Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Norway: Oslo, the Flåm Railway, the Nærøyfjord and Bergen
8 days from Oslo to Bergen by the Bergen and Flåm railways, with a Nærøyfjord cruise, a night in Hardanger and two nights in Bergen.
8 days · Oslo to Bergen · up to 12 guests
The Sognefjord in spring; the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord we sail are two of its arms Photo: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sognefjord-Norway-April-2011.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Start and end
- Oslo to Bergen
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
About 2 to 3 hours on foot most days, on city pavements and cobbles, gravel museum paths and short viewpoint trails, plus one long day sitting on trains (about six hours, broken by a change at Myrdal and a photo stop). The steeper walks, the Brekkefossen path above Flåm, the rim stairs at Vøringsfossen and the Monks' Stairs above Lofthus (more than 600 steps), are all optional, and anyone can sit a walk out with a coffee or in the van.
- Meals included
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,800 (estimated price)
- Season
- June to September
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Bergen Railway over the bare Hardangervidda plateau at Finse, then down the Flåm Railway to the fjord
- An early boat through the Nærøyfjord, about 250 m wide at its narrowest, ahead of the cruise-ship crowds
- Goat's cheese in Undredal and the Stegastein platform 650 m above the Aurlandsfjord
- Vøringsfossen, then a cider tasting at a Hardanger fruit farm and a night by the Sørfjord
- Walking behind the Steinsdalsfossen waterfall on the way to Bergen
- Bryggen at 9 am with a guide, before the cruise groups, and Mount Fløyen in the evening light
- Vigeland's sculptures, the polar ship Fram and an evening walk on the Oslo Opera House roof
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 1,800 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Oslo
Oslo Airport Gardermoen to your hotel in central Oslo, then the Opera House
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Oslo
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL), about 50 km north of the city, where a driver meets you in the arrivals hall for the drive of roughly 45 minutes into the centre. Plan to land by about 3 pm; if you arrive earlier, leave your bags at the hotel and walk down Karl Johans gate towards the harbour. At about 6 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the week: the train day, what to wear on the fjord boat and how your luggage travels. Then we walk together to the waterfront at Bjørvika and up the sloping white roof of the Oslo Opera House, opened in 2008 and built to be walked on.
Evening
In June the light lasts well past 10 pm, so the views over the Oslofjord come before dinner rather than after it. We finish with a welcome dinner at a restaurant near the harbour.
Included
- Private transfer from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Evening walk on the Oslo Opera House roof
- Welcome dinner
Free time: Free until the evening briefing
Activity: Land by about 3 pm to make the briefing; the exact time is confirmed with your final itinerary.
Vigeland, Bygdøy and a free afternoon
Frogner Park to the Bygdøy peninsula, then back across the harbour by ferry
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Oslo
- Drive about 30 min
We start at Frogner Park at about 9 am, before the tour coaches, to walk among the more than 200 sculptures Gustav Vigeland made for the park, from the bronze figures on the bridge to the Monolith, carved from a single block of granite. Then it is a short drive to the Bygdøy peninsula. At the Fram Museum you step aboard the polar ship Fram, which carried Nansen into the Arctic ice and took Amundsen south on the expedition that reached the South Pole in 1911.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal on Bygdøy, then your guide leads you round the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, an open-air collection of farmhouses, storehouses and the Gol stave church, built around 1200. In summer we ride the small public ferry back across the harbour to the City Hall pier.
Evening
The rest of the afternoon and evening are free: the Munch museum, the National Museum and Akershus Fortress are all within walking distance of the hotel.
Included
- Vigeland sculpture park in Frogner Park with your guide
- The Fram Museum
- Sit-down lunch on Bygdøy
- The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, with the Gol stave church
- Ferry from Bygdøy to the City Hall pier (in season)
Optional experiences
- The Munch museum
- The National Museum
- Akershus Fortress
Easier option: Stay at the Fram Museum and its cafe instead of walking the open-air museum, about 2 km of gravel paths and slopes.
More active option: In the free afternoon, walk the Akerselva river path from the Grünerløkka district down to the centre, with a route from your guide.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Oslo
Activity: About 3 hours on foot, on park paths, museum floors and gravel lanes.
The Bergen Railway and the Flåm Railway
Oslo by train over the Hardangervidda to Myrdal, then down the Flåm Railway to Flåm
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Flåm
- By train
Morning
We board the morning Bergen Railway train at Oslo Central Station with reserved seats. Your main bags go ahead to Flåm by road with our driver, who makes the long road run of about 310 km alone, so you travel with a day bag only. The line runs west past lakes and forest, through Gol and Geilo, and climbs onto the bare Hardangervidda plateau at Finse, at about 1,222 m the highest station on the line, where snow can lie beside the track into July.
