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Grand Norwegian Explorer

Cities, fjords & islands
 
There’s no shortage of impressive scenery on this self-guided adventure by train and boat. Experience memorable journeys on the Flåm, Dovre and Nordland railways, combined with stays in Bergen, Oslo, Trondheim, the fjords and the magical Lofoten Islands (with car hire included).
Grand Norwegian Explorer. 14 nights
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A touring holiday in Norway

It stands to reason that a country which is endowed with such awe-inspiring scenery as Norway is should also boast some of Europe’s most spectacular railways, and it is these which form a central part of this memorable holiday. Not only do they provide a very relaxing way of travelling, but – complemented by short yet thrilling journeys on express boats and the famous Hurtigruten – reveal the great variety and majestic scale of Norway’s scenery.
Starting in Bergen, you travel by express boat into the fjords, with time to explore the romantic scenery up close. Then follows the first of three iconic train rides: the impressively engineered Flåm Railway, which climbs more than 850 metres over a distance of just 20 kilometres. After a stay in Oslo, you head north to Trondheim, Norway's historic first capital, travelling on the 553-kilometre Dovre Line across rugged moorland and through high green valleys. Linking Trondheim to Bodø is an even more epic railway, the Nordland Line, whose 739 kilometres of track encompasses almost 300 bridges, not to mention some truly magnificent views. From Bodø it's just a short hop on the Hurtigruten to your final base on the Lofoten Islands, whose wild and untamed beauty will stay with you for years to come.
 

