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Sognefjord & Glacier Excursion - 4 days

Fjord cruise package one-way from Oslo to Bergen, with the spectacular Flam Railway & the scenic Bergen line, Fjord cruises on the Sognefjord and Day excursion to the beautiful Fjaerlandsfjord branch with glacier visits. Stays in Oslo, the beautiful Balestrand fjord village and the picturesque coastal town of Bergen.

Independent/unescorted trip starting in Oslo & finishing in Bergen, with 2 price options (3* or 4* hotels). Duration 4 nights. View the Bergen-Oslo option  Read more:

Vieland Sculpture Park Oslo. Nancy Bundt, Vigelandsmuseet/

Day 1 - Overnight in Oslo

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

Spend 1 night in Oslo.

 

View optional Oslo tour program
Flam Railway. Photo EA Vikesland/Flam Utvikling

Day 2 - Oslo-Flam-Sognefjord

Bergen line, Flam Railway & Fjord cruise
Enjoy the scenic Bergen train line, taking you across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, with the Finse station at an altitude of 1222 metres above sea level. At Myrdal you change to the famous Flam Railway, with an impressive descend through the beautiful Flam valley with wateralls & mountain peaks, to sea level and the fjord village of Flam.

In Flam you board the express steamer for the beautiful fjord cruise via the Aurlandsfjord to the main Sognefjord and the scenic fjord village of Balestrand.


Spend 2 nights in Balestrand.

Price option A includes buffet dinners at Kvikne's hotel
Sognefjord Fjaerland. Photo Frithjof Fure/Innovation Norway

Day 3 - Fjaelandfjord Excursion

Fjord cruise on the scenic Fjaerlandsfjord branch, with connecting bus to the glacier arms of the Jostedal glacier and a visit to the interesting Glacier Museum in Fjaerland. Please note that it is not possible to walk on the glacier - just sightseeing

 

Late afternoon return to Balestrand
Bryggen wharf Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel Norway
Bergen view. Photo Paul Smit, Imago/Bergen TB

Day 4 - Balestrand-Bergen

Sognefjord cruise & the Coast: Express steamer cruise along the outer Sognefjord and the scenic coast, taking you to the very heart of the picturesque Bergen harbour, with views of the UNESCO World Heritage Bryggen wharf.

 

Individual check in at a centrally located hotel. Spend 1 night in Bergen.

 

The tour ends after breakfast on day 5

Read more about Bergen

 

Optional: Return to Oslo by train & additional nights in Oslo
Wooden house at Bryggen wharf Bergen. Photo Rita de Lange/Fjord Travel NorwayAurlandsfjord. Photo Morten Rakke/Flam Utvikling

 

Services included:

 

Hotels w. breakfast buffet
Oslo
4* - Hotel Bristol or similar
3* - Thon Hotel Terminus or similar
Balestrand
4* - Kvikne's hotel, main wing, room w. fjord view + buffet dinner x 2
3* - Balestrand Hotel, room w. fjord view, or similar
Bergen
4* - Neptun hotel or similar
3* - Thon hotel Rosenkrantz or similar

 

Transport
Train Oslo-Myrdal
Flam Railway
Express steamer Flam-Balestrand
Express steamer Balestrand-Bergen

 

Sightseeing/excursions
Day excursion from Balestrand,
all legs + entrance to Glacier Museum

 

All taxes & VAT

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