Add-ons
Our tour packages can be modified to include extra hotel nights and additional travel services.
Below you will find a list of add-ons available for this tour.
Extra nights (price per night)
| Bergen | Price per person/ double occupancy |
Single room supplement |
Triple room reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Category 1 | EUR 110 | EUR 55 | EUR 18 |
| Hotel Category 2 | EUR 82 | EUR 45 | EUR 10 |
| Oslo | Price per person/ double occupancy |
Single room supplement |
Triple room reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Category 1 | EUR 89 | EUR 45 | EUR 10 |
| Hotel Category 2 | EUR 75 | EUR 45 | EUR 10 |
| Kirkenes | Price per person/ double occupancy |
Single room supplement |
Triple room reduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Category 1 | EUR 84 | EUR 42 | EUR 5 |
| Hotel Category 2 | EUR 79 | EUR 42 | EUR 5 |
Additional add-ons
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View Bergen Excursions - All year- Norway in a Nutshell
- Duration: Approximately 9 hours (08:40 – 17:52 hrs)
- Available: This is a non-escorted excursion, available every day all year,
- Guiding: No guiding during the excursion, but there will be some information through load speakers during the cruse and the Flåm Railway.
- Price: 132 EUR per person
Norway in a Nutshell
Experience some of Norway’s most beautiful fjord scenery, in just one day. Included are the scenic Bergen Railway, the breathtaking Flåm Railway, the Aurlandsfjord, the narrow Nærøyfjord (now included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List) and the steep hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva.
Itinerary: Travel by train from Bergen to Voss, before continuing by bus to Gudvangen. On the way you will ascend the Stalheimskleiva road, with its 13 steep hairpin bends (Stalheimskleiva is only open during the summer).
A 2-hour fjord cruise will bring you along the Nærøyfjord, Europe’s narrowest fjord channel, to Flåm.
In Flåm you will board the Flåm Railway, which passes through wild and beautiful mountain scenery with waterfalls and steep mountain sides from the Sognefjord and up to a height of 900 metres. There is no other adhesion railway in the world running on normal tracks that is so steep over a long distance. Return to Bergen by train from Myrdal.
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View Bergen Sightseeing - All year- Bergen City Walk
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Departure: Tourist Information, opposite the Fish Market.
Note: During 15 June- 15 August the tour departs from Holmedalsgården 6f on Bryggen Wharf. - Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Available: April-May, September-October: Friday and Saturday, 15hrs
15 June- 15 August: every day, 15hrs
November-March: Saturday(except December 25th and January 1st), 13hrs - Guiding: English and Norwegian
- Price: 13 EUR per person
- Bergen City Walk, private guide
- Price per guide: EUR 199,-
- Fløibanen: EUR 9,- per person, return ticket
- Departure: 10:00, you will meet the guide at your hotel.
- Please note that there will be an additional cost of 50% if the guiding takes place on a Norwegian bank holiday (you will be informed about this when you receive our confirmation).
Bergen City Walk
On this guided 1 ½ -hour walk you will get to know more of Bergen than the Hanseatic Wharf and the Fish Market. You will be able to explore the charming streets and the town’s medieval narrow passages. As you will experience the city by foot at a leisurely speed you will get an entirely new impression of Bergen.
Bergen City Walk, private guide
An authorized local guide will pick you up from your city centre hotel and take you for a 3-hour walking tour through the city centre of Bergen, including the Fish & Flower Market, the Hanseatic Museum and the Hanseatic Bryggen Wharf. A return trip with Fløibanen cable car is also included; you will go from the city centre and up to Mount Fløyen, with wonderful view of the city and the surrounding fjords and mountains.
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View Hurtigruten Excursions Northbound - All year- 4E/F: Lofoten Viking Feast
- Duration: Approximately 3 hours
- Departure: 19:00 hrs (Stamsund-Svolvær)
- Available: Every day from 01.10. – 31.03.
- Not operating from 23.10. – 26.10. and 31.12.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 108,- per person, including traditional viking meal and mead.
- 5A: The Arctic Capital Tromsø
- Duration: Approximately 2 ½ hours
- Departure: 14:45 hrs (Tromsø)
- Available: All year
- This excursion is not available 24.12., 25.12., 31.12, 01.01 and 17.05.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 59,- per person
- 6A: The North Cape
- Duration: Approximately 3 hours
- Departure: 12:00 hrs (Honningsvåg)
- Available: Every day all year
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 108,- per person
- Please note: We recommend comfortable shoes, warm and wind proof clothing.
