Norway · Cruise & Sailing

4 Day Bergen Hardangerfjord private fjord-cruise

4 Days Round trip from Bergen Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private 4-day fjord cruise from Bergen through Hardangerfjord
  • 02 Relaxed itinerary with customizable stops and pacing
  • 03 Visit Rosendal and its historic gardens
  • 04 See waterfalls including Furebergfossen and Vøringsfossen
  • 05 Option to explore the Folgefonna glacier area
  • 06 Overnight stops in villages such as Jondal, Norheimsund, and Eidfjord
  • 07 Enjoy fjord views from the boat’s flybridge
  • 08 Snacks, refreshments, and WiFi on board

Discover Norway’s fjord landscapes on a private 4-day cruise from Bergen through Hardangerfjord, with time to enjoy charming villages, waterfalls, gardens, and glacier scenery along the way. Travel at a relaxed pace aboard your own boat, with the flexibility to tailor the route and daily stops to your interests.

Along the journey, you may visit Rosendal and its historic manor gardens, stop by waterfalls in the fjord, explore the Folgefonna glacier area, and continue to Norheimsund and Eidfjord for more iconic Hardanger highlights. With onboard snacks and refreshments, a private captain, and the option to sleep on the boat or stay in hotels along the route, this experience offers a comfortable and scenic way to explore one of Norway’s most beautiful regions.

Enjoy the spectacular and most famous waterfall in Norway, with a free fall of 145m, and a total fall of 182m.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Bergen, Eidfjord, Hardangerfjord, Folgefonna National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Day 1 Depature Bergen AM, cruising towards Hardangerfjord, with lunch in RosendalLudvig Rosenkrantz and Karen Mowatt’s little manor from the 1660s is surrounded by beautiful and historic grounds, including a Renaissance garden, a romantic landscape garden and the kitchen garden. From Rosendal Garden you get a grand view of the enveloping mountains Malmangernuten, melderskin and Laurdalstind, and of the waterfall Hattebergfossen and Hardangerfjorden. The garden has been built up over several hundred years of changing styles and fashions in gardening, Here you can experience more than 300 years of garden history.Cruise from Bergen and in the Hardanger Fjord. After Rosendal, we have a short stop by the Fureberg waterfall in Maurangsfjorden. Continue to Jondal, a small pristine village, to stay overnight.Short stop by this WaterfallThis is where we dock the boat for the night, to get a good start for the next day- with only a drive up to the Folgefonna Glacier. This is the glacier village, with two hotels. Great small, cozy village.Lunch at Baroniet in Rosendal, not included.Dinner at one of the hotels in Jondal (not included in price). We reccomend Hardanger House.Night at Jondal Hotel or Hardanger House in Jondal, not included.

You can sleep in the boat, reccomended max 4 adults.

2
Day 02

Excursion to the Folgefonna glacier, possibility for private glacier hike. Cruise further to Norheimsund when finished.We have several options for the glacier visit. - Touch and see, just enjoy the view from top of the mountains, with the glacier. - Follow a guided trip on the glacier, must be ordered. Different options. - Private tour on the Glacier, just for you. - Go skiing on the glacier.

Car will be arranged from the hotel or boat, and the 19 km long road up to the glacier.We go to Norheimsund after the glacier tour, to dock for the night, and have dinner at the Sandven HotelBreakfast at the hotel or in the boatLunch near the glacier, or in Jondal Village (not included)Dinner at Sandven Hotel in Norheimsund (not included)Hotel in Norheimsund, Thon Hotel Sandven. Not included. Can also stay in the boat.

3
Day 03

Norheimsund, Hardanger. Various attractions here, before we continue in the Hardanger Fjord in the afternoon.Walking excursion or car to this waterfall you can actually walk behind.Wooden boat museum and workshopTime available to enjoy this small town, amongst the locals. Enjoy the fjord, view, boats, and small shops.Cruise on the Hardanger Fjord from Norheimsund to Eidfjord. Enjoy the lovely fjord-view from the Flybridge on top.

Arrival in Eidfjord late afternoon / early evening, in time for a great dinner at one of the hotels.We cruise from Norheimsund to Eidfjord, and stay here overnight. Great start for the next day activities, like Vøringsfossen, Nature center, HardangerviddaDinner at one of the hotels or restaurants in Eidfjord (not included)Lunch at Thon hotel in Norheimsund, or some of the local cafè or restaurants. (not included)Breakfast in the boat, or one of teh cafè`s in Norheimsund, or Thon Hotel Sandven.Overnight in Eidfjord, Hardanger. Several options for hotel (not included).

Can also stay in the boat.

4
Day 04

Eidfjord with various attractions, then cruise back out the fjord in the afternoon.The Centre is an exciting experience centre for Norwegian nature, climate and environment, and an authorised visitor’s centre for Hardangervidda National Park. The new exhibitions establish Norwegian Nature Centre as a state-of-the-art experience and teaching centre for natural and cultural history with a unique offering to complement what you can find in other visitor’s centres and in the outdoors.Enjoy the spectacular and most famous waterfall in Norway, with a free fall of 145m, and a total fall of 182m. A great view from the Fossli Hotel and the Vøringfoss cafeteria & souvenir. Located next to "Touristroad Hardanger" Rv7, with several possibillities for photo stops, picknick and activities in the near surroundings.The development project around Vøringsfossen is well under way, the spectacular new viewpoints should be completed in 2020.We pass under the Fyksesund bridge, and enter the narrow pristine fjord Fyksesund. This is a side arm of the wider Hardanger Fjord, and in here it is only you and the nature, silence and waterfalls.One of Norway's largest rockfill dams. Length 1160 m., it consists of 3,6 mill. m3 stone and moraine.Spectacular road to get up from the valleys to the mountain. Steep mountains surrounding the road, going in turns up the valley and through tunnels.Greast village for overnight, and various attractions.Lunch at either the Nature centre or in Eidfjord village (not included)Dinner when you are back in Bergen in the early evening (not included)Breakfast in the boat, one of the Cafè`s in Eidfjord, or in the hotel.Hotel in Bergen, not included. You will be back in Bergen around 8 PM.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Bergen 4 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • WiFi on board
  • Snacks & refreshments onboard

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • We usually start at Bryggen in Bergen, but we can also meet you at the airport. Close to all hotels in Bergen.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Bergen, NO
Tour start
Bergen, NO
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Bergen.

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