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Day 1 Oslo – Eidfjord
Enjoy beautiful scenery as we head out of Oslo along the shores of the
Tyrifjord , past trim farms and into densely forested Hallingdal. We continue to
the ski resort of Geilo and then across the wild Hardangervidda , Norway's
largest national park.Hardangervidda is Northern Europe's largest mountain plateau with untouched
nature as far as your eye can see. In Eidsfjord we’ll experience the legendary
old road trough the Måbø Valley and Vøringfossen, the most known waterfall in
Norway.
Day 2 Eidfjord – Bergen
A scenic drive along the Hardanger Fjord with views of towering mountains,
waterfalls and idyllic orchards to Norheimsund, passing the impressive
Steindalsfossen waterfall
and crossing the Kvamskogen mountain plateau before we arrive in Bergen ,
capital of Western Norway, rest of the day free to explore Bergen on your own.
Day 3 Bergen – Flåm
The tour continues to the town of Voss , before we reach Stalheim with
breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain peaks and the Nærøy Valley.
Descend to Gudevangen through the spectacular hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva
and enjoy the wonderful views of the Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen waterfalls.
From Gudevangen we’ll travel by boat on the
UNESCO’s World Heritage Listed
Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord to Flåm. The tour continues on the Flåm Railway one
of Norway's most spectacular tourist attractions.The train journey provides some
of Norway's wildest and most magnificent scenery. From Myrdal station we hike
back down to Flåm were we’ll spend the night.
Day 4 Flåm – Olden
The day starts with a drive trough the world’s longest road tunnel from
Aurland to Lærdal (24,51km), before we visit the 12th-century Borgund Stave
Church. A ferry ride across The Sognefjord , Norway's deepest (1309 m) and longest (204
km) fjord,take us to Kaupanger then Sogndal and Fjærland with the opportunity to visit The
Norwegian Glacier Museum (optional) before we reach Olden and the Briksdal
Glacier.The powerful Briksdal Glacier is a part of the Jostedal Glacier National Park.
The wild glacier swoops down from a height of 1200m to the lush, narrow Briksdal
Valley.
Day 5 Olden – Geiranger
Experience the incredible views of the
UNESCO’s World Heritage Listed
Geiranger Fjord and the surrounding scenery from Dalsnippa (1500 metres above
sea level) and the famous viewpoint Flydalsjuvet, before we reach Geiranger. The
Geiranger Fjord is one of nature's masterpieces, and the title "The most
beautiful fjord in the world" is no exaggeration.We may take a guided tour on
the fjord or visit the mountain farm Skageflå. If you enjoy wandering through
beautiful scenery, there are many sign-posted walks of varying degrees of
difficulty.
Day 6 Geiranger – Ålesund
From Geiranger we’ll drive the Ørnevegen route trough the Eidsdalen valley,
take the ferry across the Valldalsfjord, then passing Stordal and Sjøholt on our
way to Ålesund. Ålesund is famous for its Jugendstil /Art Nouveau
architecture. After the fire in 1904,the town was rebuilt in this unique
architectural style with a myriad of spires, towers and richly detailed
ornamentation. From the town mountain, Aksla, we’ll get a magnificent view of
the town and the surrounding district before we enter Ålesund.
Day
7 Ålesund - Oslo
Today’s drive will take us through the wild and beautiful valley of
Romsdalen. The drive down Trollstigen (Troll’s Path) is a unique experience,
with sheer cliff faces, thundering waterfalls and the road itself, snaking
through hairpin bends down the steep mountainside, a stop at Trollveggen ("The
Troll Wall") the highest vertical mountain wall in Europe. Then
trough the wide Gudbrandsdal Valley to Lillehammer, proud host of the 1994
Winter Olympics. In Lillehammer's Olympic Park we may visit Lysgårdsbakkene
Ski jump Arena, from the top of the ski jump tower, we can enjoy Lillehammer's
best view, The Norwegian Olympic Museum in Håkons Hall shows the summer and
winter olympic history from antiquity and up today.From Lillehammer we'll drive
along the lake Mjøsa, Norways biggest lake,passing Hamar and Eidsvoll, before we
reach Oslo and the end of our journey.
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