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HOLIDAYS TO NORWAY
JOSTEDALSBREEN, GEIRANGERFJORD & LAKE LOEN
10 days from £1505 pp
Drive up to Stalheim peak for one of Norway’s great panoramic views; down to the inner reaches of the Nærøyfjord and then cross the Sognefjord for a couple of nights at the Walaker Hotel. Continue on and up to Dalsnibba via its serpentine road before plunging down to the head of the Geiranger Fjord and continuing on to the turquoise green waters of Lake Loen. Cap off this itinerary of dramatic mountainscapes, fjords and tranquil lakes with a drive over the mountains and a final night at the Kviknes Hotel.
DAY 1 UK – BERGEN Scheduled SAS flight(s) to Bergen. Collect hire car. Overnight Hotel Strand.
DAY 2 BERGEN – SOLVORN Explore Bergen in the morning before driving to Solvorn (130 km + ferry). Through the mountain village of Voss; up to Stalheim and then the old road to Gudvangen for ferry journey across the Sognefjord to Kaupanger. A short drive through Sogndal to Solvorn by the Luster Fjord for two overnights at Walaker Hotel.
DAY 3 SOLVORN At leisure. Unquestionably the thing to do here is visit the Jostedalsbreen glacier: there is a small road running beneath it, from where you can walk into the Austerdal valley. A guide will now take you across to where the glacier tongues Loke, Odin and Tor meet for a spectacular view of ‘Europe’s finest ice scenery’.
DAY 4 SOLVORN - LOM Drive to Lom (140 km). Follow the serpentine road across the Sognefjell and down through the Bøverdal. There are detours possible to see the Urnes Stave Church and the waterfall at Morkkidsdal. Overnight at Fossheim Tourist Hotel.
DAY 5 LOM - GEIRANGER Drive to Geiranger (110 km). Follow the road past Donfoss and Pullfoss waterfalls and then to Geiranger. The detour above Nibbeveien Road with its 10 hairpin curves to Dalsnibba offer breathtaking views. Two overnights at Union Hotel with fjord view.
DAY 6 GEIRANGER At leisure. Walk behind Storseterfossen waterfall; drive up Ørnevegen’s 11 hairpins for breathtaking views or enjoy the ‘Golden Route’ to Åndalsnes.
DAY 7 GEIRANGER – LOEN Begin the day with the ferry down the Geiranger Fjord with its precipitous rock faces and tumbling waterfalls. At Hellesylt follow the road down to Loen (85 km). Two nights at Hotel Alexandra.
DAY 8 LOEN At leisure. Enjoy the tranquillity of Lake Loen. Visit Nicolai Astrup’s home or take a trip to the Briksdal Glacier at the end of the Olden Valley.
DAY 9 LOEN – BALESTRAND Drive to Moskog and over the mountains for the serpentine descent to Dragsvik and round to Balestrand (75 km). Final night at the renowned Kviknes Hotel.
DAY 10 BALESTRAND - UK Drive back to Bergen (216 km + ferry) along the northern shore of the Sognefjord to Lavik for the ferry at Oppedal and onward to Bergen airport. Return hire car before return flight to UK.
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