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Day 1
BERGEN (D)
Arrival and check-in at the Scandic Hotel Bergen
City (formerly the Bergen Hotel)
in the Bergen city centre. Dinner and overnight stay
at the Scandic Hotel Bergen City.
Accommodation: Scandic Hotel
Bergen City
Day 2 BERGEN - LAVIK - SKEI (B, L, D)
After breakfast at the hotel, optional city
sightseeing tour (3 hrs, NOK 295,- per person).
Sights of interest: Troldhaugen, the home of the
world famous composer Edvard Grieg, the Rosenkrantz
Tower and the Haakons Hall at Bergenhus Fortress,
Bryggen, the famous Hanseatic harbour area and
Floybanen, the funicular to Mount Floyen, where
spectacular views of the city and surrounding areas
can be enjoyed. Time at your own disposal in the
city centre.16.30 hrs embarking on a coastal voyage
through lovely coastal landscapes along the West
Coast to Gulen. This is the beginning of the Sogne
Fjord, the longest and deepest fjord in the world.
Arrival in Lavik and further on with hotel coach
through Vadheim and Førde to Skei on Lake Jølster.
Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Accommodation:
Skei Hotel
Day 3 SKEI - FJÆRLAND - SKEI (B, L, D)
After breakfast at the hotel, either free time to
use the excellent hotel facilities and explore the
wonderful Lake Jølster area or an optional excursion
to Fjærland (NOK 350,- per person) involving a
scenic drive along Lake Jølster, through the 6.350m
tunnel and past the Bøyumsdal glacier to the small
rural community of Fjærland. Visit to the Norwegian
Glacier Museum, then via the Supphelle glacier
unique for its amazingly low altitude (only 51m
above sea level) then onto afternoon coffee at Bøyum
Glacier. Return to Skei for dinner, and afterwards a
folklore evening with music and dancing.
Accommodation: Skei Hotel
Day 4 SKEI - GEIRANGER - SKEI (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel, then an incredible journey
through the Våtedal Valley, over Utvik Mountain,
along the magnificent Nordfjord passing Olden, Loen
and Stryn on the way to Hellesylt for a 1-hour
cruise along the spectacular Geirangerfjord, past
many famous waterfalls. Continue to Dalsnibba for
fabulous views of the fjord. Then proceed back to
Skei via Grotli, Hjelle and Lake Oppstryn. This full
day excursion is included in the tour price. Dinner
and overnight.
Accommodation: Skei Hotel
Day 5 SKEI - BRIKSDAL - SKEI (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel, day at leisure in Skei or an
optional excursion to Nordfjord as above, and on to
the little village of Olden and 20 kms along the
magnificent Olden valley to the Briksdal Glacier, a
part of Europe's largest glacier, the Jostedalen
Glacier (487 sq.kms.) (NOK 495,- per person). Dinner
and overnight.
Accommodation: Skei Hotel
Day 6 SKEI - SANDANE - SKEI (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Leisure day in Skei or
optional excursion to Sandane & the Nordfjord Folk
Museum (NOK 385,- per person). From Skei to Klakegg,
through the scenic Våtedal Valley to Breim and
Sandane, past the thundering Eidsfossen falls to the
Nordfjord Folk Museum and a visit to the old
Gimmestad church dating back to 1692. On the return
journey we visit Reed for wonderful views of the
Breim Lake, the Norwegian Horse centre and Byrkjelo.
After dinner at the Skei Hotel, coffee shall be
taken in the Gamlestova, a 300 year old cottage on
the hotel grounds, with Norwegian folk music, local
history and tales, and perhaps even a few ghost
stories!
Accommodation: Skei Hotel
Day 7 SKEI - NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL - BERGEN
or
OSLO (B, D)
After breakfast at the hotel, tour from Skei over
the Gaular Mountain to Balestrand, then the famous
Norway in a Nutshell excursion, including a cruise
along the Sognefjord to Flåm (approx. 2 hrs.) Then
journey on the spectacular Flåm Railway, spiraling
up 900m to Myrdal. The tour is completed by a train
journey on the Bergen Railway to Bergen and
overnight/dinner at the Scandic Hotel Bergen City.
Breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning. End of
tour for clients traveling to Bergen.
Accommodation: Scandic Hotel Bergen City
TOUR ENDING IN OSLO (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, tour from Skei over
the Gaular Mountain to Balestrand, then the famous
Norway in a Nutshell excursion, including a cruise
along the Sognefjord to Flåm (approx. 2 hrs.) Then
journey on the spectacular Flåm Railway, spiraling
up 900m to Myrdal. The tour is completed by a train
journey “Across the Roof of Norway”, the
Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau, to Oslo and
overnight stay at the Hotel Continental in the city
centre. End of tour in Oslo.
Accommodation: Hotel Continental
Day 8 BERGEN OR OSLO (B)
Breakfast at the hotel before checking out.
SKE
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