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  • Arrival in Bergen
    Night 1: at Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret (the first of two nights here).
    As your first night’s accommodation is on the day of travel, Day 1 is your first day of exploration.
  • Explore Bergen
    Today is free to explore Bergen on foot using our self-guided tour and included 24-hour City Card, which entitles you to reduced entry at many of the main attractions. Norway's second-largest city has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and is overlooked by forested mountain slopes. There’s a real sense of history here, and the famous Bryggen – the UNESCO-listed, Hanseatic harbour district – has long been a melting-pot for traders from all over the world. Wander amid its brightly painted shops and warehouses, and peek into the large, glass-sided Fisk Torget (fish market) – a riot of sound and colour, especially when the catch comes in. It’s also worth taking the funicular up the mountain behind the city for views over the fjords.
    Visit the Fish Market
    Explore Bergen
  • Bergen to Balestrand
    Leaving Bergen, you travel by express boat along the coast and into majestic Sognefjord. From water level, the mountains framing it seem even grander, and all you can see ahead is headland after headland plunging into the sapphire waters. Your destination is Balestrand, for two nights in Kvikne’s Hotel, offering sumptuous fjord-side views. (Journey time: 4hrs)
  • Explore Balestrand
    There are plenty of ways to spend your day: enjoy a bike ride, or stroll along Balestrand’s heritage trail to learn about the artists who have visited the village. You could also pay a visit to the local aquarium, or seek out the fjord-side Cider House, a distillery and restaurant run by a Norwegian-Turkish couple amid over 100 varieties of fruit trees. Other options are to walk up the slopes behind the hotel to gain a different perspective on the splendid scenery, or to visit one or more of the area’s remarkable ‘stave churches’ – elaborate, 12th-century wooden structures, often topped with dragons’ heads, much like the prows of Viking longships.
    Stroll along Balestrand's heritage trail
    Visit Vik Stave church across the fjord
  • Balestrand to Flåm
    You leave Balestrand as you arrived: by express boat. This time you head further inland, along steep-sided Aurlandsfjord to Flåm, where you spend two nights at the historic Fretheim Hotel. (Journey time: 1.5hrs)
  • Explore Flåm
    Take an exhilarating bike ride down the old 'Navvies' Road from Myrdal, enjoy the more sedentary sipping of award-winning ales in surroundings (including a nine-metre-high fireplace) inspired by Norse mythology at the Ægir Brewery, or take a boat trip along beautiful Nærøyfjord, where waterfalls plunge 1,200 metres from the clifftops.
    Ride from Flåm on the 'Navvies Road'
    Take a trip on the Future of the Fjords along Naerøyfjord (C)sverrehjornevik.com-Flåm AS
  • Flåm to Oslo
    Take your seat on the Flåmsbana, one of the world’s great train journeys. From the fjord, you ascend ever higher into the mountains, past lush woodland and thundering waterfalls. At the top, you change trains and over the next couple of hours descend gradually to Oslo, where you have two nights at the Hotel Bristol. (Journey time: 6hrs)
  • Explore Oslo
    Spend the day exploring Norway’s flourishing capital, using our self-guided walking tour to take in some of its many sights. Stroll around the bustling harbour, see the fortress on the headland overlooking Oslofjord or take advantage of the discounted entrance fees offered by your included 24-hour City Card to visit attractions such as the sculpture park, and fascinating museums such as that devoted to Viking ships. You could also admire the ship that took Amundsen all the way to the South Pole in 1911; visit the Nobel Peace Centre; or explore Aker Brygge, the waterfront district which typifies the Norwegian capital’s bold sense of style. Here, you can ascend the 90-metre Tjuvtitten Tower (the ‘Sneak Peak’) for sensational views over the city.
  • Oslo to Trondheim
    You can choose an early morning or early afternoon departure for today's scenic train ride north from Oslo to Trondheim. This 553-kilometre journey takes you past Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, to Lillehammer, which hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics; through the verdant scenery of Gudbrandsdalen, the valley associated with Ibsen's Peer Gynt; alongside the Lågen, one of the largest rivers in Norway; over the highest point on the line, Hjerkinn, at 1,017 metres above sea level; and beneath the towering peaks of the Dovrefjell National Park. In Trondheim, you spend two nights at the Hotel Bakeriet. (Journey time: 6.5hrs)
  • Explore Trondheim
    Trondheim may be Norway's third city, but it has a relaxed, easy-going feel. At the centre of the Old Town is Torvet, a large square where a statue-cum-sundial of the city's founder takes pride of place. From here, broad avenues lead north to the fish market; east to the old bridge of Gamle Bybro, on the other side of which is the pretty district of Bakklandet, complete with old warehouses and timber buildings; and south to Nidaros Cathedral, Scandinavia's largest medieval building and the traditional venue for coronations and royal burials. Our half-day, self-guided walking tour helps you to make the most of your time in the city, with ample time to visit, if you wish, one or two of Trondheim's museums, which include the National Museum of Decorative Arts, the Maritime Museum, the Ringve Music Museum with its collection of instruments from around the globe, and the City Art Gallery.
    Nidaros Cathedral
    Trondheim waterfront
  • Trondheim to Bodø
    An early start is required for today's epic journey. The Nordland Railway is the longest – and one of the most spectacular – in Norway, and weaves through great forests, past narrow fjords and alongside rivers famous for their salmon. About four-fifths of the way through the journey, you cross the Arctic Circle and continue through the majestic Saltfjellet mountains. After 739km of spectacular scenery, not to mention 293 bridges and 154 tunnels, you reach the coast at Bodø, where you stay overnight at the Thon Nordlys Hotel. (Journey time: 10hrs)
  • Bodø to Svolvær
    Our self-guided walking tour serves as a good introduction to Bodø’s main sights – including its 20th-century cathedral – as well as giving you an insight into its history. After lunch, you make your way to the port, ready for the mid-afternoon departure of the Hurtigruten. You’ll probably want to spend the majority of this six-hour sailing out on deck, admiring the craggy, fjord-indented coastline and the many small islands. On arrival in Svolvær, you collect your included hire car and drive the short distance to the Svinoya Rorbuer, situated on an island connected to the centre of Svolvær by a bridge, where you spend your last three nights in a converted fisherman's cottage. (Journey time: 6hrs)
    Explore Bodø
    Hop on the Hurtigruten to the Lofoten Islands
  • Explore the Lofoten Islands
    The wild beauty of the Lofoten Islands is humbling. Rugged granite spires frame silver beaches and an impossibly blue sea, while rocky headlands are dotted with small communities of wooden houses and distinctive, red-and-white rorbuer (fishermen’s huts). We suggest a combination of walking and driving for your time here, and include route notes for a couple of walks. Visit one or two of the islands’ museums, such as the Viking Museum with its impressive reconstruction of the chieftain’s longhouse that was found here; take a boat trip to the incomparable, sheer-sided Trollfjord, the two-kilometre-long stretch of water separating the Lofotens from the Vesteralen archipelago; stroll through the UNESCO designated fishing village of Nusfjord; or enjoy the near-deserted walk from Brenna.
    Take a boat trip to the Trollfjord
    Visit the Viking Museum
 

Accommodation

You stay in a series of well-located, high-quality hotels, before finishing with a stay in a converted fisherman's cottage on the Lofoten Islands.
 

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  • 14 nights: 14 May 2022 - 30 September 2022

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    14 May - 14 Jun 2022 £3040 £645
    15 Jun - 22 Aug 2022 £3145 £680
    23 Aug - 16 Sep 2022 £2990 £640
    3rd & 4th person discount -£370 to -£445
    Single traveller supplement £370 to £445

    Includes accommodation, meals, travel between hotels and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus a detailed information pack, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Included travel: Boat Bergen – Balestrand – Flåm. Rail Flåm – Oslo – Trondheim – Bodø. Coastal steamer Bodø – Stamsund. 3 days' category B car hire (eg Toyota Yaris or similar with automatic transmission) on the Lofotens.

