Grand Tour of Norway 2026-27

Departure from your home city on scheduled KLM/Brussels Airlines/Lufthansa/SAS flights to Oslo – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Oslo by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Oslo, the bright capital of Norway set at the far end of the Oslofjord, a city with two souls, where the Viking spirit and a love of the mountains have lived side by side in perfect harmony for centuries (the new Bjørvika museum, which brings together the collections of the former Munch Museum, including the celebrated painting “The Scream”, and of the former National Gallery; the Royal Palace – exterior; the City Hall – exterior; Karl Johans Gate; Frogner Park; Holmenkollen – exterior) – lunch at leisure – late-afternoon transfer to Hamar or Lillehammer – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Lom, a picturesque little town at the heart of Jotunheimen National Park – visit to one of Norway’s most beautiful churches, the Stave Church – on to Geiranger – cruise on the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord as far as Hellesylt (a small fjord with sheer rock walls and emerald waters) – onward by coach, taking the ferry from Ørsneset to Magerholm – evening arrival in Ålesund (Norway’s largest fishing port, a pleasant coastal town whose centre was entirely rebuilt in Art Nouveau style after the fire of 1904) – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Ålesund by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Magerholm and ferry crossing to Sykkylven – onward via Loen and Olden – visit to the Norsk Bremuseum (Norwegian Glacier Museum) – onward by coach through the Fjærland Tunnel and Sogndal – arrival at Kaupanger – boarding for a mini-cruise on the Sognefjord (the most imposing, longest and deepest fjord in the world, with walls rising more than a thousand metres, the undisputed king of the fjords, cutting more than 200 km inland – the mini-cruise is the ideal way to enjoy its magnificent scenery) – arrival at Gudvangen – disembarkation – on to Stalheim – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Gudvangen – fjord cruise from Gudvangen to Flåm – onward on the scenic railway along the Flåm – Myrdal – Voss route, then by coach to Bergen along a magnificent scenic road beside the Hardangerfjord – evening arrival in Bergen – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Bergen by night: a stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning guided tour of Bergen, a city of trade, culture and great charm with the atmosphere and appeal of a provincial town (the old, brightly coloured wooden houses of the historic Hanseatic quarter of Bryggen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the wharf; the KODE Art Museum – interior; Torget, the market square; the fish market; the Bergenhus Fortress) – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, excursion with the tour leader on the funicular railway up to the Fløyen viewpoint to enjoy the spectacular panoramic view over the city – dinner at leisure – we recommend a visit to Bergen’s famous fish market – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure by coach for Oslo – lunch at leisure en route – stop to visit the Vøringsfossen waterfall – evening arrival in Oslo – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Oslo by night: a stroll with the tour leader through the lively Aker Brygge district – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – free time for shopping and/or independent sightseeing – tour leader on hand – transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled KLM/Air France flights back to Italy.