Norway in a Nutshell captures the best of Norway's spectacular scenery in a single day. The tour begins in the quaint harbor city of Bergen; visitors board the train for a trip through mountainous terrain to Myrdal. The next leg, from Myrdal to Flam, is aboard the Flam Railway, through spectacular mountain scenery including waterfalls, deep ravines and snow-capped peaks. Guests may descend to hear the thundering water of the Kjosfossen waterfall during a brief stop in Aurland. The trip continues with a two-hour cruise along the still waters of the Sognefjord. Mountains tower 5,600 feet high along these waters, and at one point the passage between them is only 820-feet wide. The scenery includes small avalanches close to the peaks and stunning waterfalls cascading down black rocks. The boat docks in Gudvangen, where a bus takes visitors up an impossibly steep road between waterfalls with heights of 400 feet to the village of Stalheim. A stop at the Stalheim Hotel offers the opportunity for photos with this incredible scenery as a backdrop. The bus descends to Voss for a final train trip back to Bergen.
Fjord Travel Norway offers a five-day tour of the glaciers in the arctic north. The tour organizes in Oslo and guests fly to Tromso for a gourmet arctic dinner before boarding the ship, which will navigate the shallow water of the Risoyrenna Channel and the narrow Raftsund Straight before heading into the incredibly beautiful scenery of the Trollfjord and on to the Lofoten Islands. Travelers in late autumn, winter and early spring are likely to be treated to a magnificent display of the Northern Lights. The second day of cruising features views of the Svartisen glacier and crossing the Arctic Circle. The tour wraps up in the picturesque northern city of Trondheim.
This 12-day trip aboard a Hurtigruten ship covers Norway's western coast. The tour begins in Bergen, stops in Alesund and moves through the Geirangerfjord, where travelers enjoy views of spectacular waterfalls. After a stop in Trondheim, the ship crosses the Arctic Circle toward the picturesque Lofoten islands. There is abundant wildlife including pods of killer whales or Orcas and islands teeming with rookeries as the ship moves through Finnmark. After docking in Kirkenes, the ship turns south to return to Bergen reversing the route. Sights passed during the night while going north will be passed during the day as the ship heads south.
