Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
5/5
Norway: Oslo, the Flåm Railway, the Nærøyfjord and Bergen for three generations
8 days for grandparents, parents and children 6 and up: two nights in Oslo, three in Flåm with the Flåm Railway and a Nærøyfjord boat, and two 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 1.5 to 2.5 hours on foot most days, on park paths, museum floors, cobbles and short gravel trails, with benches and cafes close by. Day 3 is about six hours sitting on two trains, broken by a change and a waterfall stop. The steeper walks, the Brekkefossen path, the walk down from Fløyen and a bike ride up the Flåm valley, are all optional, and anyone can sit a part out with a coffee or in the van.
- Meals included
- 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 2 dinners
- Room of your own
- + CAD 1,700 (estimated price)
- Season
- Mid-June to August (school holidays)
Highlights
Why this trip
- The Oslo Opera House roof on the first evening, then Vigeland's sculptures and the park playground
- Walking the decks of the polar ship Fram and seeing the Kon-Tiki raft, then a swim at Sørenga sea pool
- The Bergen Railway over the snowy Hardangervidda and down the Flåm Railway to the fjord
- An early boat through the Nærøyfjord, then archery and a longhouse fire in a Viking village
- Counting the lit caverns in the 24.5 km Lærdal Tunnel on the way to Borgund's dragon-roofed stave church
- Tvindefossen's spray beside the road, then the troll forest and playground on Mount Fløyen
- Bryggen at 9 am and the penguins and sea lions at the Bergen Aquarium
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 1,700 (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 at about 6 pm
- Stay in Oslo
- Drive about 45 min
Fly into Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL), about 50 km north of the city, where a driver meets your family in the arrivals hall for the drive of roughly 45 minutes into the centre. We hold family rooms or connecting rooms, so grandparents sleep next door, and you have time to rest after the flight. Plan to land by about 2 pm. At about 5 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group in the hotel for a short, relaxed briefing: who is who, how the train day works and how your luggage travels. Then we stroll a few minutes to the waterfront at Bjørvika and walk up the sloping white roof of the Oslo Opera House, which children are allowed to climb and run on, for a view over the Oslofjord.
Evening
The welcome dinner sits down at about 6 pm at a restaurant near the harbour, so younger travellers are in bed on time.
Included
- Private transfer from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)
- Family or connecting rooms requested for each party
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Evening walk on the Oslo Opera House roof
- Welcome dinner at about 6 pm
Easier option: Skip the roof walk and watch from the plaza at its foot, which is level.
Free time: Free until the 5 pm briefing
Activity: Land by about 2 pm to rest before the briefing; the exact time is confirmed with your final itinerary. The Opera roof is a gentle slope, about 15 minutes up.
Vigeland, two ships and a swim
Frogner Park to the Bygdøy peninsula, the ferry back across the harbour, then Sørenga
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Oslo
- Drive about 30 min
We reach Frogner Park at about 9 am, before the tour coaches, to walk among Gustav Vigeland's granite and bronze figures, from the famous angry little boy on the bridge to the tall Monolith; the large playground in the same park is the children's reward. A short drive takes us to the Bygdøy peninsula and two museums that stand side by side. At the Fram Museum you walk the decks of the polar ship Fram, which carried Nansen into the Arctic ice and Amundsen south on the expedition that reached the South Pole in 1911. Next door, the Kon-Tiki Museum shows the balsa raft Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific in 1947.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal on Bygdøy, then we ride the small summer ferry back to the City Hall pier. The afternoon is free: in good weather, Sørenga's sea pool beside the Opera has a shallow children's pool and lawns for grandparents.
Included
- Vigeland sculpture park in Frogner Park with your guide, and time at the park playground
- The Fram Museum
- The Kon-Tiki Museum
- Sit-down lunch on Bygdøy
- Ferry from Bygdøy to the City Hall pier (in season)
Optional experiences
- Swimming at Sørenga sea pool (free entry)
- The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History on Bygdøy
- The Munch museum
Easier option: Sit out the park walk in the cafe by the main gate, and take a taxi back from Bygdøy instead of the ferry if the steps to the pier are too much.
More active option: In the free afternoon, walk the ramparts of Akershus Fortress above the harbour, with a route from your guide.
Free time: Afternoon and evening free in Oslo
Activity: About 2.5 hours on foot, on park paths and museum floors, with benches throughout. Bring swimwear and a towel for Sørenga.
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 together, in the family carriage if the train has one. Your suitcases go ahead to Flåm by road with our driver, so the family travels with day bags only and nobody lifts a case into a rack. 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, where children can spot snow beside the track into July.
