Norway: Geiranger, Trollstigen, the Atlantic Road and Ålesund

Oslo Airport to Lillehammer

Oslo Airport Gardermoen up the E6 along Lake Mjøsa to Lillehammer, then Maihaugen

• Repas du soir
• Nuit : Lillehammer
• Environ 2 h de route

Soir

Then a short briefing on the week, an evening walk along the pedestrian Storgata and past the art museum on the town square, and a welcome dinner in the centre. If your flight lands later, a separate transfer to Lillehammer may be arranged and quoted.

Compris

• Group transfer from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL) to Lillehammer
• Maihaugen open-air museum, subject to opening hours and arrival time; otherwise a town walk
• Welcome briefing and evening walk in Lillehammer with your guide
• Welcome dinner

The Gudbrandsdal, Lom and Dalsnibba

Lillehammer up the Gudbrandsdal valley to Otta and Lom, route 15 to Grotli, then route 63 past the Dalsnibba turn-off down to Geiranger

• Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
• Nuit : Geiranger
• Environ 4.5 h de route

Après-midi

At Lom we visit the stave church, built in the late 12th century and still the village church, and have a sit-down lunch. In the afternoon the road climbs past Jotunheimen to the high, bare ground at Grotli, where snow lies beside the road into summer. We turn up the toll road to Dalsnibba in the mid-to-late afternoon, aiming for a later visit without promising fewer coaches (in its published 2026 hours the toll gate was staffed to 5 pm, or 6 pm from mid-June to mid-August, with a payment machine after that; hours change by year and road conditions), and stand on the platform at about 1,500 m with the Geirangerfjord far below. Then the hairpins drop to Geiranger village, where we stay two nights and eat at the hotel.

Compris

• The Gudbrandsdal valley by road
• Lom stave church
• Sit-down lunch in Lom
• The Dalsnibba toll road and viewing platform
• Dinner in Geiranger

On the Geirangerfjord

Geiranger by kayak or on foot, then the local ferry to Hellesylt and back, and Flydalsjuvet

• Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
• Nuit : Geiranger
• Environ 30 min de route

Matin

This morning you choose how to meet it. At about 9 am, guests with confirmed kayak places go out with a local kayak guide for about two and a half hours along the shore, after the operator's safety briefing and suitability check. You choose kayak or walking when requesting the trip; kayak capacity and any experience requirements are confirmed before booking. Guests choosing the walk join your See Sight Tours guide on the path to Westerås farm; the steeper Storseterfossen extension is optional and subject to time and trail conditions. The easier alternative is a visit to the Norwegian Fjord Centre.

Après-midi

Lunch is together in the village. In the afternoon the proposed plan is to ride the seasonal car ferry west down the fjord to Hellesylt, about 65 minutes each way, past the Seven Sisters waterfalls, the Suitor opposite them and the abandoned cliff farms. This round trip depends on a published timetable and available foot-passenger spaces for our date, with at least 15 minutes allowed for check-in at each end. We check both sailings before quoting rather than assume that an older timetable will repeat. If the service is unavailable, we propose a revised fjord day for your agreement before booking.

Soir

After the return, our driver can take the group up to Flydalsjuvet above the village before a free evening.

Compris

• A guided walk to Westerås farm, or the Norwegian Fjord Centre as the easier alternative; a guided kayak can be chosen instead, subject to confirmed places and conditions
• Lunch in Geiranger
• The local ferry from Geiranger to Hellesylt and back, past the Seven Sisters
• Flydalsjuvet viewpoint

The Eagle Road and Trollstigen

Geiranger up the Eagle Road, the Eidsdal to Linge ferry, Valldal, Gudbrandsjuvet and Trollstigen, then Åndalsnes

• Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
• Nuit : Åndalsnes
• Environ 2.5 h de route

Après-midi

Lunch is a sit-down meal at the Trollstigen visitor centre at the top of the pass or in Valldal, then we walk out to the platforms that hang over the edge before driving down the 11 bends of Trollstigen, opened in 1936, beside the Stigfossen waterfall. It is about 90 km and two and a half hours on the road with the ferry.

Soir

In Åndalsnes we check in, then ride the Romsdal gondola up Nesaksla, about 700 m, for the view down the Romsdalsfjord and up to the Troll Wall, and, while the gondola is on its summer timetable, stay for dinner at the summit restaurant; otherwise dinner is in Åndalsnes.