- 7A: The Russian Border
- Duration: Approximately 2 hours
- Departure: 10:15 hrs (Kirkenes)
- Available: Every day all year
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 47,- per person
4E/F: Lofoten Viking Feast
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
Travel by bus from Stamsund to the Lofotr Viking Museum at Borg. You will visit a re-creation of the largest Viking building ever found, an original chieftain house dating from around 500 AD. Joining a Viking feast you’ll learn more of the customs and legends of Viking life whilst enjoying traditional food in the authentic setting of the banqueting hall. Rejoin ship in Svolvær.
5A: The Arctic Capital Tromsø
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
The gateway to the Arctic, the island city of Tromsø, occupies an imposing position between the mountains and the sea, joined to the mainland by a splendid bridge. Experience the Arctic from the comfort of Polaria, an interactive exhibition devoted to the exploration of the icy wastes, housed in a building inspired by that landscape. At Polaria you will find an Arctic aquarium, educational displays and a panorama theatre. After the movie you will go on an Arctic “expedition” for a close-up look at natural phenomena such as Northern Lights, tundra, blizzards and Polar bears. You will also meet seals. After visiting Polaria you will cross the bridge to Tromsø’s number one attraction, the Arctic Cathedral, rising like a mountain of ice. One of its 40 metre high walls is a remarkable, triangular stained glass window.
6A: The North Cape
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
From Honningsvåg we travel by coach through the Arctic scenery of the island of Magerøya, which provides summer grazing for over 4,000 reindeer, to the North Cape Plateau. At 307 metres above sea level the views are unforgettable. Early travellers had to climb the cliff paths, helped by local sailors, and their names can still be seen scratched into the rock. Today every comfort is provided. In the North Cape Hall perched on top and carved into the side of the cliff, Ivo Caprino’s widescreen film portrays the North Cape above and below the waves. There is time to explore the North Cape tunnel, lined with scenes of the area’s historic past, and the lovely chapel, which leads to the café/bar and viewing platform. There is a souvenir shop, a small museum commemorating the visit of a king of Thailand, a café and a post office where postcards are franked with a unique North Cape stamp.
7A: The Russian Border
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
The strategic importance of the border with Russia has given the region a dramatic history. During World War II, this was the base of a German garrison, from which an offensive was launched to capture Murmansk. The journey will take you through Kirkenes – the only town in Norway where West meets East – to Storskog, the border station. Russian souvenirs will remind you of this stimulating day. At Sydvaranger, you can discover iron ore at the disused mines and a stop will be made at Prestfjellet to see the wonderful views of Kirkenes and the fjord area.
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View Hurtigruten Excursions Northbound - Winter- 2C: Art Nouveau Tour of Ålesund
- Duration: Approximately 2 hours
- Departure: 12:30 hrs (Ålesund)
- Available: Every day from 16.09. – 15.04.
- Not operating on the 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 31.12, 01.01 and during Easter holidays.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 31,- per person
- Please note: We recommend comfortable walking shoes as this is a walking tour.
- 2D: Atlanterhavsparken Aquarium & Mount Aksla, Ålesund
- Duration: Approximately 2 hours
- Departure: 12:30 hrs (Ålesund)
- Available: Every day from 16.09. – 15.04.
- Not operating on the 24.12, 25.12, 31.12 and 17.05
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 47,- per person
- Please note: We recommend wearing comfortable shoes.
- 3B: Trondheim & Nidaros Cathedral
- Duration: Approximately 2 hour
- Departure: 08:00 hrs (Trondheim)
- Available: Every day from 01.10. – 14.04.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 50,- per person
- 5B: Dog Sledding in Tromsø
- Duration: Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes
- Departure: 14:30 hrs (Tromsø)
- Available: Every day from 01.11. – 30.04.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 155,- per person, including coffee and cakes
- Please note: We recommend wearing thermal underwear, cap, scarf, gloves, warm boots and clothing. Headlights and thermal suites are provided. No sightseeing in Tromsø as you will go straight to the Wilderness Centre after arrival.
- 5D: Polar History Walk, Tromsø
- Duration: Approximately 2 ½ hours
- Departure: 14:45 hrs (Tromsø)
- Available: Every day from 15.10. – 15.04.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 48,- per person, including 1 beer or mineral water
- 6D: Lapland Snowmobile Safari
- Duration: Approximately 2 ¼ hour
- Departure: 17:30 hrs (Kjøllefjord-Mehamn)
- Available: Every day from 15.12. – 10.05.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 284,- per person
- Please note: This excursion is weather dependent and drivers license is required.We recommend good winter shoes and warm winter clothes.
