & Nidaros cathedral. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway

Day 2 - Train Oslo-Trondheim

Dovre line. Enjoy the scenic train ride from Oslo to Trondheim through the scenic Gudbrandsdal valley and across the beautiful Dovrefjell mountain plateau and National Park. 1 night in the picturesque, historic town of Trondheim.

 

Some sights in Trondheim:

The Nidaros Cathedral, the Nidelv river and old wharfs, the old bridge "Gamle Bybro", Ringve Museum of music history

 

 

Photo 1: The scenic Dovre line across Dovrefjell

Photo 2: Trondheim, Nidelven river & the Cathedral
Nordland train line Photo Rune Fossum/NSB

Day 3 - Train Trondheim-Bodo

Nordland line & crossing the Arctic Circle
Morning train through beautiful scenery from Trondheim to the Arctic coastal town of Bodo, beautifully located in the middle of the magnificent Arctic fjords and mountain scenery of Nordland county.
Lofoten islands Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovation Norway

Day 4 - Cruise Bodo-Lofoten Islands

Enjoy the Norwegian Coastal Voyage cruise across the Vestfjord, approaching the Lofoten Islands you will see the impressive Lofoten wall rock formation.

2 nights at Lofoten Islands, the village of Svolvaer

Read more about the spectacular Lofoten Islands

 

Photo: Typical stockfish at the Lofoten Islands
Trollfjord Photo Frithjof Fure/Hurtigruten

Day 5 - Trollfjord & Sea Eagle Safari

Arctic Fjord cruise. Enjoy an amazing 4 hour afternoon cruise to the unbelievable, narrow Trollfjord, including an adventurous Sea Eagle Safari in this unforgettable Arctic coastal wilderness.

 

Photo: The narrow, dramatic Trol fjord
 Lofoten archipelago Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovation Norway  

Day 6 - Lofoten Islands/evening cruise departure

Board the Norwegian Coastal Voyage ship in the evening for a 3 nights unforgettable cruise to Bergen.

Enjoy the beautiful view sailing along the Lofoten Islands, with calls at tiny villages.

 

Photo: The impressive Lofoten Archipelago
Helgeland coast. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayHelgeland coast. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway  

Day 7 - Cruise Helgeland coast

Make sure to get up early to see the remarkable scenery surrounding the tiny Ornes village before the ship sails along the beautiful and dramatic Helgeland Coast with views of the Svartisen glacier, the Seven Sisters mountains, the famous Torghatten mountain peak & the Arctic Circle. 


Calls at Ornes, Bronnoysund & Rorvik.


 

Photo 1: Early morning departure from Ornes
Photo 2: The magnificent Helgeland coast
 
Bakklandet Trondheim. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayThe Atlantic ocean road. Photo Terje Rakke, Nordic Life/Fjord Norway		  

Day 8 - Cruise & Trondheim

Morning arrival to the historic city of Trondheim. Enjoy a few hours at leisure in the city before the ship sails through the Trondheim fjord, passing the beautiful island of Hitra and the open sea of Hustadvika before approaching the city of Molde.

Calls at Kristiansund, Molde and late evening at Alesund.

 

 

 

Photo 1: Typical wooden houses in Trondheim
Photo 2: The spectacular Atlantic ocean road
 Bergen view Photo Paul Smit, Imago/Bergen TBThe old Bryggen wharf, Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayThe Funicular in Bergen. Photo Terje Rakke/Nordic Life/Fjord Norway  

Day 9 - Cruise arrival to Bergen

Magnificent West Norway scenery with small fjords, narrow passages and a beautiful archipelago, including the island kingdom of Oygarden, before the ship arrives to Bergen at 14:30. Transfer bus to your centrally located hotel in Bergen.

 

 

Day 10 - Bergen

Full day at leisure in Bergen.

 

Some sights:

The old Bryggen wharf, the Fish market, the Funicular to mount Floyen, the Aquarium, the Nordnes peninsula with the authentic areas of tiny, wooden houses, the composer Edvard Grieg's home, the Fantoft Stave church, Old Bergen Museum & the Hanseatic Museum


Photo 1: View from mount Floyen, Bergen
Photo 2: The old Bryggen wharf, Bergen
Photo 3: The Funicular to mount Floyen
 Fjords Flam village Photo Morten Rakke/Flam Utvikling  

Day 11 - Bergen-Sognefjord-Geilo

Sognefjord cruise & Flam Railway
Enjoy the scenic Fjord cruise from Bergen, taking you by express steamer through narrow straits and scenic local fjords to the main Sognefjord with calls at tiny fjord villages, then on to the Aurlandsfjord branch and the fjord village of Flam.  Disembark and board the famous Flam Railway, taking you through the spectacular Flam valley with rivers and waterfalls to the mountain station of Myrdal. Change to the Bergen line, taking you across the beautiful Hardangervidda mountain plateau and National Park. Disembark at the mountain village of Geilo, arrivng in time for dinner at the historic Dr Holm's hotel. . 1 night

 

 

Photo: The village of Flam & the Aurlandsfjord branch
The Royal Palace, Oslo. Photo Gunnar Strom/VisitOslo

Day 12 - Geilo-Oslo

Late morning train to Oslo, with arrival appr at 3PM. Overnight in Oslo as per day 1.

The tour finishes after breakfast on day 13

Photo: The Royal Palace

 

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