Afternoon
Lunch is included from the cafe on board. At Myrdal, after about five hours, we change to the Flåm Railway, which drops about 860 m in 20 km to the fjord, through tunnels and past a short stop at the Kjosfossen waterfall. We reach Flåm in the middle of the afternoon.
Evening
The evening is free: walk along the water or up the valley to the wooden Flåm church, built in 1670.
Included
- Bergen Railway from Oslo to Myrdal, reserved seats
- Flåm Railway from Myrdal to Flåm, with the stop at Kjosfossen
- Lunch on the train
- Your luggage carried ahead to Flåm in our vehicle
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free in Flåm
Activity: About six hours of rail travel in all, broken by the change at Myrdal and the Kjosfossen stop. Keep a warm layer in your day bag for the plateau.
The Nærøyfjord, Undredal and Stegastein
Flåm by boat through the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord to Gudvangen, then Undredal, Flåm and Stegastein
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Flåm
- Drive about 1.5 h
We take an early boat out of Flåm, before the cruise-ship passengers fill the decks, and sail north up the Aurlandsfjord and into the Nærøyfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord listed by UNESCO in 2005 with the Geirangerfjord as the West Norwegian Fjords. The walls rise more than 1,000 m from the water, and at its narrowest the fjord is only about 250 m wide; waterfalls come down the cliffs and small farms sit on ledges with no road. After about two hours we land at Gudvangen, where our driver is waiting.
Afternoon
A short drive brings us to Undredal, a village of about a hundred people known for its goat's cheese, where we taste the brown and white cheeses and look into the tiny 12th-century stave church before a sit-down lunch. Back in Flåm we drive up to Stegastein, a platform that juts out about 650 m above the Aurlandsfjord. From about 4 pm the time is yours.
Included
- Fjord cruise from Flåm to Gudvangen through the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord, on an early sailing
- Goat's cheese tasting in Undredal and a visit to the stave church
- Sit-down lunch in Undredal
- Stegastein viewpoint above the Aurlandsfjord
Easier option: Skip Stegastein and stay in Flåm after lunch; the Flåm Railway Museum by the station is a short, level walk.
More active option: Walk the steep path from Flåm up to the Brekkefossen waterfall, about an hour and a half return, for a view down the valley to the fjord.
Free time: From about 4 pm free in Flåm
Activity: Bring a warm, windproof layer for the open deck; it is cool on the water even in July.
Stalheim, Vøringsfossen and the Hardangerfjord
Flåm to Gudvangen, Stalheim and Voss, over the Hardanger Bridge to Eidfjord and Vøringsfossen, then Lofthus
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Lofthus
- Drive about 4 h
We leave Flåm at about 9 am through the tunnels to Gudvangen and climb to Stalheim, where a terrace looks straight down the Nærøydalen valley. After a coffee stop in Voss we cross into Hardanger over the Hardanger Bridge, Norway's longest suspension bridge, opened in 2013, to Eidfjord at the inner end of the Hardangerfjord.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal at the top of Vøringsfossen, where the Bjoreio river falls about 180 m into the Måbødalen canyon; paths along the rim give views from several sides. Back down at the fjord we follow the shore to Lofthus, a village of orchards on the Sørfjord, about 200 km and three and three-quarter hours of driving in all, split by the stops. Hardanger has grown fruit since the Middle Ages, when monks are said to have planted the first orchards, and at about 4 pm we visit a family fruit farm to taste the local cider.
Evening
There is an hour by the water before dinner at the hotel.
Included
- Stalheim viewpoint over the Nærøydalen
- The Hardanger Bridge
- Vøringsfossen waterfall and the Måbødalen canyon
- Sit-down lunch at Vøringsfossen
- Cider tasting at a Hardanger fruit farm
- Dinner in Lofthus
Easier option: Stay on the viewing platforms near the road at Vøringsfossen instead of the longer rim paths.
More active option: Walk more of the rim paths at Vøringsfossen, including the stairs and footbridge across the gorge, about an hour with plenty of steps.
Free time: An hour free by the fjord before dinner
Activity: The longest road day, broken every hour or so by a stop. Under 18s taste apple juice at the cider farm.
Along the Hardangerfjord to Bergen
Lofthus over the Hardanger Bridge and along the fjord to Steinsdalsfossen and Norheimsund, then Bergen
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Bergen
- Drive about 3 h
Morning
A slow morning by the fjord. If you are up for it, climb the Monks' Stairs above Lofthus with your guide, a stone staircase of more than 600 steps through the woods, for the view across the Sørfjord to the Folgefonna glacier; otherwise walk the lanes between the orchards. We leave at about 10:30, cross the Hardanger Bridge again and follow the north shore of the Hardangerfjord west through Ålvik and Øystese, with the water beside us much of the way. At Steinsdalsfossen, just outside Norheimsund, the path runs behind the falling water, so you can stand dry between the rock and the waterfall.