- 7C: Snowmobile Safari, Kirkenes
- Duration: Approximately 2 ½ hour
- Departure: 10:10 hrs (Kirkenes)
- Available: Every day from 15.12. – 05.05.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 162,- per person, including coffee and a dried reindeer snack
- Please note: This excursion is suited for people in good physical condition. We recommend comfortable shoes and warm clothes (cap, gloves, scarf, woolen underwear and warm boots. Thermal suits and crash helmets will be provided).
- 7D: Kirkenes Snow Hotel
- Duration: Approximately 2 1/2 hour
- Departure: 10:00 hrs (Kirkenes)
- Available: Every day from 15.12. – 01.05.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 66,- per person, including warm drink and hot dog with Norwegian lompe
- Please note: Availability may change depending on weather conditions. We recommend good shoes and warm clothes.
- 7F: Husky Adventure, Kirkenes
- Duration: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Departure: 10:00 hrs (Kirkenes)
- Available: Every day from 01.12. – 01.05.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 142,- per person, including warm drinks
- Please note: We recommend wearing thermal underwear, cap, scarf, gloves, warm boots and clothing. Headlights and thermal suites are provided. All participants must bring their drivers licence.
2C: Art Nouveau Tour of Ålesund
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
Ålesund is world-renowned for its beautiful Art Nouveau architecture. After a devastating fire in 1904 the town was rebuilt in the Continental building style then fashionable – a style distinguished by an excess of spires, towers and highly detailed ornamentation. Today you have the chance to become more acquainted with this beautiful town! On the pier you will be met by a local guide who will take you on a very pleasant walk through the streets of Ålesund. Along the way we will pass the picturesque fishing port of Brosundet, the special Apotekertorget square and the exciting and finely decorated main street, and we will visit the Art Nouveau Centre – all this, and more, to savor the entire town’s rich history and lively street life.
2D: Atlanterhavsparken Aquarium & Mount Aksla, Ålesund
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
Atlanterhavsparken is one of Northern Europe’s largest salt-water aquariums and offers an opportunity to enjoy close encounters with some of the marine life that can be found in and around the coastal waters of Norway.
The tour to the Aquarium includes a spectacular diving show in Norway’s largest aquarium tank, where the fish can be seen being hand-fed by the divers, and a visit to the open-air pool to see the resident penguins.
After the visit to Atlanterhavsparken the excursion continues onwards and upwards to Aksla where you can admire the view of Ålesund below and capture some memories before returning to the quayside.
3B: Trondheim & Nidaros Cathedral
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
Sightseeing tour including Nidaros Cathedral. A coach tour through this handsome, historically important city includes a visit to the famous Nidaros Cathedral, Norway’s largest medieval church. Built on the burial site of St Olav, this is a national shrine with some sections of the building dating from the 11th century. Fire has destroyed parts of the building on at least five occasions during the centuries and the restoration, which continues to the present day, displays a range of influences. We pass the royal residence of Stiftsgården, one of Scandinavia’s largest wooden buildings, while the delightful old bridge into the city vies for attention with bridges dating from the 18th century which cross the river Nidelven.
5B: Dog Sledding in Tromsø
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
If you are travelling early or late in the season you will have the opportunity to join this exhilarating excursion which takes you by huskydog sleigh across the open plains close to Tromsø. The beautiful husky teams strain in their harness waiting to speed through the silent world of snow. After this thrilling ride welcome refreshments are served in a Lavvo (Sami tent) around the open fire. Warm clothing is provided.
5D: Polar History Walk, Tromsø
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
Guided walking tour of Tromsø, highlighting the town and its vital links with polar exploration. Visit the statue of Roald Amundsen, then explore the fascinating Polar Museum and “Mack Ølhallen”, Tromsø’s oldest pub, to enjoy a taste of the locally made brew.
6D: Lapland Snowmobile Safari
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
After being properly kitted out and receiving some driving instructions from our guides, you will embark on a spectacular snowmobile adventure journeys across the snow covered wilds of Finnmark, from Kjøllefjord to the Hurtigruten quay in Mehamn.
7C: Snowmobile Safari, Kirkenes
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
An invigorating ride by snowmobile across ice-covered fjords and the serene landscapes of Arctic winter. Guides will explain the fascinating history of the indigenous Sami people and welcome refreshments will be served in the warmth of the Lavvo. Weather dependent, warm clothing and training is provided. Remember to bring your driving license.