Afternoon
Lunch is included, a packed lunch or from the train's cafe if it has one, and your guide brings cards and a quiz on the route. At Myrdal, after about five hours, we change to the Flåm Railway, which drops about 860 m in 20 km to the fjord. It stops at the Kjosfossen waterfall, where in summer a singer in costume appears on the rocks as the huldra of folk tales.
Evening
We reach Flåm by mid-afternoon; the evening is yours.
Included
- Bergen Railway from Oslo to Myrdal, reserved seats together
- 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; trains have toilets and room to stretch. Keep a warm layer in each day bag for the plateau.
The Nærøyfjord, a Viking village and Undredal
Flåm by boat through the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord to Gudvangen, then Undredal and back to Flåm
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Flåm
- Drive about 45 min
Morning
We take the first morning boat out of Flåm, at about 9 am, before the cruise-ship passengers fill the decks, and sail up the Aurlandsfjord into the Nærøyfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord listed by UNESCO in 2005 with the Geirangerfjord. Walls rise more than 1,000 m from the water, the fjord narrows to about 250 m, and there are goats, waterfalls and farms with no road to spot; there is an indoor saloon for anyone who gets cold. After about two hours we land at Gudvangen and walk into the Njardarheim Viking village, a reconstructed settlement where children can try archery and axe throwing under supervision and everyone can sit by a fire in a longhouse.
Afternoon
Our van takes us to Undredal, a village of about a hundred people, to taste its brown and white goat's cheeses and peek into the tiny stave church, then a sit-down lunch.
Evening
We are back in Flåm by about 4 pm, with a quiet hour before an early family dinner.
Included
- Fjord cruise from Flåm to Gudvangen through the Aurlandsfjord and the Nærøyfjord, on an early sailing
- The Njardarheim Viking village at Gudvangen
- Goat's cheese tasting in Undredal and a look into the stave church
- Sit-down lunch in Undredal
- Dinner in Flåm at about 6 pm
Optional experiences
- Fjord kayaking from Flåm with a local outfitter (minimum age set by the outfitter)
Easier option: Stay on the boat's indoor deck, and sit by the longhouse fire at the Viking village instead of the games.
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: About 1.5 km on foot in the Viking village on grass and gravel. Bring a warm, windproof layer for the open deck.
Stegastein, the Lærdal Tunnel and Borgund
Flåm to Aurland and Stegastein, through the Lærdal Tunnel to Borgund stave church, and back to Flåm
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Flåm
- Drive about 2.5 h
A start at about 9:00.
Afternoon
We drive ten minutes to Aurland and up the hairpins to Stegastein, a platform that juts out about 650 m above the Aurlandsfjord, a short level walk from the car park; we aim to be there by about 9:45, before the midday coaches. Then comes the part children remember: the Lærdal Tunnel, 24.5 km long and opened in 2000, where three caverns lit in blue and yellow break the drive. Count them on the way through. At Borgund we visit the stave church, built of wood around 1180, with dragon heads on its roof ridges, and the visitor centre beside it explains how it was made. Lunch is a sit-down meal nearby, and we are back in Flåm by about 2:30 pm, about 150 km and two and a half hours of driving in the day, no leg longer than an hour. The afternoon is free, with an active and an easy choice.
Included
- Stegastein viewpoint above the Aurlandsfjord
- The Lærdal Tunnel
- Borgund stave church and visitor centre
- Sit-down lunch near Borgund or in Lærdal
Optional experiences
- Bike hire in Flåm for the valley road
Easier option: The free afternoon by the fjord shore in Flåm, or the free Flåm Railway Museum by the station, both short and level.
More active option: Hire bikes in Flåm and ride the old Flåm valley road up to Berekvam station and back, about 20 km and a steady climb, with your guide; children's bikes and seats are available to hire.
Free time: From about 2:30 pm free in Flåm
Activity: Under an hour on foot in the morning, on level paths. The tunnel takes about 20 minutes to drive.
Waterfalls to Bergen, then Fløyen
Flåm to Gudvangen, Stalheim, Tvindefossen and Voss, then Bergen and Mount Fløyen
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Bergen
- Drive about 3 h
We leave Flåm at about 9:30 through the tunnels to Gudvangen and climb to Stalheim for a coffee and the view straight down the Nærøydalen valley. A little further on, Tvindefossen falls in steps right beside the road, a two-minute walk from the car park, close enough to feel the spray.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Voss, then the longest leg of the day, about an hour and three quarters, brings us into Bergen at about 3 pm: about 170 km and three hours of driving in four short legs. After check-in we ride the Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen, 320 m above the harbour. At the top there is a big playground, a troll forest trail with carved trolls in the trees, and, in summer, canoes for hire on the small Skomakerdiket lake, while grandparents take the terrace with the view over the city and the islands.
