Pre and post cruise
How to get there - You can get a direct flight to Bergen from
numerous European cities, or you can fly to Oslo and get a connecting
flight to Bergen. Examples of cities with direct flights to Bergen:
Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh,
Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Malaga, Newcastle, Nice, Paris, Prague,
Reykjavik, Riga, Salzburg, Split, Stockholm and Warsaw. Go to
www.amadeus.net to check flights.
You may also travel to Bergen by boat from Hanstholm, Denmark and
Newcastle, England. Go to
www.fjordline.com or
www.dfds.no to
check boats. If you wish to travel by train, we recommend taking the
famous Bergen Line from Oslo. Go to
www.nsb.no to check trains.
Bergen - We definitely recommend spending time in Bergen, a
charming city with a lot of character and history. Our recommendations
for where to stay in Bergen, are the following:
Hannas Place |
Skuteviken Guesthouse - A most charming guesthouse with
gorgeous, fully furbished apartments within very short walking distance
of the city centre.
Skuteviken
Guesthouse
Hannas Place is a private guesthouse in the historic part of Bergen.
These are large and charming apartments in Old Bergen villas at a very
reasonable rate.
Hannas Place
Findebotten A place to linger
Most people wish to stay on
at Findebotten farm; we therefore suggest that you return to Findebotten
after the end of the cruise and spend another night or two. Please ask
us for more information regarding this option.
Balestrand - After the cruise ends in Balestrand, you may want
to stay there overnight instead of returning to Bergen. There is really
only one option in Balestrand, and an excellent one it is:
Kviknes Hotel - the legendary, historic hotel right on the shores of the
Sognefjord.
Kviknes Hotel
Fjaerland
Another option is to stay in Fjaerland after the visit to the Boyabreen
glacier and spend the night at the historic and very charming Hotel
Mundal (where we have lunch the same day).
Hotel Mundal
Flam
We may offer a private boat transfer from Balestrand to Flam after the
end of the cruise on Sunday afternoon. Please
contact us for more details on this.
Where to next? - From Balestrand, you may for instance want to
catch a ferry to the wild and remote Aurlandsfjord and the village of
Flam from where the famous Flam Railway dramatically circles its way up
mountain to the isolated Myrdal station literally speaking in the
middle of nowhere. From here you can catch another train back to Bergen
or go east across the mountains to Oslo. If you need help in
organizing a round trip in Norway or Scandinavia, you may contact:
Authentic Scandinavia a Norwegian online tour operator specializing in
package tours to Scandinavia.
Authentic Scandinavia
Vorscot Tours a UK based company specializing in private escorted
tailored tours to Norway.
Vorscot Tours
Norsc Holidays a UK tour operator who will provide
expert advice and travel assistance when planning your holiday to
Norway.
Norsc Holidays
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