7D: Kirkenes Snow Hotel
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
A short drive through Kirkenes brings you to the Gabba Reindeer Park where the snow hotel is situated. A guided tour of the beautifully decorated snow suites is followed by a drink in Norway’s largest Ice bar and a visit to the reindeer.
7F: Husky Adventure, Kirkenes
Hurtigruten Shore Excursion – northbound
The eager huskies will bring you and your sledge across the frozen landscape. There will be two passengers per sledge travelling with a “musher” (guide). You will have the possibility to try driving the sledge yourself or simply sit back and enjoy the 5 km long thrilling ride through the picturesque landscape. The guides have plenty of experience, many have even competed in dog races. Experience the feeling of wilderness during the exciting ride! At the end of the trip the group will gather around the fire for a hot drink. You also have the option to visit the Snow Hotel.
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View Kirkenes Activities - Winter- Dog sledding - 2 hours
- Duration: 2 hours
- Departure: 13:00 hrs
- Available: December 1 – April 20.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 187,- per person, 2 persons sharing a sled
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing.
- Dog sledding - 4 hours
- Duration: 4 hours
- Departure: 13:00
- Available: December 1 – April 20.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 247,- per person, 2 persons sharing a sled
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing, lunch.
- King Crab Safari
- Duration: 4 hours (13:00 – 17:00)
- Available: Daily from December 1 to April 20 (minimum 2 persons)
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 213,- per person
- Northern Lights Dog Sledding
- Duration: Approximately 5 hours (17:00 – 22:00)
- Available: December 1 – April 20
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 259,- per person, including dinner and transfer from your hotel. 2 persons will share a sled.
- Northern Lights Snowmobile Safari
- Duration: 2 hours
- Departure: 21:00
- Available: December 1 – April 20.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 225,- per person, 2 persons sharing a scooter.
- Price: EUR 318,- per person, 1 person per scooter. (please specify upon reservation if you would like to drive your own snowmobile)
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing, lunch.
- Please note: Drivers license is required to drive a snowmobile, driver has to be over 18.
- Sightseeing to Russian Boarder
- Duration: 2 hours (13:00 – 15:00)
- Available: all year round
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 62,- per person
- Snow Hotel - Christmas Eve
- Available: December 24th
- Price: EUR 160,- per person (for guests who are not spending the night).
- Please note: If you are spending the night at the Snow Hotel on December 24th there will be a mandatory supplement of EUR 60,- per person for the Santa programme. Booking must be made one month in advance.
- Snow Hotel - New Year's Eve
- Available: December 31st
- Departure: 18:00 hrs
- Duration: 4 hours
- Price: EUR 160,- per person (for guests who are not spending the night).
- Please note: If you are spending the night at the Snow Hotel on December 31st there will be a mandatory supplement of EUR 60,- per person for the New Year’s Eve programme.
- Snow Hotel - overnight
- Available: From December 20 – April 20
- Price for an overnight: EUR 327,- per person, including transfer from your hotel, 3-course dinner, breakfast and morning sauna.
- Single room supplement: EUR 59,-
- woolen underwear
- woolen socks
- a comfortable cap
- woolen gloves
- Snow Hotel - visit
- Available: December 15 – April 20
- Departure: 13:00 hrs
- Duration: 1,5 hours
- Price: EUR 53,- per person
- Snow Hotel - visit w/dinner
- Available: December 15 – April 20
- Departure: 18:00 hrs
- Duration: 3,5 hours
- Price: EUR 120,- per person
- Snow Hotel - visit w/lunch
- Available: December 15 – April 20
- Departure: 13:00 hrs
- Duration: 2 hours
- Price: EUR 93,- per person
- Snowmobile Safari - 2 hours
- Duration: 2 hours
- Departure: 13:00 or 15:00
- Available: December 1 – April 20
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 225,- per person, 2 persons sharing a scooter
- Price: EUR 318,- per person, 1 person per scooter (please specify upon reservation if you would like to drive your own snowmobile)
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing.
- Please note: Drivers license is required to drive a snowmobile and the driver has to be over 18
- Snowmobile Safari - 4 hours
- Duration: 4 hours (13:00 – 17:00 hrs).
- Available: December 1 – April 20.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 313,- per person, 2 persons sharing a scooter.
- Price: EUR 446,- per person, 1 person per scooter. (please specify upon reservation if you would like to drive your own snowmobile)
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing, lunch.
- Please note: Drivers license is required to drive a snowmobile and the driver has to be over 18.
- Snowmobile Safari - 6 hours
- Duration: 6 hours (09:30 – 15:30).
- Available: December 1 – April 20.
