Norway

Norway: A Fjord Cruise

Thousand-metre rock walls plunging straight into still water, carved by glaciers since the Ice Age

Norway

Norway: A Fjord Cruise

A cruise aboard a small expedition ship that slips into places the large liners can't reach, through the Geirangerfjord, UNESCO World Heritage listed, whose vertical walls rise over fifteen hundred metres and drop waterfalls such as the Seven Sisters straight into the fjord's water, then on to the Lofoten Islands, an archipelago of jagged peaks rising abruptly from the Norwegian Sea beyond the Arctic Circle.

When

May to Sept

Price

From 4 200€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Geirangerfjord and the Seven Sisters

Days 1-2

The first chapter unfolds in the Geirangerfjord, one of Norway's most spectacular fjords and UNESCO World Heritage listed since 2005, whose vertical rock walls rise over fifteen hundred metres above deep green water, narrow enough in places that an expedition ship can approach far closer than a large liner ever could. The Seven Sisters waterfall, made up of seven distinct streams cascading down the rock face side by side, faces the Suitor waterfall across the fjord, which local legend says tried unsuccessfully to court the seven sisters.

Day 1

Sailing beneath the Seven Sisters

Sailing through the heart of the Geirangerfjord, beneath the Seven Sisters waterfall, in waters so narrow the rock walls seem within arm's reach.

Day 2

A hike to the Dalsnibba viewpoint

An excursion to the Dalsnibba viewpoint, over fifteen hundred metres up, for a complete panorama over the Geirangerfjord from above.

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The Lofoten Islands, Beyond the Arctic Circle

Days 1-2

The road to the Lofoten Islands, an archipelago of jagged granite peaks rising abruptly from the Norwegian Sea over a hundred kilometres beyond the Arctic Circle, a relief so striking it is visible from space. Traditional fishing villages such as Reine and Henningsvær retain their rows of red stilted cabins called rorbuer, originally built to house fishermen arriving each winter for the skrei cod season, a tradition that has endured since the Middle Ages.

Day 1

The fishing village of Reine

A stop in Reine, a fishing village nestled between granite peaks and fjord, whose red stilted cabins rank among Norway's most photographed landscapes.

Day 2

A hike to the summit of Reinebringen

An ascent of Reinebringen via a staircase of over eighteen hundred stone steps, for a panorama ranked among Norway's most spectacular over the Lofoten archipelago.