One Location – Daily Excursions – Jewel of the Fjords

Travel Code: NO003
Bergen, Skei Resort, Bergen or Oslo departure

9 days/7 nights | Recommended Itinerary

This tour is from one very special place—the incredibly scenic Skei Resort area. The tour will captivate you with daily expeditions and calm you with tranquil nights, all on the shores of Lake Jølster. This journey is specifically designed for travelers who prefer to stay longer than a day or two in one location. The Skrede family, owners of the Skei Mountain Hotel, provide daily escorted sight-seeing excursions rather than moving from one area and hotel to another. They also include special evening entertainment centered on colorful Norwegian traditions, music and folklore!

The village of Skei is nestled next to the pristine Lake Jølster, which you can enjoy from The Nordic Company preferred lake-view rooms overlooking the entire valley. The Skredes are extraordinary hosts and have been special friends of The Nordic Company for many years! Together, we are proud to offer a complete tour that covers these fascinating daily excursions.

Begin this adventure with a city tour in maritime Bergen, often called “The Gateway to the Fjords.” Then, leave this city behind and enjoy daily cruises and excursions, immersing all your senses for five unforgettable days of natural beauty. The world-famous “Norway in a Nutshell” excursion completes this holiday with a farewell Sognefjord cruise and journey on the Flåm Railway, spiraling up over 2,800 feet to Myrdal. Your journey then departs for either a return visit to Bergen or Oslo.

Tour highlights include:

  • 6 escorted daily excursions: Bergen City Tour, Sognefjord, Fjærland, Geirangerfjord, Briksdal Glacier, Sandane, Norway in a Nutshell in Style – Another modified version of Norway in a Nutshell
  • 7 nights accommodation at four-star mountain hotels
  • 7 breakfasts, 5 packed lunches, 7 dinners
  • 3-hour guided Bergen city tour
  • Fylkesbaatane Express Boat fjord cruise Bergen – Lavik
  • Nordfjord Folk Museum
  • Fjordhorse Center
  • Flåm Railway passage
  • Folklore evening with music and dancing
  • “Gamlestova” night of music, folklore and history
  • Excursion transportation and entrances
  • Transportation by privately escorted coach or minibus, train passage, ferries and transfers
  • Service charges and taxes on included items
  • Coach transfer from Bergen Rail station to Scandic Hotel
  • Taxi transfer to Hotel Continental in Oslo
  • English-speaking guide for the whole tour Bergen – Skei
    – Bergen (guests ending their tour in Oslo will travel without guide from Flåm – Oslo en route from Skei)

Added bonus: Guaranteed rooms with view of Lake Jølster!
Skei Resort facilities

Experience the comfort and convenience of a five-consecutive nights stay in a traditional family-owned mountain hotel, with daily tours included.

Free use of fitness room and pool, Turkish steam bath, sauna, tennis and badminton courts, rowboats and bicycles, 10 marked mountain-hiking trails and fishing on the lakes and rivers. Fabulous shopping within easy walking distance at Auhild Vikens Vevstove.

Overnight flight to Bergen from U.S. gateway city

Arrive in Bergen

Refresh and get acquainted with the city.

Accommodations:Scandic Hotel Bergen City, situated in the midst of Bergen’s most charming attractions,

Bergen – Lavik – Skei

Your tour escort will meet you at the hotel. This fabulous journey begins with a morning three-hour city sight-seeing tour including Troldhaugen, home of composer Edvard Grieg, Rosenkrantz Tower, Haakon’s Hall at Bergenhus Fortress, Bryggen Harbor and Mt. Fløien funicular. Enjoy a bit a free time before a coach awaits to transfer you to the 4:30 p.m. departure by ship for Sognefjord West Coast voyage. Marvel at the lovely coastal landscapes before arriving in Lavik. From here, continue by coach through Vadheim, Førde and end in Skei, on Lake Jølster.

Next 5 days Accommodations: Skei Hotel, nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Jølster

Fjærland and Glaciers Tour

Today’s excursion to Fjærland includes a scenic drive along Lake Jølster, traveling through the 6,350 meter tunnel for a view of Bøyumsdal Glacier and the rural community of Fjærland. Visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum and head via the Supphelle Glacier to afternoon coffee at Bøyum Glacier. Return to your hotel for dinner.

Geiranger Tour

Spend your day threading through the Geiranger area: Våtedal Valley, Utvik Mountain, Nordfjord and towns of Olden, Loen, Stryn and Hellesylt. Enjoy a one-hour Geirangerfjord cruise, Seven Sisters and Bridal Veil waterfalls, fjord views from Dalsnibba and a return coach journey meandering back to Skei via Grotli, Hjelle and Lake Oppstryn.