Evening
Dinner tonight is your choice; your guide can book an early table.
Included
- Stalheim viewpoint over the Nærøydalen
- Tvindefossen waterfall
- Sit-down lunch in Voss
- The Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen and back, with time at the playground and troll forest
Optional experiences
- Canoe hire on Skomakerdiket lake on Fløyen (summer)
Easier option: Stay on the Fløyen terrace by the funicular station, with coffee and the view.
More active option: Walk down from Fløyen to the city instead of taking the funicular, about 45 minutes on a wide gravel path and steep lanes.
Free time: Evening free in Bergen
Activity: Short stops on level ground; about 1 to 2 km on Fløyen on gravel trails.
Bryggen and the Bergen Aquarium
Bryggen, the fish market and the harbour to the Bergen Aquarium at Nordnes
- 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 of about an hour through the old Hanseatic wharf, listed by UNESCO in 1979. German merchants traded dried cod from northern Norway here for centuries, and children can look for the carved figureheads and the narrow wooden passages behind the harbour front, rebuilt after the fire of 1702. We pass the fish market, then follow the harbour about 20 minutes on foot to the Bergen Aquarium at Nordnes, or take a short taxi for anyone who prefers. Inside there are penguins, sea lions and the fish of the Norwegian coast, and we time the visit for a feeding.
Afternoon
Lunch is at or near the aquarium. The afternoon is free: AdO arena's pools and slides, the VilVite science centre, or a rest.
Evening
The farewell dinner sits down at about 6 pm.
Included
- Guided walk of Bryggen at about 9 am
- The Bergen Aquarium
- Sit-down lunch at or near the aquarium
- Farewell dinner at about 6 pm
Optional experiences
- Swimming at AdO arena (pools and water slides)
- The VilVite science centre
- The Ulriken cable car
Easier option: Taxi between Bryggen and the aquarium, and a seat in the aquarium's cafe between feedings.
More active option: Ride the Ulriken cable car in the free afternoon and walk the ridge path at the top, about an hour.
Free time: Afternoon free in Bergen
Activity: About 2 hours on foot in the morning, on cobbles and uneven wooden walkways. Bergen's indoor options cover a wet afternoon.
Bergen and home
Bergen to Bergen Airport Flesland
- Breakfast
- Drive about 30 min
Morning
The last morning is free for a final breakfast without hurry, the fish market as the stalls open, or a slow 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 keeps your bags until it is time to leave, so families with later flights can make one more trip to the Fløyen playground. Our driver takes everyone to Bergen Airport Flesland (BGO), about 20 km south of the centre and roughly 30 minutes by road, with child seats for the ages booked. We set the transfer times when we confirm your flights, so you can book whichever flight suits your family, and earlier flyers go first. Your guide comes with you and says goodbye at the terminal. If you would like longer in western Norway, we can book extra nights in Bergen.