Afternoon
Lunch is in Norheimsund, then we cross the Kvamskogen mountain and come down into Bergen at about 4 pm, about 160 km and three hours of driving in the day.
Evening
After check-in we ride the Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen for the view over the harbour and the islands in the evening light. Dinner tonight is your choice.
Included
- Steinsdalsfossen, walking behind the waterfall
- Sit-down lunch in Norheimsund
- The Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen and back
Easier option: Walk the level orchard lanes along the fjord instead of the Monks' Stairs.
More active option: The Monks' Stairs (Munketrappene) above Lofthus, more than 600 stone steps, about two hours return with your guide.
Free time: Evening free in Bergen
Activity: The path behind Steinsdalsfossen can be wet with spray; wear shoes with grip.
Bryggen and Bergen
Bryggen, the fish market and central Bergen, on foot
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Bergen
We walk to Bryggen at about 9 am, before the cruise-ship groups arrive, for a guided walk through the old Hanseatic wharf, listed by UNESCO in 1979. For close to four centuries German merchants of the Hanseatic League traded dried cod from northern Norway here, and the leaning timber buildings and narrow passages behind the harbour front, rebuilt after the fire of 1702, still follow the medieval plots. Then we visit Bryggens Museum, built over the excavated remains of the medieval town, or another of the Bryggen museums if it is closed on the day.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down seafood meal by the fish market on the harbour. The afternoon is free. On a dry day, ride the Ulriken cable car, walk the lanes of Nordnes or visit Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg's home by a lake south of the city; on a wet one, and Bergen has plenty, the KODE art museums around the Lille Lungegårdsvann lake are a short walk away.
Evening
We meet again in the evening for a farewell dinner.
Included
- Guided walk of Bryggen
- Bryggens Museum, or another Bryggen museum if it is closed
- Seafood lunch by the fish market
- Farewell dinner
Optional experiences
- The Ulriken cable car
- Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg's home
- The KODE art museums
Free time: Afternoon free in Bergen
Activity: About 2 to 3 hours on foot on cobbles and uneven wooden walkways in the morning.
Bergen and home
Bergen to Bergen Airport Flesland
- Breakfast
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
The last morning is free for a final coffee by the harbour, the fish market as the stalls open, or a walk up the steep lanes of the old wooden quarters above Bryggen, where white and yellow houses lean together over cobbled alleys. Check-out is usually by noon, and the hotel will keep your bags until it is time to leave. Our driver takes the group to Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO), about 20 km south of the centre and roughly 30 minutes by road. We set the transfer times when we confirm your flights, so you can book whichever flight suits you, and earlier flyers go first. Your guide comes with you, checks your flight details and says goodbye at the terminal. If you would like longer in western Norway, we can book extra nights in Bergen before you leave, and the light rail runs from the city centre to the airport if you stay on.
Included
- Private transfer to Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO)
Free time: Morning free in Bergen
Activity: Book any flight from Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO); a flight after about noon leaves the morning free.
- Oslo2 nights
- Flåm2 nights
- Lofthus1 night
- Bergen2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: June to August bring the longest days (in late June the sun sets after 10:30 pm in Oslo and Bergen) and the busiest cruise calendar in Flåm and Bergen; September is quieter, with autumn colour and the fruit harvest in Hardanger, and shorter days. Waterfalls are fullest in early summer with the snowmelt, and snow can lie beside the track at Finse into July. Rain is likely in Bergen in any month.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- A first trip to Norway that wants the fjords, the famous railways and both Oslo and Bergen in one week
- Travellers who want the Flåm Railway and the Nærøyfjord without changing trains, boats and buses with their own luggage
- Couples, friends and solo travellers who like a small group and some free time every day
- Mixed groups: optional steep walks for some, a viewpoint and a coffee for others
Not for you if you want
- Anyone who wants Geiranger, Trollstigen or the Lofoten Islands: this trip stays between Oslo and Bergen
- Travellers hoping for the northern lights or the midnight sun, which need a winter trip or one north of the Arctic Circle
- Sun seekers: rain is likely in Bergen on some days
- Anyone who wants to see a new town every night
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
7 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Oslo2 nights
- Flåm2 nights
- Lofthus1 night
- Bergen2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 7 nights: 2 in Oslo, 2 in Flåm, 1 in Lofthus on the Hardangerfjord and 2 in Bergen
- Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms (in or next to Flåm village; in Oslo and Bergen within walking distance of the harbour); we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Private transfer from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL) on day 1 and to Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO) on day 8
- The Bergen Railway from Oslo to Myrdal and the Flåm Railway from Myrdal to Flåm, with reserved seats
- A private minivan and professional driver for the group in Oslo and from Gudvangen to Bergen, which also carries your luggage from Oslo to Flåm on the train day