Briksdal Glacier Tour

This morning’s venture takes you to the charming town of Olden, meandering through the 20 kilometers of the Olden Valley. Continue further to the Briksdal Glacier where your journey culminates at Jostedal Glacier, Europe’s largest glacier

Sandane Tour

Today, continue deeper into the countryside. Travel through Klakegg, the scenice Våtedal Valley, Breim and Sandane, past the thundering Eidsfossen Falls, stopping at the Nordfjord Folk Museum and culminating at Gimmestad Church, dating back to 1692. The return journey includes views of the Breim Lake in Reed, the Norwegian Fjordhorse Center and Byrkjelo. After dinner, enjoy refreshments in the 300 year old, historic timber Gamlestova Cottage!

Skei – “Essence of Norway” – Bergen or Oslo

After breakfast, depart for Bergen via the Gaular Mountain Road to Balestrand, enjoy the Norway in a Nutshell in Style excursion including the cruise along the Sognefjord to Flåm. End this adventure by taking the train along the famous Flåm Railway to Myrdal and on to Bergen. Transfer to the hotel is included.

Accommodations: Scandic Hotel Bergen City
OR
Depart for Oslo via the Sogndal Mountain Road to Sogndal, enjoy the Norway in a Nutshell in Style excursion before changing trains into the Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau and ending in Oslo. Transfer to your hotel is included.
Accommodations: Hotel Continental, a traditional hotel offering exceptional service in the heart of Oslo

Bergen or Oslo departure for U.S. or extension

After breakfast you will depart on your own to your airport or continue your stay with one of The Nordic Company’s many extension options

*Airport transfer upon arrival and departure provided upon request.

+ Day 1

Overnight flight to Bergen from U.S. gateway city

+ Day 2

Arrive in Bergen

Refresh and get acquainted with the city.

Accommodations:Scandic Hotel Bergen City, situated in the midst of Bergen’s most charming attractions,

+ Day 3

Bergen – Lavik – Skei

Your tour escort will meet you at the hotel. This fabulous journey begins with a morning three-hour city sight-seeing tour including Troldhaugen, home of composer Edvard Grieg, Rosenkrantz Tower, Haakon’s Hall at Bergenhus Fortress, Bryggen Harbor and Mt. Fløien funicular. Enjoy a bit a free time before a coach awaits to transfer you to the 4:30 p.m. departure by ship for Sognefjord West Coast voyage. Marvel at the lovely coastal landscapes before arriving in Lavik. From here, continue by coach through Vadheim, Førde and end in Skei, on Lake Jølster.

Next 5 days Accommodations: Skei Hotel, nestled in the beautiful surroundings of Lake Jølster

+ Day 4

Fjærland and Glaciers Tour

Today’s excursion to Fjærland includes a scenic drive along Lake Jølster, traveling through the 6,350 meter tunnel for a view of Bøyumsdal Glacier and the rural community of Fjærland. Visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum and head via the Supphelle Glacier to afternoon coffee at Bøyum Glacier. Return to your hotel for dinner.

+ Day 5

Geiranger Tour

Spend your day threading through the Geiranger area: Våtedal Valley, Utvik Mountain, Nordfjord and towns of Olden, Loen, Stryn and Hellesylt. Enjoy a one-hour Geirangerfjord cruise, Seven Sisters and Bridal Veil waterfalls, fjord views from Dalsnibba and a return coach journey meandering back to Skei via Grotli, Hjelle and Lake Oppstryn.

+ Day 6

Briksdal Glacier Tour

This morning’s venture takes you to the charming town of Olden, meandering through the 20 kilometers of the Olden Valley. Continue further to the Briksdal Glacier where your journey culminates at Jostedal Glacier, Europe’s largest glacier

+ Day 7

Sandane Tour

Today, continue deeper into the countryside. Travel through Klakegg, the scenice Våtedal Valley, Breim and Sandane, past the thundering Eidsfossen Falls, stopping at the Nordfjord Folk Museum and culminating at Gimmestad Church, dating back to 1692. The return journey includes views of the Breim Lake in Reed, the Norwegian Fjordhorse Center and Byrkjelo. After dinner, enjoy refreshments in the 300 year old, historic timber Gamlestova Cottage!

+ Day 8

Skei – “Essence of Norway” – Bergen or Oslo

After breakfast, depart for Bergen via the Gaular Mountain Road to Balestrand, enjoy the Norway in a Nutshell in Style excursion including the cruise along the Sognefjord to Flåm. End this adventure by taking the train along the famous Flåm Railway to Myrdal and on to Bergen. Transfer to the hotel is included.

Accommodations: Scandic Hotel Bergen City
OR
Depart for Oslo via the Sogndal Mountain Road to Sogndal, enjoy the Norway in a Nutshell in Style excursion before changing trains into the Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau and ending in Oslo. Transfer to your hotel is included.
Accommodations: Hotel Continental, a traditional hotel offering exceptional service in the heart of Oslo

+ Day 9

Bergen or Oslo departure for U.S. or extension

After breakfast you will depart on your own to your airport or continue your stay with one of The Nordic Company’s many extension options

*Airport transfer upon arrival and departure provided upon request.