Norway

Explore the wide open spaces and fresh air.

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Norway

Renew yourself and get outdoors.

Norway

Savor the cuisine and healthy outdoor lifestyle.

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Norway

Discover the art of nature

On a Norway vacation,  the luxury equates to its wide open spaces and fresh air. Norway is a rich country with a storied history and a high quality of life, set amidst a stunning backdrop of fjords, waterfalls and majestic mountains. Focused on sustainability, Norway’s goal is to achieve bio and cultural diversity and emission-free transportation by 2030.

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Introduction
Norway is all about nature at its finest, and is a year around playground for adventure seekers – hiking, kayaking, mountain climbing, skiing, cycling, glacier walks, show shoeing -- and we can tailor-make your adventure. Oslo, the capital, offers a number of experiences: Vigeland Park with its fascinating sculpture garden, the Kon Tiki and Viking Museums. For art lovers, the Edvard Munch Museum is a must.
When to Visit
While summer is prime tourist season to visit Norway and the fjord region, there’s lots to experience in other seasons, when you can have this natural wonderland more to yourself and have more exclusive and authentic travel experiences. Norway has branded the off-season as the Go Viking season, from October to April. The fjords are spectacular with snow-covered mountains, with winter sports like skiing and show shoeing popular.
Food in Norway
Norway is known for fresh local food and drink. It’s hard not to enjoy the pickled herring and Norwegian salmon when on a vacation in Norway. And where else can you buy caviar in a tube? Not into seafood? Carnivores should try reindeer meat. Cider production is popular and you can take a cider safari in Hardanger. Bareksten gin has won the gold medal twice as world’s best. (You might even meet up with founder Steve Barejksten.) Michelin dining is also available, like at RE-NAA, a two-star Michelin restaurant in Stavanger. We might even arrange a dinner with a Viking chief in a Viking home if you fancy it!
Suggested reading
The Almost Nearly Perfect People (M. Booth), History of Norway (J. A. Yilek), A Doll’s House (H. Ibsen), Out Stealing Horses (P. Peterson), A House in Norway (V. Hjorth), The Snowman and Headhunters (J. Nesbo), The Woman in Cabin 10 (R. Ware), Growth of the Soil and Mysteries (K. Hansen), The Winter Fortress (N. Bascomb).
Suggested viewing
Kon Tiki, Lilyhammer, Edvard Munch, Operation Arctic, Kitchen Stories, Headhunters.

Unique Experiences
In Norway

Experience Arctic Ice Cave

Explore the magic of a frozen wonderland underneath the surface on this visit to an ice cave by snowcat from Longyearbyen with a guide. Stuck in...

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Experience Midnight Sun at Funken Lodge

Experience the midnight sun on Svalbard on this 3-night package at Funken Lodge in Longyearbyen and partake in the adventures available. With panoramic views of Longyearbyen,...

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Experience Vigeland Sculpture Park

The largest sculpture park in the world with work by a single artist is found in Oslo's  Frogner Park, featuring the incredible work of Gustav Vigeland....

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Experience Flam Railway & Cruise

An incredibly gorgeous train ride, you can board the Flåm Railway for this one-hour journey in Western Norway. The train travels at fairly steep inclines, winding...

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Experience Opera & Ballet in Oslo

Pair stunning opera and ballet with equally stunning architecture at Oslo's Opera House. Located at the harbor, it is very modern in style, and its big...

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Experience A Bridge & Waterfall in Norway

Vøringfossen is, arguably, one of the more stunning waterfalls in all of Norway. As a result, we recommend a visit! Architect Carl-Viggo Holmebakk designed this 154-foot...

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Hotels in Norway

Enhance your Norwegian vacation by arranging your accommodations in advance with our travel experts, and ensuring a more seamless trip. With our partners in Norway, we can make all your arrangements at the best hotels suitable to your requirements.

Oslo

Hotel Continental

A family run hotel for generations, this is Norway’s only member of the Leading Hotels of the World.

Norwegian Fjords

Hurtigruten cruise

Consider a cruise along Norways coast for spectacular views of the fjords.

Oslo, Norway

Did you know?

Gotta go? Uredplassen, overlooking fjords and with a view of the Northern Lights, gets the vote for best public toilet and rest area.

An ancient rock carving at Rødøy shows people used a form of skis to get around as long ago as 4,000 years ago!

Since 1972, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian King's Guard, Brigadier Sir Nils Olav, is a Scottish penguin.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year in Oslo, Norway's capital city. (Other nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm).

Nine miles from the Russian border, Kirkenes is an Artctic town that is as far east as Cairo.

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Things to See and Do in Norway

If you love nature and magnificent outdoor landscapes, Norway fits the bill. It’s long coastline features famous fjords full of waterfalls, with rugged mountains and glaciers as backdrops.

Norway offers the chance to experience some of the world’s most remote and breathtaking wilderness areas in comfort or even luxury. Cruise ships carry clients to destinations above the Arctic Circle all the way to the northernmost destination in Europe. And those clients who prefer an active vacation will find Norway offers plenty of opportunities.

Oslo is Norway’s largest city and its capital.  A famous site here is Vigeland Park, Viking ship and Kon Tiki museums, and for art lovers, the and Edvard Munch museum.

Bergen is the heart of Norway’s fjord country, and noted for its if cobblestone streets and old wooden houses and Hanseatic League history. Attend a private concert at the home of Edvard Grieg or with the Bergen Philharmonic, one of the world’s oldest orchestras.  A popular activity is the funicular to the top of Floyen mounain. Enjoy a fjord cruise for a day, a few days, or take a Norwegian coastal cruise from Bergen up to the Arctic Circle.

Bodo is just north of the Arctic Circle, and end stop of the railway line and the port for boats heading to the Lofoten Islands. Honningsvag is Norway’s most northern village, in Lapland. Geiranger is famous for being stunningly beautiful place, and the hike to Storseterfossen nearby allows one to cross between the rock face and a waterfall. Lillehammer was the site of the 1994 Winter Olympics, and offers a variety of outdoor sports year around. Other places worth visiting may include Tromso inside the Arctic Circle, and Trondheim, founded by Vikings, and where Norway’s crown jewels can be seen at the Nidaros Cathedral.

Or explore the stunning scenery on the Norwegian Scenic Route by car– 18 roads are part of this network– with high quality attractions along the way.

Contact us to customize your trip to Norway.  You can also learn more about and search for some of our Norway vacation offers here.

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