- Guiding: English guaranteed
- Price: EUR 460,-
- Included: Transportation, guide, protective clothing, lunch.
- Please note: Drivers license is required to drive a snowmobile and the driver has to be over 18.
Dog sledding - 2 hours
Snow covered nature, frozen lakes, temperature below freezing and 80 eager huskies are ready to give you a wonderful dog sledding experience! Your dog sledding guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the husky farm where you will get warm clothes and the right equipment. The guide will teach you the basics of handling your team of huskies and then you are ready to head out into the nature. Dog sledding is a thrilling experience! These huskies are very strong and at their best when it is around -20 degrees Celsius.
Dog sledding - 4 hours
Snow covered nature, frozen lakes, temperature below freezing and 80 eager huskies are ready to give you a wonderful dog sledding experience! Your dog sledding guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to the husky farm where you will get warm clothes and the right equipment. The guide will teach you the basics of handling your team of huskies and then you are ready to head out into the nature. Dog sledding is a thrilling experience! These huskies are very strong and at their best when it is around -20 degrees Celsius. A small picnic lunch will be served on route.
King Crab Safari
This 4-hour King Crab Safari offers a unique experience of catching together with your guides the largest and freshest king crabs in the world. You will participate in sawing the hole in the ice and to bring up the catch of the day.
The freshly-caught king crabs will be prepared and served for lunch at a fisherman’s home. The superb, white meat of the legs and claws is particularly juicy and has a naturally sweet taste. One leg is enough to provide a grown man with a filling meal.
The presentation is simple, but the taste is in a league of its own when it comes to seafood. Ordinary crab will never be the same after you have tried red king crab, or Kamchatka crab as it is also known as.
You will be provided with thermo suits, winter boots and gloves, as well as a helmet, as you will be travelling in a sledge pulled by a snowmobile. Please note, that this King Crab Safari is not done by boat with a diver!
Northern Lights Dog Sledding
With the snow hotel as your starting point you will take the dog sledges out into the “polar night”. In good conditions, you will see the northern lights dance across the sky as you head off – this is an exotic adventure in an Arctic climate. To finish off the tour you will enjoy a delicious meal made from local ingredients.
Northern Lights Snowmobile Safari
In the evening you will be met by your guide who will take you by car to the snowmobile resort. Here you will get a short instruction on how to handle the snowmobile and you will be provided with protective clothing and helmet. After that you’re ready to go! You will head off into the dark wilderness area from where you will have the possibility to experience the Northern Lights – Aurora Borealis. In good conditions, you will see the northern lights dance across the sky as you head off – this is an exotic adventure in an Arctic climate.
Please note that northern lights observations are never guaranteed, sometimes it can be repeated several times during one evening and sometimes it simply stays away. Northern Lights observations are weather dependent; it needs to be clear sky in order to spot the Northern Light
Sightseeing to Russian Boarder
A guided trip by bus to the Russian border and the iron ore mines in Bjørnevatn. The first stop along the way is at Skafferhull, the historical crossing point on the border between Norway and Russia. You will visit the border and have views of the Russian community of Boris Gleb on the other side. An English speaking guide will provide information on the various historical events which took place in this area. The tour continues to the mining town Bjørnvatn, which has been through dramatic changes the last years. The mines were closed in 1996 and will reopen again in 2009. Here you will get an insight into 90 years of mining history, before the trip continues to the viewpoint “Storfjell” with panoramic view over the fjord. On the way back to Kirkenes you will stop at a souvenir shop with local products (possibility for shopping).
Snow Hotel - Christmas Eve
Celebrate Christmas at the Snow Hotel!
If staying overnight at the Kirkenes Snow Hotel on the 24th of December, you will surely have an experience out of the ordinary.
Meet Santa Claus, enjoy a traditional Christmas dinner and sing Christmas songs. The reindeer outside contribute to make this evening special.
Snow Hotel - New Year's Eve
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Snow Hotel.
When spending the night at the Snow Hotel on New Year’s Eve you will surely experience an evening different from what you are used to!
From Kirkenes you will be brought to Gabba Reindeer Park and the Snow Hotel. Here you will enjoy a welcome drink in the SnowBar, followed by a visit to the Snow Hotel.
A delicious New Year’s Eve dinner is served by the fireplace as you salute the New Year.
Snow Hotel - overnight
Spend the night at Kirkenes Snow Hotel – a once in a lifetime experience. Kirkenes Snow Hotel is entirely constructed from snow and ice each year; it opened in December 2006 for the first time.