    Driving time from final hotel: Solvær airport 0h10

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • Room upgrades (£ per person per night)

    Kvikne’s Hotel, Balestrand
    'Demi-suite' in the historic building: 14 May - 30 Sep 2022 £38
    Fjord view in the historic building: 14 May - 30 Sep 2022 £14
    Fretheim Hotel, Flåm
    'Historic': 14 May - 30 Sep 2022 £0

    Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret, Bergen (B&B) Double room Single room
    14 May - 15 Sep 2022 £140 £204
    16 Sep - 30 Sep 2022 # £104 £164
    # If staying in Bergen Mon-Wed 16-30 Sep: add £38pp/n

    Upgrade your City Card in Bergen: for a 48hr Card add £11pp; for a 72hr Card add £17pp
    Kvikne’s Hotel, Balestrand (with dinner) Double room Single room
    14 May - 30 Sep 2022 £145 £181
    Hotel Bristol, Oslo (B&B) Double room Single room
    14 May - 30 Sep 2022 # £92 £142
    # If staying in Oslo Mon-Thu 14 May-28 Jun & 7 Aug-30 Sep: add £10pp/n

    Upgrade your City Card in Oslo: for a 48hr Card add £25pp; for a 72hr Card add £42pp
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):
    Bergen for the outward flight; Svolvær for the homeward flight
    There are multiple inter-island flights each day between Svolvær and Bodø, from where you can fly via Oslo to a choice of UK airports.

    As an alternative to flying, we can arrange rail travel from London

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend flying via Oslo.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
    Outward route Airline
    Aberdeen - Bergen SAS,  Wideroe 
    Aberdeen - Bergen (via Stavanger) SAS 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Aberdeen (via Bergen) Wideroe 
    Bodø - Aberdeen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Bergen) SAS 
    Bodø - Aberdeen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Stavanger) SAS 
    Bodø - Aberdeen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Aberdeen Loganair,  SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Aberdeen, via Amsterdam KLM 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Aberdeen, via Bergen SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Aberdeen, via Copenhagen SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Aberdeen, via Stavanger SAS 
    Outward route Airline
    Birmingham - Bergen (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Birmingham - Bergen (via Copenhagen) SAS 
    Birmingham - Bergen (via Paris CDG) KLM 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Birmingham (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Copenhagen) SAS 
    Oslo - Birmingham (via Copenhagen) SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Birmingham (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Birmingham (via Frankfurt) Lufthansa 
    Outward route Airline
    Bristol - Bergen (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Return route Airline
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Bristol (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Outward route Airline
    Edinburgh - Bergen Loganair 
    Edinburgh - Bergen (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Edinburgh - Bergen (via CPH) Norwegian 
    Edinburgh - Bergen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) Norwegian 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Edinburgh (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Stockholm) SAS 
    Bodø - Edinburgh (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) Norwegian,  SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Edinburgh Norwegian,  SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Edinburgh (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Edinburgh (via Copenhagen) Norwegian 
    Outward route Airline
    Glasgow - Bergen Loganair 
    Outward route Airline
    Gatwick - Bergen Norwegian 
    Gatwick - Bergen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) Norwegian 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Gatwick (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) Norwegian 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Gatwick Norwegian 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Gatwick (via Bergen) Norwegian 
    Outward route Airline
    Heathrow - Bergen Wideroe 
    Heathrow - Bergen, via Copenhagen SAS 
    Heathrow - Bergen, via Oslo (Gardermoen) SAS 
    Heathrow - Bergen, via Stavanger SAS 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Heathrow (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Heathrow British Airways,  SAS 
    Outward route Airline
    Luton - Bergen Wizz Air 
    Return route Airline
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Luton Wizz Air 
    Outward route Airline
    Manchester - Bergen SAS 
    Manchester - Bergen (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Manchester - Bergen (via Oslo (Gardermoen) SAS 
    Manchester - Bergen (with touchdown in Inverness) Loganair 
    Manchester - Bergen, via Copenhagen SAS 
    Return route Airline
    Bodø - Manchester (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Copenhagen) SAS 
    Bodø - Manchester (via Oslo (Gardermoen) & Heathrow) SAS 
    Bodø - Manchester (via Oslo (Gardermoen) ) SAS 
    Oslo - Manchester (via Stavanger) Norwegian 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester Norwegian,  SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester (via Bergen) SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester (via Brussels) Brussels Airlines 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester (via Frankfurt) Lufthansa 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester, via Copenhagen SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester, via Heathrow SAS 
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Manchester, via Stockholm SAS 
    Outward route Airline
    Newcastle - Bergen Loganair 
    Newcastle - Bergen (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Return route Airline
    Oslo (Gardermoen) - Newcastle (via Amsterdam Schiphol) KLM 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend flying via Oslo.  To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

  • Prices below are based on 2 people travelling together.

