NORUEGA

We go by car from Barcelona and stop in Holland for a few days and take a boat (Color Line) from Kiel (Germany) to Oslo.

Accommodation: We sleep in Camping cabins for 4 people everywhere.

Itinerary: Oslo, Geiranger, Bergen,Stavanger, Oslo.

Norway is loaded with attractions that the entire family can enjoy. Oslo and Bergen are some of our favorite stopovers. From Viking ships to open-air folkloric parks. Norway is filled with summer fun. The only problem may be that at midsummer the sun doesn't set, and it may be hard to get kids go to bed.

Beginning in Oslo in the east, this itinerary traverses the south of Norway, with overnight stopovers in Geiranger, Bergen and Stavanger. Using Bergen as a base will allow time to explore Norway's greatest attraction, the fjord district, which appeals to all ages.

Days 1 & 2: Oslo: Gateway to Norway

Once in Oslo, you can spend a few  busy days having fun and setting out on a motor trip through the southern regions to the fjord district in the west, centering on Bergen. After checking into an Oslo cabin, we set out on a Viking adventure. Reached by ferry from the harbor at Oslo, Bygdøy is your best bet. Once on this peninsula, you can spend 3 to 4 hours and also have lunch there. That amount of time will allow you to explore the polar exploration ship Fram, the world-famous balsa log raft Kon-Tiki, the Norwegian Maritime Museum, the Norwegian Folk Museum, and the Viking Ship Museum. The latter seems to have special fascination for all ages. In the afternoon, head for Tryvannstårnet, the loftiest lookout tower in Scandinavia, with a viewing gallery at 570m. You can even see Sweden in the east, and the views of the Oslofjord are panoramic.

In the early evening, go for a walk along the complex of restaurants and shops that line the harbor at Aker Brygge. This is one of the most colorful parts of the city and an ideal place to have a Norwegian dinner. The restaurants serve meat, reindeer and other things too.  

Another day, plan a 2-hour summer cruise, which will take in the blue beauty of the Oslofjord, with its islands and narrow sounds. You'll be back in Oslo in time for lunch. After a meal, go for a stroll along the precincts of Akershus Castle & Fortress. Spend the afternoon going to Norgesparken Tusenfryd, the largest amusement park in Norway. It's a smaller version of Copenhagen's fabled Tivoli Gardens.

Day 4: Kristiansand S: The Summer City

Get an early start in the morning of Day 4 and prepare for a long but scenic drive along the southeastern coast of Norway -- all the way to the country's fifth-largest city, Kristiansand S, lying 342km southwest of Oslo. Kristiansand is reached by following the E18 all the way.

After lunch, set out for some summer fun by booking a ticket on the Stesdalsbanen in Grovane, an 1894 locomotive running on a narrow-gauge track for 4.8km. Follow that up with a stroll through the Agder Museum of Natural History and Botanical Garden before rounding off the late afternoon and early evening with a visit to the Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park.  It's been called Norway's version of Disneyland. Overnight in Kristiansand before heading west the following day.vanger

Day 5: Stavanger: Capital of the Southwest

In the morning of Day 5, leave Kristiansand and drive northwest along E18 into Stavanger, a distance of 247km (153 miles). The most important pilgrimage is to Preikestolen, or "Pulpit Rock," towering 609m (1,998 ft.) over beautiful Lysefjord. It's more scenic to take the boat trip instead of a bus or car to the destination. Back in Stavanger, you can spend 2 hours exploring Gamle Stavanger, or Old Town, one of the northern Europe's best preserved, with a visit to its Domkirke or cathedral.

Preikestolen

Days  6, 7 & 8: Bergen: Queen of the Fjords

In the morning of Day 6, leave Stavanger and head for Bergen, a journey by car and ferry that locals can do in 4 1/2 hours, although most foreign visitors spend at least 6 1/2 hours because of stopovers. The trip is complicated but the most scenic in the southwest of the country.

Bryggen waterfront

Once you finally arrive in Bergen, check into a cabin for 3 nights. If you arrive in the late afternoon, you'll still have time to take the Fløibanen funicular to the top of Fløien, one of Bergen's famous seven hills. Follow up with an early evening stroll along the historic Bryggen waterfront, where you may want to have dinner.

In the morning of Day 9, set out to explore some of the major attractions of Bergen, beginning with the Bergen Aquarium and Gamle Bergen, the latter a collection of wooden houses from the 18th and 19th centuries set in a park. In the afternoon, visit Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg's beautiful Victorian summer villa, which makes a pleasant excursion.

In the morning of Day 10, go out with a bang: Take a 1-day tour, lasting 12 hours, through some of Norway's most dramatic fjords and towering mountain peaks. This will be one of the most scenic journeys of your lifetime.

From Bergen we go to Geiranger.

Geirangerfjord is known as the real jewel of the Norwegian fjords. With its characteristic S shape, high waterfalls and abandoned mountain farms, the fjord landscape is included on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. Here you find unspoilt and beautiful nature and cultural experiences the whole year round!

Enjoy a breathtaking cruise on a Sightseeing boat Geirangerfjord and discover the UNESCO World Heritage Fjord Geiranger. They will get you close to the famous waterfalls “Seven Sisters” and tell you the history of the fjord farms.

“Seven Sisters”

Duration: 1,5h

Price: 190nok adult/100nok children

Guiding: audio speakers in (Norsk, English, German, French)

Don’t miss the awe-inspiring fjord and waterfalls, especially the Seven Sisters, the Suitor and the Bridal Veil.

Trolls on the way

From there we go back to Oslo, as it is our departure point from Norway and take the same boat back to Kiel (Germany) and continue our way to Barcelona.