6 Activities
Vikings and Norwegian Culture: a Day Trip From Bergen
Starts from
Bergen
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
6
Duration
9 hrs 10 min
Length
107 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Bergen
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
9 hrs 10 min
Length
107 mi
- Natural Attractions
- Family-Friendly
Julia Del Olmo
Travel Expert
- Feel like a viking for a day at Gudvangen.
- Has a culinary experience in Ivar Lone As, not just a restaurant.
- Learn about the life in the country in the ethnographic museum of Voss Folk Museum.
With this trip, you will become Norwegian for a day. You will start to enjoy history and traditions at the oldest wooden house in the country and the ethnographic museum. You will be a viking during your visit to Gudvangen, the Viking Village. Furthermore, you will have lunch and dinner in traditional restaurants, tasting local products and 100% Norwegian dishes. And from one place to another you will drive some stunning road, by the side of the fjord.
At the end of the day you will understand better this gorgeous country, and you will be completely in love.
At the end of the day you will understand better this gorgeous country, and you will be completely in love.
Categories
- Natural Attractions
- Family-Friendly
With this trip, you will become Norwegian for a day. You will start to enjoy history and traditions at the oldest wooden house in the country and the ethnographic museum. You will be a viking during your visit to Gudvangen, the Viking Village. Furthermore, you will have lunch and dinner in traditional restaurants, tasting local products and 100% Norwegian dishes. And from one place to another you will drive some stunning road, by the side of the fjord.
At the end of the day you will understand better this gorgeous country, and you will be completely in love.
At the end of the day you will understand better this gorgeous country, and you will be completely in love.
Julia Del Olmo
Travel Expert
- Feel like a viking for a day at Gudvangen.
- Has a culinary experience in Ivar Lone As, not just a restaurant.
- Learn about the life in the country in the ethnographic museum of Voss Folk Museum.
Day Itinerary
6 Activities
Day 1
107 mi
Traditions and Culture of Norway
Today you are going to enjoy a day full of pure Norway: the fjord landscape, the viking's history bring back to life and wonderful culinary experience during your lunch and dinner. And yes, of course, a waterfall: this is Norway.
11:0045 min
Finnesloftet
This house was built in 1295, and it is the oldest wooden nonecclesiastical building in the country. It is unbelievable to see the perfect conservation after so many centuries.
During summer, June and July, you can book a tour and visit the inside of the house. You can call for more information at Voss Hostel at +47 56 51 20 17
Open Hours: Monday and Tuesday: Closed Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00–16:00
During summer, June and July, you can book a tour and visit the inside of the house. You can call for more information at Voss Hostel at +47 56 51 20 17
Open Hours: Monday and Tuesday: Closed Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00–16:00
1.4 mi
5 min
12:0045 min
Voss Folk Museum
This ethnographic museum will show you about the life in Norway in the past. The houses are really interesting, and you even can listen some traditional music. It is small but a great place to learn.
Open Hours: June 1 – August 31 Monday – Sunday: 11:00–16:00
September 1st Monday – Friday 10:00 – 15:00 Saturday: Closed Sunday: 12:00 – 15:00
You can check for more information on the official website
Open Hours: June 1 – August 31 Monday – Sunday: 11:00–16:00
September 1st Monday – Friday 10:00 – 15:00 Saturday: Closed Sunday: 12:00 – 15:00
You can check for more information on the official website
5.1 mi
10 min
13:001 hr
Ivar Løne AS - Smalahovetunet Voss
It is time to have lunch, and you are going to have it in a traditional place. It is not only about the food but also about the culture, so this restaurant is an immersion in the Norwegian culture. Of course, only local products.
Open Hours:
Monday – Sunday: 08:00-22:00
You can check, or book a table, at the official website
You can check, or book a table, at the official website
23.9 mi
40 min
14:451 hr 30 min
Vikingvalley
Welcome to Gudvangen, the Viking's Valley. In here you will enjoy the representation of how it was a real viking village. You can visit the houses, the traditional work, like the blacksmith. You will have the chance to shoot with bow and arrows, to admire vikings boats, the famous drakars.
A wonderful experience to learn about the past of Norway.
Open Hours: Monday – Sunday: 10:00–18:00
Open Hours: Monday – Sunday: 10:00–18:00
65.3 mi
1 hr 50 min
18:151 hr 30 min
Gamlastovo Gardsrestaurant
Everything is traditional in this rustic restaurant, where you will feel like Norwegian for a while. The owner is hospitable, and you will feel like home. The food is homemade with local products.
Open Hours: Monday, Friday, and Sunday: 12:00 – 23:00 Tuesday – Thursday and Saturday: 17:00 – 23:00
You have to book in advance, so don't forget to do it, here is the official website
Open Hours: Monday, Friday, and Sunday: 12:00 – 23:00 Tuesday – Thursday and Saturday: 17:00 – 23:00
You have to book in advance, so don't forget to do it, here is the official website