Compris

• Ørnesvingen viewpoint on the Eagle Road
• Eidsdal to Linge ferry
• Gudbrandsjuvet gorge walkways
• Trollstigen viewing platforms and the drive down the bends
• Sit-down lunch
• The Romsdal gondola to Nesaksla and back
• Dinner at the summit restaurant (gondola summer season only; otherwise in Åndalsnes)

The Atlantic Road to Kristiansund

Åndalsnes by the Åfarnes to Sølsnes ferry to Molde, along the Hustadvika coast to Bud, over the Atlantic Road, then Kristiansund

• Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
• Nuit : Kristiansund
• Environ 3 h de route

Après-midi

At the fishing village of Bud we walk round Ergan, a coastal fort built during the German occupation in the Second World War, with bunkers and gun positions on the rocks, and have a seafood lunch in the village. In the afternoon comes the Atlantic Road, 8.3 km of causeways and eight bridges hopping between islets, opened in 1989. We stop at Eldhusøya to walk the path out over the rocks and watch the Storseisundet bridge rise and curve. A tunnel under the sea takes us on to Kristiansund, about 160 km and three hours of driving in the day.

Soir

Kristiansund was built on drying and shipping salted cod, klippfisk, to Spain and Portugal; dinner tonight is a klippfisk dish in town.

Compris

• Åfarnes to Sølsnes ferry
• Molde viewpoint
• Ergan coastal fort in Bud
• Seafood lunch in Bud
• The Atlantic Road with a walk at Eldhusøya
• Klippfisk dinner in Kristiansund

Activités en option

• The Norwegian Klippfisk Museum in Kristiansund (summer)
• The little harbour ferry between Kristiansund's islands

Ålesund and Aksla

Kristiansund to Molde, the ferry to Vestnes, then Ålesund

• Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
• Nuit : Ålesund
• Environ 3 h de route

Matin

A short morning: we leave Kristiansund at about 9 am, drive back to Molde and cross the Romsdalsfjord on the ferry to Vestnes, a good half-hour on deck, then follow the fjord to Ålesund, about 145 km and three hours in all.

Après-midi

We arrive for lunch near the harbour. In the afternoon your guide walks you through the centre. In January 1904 a fire burnt most of the town, which was rebuilt in brick and stone within a few years in the art nouveau style of the day, so whole streets of towers, turrets and carved dragons and flowers date from the same short period. We look into the Jugendstil Centre's building from outside and walk the canal of Brosundet.

Soir

Before dinner, which is your choice tonight, we climb the 418 steps from the town park up Aksla to the Fjellstua viewpoint, where the town spreads over its islands below; the van drives up for anyone who would rather not climb.

Compris

• Molde to Vestnes ferry
• Lunch in Ålesund
• Guided walk through Ålesund's art nouveau centre
• Aksla and the Fjellstua viewpoint

Activités en option

• The Jugendstil Centre (art nouveau museum)
• The Atlanterhavsparken aquarium

Runde, the bird island

Ålesund by the Sulesund to Hareid ferry to the island of Runde and back

• Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
• Nuit : Ålesund
• Environ 4 h de route

Après-midi

Lunch is on the island. In the afternoon, if the boat and ferry schedule and trail conditions leave sufficient time, those who want to climb can follow the designated trail with your guide, about 300 m up, to look for puffins in June and July; sightings are not guaranteed, especially during this daytime visit. Otherwise we agree a shorter walk or omit the climb. Guests choosing not to climb stay by the harbour and shore paths.

Soir

We are back in Ålesund for a farewell dinner together in the centre.

Compris

• Sulesund to Hareid ferry both ways
• Boat trip along the Runde bird cliffs, where it runs (otherwise the island's environmental centre)
• Lunch on Runde
• Guided walk to the bird cliffs if timings and conditions permit; otherwise a shorter walk
• Farewell dinner in Ålesund

Ålesund and home

Ålesund to Ålesund Airport Vigra

• Petit-déjeuner
• Environ 30 min de route

Matin

The last morning is free. Walk the harbour at Brosundet as the boats go out, visit the Jugendstil Centre, or go back up Aksla for the early view over the islands. Check-out is usually by noon and the hotel will keep your bags. Our driver takes the group to Ålesund Airport Vigra (AES), about 20 km and half an hour away on an island linked to the town by tunnels under the sea. Transfer times are planned once flights are known, with earlier flyers first where the vehicle allows. Most journeys home connect through Oslo or Bergen, so leave enough time for the change. Your guide comes with you, checks your flight details and says goodbye at the terminal. If you would like longer on the coast, we can book extra nights in Ålesund before you leave.

Compris

• Private transfer to Ålesund Airport Vigra (AES)