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Norway In A Nutshell - 6 Days

Tour Itinerary

Arrival in Oslo. Picking up from the airport and transfer to the hotel can be booked as an option. Otherwise, the transfer is on your own.  Oslo accommodation at Thon Hotel Opera, or similar. The rest of the day is for getting acquainted with Olso individually before you start Norway in a Nutshell tour from Oslo to Bergen. Overnight in Oslo

  • Thon Hotel Opera 5*

Oslo City Tour
Today you will enjoy the sightseeing tour of Oslo. The  Grand Tour of Oslo includes a bus trip through central Oslo, Vigeland Sculpture Park, a photo stop at the ski jump at Holmenkollen as well as a visit to the Viking Ship Museum. Afterward, you will have a choice of either visiting the Kon-Tiki Museum, where you will learn about the incredible expeditions of Thor Heyerdahl or the Fram Museum displaying the polar history. Finally, you will take a 2-hour guided boat tour (if weather permits) to the Oslo Fjord.  Rest of the day is free. 

  • Breakfast
  • Thon Opera Hotel 5*

Norwegian Fjords by Bergen and Flam Railways
After breakfast, walk to the central train station from where you will depart for a stunning fjord rail trip, Norway in a Nutshell tour, taking you to Bergen. Travel by the scenic Bergenbanen enjoying the breathtaking views of the west coast of Norway. Thanks to the effective equipment and skilled workers this railway is a safe and comfortable way of traveling through tunnels in the fjords.

The 20 km-long train journey on the Flåm Railway is regarded as one of the highlights of Norway in a Nutshell tour from Oslo to Bergen. From the mountain station in  Myrdal down to the fjord village of Flåm the journey takes about 55 minutes. During every minute of this trip, you will enjoy the magnificent mountain scenery of snow-capped mountains, quaint villages, and thundering waterfalls. For your convenience, the train moves slowly or stops at the places with the best views. Upon arrival at Flåm, you walk to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Check-in at Fretheim Hotel, or similar. Dinner will be served at your hotel.

  • Breakfast / Dinner
  • Fretheim Hotel 4*

In the morning - the Heritage FjordSafari, one of the best fjord tours in Norway in a Nutshell adventure. From a RIB boat, you will have an exceptional experience of the fjord and the mountains.

In the afternoon, you continue your journey by boat from Aurlandsfjord enjoying the narrowest fjord in Europe, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The fjord is surrounded by mighty 1,800 meters high mountains and is amazingly beautiful.  Further, you will take a  coach journey along the Stalheim Canyon road offering stunning views of the Nærøydalen valley, which is one of the highlights of Western Norway.  A short break at Stalheim Hotel. The Stalheim Canyon road has thirteen steep bends allowing to enjoy unbelievable views of the Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen waterfalls before reaching Voss. From Voss, your Norway in a Nutshell tour continues by train to Bergen. Transfer to hotel on your own. 

  • Breakfast
  • Clarion Admiral Hotel 4*

Bergen Sightseeing
Today explore all popular Bergen attractions with City Sightseeing and  Fløibanen combination on a hop-on, hop-off bus tour.   The hop on hop off tour allows you to follow your own sightseeing itinerary as you can hop on at any of Bergen’s 13 stops and hop off if you want to visit an attraction and then hop back again when the next bus comes along.

  • Breakfast
  • Clarion Admiral Hotel 4*

Check out at noon. Departure from Bergen by own arrangement.

  • Breakfast

Customer reviews

Evelyn Eldridge 9 June 2022
We are in love with Flam and the Fretheim Hotel! The train ride getting here was beautiful.
Evelyn
Elizabeth VDB 21 July 2019
Everything went as planned and we experienced a beautiful tour of the Norwegian fjords for a good price, considering how expensive Scandinavia is. Susie at Nordic Saga Tours got all of our dates and trains, buses, boats, hotels accurately managed and everything went off without a hitch. A more detailed itinerary would have been helpful, but we were able to easily figure out where to go and what to do once we got there. Thanks for all your help!
Richard Williams 25 September 2018
I worked with Susie to book my specific tour requests. Her advice was very good and helpful regarding tour times, crowds and hotels. The bookings for bus, train and boat were through Norway in a Nutshell. There were some schedule issues with them. After taking the train from Bergen to Voss the bus schedule information was not accurate. The 1:00 bus to Gudvangen only let off riders- it was at the end of its day. There was another bus at 2:00 listed, however, that was a different company and the pre-paid tickets were not honored. Finally, we got a 3:00 bus which got us to Gudvangen for the boat to Flam. I'm not sure what happened with the scheduling, but Norway in a Nutshell needs to get it accurate.
Our Hotel Opera in Oslo was outstanding! We greatly enjoyed the Flamsbyrgga Hotel in Flam...very cool and had a great brewery attached. The Thon Hotel we stayed at in Bergen had a great location right on the city square. However, the room was very small and not what was represented as to what I had requested. No other rooms were available for changing so we stayed in the one assigned. The desk staff at this hotel were less than helpful as the oscilating fan in the room was broken, the luggage rack was also broken and there was no maintenance personnel available for 2 days. Not acceptable. The breakfast at this hotel was, however, fantastic.
Overall, I was pleased with my experience with Nordic Saga and can highly recommend them.
Michelle Dritmanis 26 May 2018
Hi trains and boat trips all ran very smoothly . Hotels were good except for the one in Oslo ( Comfort) ! Very noisy as lots of construction going on, 1 lift completely out of service for workmen. See through bathroom doors no privacy at all when you are sharing with a friend, and a shower curtain dreadful!. So very very small and on bending down , hit the sink very hard due to shower curtain and I had a very bad bump to the head nearly knocked me unconsious ! Still sore today so a few weeks of recovery...
Karen Cane 27 February 2018
6 day tour Norway In A Nutshell was exactly what we needed and expected. Thank you, Dora, for arranging this splendid tour for us. It was soo wonderful! The Norwegian nature stunned us. All transfers and sightseeing were very efficiently arranged to full satisfaction even of the most demanding travelers. We'll be booking again with you next year.
Karen Cane 27 February 2018
6 day tour Norway In A Nutshell was exactly what we needed and expected. Thank you, Dora, for arranging this splendid tour for us. It was soo wonderful! The Norwegian nature stunned us. All transfers and sightseeing were very efficiently arranged to full satisfaction even of the most demanding travelers. We'll be booking again with you next year.
Bruce & Elisa 5 September 2014
Hi Bobby - just wanted to let you know we had a fabulous vacation in Norway. The customized tour that you designed was excellent, and everything worked out very well. All of the accommodations were first-rate, the travel connections worked out fine, and there were no issues at all. Thank you.
Bruce & Elisa
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