The Snow Hotel is located in Gabba Reindeer Park, just outside the centre of Kirkenes. Enjoy a welcome drink in the SnowBar and say hello to the reindeer before having dinner at Gabba Restaurant which is located just opposite the Snow Hotel. The restaurant serves delicious food from the region, all prepared by the open fire.
Every guest at the Snow Hotel will sleep like SnowQueens and SnowKings in the SnowSuites! The rooms are spacious and beautifully decorated and illuminated by art made of snow. In the SnowSuites there are real beds with real mattresses. Beds are surrounded by ice blocks. You will get a sleeping bag, sheet, woolen socks and a woolen overnight hat. There are curtains as a door in every SnowSuite.
Temperature varies from -4 Celsius degrees to -6 Celsius degrees.
We recommend that you sleep in:
Snow Hotel - visit
Kirkenes Snow Hotel is entirely constructed from snow and ice each year; it opened in December 2006 for the first time.
The Snow Hotel is located in Gabba Reindeer Park, just outside the centre of Kirkenes. Here you will meet friendly reindeer and happy huskies. You can even walk on the frozen lake.
At the Snow Hotel you will take a look at the snow suites, the ice sculptures and snow art, before enjoying a drink in the SnowBar.
Snow Hotel - visit w/dinner
Kirkenes Snow Hotel is entirely constructed from snow and ice each year; it opened in December 2006 for the first time.
The Snow Hotel is located in Gabba Reindeer Park, just outside the centre of Kirkenes. Here you will meet friendly reindeer and happy huskies. You can even walk on the frozen lake.
At the Snow Hotel you will take a look at the snow suites, the ice sculptures and snow art, before enjoying a drink in the SnowBar.
A delicious 3-course dinner made of local ingredients will be served in Gabba Restaurant (located just opposite the Snow Hotel).
Snow Hotel - visit w/lunch
Kirkenes Snow Hotel is entirely constructed from snow and ice each year; it opened in December 2006 for the first time.
The Snow Hotel is located in Gabba Reindeer Park, just outside the centre of Kirkenes. Here you will meet friendly reindeer and happy huskies. You can even walk on the frozen lake.
At the Snow Hotel you will take a look at the snow suites, the ice sculptures and snow art, before enjoying a drink in the SnowBar.
A delicious lunch consisting of local fish soup, chocolate cake and coffee/tea will be served in Gabba Restaurant (located just opposite the Snow Hotel).
Snowmobile Safari - 2 hours
Start by car from Kirkenes to the snowmobile resort where you will get a short instruction on how to drive the snowmobile. Then you are ready to go! The tour by snowmobile is approximately 35 km long and takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Along the route several stops will be made to watch the Norwegian nature.
When driving a snowmobile in Norway one has to follow regulated tracks; this way you will not harm or disturb the wildlife and fauna too much. Using a snowmobile for a day trip in Northern Norway is fun and easy to learn – you will go far into the nature in a very short time. This makes it perfect for seeing the scenery, nature and possibly some wildlife.
Snowmobile Safari - 4 hours
Start by car from Kirkenes to the snowmobile resort where you will get a short instruction on how to drive the snowmobile. Then you are ready to go! The tour by snowmobile is approximately 60 to 70 km long and takes about 2,5 hours of driving.
When driving a snowmobile in Norway one has to follow regulated tracks; this way you will not harm or disturb the wildlife and fauna too much. Using a snowmobile for a day trip in Northern Norway is fun and easy to learn – you will go far into the nature in a very short time. This makes it perfect for seeing the scenery, nature and possibly some wildlife.
A small picnic lunch will be served in a hut along the fjord; along the route several short stops will be made.
Snowmobile Safari - 6 hours
Start by car from Kirkenes to the snowmobile resort where you will get a short instruction on how to drive the snowmobile. Then you are ready to go! The tour by snowmobile is approximately 100 km long and takes about 4,5 hours.
When driving a snowmobile in Norway one has to follow regulated tracks; this way you will not harm or disturb the wildlife and fauna too much. Using a snowmobile for a day trip in Northern Norway is fun and easy to learn – you will go far into the nature in a very short time. This makes it perfect for seeing the scenery, nature and possibly some wildlife.
A small picnic lunch will be served in a hut along the fjord; along the route several short stops will be made. It is not possible to share a scooter on the 6-hour safari – everyone will drive their own snowmobile.
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View Oslo Sightseeing - All year- Hop-on/Hop-off Oslo Cruise
- During the winter you can buy warm soup, bacalao and warm drinks.
- Before Christmas you can buy traditional Christmas porridge and warm drinks.
