Enjoy this package offering an ‘Exclusive’ Norwegian self-drive itinerary. On this tour, we offer you the opportunity to stay in style and comfort and enjoy outstanding beauty and breath-taking scenery. You will pass several fjords. Experience scenic cruises, spectacular mountain crossings and memories to last a lifetime, and you travel on board the well-known Hurtigruten. Start and end the tour in Bergen, the city known as the gateway to the fjords
Arrival in Bergen according to your own itinerary. Bergen is Norway’s second largest city and the world’s only city surrounded by 7 mountains and 7 fjords. Accommodation at Bergen Børs in a superior room
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive from Bergen heading in a northeast direction via Voss and across the Vika Mountain to Vik. A short ferry crossing (not included) will take you across the Sognefjord to Balestrand, a charming village by the fjord. Dinner and accommodation at Kvikne’s Hotel in the historical section of the hotel with fjord view
(2 nights)
After breakfast, you will have your day at leisure in one of the cutest villages in the fjord – calm and serene, Balestrand will charm you. Go for a walk or visit a glacier (excursion not included) and relax in your hotel which has so many stories to tell.
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue in northern direction via Stryn to Hellesylt where you will depart on a 1-hour ferry crossing along the Geirangerfjord. The fjord was added to the UNESCO world heritage list in 2005 and is truly a spectacular sight with its waterfalls and steep hills. Dinner and accommodation at Union Hotel in fjord view rooms (2 nights)
Breakfast at the hotel. This day is at your own leisure. We recommend a visit at the Norwegian Fjord Centre, where you can learn how people lived along the steep edges of the fjords
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart Geiranger by car up the Eagle Road which offers panoramic view of the Geirangerfjord. A short ferry crossing (not included) will bring you to Linge where you will continue by car to the Troll Road, one of Norway’s
best-known tourist attractions. From Åndalsnes the drive continues in northern direction across the Langfjord in direction of Molde before arriving in Håholmen, which is located at the Atlantic Road - a stunning drive, rated as one of the best road trips.
Dinner and accommodation at Håholmen Havstuer
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning will take you further on the Atlantic road. This road zigzags across low bridges that jut out over the sea. Follow the sharp turns and wild nature all the way to Kristiansund. Continue to Trondheim, Norway’s 3rd largest city. The city was founded by Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997 BC and was Norway’s first capital. Today, it continues to be the coronation city where Norway's Kings have been crowned and blessed. Accommodation at Thon Hotel Gildevangen
Breakfast at the hotel before departure at 10 am by Hurtigruten, described as the world’s most beautiful sea voyage. The overnight cruise from Trondheim to Bergen starts through the Trondheimsfjord and along Trondheimsleia channel, before continuing southwards to Kristiansund and Molde. Dinner and accommodation onboard Hurtigruten
Morning at sea. Enjoy your breakfast and the beautiful coastal scenery during the last part of the cruise to Bergen. You will experience magnificent fjord- and archipelago scenery, before the ship arrives at its destination. Accommodation at Bergen Børs in a superior room
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Bergen according to your own itinerary.
Inclusion
2 nights in Bergen (Bed & Breakfast, superior room)
2 nights in Balestrand (Bed & Breakfast, dinner, room with fjord view)
2 nights in Geiranger (Bed & Breakfast, dinner, room with fjord view)
1 night in Håholmen (Bed & Breakfast, dinner)
1 night in Trondheim (Bed & Breakfast, superior room)
1 night on Hurtigruten (outside cabin, breakfast and dinner, car reservation)
Ferry
Hellesylt - Geiranger
Exclusion
International airfares
Optional activities
Other meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses or services not specified on the program
Personal equipment
Travel insurance
Gratuities
Voluntary tips for guides or drivers
Travel and medical insurance
Any items not mentioned as included
ferry crossings: Vangsnes – Dragsvik, Eidsdal – Linge, Kanestraum – Halsa
Note
Rental car – rates available on request