    Connecting travel options - flying to Bergen & back from Bodø

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    arrange own travel from the airport to the hotel pay locally flexible
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    drive to Svolvær airport (0h10), domestic flight Svolvær to Bodø (0h25) contact us flexible

    Connecting travel options - flying to Bergen & back from Svolvær

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    arrange own travel from the airport to the hotel pay locally flexible
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    drive to Svolvær airport (0h10) included flexible

    Connecting travel options - flying to Bergen & back from Oslo Gardemoen

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    arrange own travel from the airport to the hotel pay locally flexible
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    drive to Svolvær airport (0h10), domestic flight Svolvær to Oslo (2h20) contact us flexible
What is included
  • 14 nights
  • 6 dinners
    14 breakfasts
  • notes for city walking tours for Bergen & Oslo
  • detailed cultural information
  • 24hr city cards in Bergen & Oslo
  • boat/rail travel Bergen-Balestrand-Flåm-Oslo-Trondheim-Bodø
  • coastal steamer Bodø-Svolvær
  • 3 days’ category B (automatic) car hire on Lofotens
 
Reviews

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All 4 reviews
  • Mrs P Simpson
    Esher
    20 September 2019

    The holiday was one big highlight from beginning to end. The information we received was faultless and considerably enhanced the holiday. The service and support from Inntravel was some of the best we have ever experienced.

  • Mr G Honeybone
    Grange-over-sands
    17 August 2019

    The Grand Norwegian Explorer and Journey to Å were both excellent trips.

    A few comments. Price of RIB trip from Svolvaer to Trollfjord was 895 not 750. Finishes end of August. Quite a few things close at end of August eg Nusfjord Heritage village. Notice on Rorbeur walls to strip beds when leave. Could miss this and incur 350 charge. New Lofoten Seafood Centre at Mortsund Rorbu is excellent and well worth a visit. Suggest anyone who wants decaff coffee or tea (as we do) take their own bags.

    Inntravel
    response

    The Nusfjord Heritage Village is open all year; there is simply a charge for driving in to the village in the summer season. The charge for not stripping beds in the Rorbuer only applies to guests who have booked on a self-catering basis - we include bed linen and cleaning services in our holiday.

  • Mr K Redman
    Wimborne
    06 July 2019

    Great trip, an action packed 16 days which we thoroughly enjoyed. All the travel arrangements worked like clockwork, the city walk guides were a great help and enabled us to plan our days more effectively, even with a number of visits and stops all the walks were just about achievable in a day. We loved Norway, its scenery and its people and would highly recommend this trip with the one caveat, the costs of meals, drinks and normal holiday activities are very expensive and could spoil the trip if you were not prepared.

  • Ms R. Klug
    Welshpool
    18 June 2019

    This was a memorable trip, despite very poor weather in June (it rained every day bar a couple!), arranged with the usual Inntravel efficiency at short notice. It's a wonderfully varied journey taken by trains, boats, car and plane! Future customers shouldn't miss the Ciderhouse in Balestrand; the walk to Otternes Farmyard in Flam; and don't worry about eating out in Trondheim, because the Hotel Bakeriet serves a good complimentary light buffet in the evening. We would also encourage travellers to Oslo to schedule a whole day visiting the superb museums there, and take the ferry to the museum area - all included in the Oslo City Card that Inntravel provides. 

     

    INNTRAVEL NOTE: The complimentary light buffets, while very welcome, can't be guaranteed or relied upon.
 

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    You don’t have to take out our recommended travel insurance policy (if you live outside the UK you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
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    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). There is no need to apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) as this (and still-current EHICs) is not valid in Norway. However, should you need medical help, you can show your UK passport at the medical facility and treatment will be provided on the same terms as for Norwegian nationals. It is important that, if you already have travel insurance in place, the terms do not exclude medical cover, especially for existing conditions, in the absence of an EHIC.
  • The most widely spoken language is Norwegian. The currency is the Kroner. Norwegian time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
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    At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them, regardless of what is happening in the European political sphere.
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