- In the Summer you can buy fresh shrimps and white wine.
- City Hall: 09:45, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15 and 15:40 (ending)
- Opera: 10:15, 11:45, 13:15 and 14:45
- Bygdøy: 10:45, 12:15, 13:45 and 15:15
- Language: English guaranteed. Other languages possible on request.
- Departure: Rådhusbrygge 3 (pier 3), waterfront of Oslo City Hall.
- Price: EUR 23,- per person.
- Please note that the hop-on/hop-off Oslo cruise is included in the price when booking a 72-hour Oslo card.
- Oslo Card - valid 24 hours
- Card valid 24 hours
- Available: All year
- Price: EUR 36 per adult, EUR 16 per child/senior
- Child/senior: The price is valid for children from 4 to 15 years of age and seniors from 67 years of age.
- Oslo Card - valid 48 hours
- Card valid 48 hours
- Available: All year
- Price: EUR 53 per adult, EUR 20 per child/senior
- Child/senior: The price is valid for children from 4 to 15 years of age and seniors from 67 years of age.
- Oslo Card - valid 72 hours
- Card valid 72 hours
- Available: All year
- Price: EUR 67 per adult, EUR 26 per child/senior
- Child/senior: The price is valid for children from 4 to 15 years of age and seniors from 67 years of age.
Hop-on/Hop-off Oslo Cruise
A traditional wooden sail ship takes you between the City Hall, Oslo’s new Opera House and the museums at Bygdøy Peninsula, including the Kon-tiki and Fram Museum (entrance to museums not included). Your ticket is valid 24 hours, and you can hop on and off as much as you want. The total cruise time is 1,5 hours (3 × 30 minutes).
Food served onboard:
Available all year:
Oslo Card - valid 24 hours
The easiest and most inexpensive way to experience Oslo!
The Oslo Card gives you free entry to 33 museums and attractions, free travel on all public transport within zone four, free parking in all Oslo municipal car parks, free entry to outdoor swimming pool, free lunch cruise, free winter walks, discounts on sightseeing, car hire, Tusenfryd Amusement Park, ice skate – and ski rental, and special offers in restaurants, shops, entertainment and leisure venues.
You decide whether you want a card that is valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours. The card is valid from the time you stamp it. From that point on, it is valid for the number of hours indicated on it. Along with the Oslo Card, you will receive a booklet, describing all the benefits for Oslo Card-holders. The Card is valid in all attractions that are described in the Oslo Card booklet and entitles you to an unlimited travel by metro, bus, tram, local trains and on the ferry boats to the islands in the inner Oslo fjord.
The card can be picked up at the Tourist Information in Oslo.
Oslo Card - valid 48 hours
The easiest and most inexpensive way to experience Oslo!
The Oslo Card gives you free entry to 33 museums and attractions, free travel on all public transport within zone four, free parking in all Oslo municipal car parks, free entry to outdoor swimming pool, free lunch cruise, free winter walks, discounts on sightseeing, car hire, Tusenfryd Amusement Park, ice skate – and ski rental, and special offers in restaurants, shops, entertainment and leisure venues.
You decide whether you want a card that is valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours. The card is valid from the time you stamp it. From that point on, it is valid for the number of hours indicated on it. Along with the Oslo Card, you will receive a booklet, describing all the benefits for Oslo Card-holders. The Card is valid in all attractions that are described in the Oslo Card booklet and entitles you to an unlimited travel by metro, bus, tram, local trains and on the ferry boats to the islands in the inner Oslo fjord.
The card can be picked up at the Tourist Information in Oslo.
Oslo Card - valid 72 hours
The easiest and most inexpensive way to experience Oslo!
The Oslo Card gives you free entry to 33 museums and attractions, free travel on all public transport within zone four, free parking in all Oslo municipal car parks, free entry to outdoor swimming pool, free lunch cruise, free winter walks, discounts on sightseeing, car hire, Tusenfryd Amusement Park, ice skate – and ski rental, and special offers in restaurants, shops, entertainment and leisure venues.
You decide whether you want a card that is valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours. The card is valid from the time you stamp it. From that point on, it is valid for the number of hours indicated on it. Along with the Oslo Card, you will receive a booklet, describing all the benefits for Oslo Card-holders. The Card is valid in all attractions that are described in the Oslo Card booklet and entitles you to an unlimited travel by metro, bus, tram, local trains and on the ferry boats to the islands in the inner Oslo fjord.
The card can be picked up at the Tourist Information in Oslo.
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View Transportation Oslo - Bergen or vv.- Luggage transport Oslo-Bergen or v.v.
