Photo: Nigardsbreen glacier - Jostedalen Breførarlag

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This trip includes

  • boat Boat trip on the Sognefjord, Bergen - Leikanger
  • bus Bustrip, Leikanger - Sogndal - Breheimsenteret
  • guide A visit to the Breheim Center
  • ice-climbing Guided glacier hiking on Nigardsbreen
  • train The magnificent Flåm Railway
  • train The Bergen Railway, Myrdal - Bergen/Oslo
  • info-alt Minimum age: 12 years

Customized booking

Make your selection in the booking box and press «Search». During the booking process you can customize the tour with activities and accommodation along the route. You can also choose to change departure times. You see the schedule, itinerary and price for your tour during the booking process. There is no group-, senior- or student discounts on our tours.

Hotels & accommodation

We highly recommend adding an overnight stay to your tour! We have already handpicked and negotiated the best deals for you - simply add your preferred accommodation in the booking process. 

Tour connections

The tour is self-guided, transfers and connections are easy to find and clearly marked or announced. You will receive a detailed itinerary with information about transfer points with your tour booking confirmation. The glacier tour to Nigardsbreen is guided.

Glacier trip
Sognefjord in a nutshell

Sognefjord in a nutshell with glacier hiking on Nigardsbreen

  • Tours

This summer you can take the Sognefjord in a Nutshell tour in combination with an exciting guided glacier tour to Nigardsbreen! On the tour you will also experience the entire length of the mighty Sognefjord on a boattrip and enjoy spectacular views from Flåmsbana!

This trip is available from Oslo or Bergen. Starting from Bergen, you will among other things experience a beautiful boat trip on the Sognefjord and a spectacular train journey on the legendary Flåmsbana. The trip can be taken as a round trip with return to your starting point or as a one-way trip from Oslo to Bergen or Bergen to Oslo. The tour is available during the summer season and requires overnight stays en route.

The express boat on the Sognefjord from Bergen to Flam takes about five hours. The boat stops at several picturesque villages and towns along the route, so you'll really get to see the "King of fjords" up close. When you reach the beautiful Leikanger you disembark and continue the trip by bus to Sogndal where you stay overnight. The following day the journey continues to the Breheim Center, a museum and information centre, where you can learn more about how the glacier has shaped the fjord landscape, and why it plays an important role in climate research.

Glacier hiking on Nigardsbreen 

On your glacier hiking trip you will receive all necessary equipment and an experience guide will give you an introduction to glacier hiking and safety on the glacier. On the glacier you can experience and explore the finest glacier formations and enjoy spectacular views! Parts of the route to the glacier and on the ice are quite steep. The route is made easier by means of fixed ropes and steps in the ice. Still, participants on the tour should have good balance and be in reasonably good shape.

When the glacier hiking trip is finished you travel the same way back to Sogndal and stay overnight before you continuing the next day to Leikanger. From Leikanger you take the express boat to Flåm, where the tour continues on the Flam Railway through spectacular scenery from the fjords to the mountains. At Myrdal you change trains to the Bergen Railway and travel back to Oslo or Bergen through scenic and fascinating landscape. If you start from Oslo, you travel in the opposite direction as described above.

A safe journey with Fjord Tours

Due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, traveling in Norway in 2020 will be a bit different than before. But we want to reassure you that safety measures during the tour have been implemented by all transport, accommodation and activity providers! Please read more here.

Travel tip

The booking process is easy and starts on this page. In the booking process you will also get a good view of your preferred route from either Oslo or Bergen. We recommend that you add overnight stays to your tour in for instance Flam or Balestrand and join in on one of the exciting activities in the region! There are plenty of opportunities for activities and hotels along the route.

  • Fitness

    Fitness Level

    MODERATE
  • Season

    Season

    01.JUL - 16.AUG

Tour highlights

Recommended activities during this tour

Please note that certain activities depends on season, availability and travel route. Some activities may require overnight stays during your tour.

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Fjord Cruise

in Oslo
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Sailboat Cruise

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Indoor skydiving

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White water rafting

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Duration 4 hours
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Family rafting

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Duration 3 hours
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Voss Gondol

Experience Voss from above!
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Stay longer and experience more in these top destinations

Add one or more overnight stays to your tour with our favorable prices. We have handpicked a selection of hotels, so you can plan and book your perfect tour!

Oslo

Oslo is the largest city in Norway, and it has been the country's capital since 1814 following the dissolution of the union with Denmark.

Bergen

Bergen is Norway's second largest city with a population of roughly 270,000. King Olav Kyrre founded the city of Bergen in 1070, and it was the country's capital from 1110 until 1299.

Balestrand

Known as the art village by the Sognefjord, Balestrand has inspired artists from all over the world.

Leikanger

Leikanger municipality is located between fjords and mountains in the heart of Sognefjorden. The municipality adjacent to Balestrand in the west and Sogndal in the east. Leikanger has around 2300...

Flåm

The small picturesque village of Flåm, is situated innermost in the Aurlandsfjord and is home of the Flåm Railway.

Aurland

Aurland is a small village situated in a clean natural, environment and boasts dramatic landscape and rich culture.

Geilo

Geilo is situated midway between Oslo and Bergen on the Bergen Railway. It is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers a wide range of summer activities.

Vatnahalsen

Vatnahalsen is the first station after Myrdal on The Flam Railway track down to Flam.

Finse

Finse is a mountain village area on the shore of the lake Finsevatnet in Ulvik municipality. The village is centered on Finse Station, a railway station on the Bergen Railway line.
Transfer points on the Sognefjord in a nutshell trip

Bergen: 
Start by boat: Departs with the express boat from Strandkaiterminalen. The terminal is situated next to the Fish Market and approx. 10 min. walk from Bergen railway station.

Start by train:The train departs from Bergen railway station.

Flåm: Change from express boat to train or vice versa. The Norled boat terminal is situated next to the railway station. The express boat for Sognefjord in a nutshell departs from pier no.2.

Myrdal: Change train for the Flåm Railway or for the Bergen Railway. The trains are located next to each other.

Oslo: The trains for all our trips departs from the Oslo Central Railway Station (Oslo S).

Note: Not all transfer points are included on all tours. This depends on the tour alternative that you choose. You will of course receive a booking confirmation from us with a detailed itinerary for the tour you have selected.

Do I see the Naeroyfjord on the Sognefjord in a nutshell trip?

No. If you want to also see the Naroyfjord, we recommend you to take the round trip from Bergen start by train and add the Heritage fjord safari trip which goes into the Naeroyfjord and back to Flåm. This can be done in one day.

If you start the trip from Oslo you have to stay over in Flam to be able to add the Heritage fjord safari trip.

Are the tours guided?

No, there is no guide on our tours. You travel on your own by following the travel itinerary.

The tours have been organized so everyone should reach each connection. The connections and transfer points are all within close proximity of each other for easy transfer. Stops are always announced over the speakers.

When booking a tour, you will also gain access to the Fjord Tours Travel Guide APP which is a "digital guidebook" for your tour. Read more about the app HERE.

Information about luggage service and transportation

For questions about our luggage service and transportation of luggage during tours you can READ MORE HERE. Go to the heading "Luggage service and transportation".

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