Stay : Norway, the great tour
Spending three weeks or more in Norway is ideally not done in a camper or by car. The opportunity to discover the North, even the Great North, which may require air travel (distances are counted in thousands of kilometers and Oslo-Tromsø by plane takes 3 hours). If a passage through Svalbard seems magical, it will substantially increase the traveler's budget
Summary of the stay
Best time to go
20 days
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Detail of the stay : Norway, the great tour - 20 days
Day 1: Arrival in Oslo
Steps: Oslo
Drop off your luggage at the hotel. Buy the Oslo Pass (at the tourist office). Visit the city's museums, led by the Munch Museum. In the afternoon, walk in Karl Johan Street.
MUSÉE MUNCH (MUNCH MUSEET)
Day 2: Visit of the city
Steps: Oslo
Early in the morning, take a walk in Viegland Park and visit its museum. Lunch not far from there, in the former working class district of Oslo, Grünerløkka, today the Mecca of shopping, designers and the student district of the city.
PARC VIGELAND (VIGELANDSPARKEN)
Day 3: Discover the charm of Kristiansand
Steps: Oslo, Kristiansand
Departure from Oslo to Kristiansand. Visit of the old quarter with its charming white houses. Museums are numerous and very interesting.
Day 4: Baneheia Park
Take a walk through the fish market (where it's good to have a fiskekake!), then through the small harbour. In the afternoon, take a walk from the huge park behind the city.
Day 5: Joining Stavanger by train
Steps: Fredrikstad
Visit of the old quarter of the city, from the museum to the oil. The old town is simply charming. A good night's sleep is required for tomorrow's day.
VIEILLE VILLE (GAMLEBYEN)
Day 6: Hiking in Preikestolen
Discover this amazing rock that descends down to the sea. It takes about 3 hours walking around to go, but the effort is clearly rewarded.
Day 7: Heading west
Steps: Bergen
Take the train to Bergen where it is also necessary to spend two days. Leave (your Bergen Card in your pocket) to visit the city's museums, including the Hanseatic Museum. Take the funicular to get a panorama of this small pearl surrounded by 7 hills. Enjoy a fish dish on the Bryggen Wharf and stroll between its amazing wooden buildings, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Day 8: Bergen and its surroundings
Steps: Ålesund
Stroll through the fish market and then, in the afternoon, take a boat trip to Hardanger Fjord. Embark on the Express-Côtier, for a departure around 22h30, direction Ålesund.
Day 9: Arrival in Ålesund
Put your bags and go visit the city. The Art Nouveau Center, the Museum of the City, the Museum aux Poisson and all the delightful streets of this city, showcase of Art Nouveau. The city is a set of small islands in the middle of snow-covered mountains. Dine in one of Norway's best fish restaurants, the Sjøbua in a warm setting and with beautiful views.
Day 10: Escapade in the most beautiful fjord of the country
Go on a day trip to Geiranger. Back home, climb up to Mount Aksla for a breathtaking view of the city, the jewel of the fjords.
BYRAMPEN VIEWPOINT
Day 11: Cape Town in the north
Take the Hurtigruten boat again at noon. Follow the excursions to the far north.
Day 12: Arrival in Trondheim
Steps: Trondheim
Breakfast on board the ship and departure for the city tour, the third largest in the country, the cradle of Norwegian history. Visit the Kristiansten fortress, Nidaros Cathedral and the Ringve Museum.
Day 13: Svartisen Glacier
Arrival by boat to the glacier, Norway's second largest glacier. Also take advantage of the zodiac excursion that takes you to discover the fish-eating eagles.
Day 14: Stopover in Tromsø
Steps: Tromsø
We will not miss the seals of the Polaria museum/parc d'attraction, a mandatory stopover to discover the local fauna and its problems. The Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen) also deserves a stop.
Day 15: North Cape, impression of the end of the world
Steps: Honningsvåg
The boat stopped over at Cape North. You leave him here. Visit the North Cape Museum. Go to the famous cliff that rises to 307 m above the water. This is the northernmost point on the entire continent, you've never been so close to the pole! Spend the night here.
MUSÉE DU CAP NORD (NORDKAPPMUSEET)
Day 16: In the heart of the Lappish lands
Rent a car (it's the best, to be independent) and go to the heart of the desert plains, to the Norwegian Lapland.
Day 17: Direction Karasjok
Steps: Karasjok
Head towards Karasjok, the administrative capital of the Saami. On your way (E6) you will find an interesting museum about Norwegian culture and nature in Stabbursnes. Arrival in Karasjok in the evening.
Day 18: Immersion in the Saami culture
Visit the Saami cultural center where you will learn the basics of Saami culture and the daily life of these northern people.
Day 19: Snowmobile Safari
Steps: Kautokeino
Arrive in Kautokeino early in the morning in time for a snowmobile safari, with French-speaking guides. Soak up the nature (harsh in this part of the country but sumptuous!) and the Saami traditions, which will no longer hold any secrets for you.
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