Norway
 A TASTE
OF HISTORIC NORWEGIAN HOTELS
7 DAYS
Sightseeing & Cultural Hotels Norway
BERGEN -
OSLO or OSLO - BERGEN
Daily 2006
DAY 1 BERGEN
Pick up your rental car in Bergen and travel the short distance to
your fist night’s stay at
Solstrand Hotel,
one of the Historical Hotels of Norway. Built in 1896, the hotel is
located on the edge of Bjorne Fjord not far from Bergen in a magnificent
setting.
DAY 2 BERGEN-VOSS
A beautiful drive along the Hardanger Fjord and a diversion to Ulvik
is recommended as you head towards the
Fleischer’s Hotel
in Voss. The hotel was built in 1889 in pseudo Swiss style with towers,
spires, large dormers and balconies.
 DAY 3 VOSS-BALESTRAND
Take a short drive to the Naeroy Fjord town of Gudvangen and on to
Flam where you can take the famous Flam Mountain Railway up and back.
Continue to Laerdal and visit the Wild Salmon Center. A couple of ferries
across the Sogne Fjord and through Sogndal and you will be at the
Kvikne’s Hotel,
built in 1877. This world famous property overlooks the mighty Sogne
Fjord.
 DAY 4 BALESTRAND-OYE
Take time for the ferry tour up the Fjaerlands Fjord to the Glacier
Museum and glacier itself, before driving over the Gaular Mountains to
Skei where you can also drive to the Briksdal Glacier for a horse and
carriage ride. Continue through picturesque Olden, Loen and Stryn to Oye
and the Hotel Union
Øye
from 1722. It is Norway’s oldest hotel in continual operation.
DAY 5 OYE-LOM
Continue on the scenic route to Hellesylt where you will ferry along
the Geiranger Fjord to the village of Geiranger where you might make a
side trip up to Troll Road before continuing through Grotli to Lom. The
Fossheim Hotel
was opened in 1897 and has solid timber-walled houses built in the
traditional technique.
DAY 6 LOM-HONEFOSS-OSLO
Follow the main route today south east to Lillehammer. You may want to
see the venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics as well as the interesting
Maihaugen Outdoor Museum. From Lillehammer, continue south through Gjovik
to Honefoss and finally Oslo and the
Grand Hotel.
DAY 7 HONEFOSS-OSLO
Return your car in Oslo.
From: $1460 per person
double
TRY 031406
Includes hotels, breakfasts and rental
car - CAT B (Including one way drop-off fee)
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