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Journey beginning at Stavanger, Norway and ending at Bergen, Norway
Available: 2024-05-01 to 2024-09-30 starting from $2997 AUD
Western Norway is famous for its beautiful and easily accessible fjords and mountains. The area in and around Stavanger offers numerous amazing nature experiences. From steep mountains and lovely fjords to long, wild beaches: everything is within easy reach of the city of Stavanger.
Within easy reach of Stavanger, the Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen) is one of the best-known tourist attractions in Norway – a magnet for tourists for hundreds of years and this is your chance to stand on top! The characteristic mountain shelf with a 25 metre squared plateau stands 604 metres over the magnificent Lysefjord. Cruise along the fjords and join a hike to the top of Pulpit Rock.
Ferry to Bergen and discover it’s historic charms with your private guide. Then it is time to jet off to the Norwegian fjords for a spa retreat in a historic fjordside hotel. Enjoy long leisurely evenings in the garden and vintage dining room after kayaking or swimming in the fjords.
Arrive Stavanger and individual transfer into your centrally located hotel. Explore the lovely winding streets and admire the colourful wooden houses of old Stavanger, visit the beautiful Stavanger Cathedral or one of the museums in town.
Spend the day on a full tour of the beautiful Lysefjord and Pulpit Rock. Firstly, take an electric boat first on a fjord cruise through beautiful Lysefjord, sailing in the near silence through stunning Norwegian scenery.
On the way to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), stop to feed goats grazing on the mountainside. With luck, you might even see a seal basking in the sun on the rocky shore. Then see Fantahålå (Vagabond’s Cave) where the “vagrants” hid from the sheriff in the old days. Shortly afterward, see the magnificent Preikestolen, 604 metres above the boat, a little while before you hike up to enjoy the view from the top. Then continue to the mighty Hengjanefossen waterfall where the crew steers the boat so close to the towering falls that you might feel its refreshing spray on your face!
After a fjord cruise, a bus picks you up at Forsand and takes you to Preikestolen lodge at the trailhead for the hike up to the world-famous Preikestolen plateau. The hike takes roughly two hours each way and is an unforgettable adventure! Return to Stavanger by bus through the world’s longest underwater tunnel.
This morning, it is an early start to the port to catch the ferry to Bergen (5-6 hours). This beautiful sea route between Bergen and Stavanger allows you to recharge your batteries and enjoy a good meal in one of the many restaurants while you admire the fjords and the Norwegian coastline.
Arrive and transfer to our wharf side hotel.
Bergen is the perfect strolling town and your private guide will accompany you this morning in doing just that. Explore the historical centre of Bergen, being transported back to a time when Bergen was the centre of political power and trade for the entire North Atlantic. It was the Capital of the Kingdom of Norway for a short period, before the capital was moved to Oslo in 1299, and the town grew to become the largest in Scandinavia.
The Hanseatic League established itself here in 1350 and had a trade monopoly that lasted 200 years. While in Bergen you might wish to visit the UNESCO heritage listed historical area around the harbour known as the Bryggen district, and the home of Edvard Grieg, Troldhaugen, Norway’s internationally famous composer. Enjoy lunch at the new Bergen Fish Market – a fantastic modern architectural designed building with a great outdoor and indoor dining area.
With its magnificent view of the fjord and the mountains, Solstrand Hotel & Spa has fascinated guests from Norway and around the world since 1896. Beautiful sunrises, clear sea and the sound of gulls that herald springtime. Private transfer after breakfast and enjoy a day by the fjords.
Spend the day in Solstrand Spa and Bath, strolling in the garden and along the sea. Maybe a trip on the fjord in a kayak or rowing boat can be tempting?
At Solstrand you can swim in the sea year-round. Stroll from the pools and saunas indoors right to the fjord. A staircase elegantly leads you out – or you can wade along the pebble beach.
After breakfast, private transfer to the Bergen airport and end of services.
International flights, lunches and dinners not detailed in the program and items of personal nature.
To find out more or to book this incredible tour, contact Globetrotter Lifestyle today!