Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
www.finse1222.no
)
; bikes must be booked before arriving in Finse due to high de-
mand in summer, and prices include the return bike transportation fee on the train.
Activities
Finse is the starting point for some exceptional treks, including the popular four-hour trek
tothe Blåisen glacier tip ofHardangerjøkulen; some in-the-know Norwegians claim this to
be the most spectacular glacier walk in the country. Adding interest to your hike is the fact
that scenes set on the planet Hof in
The Empire Strikes Back
were filmed around the gla-
cier.
Finse 1222 (
56 52 71 00;
www.finse1222.no
)
offers day-long glacier hikes (per
person Nkr400).
It's also possible to walk around the glacier and down to Vøringfoss (see the boxed text,
Click here
). The wonderful three- or four-day Finse-Aurland trek follows Aurlandsdalen
down to Aurlandsfjorden and has a series of DNT and private mountain huts a day's walk
apart. For more on this route,
Click here
.
Sleeping & