Beautiful Fjords of Western Norway
Holiday Highlights
- Stay in a four-star Swiss-style fjord-side hotel
- A journey by boat through spectacular scenery to Bergen
- Discovering the region on a fascinating Fjord Life tour
- Touring Norway's interior on unforgettable optional excursions to the Jostedal Glacier, and to Mydal, Flam and Gudvangen
- Buffet-style meals served in a fine restaurant overlooking the Fjord
- A warm welcome, stunning scenery and beautiful views
Why we love this holiday ...
" There are over a thousand fjords dotted along Norway’s shoreline, but the most famous ones are located on the west coast – and that's exactly where this tour takes you. Your base for your Norwegian fjords holiday is the pretty, 4-star Kviknes Hotel on the banks of Sognefjord. Best of all, Newmarket Holidays offers some great optional excursions – meaning you can do as much (or as little!) as you like whilst away. You can visit Jostedal Glacier (mainland Europe’s biggest ice–floe) or ride the Flam Railway – or you can simply sit back and soak up the stunning scenery and fresh mountain air."
What's Included
- Seven nights' half-board accommodation at the four-star Kviknes Hotel in Balestrand, on Sognefjord
- Return flights to Bergen
- Comfortable, air-conditioned coach travel and transfers
- A cruise to Bergen
- The full-day 'Fjord-Life' tour
- The services of a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced Tour Manager
Itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Bergen, meet your Tour Manager and board our coach for the memorably scenic transfer to the idyllic village of Balestrand, on the shores of mighty Sognefjord, and to the warm and welcoming Kviknes Hotel. Settle in to your room and get to know your beautiful surroundings, before enjoying your first evening in the hotel.
Day 2
Today, you'll have time to get to know Balestrand and its welcoming inhabitants, all of whom are keen to act as hosts for your visit, sharing their love of their beautiful location with you. Sognefjord, at 180 kilometres long and 1300m deep, is one of the world's largest fjords, and has been welcoming guests since the late 19th Century when the first British travellers came in search of clear mountain air and stunning scenery. The village, with its few shops, café, bank, historic, wooden English church, neat white-painted cottages and stylish artists’ villas, is surrounded by orchards. In springtime the valleys are be-decked with blossom while winter still reigns in the mountains. In the autumn, new snow adorns the peaks but summer lingers by the fjord, and the forests beyond the fjord-side blaze with vibrant colour. Whenever you visit Balestrand, the beauty of its natural surroundings will live long in your memory, as will the warmth of the welcome you receive virtually everywhere you go.
Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand
Kviknes Hotel, which once welcomed the Kaiser and his entourage, has been a favourite with our clients for very many years. A magnificent, fjord-side, Swiss-style wooden building, with a modern addition, this family-run hotel is sure to make you feel at home.
Hotel Facilities & Amenities
- The hotel has fine public areas, including a spacious restaurant overlooking the fjord, large and comfortable lounges and a stylish bar. The restaurant includes an extensive fresh fruit and salad bar, and offers various hot and cold meat dishes, an excellent choice of fish and a good selection of freshly made desserts and cheeses.