Flåm and Nærøyfjorden fjord

One of the top things to do while in Norway is a cruise through the fjords and one of the most recommended places for this cruise is Flåm which is 3 hours from Bergen. I got a day tour from Bergen with Fjordrive starting at 7:45. We drove an hour from Bergen to Dale for our first coffee stop/toilet break. Our driver Stig informed us that a tunnel on our journey was closed so we would have to take a detour using smaller roads to get to our next stop. We drove up a mountain on a road that was only suitable for one vehicle although somehow it was a two way road. When we met another vehicle it was a tight squeeze as the other vehicle passed without falling down the cliff edge. I am normally not affected by these roads but my head did not like the winding roads as we swayed from side to side avoiding other cars and potholes.

Finally we arrived in Voss and we drove to the local waterfall Tvindefossen. We had 20 minutes to walk around and admire the great big waterfall and listen to the relaxing sound of the water crashing down the cliff edge. Next we took a short drive to Gudvangen which was the start of our cruise through the Nærøyfjorden. The cruise ship took two hours to go from Gudvangen to Flåm. I met a Scottish couple who were on my walking tour but we're on a different tour today. We admired the scenic fjord and waterfalls flowing into the fjord. We spotted little houses at the edge of the fjord wondering how people reached their homes.

The cruise ended in a small little village called Flåm and we had time to have a coffee break before returning to our bus again. Once in the bus we drove to the Stegastein viewpoint which is a viewing platform that sits 650m above the fjord below. We got really lucky with the weather as when we arrived the sun came out and gave us a beautiful view of the fjord and the mountains surrounding it.

Then we made the journey back to Bergen including driving in the winding local road again and arrived after 7pm. It was a long day but the highlight was definitely the cruise through the fjord. Well worth the dodgy bus journey.Read more