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
- Flåm3 nights
- Bergen2 nights
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: Mid-June to August brings the longest days (in late June the sun sets after 10:30 pm in Oslo and Bergen), daytime temperatures often in the high teens to low twenties °C, open-air pools and summer services at Kjosfossen and the Viking village, and the busiest cruise calendar in Flåm and Bergen. Waterfalls are fullest in June with the snowmelt, and snow can lie beside the track at Finse into July. Rain is likely in Bergen on some days in any month.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Grandparents, parents and children 6 and up who want one Norway trip that works for all of them
- A first family trip to the fjords with the Flåm Railway and the Nærøyfjord in the price
- Families who want early dinners, family rooms and three hotels instead of seven
- Anyone who would rather not haul suitcases on and off trains
Not for you if you want
- Children under 6: the long train day and early boat are hard work for them
- Families wanting hikes or glacier walks (see our Hardangerfjord and Jostedal glacier walks trip)
- Anyone who wants Geiranger, Trollstigen or the Lofoten Islands: this trip stays between Oslo and Bergen
- Step-free access: trains, boats, Bryggen's walkways and some viewpoints have steps
- Sun seekers: rain is likely in Bergen on some days
Minimum age: 6
Most guests are Children 6 and up travelling with parents and grandparents
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
7 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Oslo2 nights
- Flåm3 nights
- Bergen2 nights
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 7 nights: 2 in Oslo, 3 in Flåm and 2 in Bergen
- Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Family rooms or connecting rooms requested for each family; 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, with child seats for the ages booked
- The Bergen Railway from Oslo to Myrdal and the Flåm Railway from Myrdal to Flåm, with reserved seats together
- 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 and playground, the Fram Museum and the Kon-Tiki Museum
- The Bergen Railway over the Hardangervidda and the Flåm Railway with the Kjosfossen stop
- Nærøyfjord cruise (UNESCO West Norwegian Fjords)
- Gudvangen: the Njardarheim Viking village
- Undredal goat's cheese tasting and stave church
- Stegastein viewpoint
- The Lærdal Tunnel and Borgund stave church
- Stalheim viewpoint and Tvindefossen
- Bergen: Mount Fløyen by funicular, a guided walk of Bryggen and the Bergen Aquarium
Meals
- 7 breakfasts
- 6 lunches, on days 2 to 7 (on day 3, on the train)
- 3 dinners at about 6 pm: a welcome dinner in Oslo, a family dinner in Flåm 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 activities: fjord kayaking, bike hire, Fløyen canoes, AdO arena, VilVite, the Ulriken cable car, the Munch museum and the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Extra hotel nights before or after the trip
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 1,700 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
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Booking terms
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Questions
Will this trip work for a 70-year-old and a 9-year-old?
Yes, it is designed for both on the same day. Walks are short and mostly level, every active choice has a written easy option, the longest drive is about three hours split into four legs, and our vehicle carries the luggage on every moving day, so nobody lifts a suitcase onto a train.
What is the youngest age, and is there a child price?
Children aged 6 and up can join, travelling with a parent or grandparent. Prices are per person sharing a room, and child prices are an inquiry: tell us everyone's ages when you request to book. Norwegian trains, boats and museums give child fares, so we quote each family separately.
Can we have family rooms or rooms next to the grandparents?
We request family rooms or connecting rooms for every party at all three hotels when we confirm your dates. Flåm has few hotels and fewer large rooms, so we tell you before you pay what each hotel can offer, and where a family room is not possible we ask for rooms side by side.
What does the price include?
Seven nights in three central hotels, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners at about 6 pm, both railways with reserved seats, the Nærøyfjord boat, airport transfers in Oslo and Bergen, our van and driver, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan, from the Fram and Kon-Tiki museums to Borgund, Fløyen and the Bergen Aquarium.
How big is the group, and can a family of six book it?
The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests, children included, which usually means three or four families. A party of six fills half the group, so we suggest a private trip for your family only, on dates you choose, from CAD 18,035 per person.
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, and sets each day's pace around the youngest and oldest. A local guide joins for the Bryggen walk. We name your guide when we confirm your dates.
Is there a pool or a beach to swim in?
In Oslo and Bergen, yes. The free Sørenga sea pool beside the Opera has a shallow children's pool for the day 2 afternoon, and AdO arena in Bergen has indoor pools and slides for day 7. Hotels with pools are rare in Flåm, so we ask but do not promise one. The fjord water is cold, often under 18°C.
Is the train day too long for children?
It is about six hours on two trains, broken by a change at Myrdal and the Kjosfossen waterfall stop. Long-distance trains have toilets, a cafe and room to walk, we reserve seats together, and your bags travel by road, so children only carry a day bag. Bring books or a tablet for the middle stretch.
Does a grandparent travelling alone pay a single supplement?
Only for a room alone, and it is shown before you book: CAD 1,700 more on the small-group trip, about 17 percent of the price. A grandparent sharing with a grandchild, or a single parent sharing with a child, pays no supplement.
When is the best time to go?
Mid-June to August, the school holidays, when days are longest, the Sørenga sea pool and Fløyen canoes are open and summer services run at Kjosfossen and the Viking village. July and August are busiest with cruise ships in Flåm and Bergen, which our early starts work around. Pack rain gear: Bergen sees rain in every month.
How does booking work?
Send us an inquiry for your dates with everyone's ages; nothing is charged. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 10,020 per person sharing, taxes included. Want your own dates without a guide? Ask us for an independent quote.
Do children need a visa or their own passport?
Every traveller, including each child, needs their own valid passport. Canadian and US citizens visit Norway, part of the Schengen area, without a visa for up to 90 days in 180. Passports are registered at the border under the EU's Entry/Exit System, and ETIAS has no confirmed start date; we tell you if it applies to your dates before you travel.
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