Guided Kayak Trips on the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. This is from the Nærøyfjord.
Guided kayak trips in the fjords. The Sognefjord, the king of the fjords, is the longest fjord adventure in Norway. The fjord is 204 kilometres long and the side fjords are great for kayaking.
The Aurlandsfjord, Nærøyfjord, Fjærlandsfjord and Lustrafjord are four side fjords of the Sognefjord that are great to explore from a kayak.
The Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord are part of UNESCO World Heritage. You can join guided kayak-trips on all these fjords. Here you can read about guided kayak trips on the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord. We recommend you to use a guide.
The idyllic fjord village of Bakka by the UNESCO Protected Nærøyfjord.
UNESCO World Heritage in the Fjords. On July 14th 2005, the Western Norwegian Fjords represented by the Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord with surrounding country, were included in Unesco’s World Heritage list.
The landscape, considered to be among the most scenically outstanding fjord areas on the planet, was inscribed in the list due to it’s unique natural quality and beauty.
Norway has a total of eight areas in Unesco’s World Heritage List, four of them are in the Fjords. The Traditional Pasture Farming in Norway was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list on December 4, 2024.
Fjærland Fjordstove (the white building in the background) is a Hotel & Restaurant at Fjærland, a quaint and friendly place by the Fjærlandsfjord.
Hotels and accommodation in the fjords. Read about recommended Hotels, Spa & Bath Hotels and recommended places to stay overnight in the western fjords in Norway, places that are special and great in different ways.
There are ten restaurants that have awarded Michelin Stars and MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View in Western Norway (Updated for 2023). Eight of the Michelin Restaurants are in Stavanger and two are in Bergen.
The Michelin Guide also offers a list of recommended hotels in Western Norway.
The combination of the beautiful nature, the activities you can do in all four seasons and a great place to stay is unique.
Great Photo Spots in the Fjords of Norway. This is from the Lysefjord, people are standing on Mt Preikestolen.
Great viewpoints in the fjords. Read about some of the best view points and great places for photography and filming in the fjords and in Western Norway.
Take a short detour by car. Go hiking. Or take a Fjord Cruise. These are probably some of the best viewpoints in Norway, sorted from north to south.
The prizes are beautiful views and memories for life, and you will get a cool selfie to share with the world. This is a great tool for planning your holiday in the western fjords of Norway.
A winter night at the Storseisundbrua Bridge on the Atlantic Road.
There are eighteen National Tourist Routes in Norway. Ten of them are located in Western Norway. Common to them all is that the roads are going through some of the wildest and most beautiful scenery that Norway has to offer.
We give you a brief overview of the National Tourist Routes and some other great road trips in Western Norway.
Fill up the car with your gear and take a road trip in Western Norway. Here you can explore the stunning scenery. You can be active and use the nature around you. Or you can also just relax and enjoy the beautiful and wild nature.
Fasten the seat belts and have a fabulous drive along the roads in Western Norway.
The Romsdalsfjord is one of the fjords in the Fjord Guide. This is from Klungnes by the Romsdalsfjord.
This is a Fjord Guide to the most popular fjords in Western Norway.
Two of the fjords, the Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord, are part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The Sognefjord is the longest fjord in Norway with its 204 kilometres.
The Western Norwegian fjords are rated as the worlds best travel destination by the magazine National Geographic Traveler.
From the Nærøyfjord which is a branch of the Sognefjord.
Is it possible to visit the Western Fjords from Oslo, and spend only one day? I do not have any car, how do I get from Oslo to the fjords? What fjord in Norway do you recommend to visit? What activities can I do in the fjords?
There are many questions on how you travel, where to travel and how long time you need to experience the Western Fjords from Oslo.
We recommend you to visit two UNESCO-protected fjords; the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord which are branches of the 204 kilometer long Sognefjord. On both of these tours you can travel by train.
Here you can read more about two tours with fjord cruise on the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord.
View from Mt Bakkanosi (1398 masl) towards the UNESCO Protected Nærøyfjord.
What is a Fjord and how was it formed? Fjords are found in locations where current or past glaciation extended below current sea level.
A fjord is formed when a glacier retreats, after carving its typical U-shaped valley, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor. This forms a narrow, steep sided inlet (in Norway, sometimes deeper than 1300 meters) connected to the sea.
The terminal moraine pushed down the valley by the glacier is left underwater at the fjord’s entrance, causing the water at the neck of the fjord to be shallower than the main body of the fjord behind it.
Here you can read more about what a fjord is and how the Sognefjord was formed.