- Available: All year
- Price: 35 EUR per suitcase
- Overnight Train Oslo – Bergen or v.v.
- Train Oslo - Bergen or v.v.
Luggage transport Oslo-Bergen or v.v.
Why not have someone else taking care of your luggage while you travel by train, boat and bus between Oslo and Bergen?
Your luggage will be picked up at the reception of your city centre hotel between 07:00 and 09:00 hrs and dropped off at your hotel in the next city before 21:00 hrs. If accommodation is included in between the two cities you can pack an overnight bag and have your luggage waiting for you in Oslo/Bergen.
Overnight Train Oslo – Bergen or v.v.
To save time, or if you have already traveled on the Bergen Railway during day time, why not book an overnight train between Oslo & Bergen?
The overnight train is a convenient way of traveling, as you will arrive and depart in the city center of each city. You will sleep comfortably onboard and will wake up relaxed the next morning in a new city. This way you are also saving a hotel overnight.
Please note: Breakfast is not included in the price, but can be bought in the onboard restaurant.
Schedule from Oslo: Oslo 23:09hrs – Bergen 06:56hrs
Schedule from Bergen: Bergen 22:58hrs – Oslo 06:26hrs
Check-in on both train stations is possible from 22:00hrs in NSB Meny Kafé coach (restaurant coach).Duration: Approximately 7,5 hours
Price: EUR 99,- per person (reclining seat for overnight journey, including a complementary pack containing a pillow, blanket, eye mask and ear plugs. You are welcome to take these items with you when your journey ends.)
Additional cost for private compartment: EUR 55,- per person in shared double compartment
Additional cost for private compartment: EUR 110,- per person in single compartmentTrain Oslo - Bergen or v.v.
The Bergen Railway is classed as one of the finest train journeys in the world. This railway connects the two largest cities in Norway and shows the diversity of the Norwegian landscape.
- Duration: Approximately 7 hours
- Price: EUR 99,- per person
- NSB Comfort/1st class: 12 EUR extra per person.
- The NSB Comfort upgrade will be included on all Hotel Category 1 bookings.
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View Transportation Oslo - Bergen via fjords- Luggage transport Oslo-Bergen or v.v.
- Available: All year
- Price: 35 EUR per suitcase
- Oslo - Bergen, incl. Flåm Railway & fjord cruise
- Departure: Every day all year
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Summer schedule from Oslo:
Train Oslo – Myrdal: 08:11 – 12:53 hrs
Flåm Railway: 13:27 – 14:25 hrs
Boat Flåm – Gudvangen: 15:10 – 17:20 hrs
Bus Gudvangen – Voss: 17:45 – 19:00 hrs
Train Voss – Bergen: 19:20 – 20:34 hrs -
Winter schedule from Oslo:
Same as above with the exception of the Flåm Railway (13:00 – 13:50 hrs) - Guiding: In English through load speakers during the Flåm Railway
- Price: 99 EUR per person (if the direct train between Oslo and Bergen is included in the package tour)
- Price: 189 EUR per person
Luggage transport Oslo-Bergen or v.v.
Why not have someone else taking care of your luggage while you travel by train, boat and bus between Oslo and Bergen?
Your luggage will be picked up at the reception of your city centre hotel between 07:00 and 09:00 hrs and dropped off at your hotel in the next city before 21:00 hrs. If accommodation is included in between the two cities you can pack an overnight bag and have your luggage waiting for you in Oslo/Bergen.
Oslo - Bergen, incl. Flåm Railway & fjord cruise
As an alternative to direct train from Oslo to Bergen, we can offer a detour via the Sognefjord and the Flåm Railway:
Departure from Oslo by train. The 5-hour train journey from Oslo to Myrdal is part of the Bergen Railway, classed as one of the finest train journeys in the world. The train journey will bring you across Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau, with Finse as the highest train station at 1222 metres above sea level. In Myrdal you will change to the Flåm Railway, connecting the Bergen Line to the Sognefjord. You will pass through wild and beautiful mountain scenery with waterfalls and steep mountain sides before reaching the fjord village of Flåm. Flåm is Norway’s only fjord village with train connection. A 2-hour fjord cruise on the Nærøyfjord will bring you to Gudvangen. The Nærøyfjord is the narrowest fjord channel in Europe, and has recently been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. From Gudvangen the journey continues by bus through Nærøyfjord Valley. The last part of the excursion will be by train from Voss to Bergen, Norway’s second largest city and the world’s only city surrounded by 7 mountains and 7 fjords




