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HOLIDAYS TO NORWAY
A THREE FJORD ODYSSEY
12 days from £1760 pp
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Discover the contrasts between all of Norway’s great fjords: fertile Hardanger, majestic Sognefjord and the vertiginous sided Geiranger. En route take in vast mountain plateaus; the Fjærland glacier; Lake Jø lster and waterfalls by the score to a kaleidoscopic mix of fjord Norway’s most dramatic sights. Round off your trip with a day in Ålesund with its Art Nouveau old town replete with turnets, gargoyles, spires and medieval ornamentation.
DAY 1 UK – BERGEN Scheduled SAS flight(s) Gatwick to Bergen. Self transfer to hotel. Overnight Hotel Rica.
DAY 2 BERGEN – UTNE Take the funicular for the view from Mount Fløyen; explore the winding streets of Old Bergen and perhaps choose your lunch at the Fish Market. Collect the car and drive to Utne on the Hardangerfjord (144 km). Two overnights at Utne Hotel.
DAY 3 HARDANGERFJORD At leisure. Walk the Heritage Trail in Sysehagen; see the saltmarsh bird life in Holmen; take a trip up the Orsafjord or cruise on the Hardangerfjord to Kinsarvik.
DAY 4 UTNE – VOSS Drive up the mountain road past Skjervefoss waterfall to Voss (42 km). Overnight at Park Hotel for two nights. DAY 5 VOSS At leisure. Enjoy the dramatic Flåm Mountain Railway and cruise the Aurland and Nærøy Fjords.
DAY 6 VOSS – BALESTRAND Drive to Balestrand (95 km + ferry). A journey of contrasts: across the Vik Mountains, down to Vik and Hopperstad Stave Church, by ferry across to Dragsvik and a short drive to Balestrand for two overnights at Midtnes Pension.
DAY 7 SOGNEFJORD We think Balestrand is Norway’s ‘Jewel in the Crown’. If you can tear yourself away, visit the Fjærland Glacier or drive along to Solvorn and Urnes Stave Church.
DAY 8 BALESTRAND – LOEN Drive to Loen (125 km). Through the Barddal Valley, then along by Lake Jølster and up alongside the Briksdal Glacier. Two overnights at Hotel Alexandra.
DAY 9 LOEN A day of agonising choices. Drive up to the Geiranger Fjord and its spectacular waterfalls; take a trip to the Kjendal Glacier or to the Briksdal Glacier or visit Ålesund with its fascinating art nouveau buildings.
DAY 10 LOEN – ÅLESUND Drive to Ålesund (162 km + ferry). For a bit of excitement between Hjelle and Sunnmøre you can drive through the Sunnmøre mountains and take the so called “shelf road”. En route you can take in the Isflamannen the “saluting” mountain that spouts hot water in late summer. Overnight at Hotel Brosundet for 2 nights.
DAY 11 Day at leisure in this one of Europe’s best examples of Art Nouveau architecture.
DAY 12 Morning at leisure before flight back to the UK.
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