- The fjord boat from Flåm to Gudvangen through the Nærøyfjord
- The summer ferry from Bygdøy to the Oslo City Hall pier
- The Fløibanen funicular in Bergen
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group for the whole trip, from the airport in Oslo to the airport in Bergen
- A local guide for the Bryggen walk, and site guides where a museum requires its own
Activities
- Oslo: the Opera House roof walk, Vigeland sculpture park, the Fram Museum and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
- The Bergen Railway over the Hardangervidda and the Flåm Railway with the Kjosfossen stop
- Nærøyfjord cruise (UNESCO West Norwegian Fjords)
- Undredal goat's cheese tasting and stave church
- Stegastein viewpoint
- Stalheim viewpoint
- Vøringsfossen and the Hardanger Bridge
- Cider tasting at a Hardanger fruit farm
- Steinsdalsfossen
- Bergen: Mount Fløyen by funicular, a guided walk of Bryggen and Bryggens Museum (or another Bryggen museum if it is closed)
Meals
- 7 breakfasts
- 6 lunches, on days 2 to 7 (on day 3, on the train)
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Oslo, dinner in Lofthus and a farewell dinner in Bergen
Not included
- International flights to Oslo and from Bergen
- Travel insurance
- Any entry authorisation your passport needs, such as ETIAS once it starts
- Dinners not listed, and lunch on day 1 and day 8
- Drinks, including alcohol, which is expensive in Norway
- Optional visits: the Munch museum, the National Museum, the Ulriken cable car, Troldhaugen and the KODE museums
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Extra hotel nights before or after the trip
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,800 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Booking terms
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Questions
What does the price include?
Seven nights in central hotels, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners, both railways with reserved seats, the Nærøyfjord cruise, airport transfers in Oslo and Bergen, a private minivan and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan, from the Fram Museum to Stegastein, Vøringsfossen, a cider tasting and Bryggen.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, never more. That is small enough for one minivan, one table at lunch and a guide everyone can hear on a busy station platform or in the narrow passages of Bryggen. Private departures are for your party only.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the arrival in Oslo to the airport in Bergen, on the trains, on the boat and in the van. A local guide joins for the Bryggen walk, and site guides where a museum requires its own. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
How fit do I need to be?
If you can walk two to three hours a day on pavements, cobbles and gravel paths, you will be fine. The steep parts are optional: the Brekkefossen path above Flåm, the rim stairs at Vøringsfossen and the Monks' Stairs above Lofthus. Day 3 is about six hours sitting on trains, broken by a change and a stop.
I am travelling solo. What does a room of my own cost?
A room of your own is from CAD 1,800 more, shown before you book, with no surprise at checkout. Single rooms in Flåm and Bergen are scarce and dear in summer, which is why it is not lower. Solo travellers get the same seats, tables and free time as everyone else.
When is the best time to go to the Norwegian fjords?
June to September. June and July have the longest light and the fullest waterfalls, with snow still at Finse. July and August are the busiest months for cruise ships in Flåm and Bergen, which our early starts work around. September is quieter, with autumn colour and the fruit harvest in Hardanger.
How does booking work?
Choose a date and request to book; nothing is charged. We check hotel rooms and train and boat seats, confirm your trip within 24 hours, then send payment details. Prices are per person sharing, with taxes: the small group starts from CAD 10,655 per person.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The trip also runs as a private trip for your party only, with your own guide and vehicle, on a date you choose, from CAD 19,180 per person. If you would rather travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section and we will quote the trains, boats and hotels.
Do I need a visa for Norway?
Canadian and US citizens do not need a visa for a tourist stay of up to 90 days in any 180 in the Schengen area, which includes Norway. Your passport is registered at the border under the EU's Entry/Exit System, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is expected to start in late 2026; we tell you if it applies to your dates.
Why does the trip not go to Geiranger?
Geiranger is about four and a half to five hours' drive north of Flåm, so reaching it would mean extra hotel changes or days well over our four-hour driving cap. The Nærøyfjord shares Geiranger's UNESCO listing and is narrower, and Hardanger adds waterfalls and orchards. If you want it, ask us and we will quote a private version that adds Geiranger.
What happens to my luggage on the train day?
It goes by road. On day 3 our driver takes the main bags from the Oslo hotel to Flåm, so you ride the Bergen and Flåm railways with a day bag only and find your case waiting at the hotel. Keep a warm layer and a waterproof in your day bag for the plateau and the waterfall stop.
What weather should I pack for?
Layers and a proper waterproof. Summer days in Oslo can be warm, while the plateau at Finse can be close to freezing and Bergen sees rain in every month. Bring walking shoes with grip, a fleece and an eye mask: in June it hardly gets dark at night.
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