Norway Fjord Safari Full 2010
3 days / 2 nights / Full Package, Bergen - Voss - Myrdal - Gudvangen - Flåm Railway - Rafting - Bergen | Your active adventure includes many highlights of the fjords and famous Norway in a Nutshell route. Start from Bergen, travel by rail up the Raundal Valley to the remote Myrdal station. Change to the famous Flåm Railway, steepest mountain line in Northern Europe. Descend to Berekvam Station where the action begins!
At Berekvam you leave the crowd behind and jump on a MOUNTAIN BIKE! Our guide will lead the way, giving you insight into this amazing valley, making sure you don't miss the best viewpoints and will be at hand in case of breakdowns. This fun downhill ride will take you to the picturesque village of Flåm at the shores of the Aurland Fjord.
At Flåm we swap bikes for boat, a Fast RIB boat on a fjord Safari to Gudvangen. A journey through World Heritage areas of Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord to the village of Gudvangen. From Gudvangen drive through the spectacular Nærøydalen and up the hair-pin bends of the steep Stalheim Canyon road.
Back at Voss, a BBQ lunch will refuel your body ready for action; next you gear up for a wet & wild white-water raft trip on the mighty Strandaelva or Raundalselva near Voss. At the end of this day you will be ready for a holiday. You can take the train back to Bergen or stay in Voss at your leisure.
Highlights: Bergen - Voss - Myrdal / Flåm Railway / Kjosfossen / Nærøydalen Valley / Stalheim Canyon Road
Activities: Mountain biking in Flåm Valley / RIB boating / Whitewater Rafting
| Departure | Daily May 1st - September 30th |
| Price | $1,035 per person in double room $1,210 single room |
| Included | Overnight at Clarion Admiral Hotel, Bergen Scandinavian breakfast buffet daily Train Bergen to to Voss, Train Voss to Berekvam Train Voss to Bergen Berekvam - Flåm by downhill bike including guide Flåm - Gudvangen by RIB boat Gudvangen - Voss by coach White Water rafting including BBQ lunch |
| Not Included | Airfare and airport taxes and customs fees Transfers Gratuities Personal insurance / personal items Alcoholic beverages $25 Service fee |
| Please Note | SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Minimum age: 12 years Physically fit for Biking Waiver for Mountain Biking Waiver for Fjord Safari Waiver for Rafting |
Day 1 BERGEN Arrival in Bergen according to your own itinerary. Bergen, Norway's second largest city and the world's only city surrounded by 7 mountains and 7 fjords. Sights of interest include the Hanseatic Bryggen Harbour, Fløibanen Funicular, Troldhaugen, the Fish and Flower market, Bergen Aquarium and Gamle Bergen (Old Bergen Open Air Museum).
Day 2 BERGEN - VOSS - MYRDAL - BEREKVAM By train - onwards by mountain bike to Flåm - RIB boat to Gudvangen - coach to Voss and train to Bergen.
Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning departure from Bergen by train to the mountain station Myrdal, where you will change to the Flåm Railway.
The Flåm Railway passes through wild and beautiful mountain scenery with waterfalls and steep mountain sides reaching a height of up to 900 meters and down to the Sognafjord.
There is no other adhesion railway in the world running on normal tracks that is so steep over a long distance.
At Berekvam station, half way down the Flåm Railway, you will leave the train and meet your guide for today. Continue the remaining 11 kilometers to Flåm by bike. The downhill bike ride follows a narrow gravel road along the river with spectacular view of the waterfalls, mountain sides and valley. If you like you can even fill your water bottle from the river and streams along the way. In the fjord village of Flåm you will have some time at leisure before you will go on a thrilling Fjord Safari along the narrow Nærøyfjord, which was added to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites in 2005.
Your guide will give you an exciting ride with the RIB boat, speeding close to sheer mountain walls and jumping waves and wake from fjord ferry's. You will also experience the tranquility of an area hard to reach and seldom visited and learn about the history and geography of this amazing place. If you are lucky you might even see some seals. After 1,5 hour you will arrive in Gudvangen, at the head of the Nærøyfjord.
A bus will be waiting for you to take you up the hairpin bends of the Stalheimskleiva Road, one of Europe's steepest roads. At approximately 2 pm you will arrive in Voss, famous for its annual Extreme Sports Week.
White Water Rafting and train from Voss onwards to Bergen
You will be picked up by car and brought to Voss Rafting Centre where you will experience white water rafting. The rafting centre maintains the highest standards of safety and excitement. Their aim is to take you into a world full of adventure under safe and skillful directions. On the 3,5 hour rafting tour you will get wet, you will have to paddle, you might fall in, the raft could flip over, but you are guaranteed to have the time of your life. A barbeque lunch will be served at the rafting centre.
Evening departure by train to Bergen. Evening at leisure.
Day 3 BERGEN Tour ends after breakfast