Tour Overview
| Duration | 10 Days / 9 Nights |
|---|---|
| Destination | Norway — Oslo, Bergen, Flåm, Fjords |
| Price From | $3,642 per person (twin share, 10% off standard $4,047) |
| Tour Style | Independent — Scenic Train + Fjord Cruise + Hotels |
| Best Season | May — September |
| Data Source | Nordic Visitor 2026 verified pricing |
Itinerary Highlights
Day 1: Arrive Oslo
Arrive at Oslo Gardermoen Airport. Oslo is the capital that doesn’t feel like one — a compact, walkable city on a fjord, surrounded by forest. Afternoon: explore the city center on foot. Walk the roof of the Oslo Opera House (2008) — the white marble slopes up from the fjord, an invitation to climb and take in the panoramic view of the Oslofjord and islands. Visit Aker Brygge, the waterfront district of restaurants and former shipyards. Welcome dinner of Norwegian seafood. Overnight in Oslo.
Day 2: Oslo — Vikings, Sculpture & Munch
Morning: the Viking Ship Museum on Bygdøy Peninsula — three 9th-century Viking ships excavated from burial mounds, preserved with astonishing completeness. The Oseberg ship (820 AD) is the most magnificent — a burial vessel for a queen, adorned with intricate carvings of animals and mythical figures. Next door, the Fram Museum houses the polar ship that carried Amundsen to the South Pole (1911) — you can walk aboard and feel the cramped quarters where men spent three years in polar ice. Afternoon: Vigeland Sculpture Park — Gustav Vigeland’s life work, 212 bronze and granite sculptures in an 80-acre park. The Monolith, carved from a single block of granite, depicts 121 human figures climbing toward the sky. The Angry Boy (Sinnataggen) is Oslo’s most photographed sculpture. Evening: the Munch Museum, 13 stories dedicated to Edvard Munch — including three versions of “The Scream” displayed in rotation. Overnight in Oslo.
Day 3: Oslo to Flåm — The Flåm Railway
Morning: the Bergen Railway from Oslo across the Hardangervidda plateau — Europe’s highest mountain plateau, vast, treeless, Arctic in character. At Myrdal station (867m), transfer to the Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana) — one of the world’s steepest standard-gauge railways, descending 863m over 20km, with 20 tunnels carved by hand through solid rock. The journey takes 1 hour and passes through a landscape that compresses all of Norway’s drama: waterfalls (Kjosfossen thunders past the train window), sheer cliffs, mountain farms clinging to ledges, and the deep green of the Flåm Valley. Arrive in Flåm, a village at the head of the Aurlandsfjord. Overnight in Flåm.
Day 4: Aurlandsfjord & Nærøyfjord Cruise
Board the electric fjord cruise from Flåm through the Aurlandsfjord into the Nærøyfjord — a UNESCO World Heritage site and, at its narrowest, just 250m wide with mountains rising 1,700m vertically on both sides. The scale is impossible to capture in photos — waterfalls cascade from heights where snow lingers even in summer, abandoned farms cling to ledges accessible only by rope, and the water is so deep and clear you can see the mountains continuing below the surface. The two-hour cruise delivers you to Gudvangen, then a bus climbs the hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva (13 sharp switchbacks) to Voss. Continue by train to Bergen. Overnight in Bergen.
Day 5: Bergen — The Hanseatic City
Bergen is Norway’s most beautiful city, wrapped around a harbor between seven mountains. Morning: Bryggen, the Hanseatic Wharf — a row of colorful wooden merchant houses (UNESCO World Heritage) dating from the 14th century. These buildings were the northernmost office of the Hanseatic League, the medieval trading empire that dominated Northern Europe. The narrow alleyways between them conceal galleries, workshops, and a sense of the 14th century preserved in leaning timber. Afternoon: the Fløibanen funicular to Mount Fløyen (320m) for the definitive Bergen panorama — the city, the fjords, and the islands stretching to the North Sea. Walk the trails among troll sculptures and wild blueberries. Evening: Bergen’s Fish Market for fresh king crab, whale steak (a Norwegian tradition), and local salmon. Overnight in Bergen.
Day 6: Bergen to Geirangerfjord
One of Norway’s great road journeys. Drive or take the express boat north along the coast to Geirangerfjord — another UNESCO World Heritage site and arguably the most spectacular fjord in Norway. The ferry enters the fjord past the “Seven Sisters” waterfall (seven separate streams cascading 250m) and “The Suitor” (Friaren) waterfall opposite, forever trying to court the sisters. Geiranger village sits at the head of the fjord, surrounded by mountains. Afternoon: drive the Eagle Road (Ørnesvingen) — 11 hairpin turns climbing to 620m with a vertigo-inducing view back down the fjord. Overnight in Geiranger.
Day 7: Geiranger — Trollstigen & Mountain Roads
Drive the Trollstigen (Troll’s Ladder) — 11 hairpin bends climbing an 850m mountain wall, one of Norway’s most famous roads and a masterpiece of engineering. The viewing platform at the top juts out over the abyss, suspended above the Stigfossen waterfall (180m). Continue across the “roof of Norway” — dramatic mountain plateaus with snow even in August — toward the Romsdal Alps. The landscape here inspired the trolls, giants, and supernatural beings of Norwegian folklore. Overnight in Åndalsnes or Molde.
Day 8: Atlantic Road & Kristiansund
Drive the Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien) — Norway’s “Construction of the Century,” 8km of bridges and causeways hopping between tiny islands in the open ocean. On stormy days, waves crash over the road, and it feels like driving on water. The 8 bridges include the iconic Storseisundet Bridge, whose curve creates optical illusions that have made it Norway’s most photographed road. Continue through coastal fishing villages to Trondheim, the Viking capital. Overnight in Trondheim.
Day 9: Trondheim — Nidaros Cathedral
Trondheim was founded as Nidaros by Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997 — and Nidaros Cathedral is the national sanctuary of Norway, the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world. Built over the grave of St. Olav (killed in 1030 at the Battle of Stiklestad), it’s a masterpiece of Gothic architecture in soapstone, with a magnificent rose window and a west front covered in 76 sculptures of kings, saints, and biblical figures. For centuries, it was the coronation church of Norwegian kings. Afternoon: walk the Gamle Bybro (Old Town Bridge) to Bakklandet — Trondheim’s most charming neighborhood, cobblestone streets, wooden houses painted in bright colors, and waterside cafes. Evening flight to Oslo. Overnight in Oslo.
Day 10: Oslo — Departure
Morning at leisure — perhaps visit the Nobel Peace Center or take a ferry to the Bygdøy museums. Transfer to the airport.
Included
- 9 nights in 3-4 star hotels
- Daily Scandinavian breakfast buffet
- Oslo-Bergen railway (Bergen Line)
- Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana) ticket
- Nærøyfjord cruise (electric catamaran)
- All inter-city transport by rail/ferry/bus
- 24/7 helpline & detailed itinerary app
- Airport transfer Oslo
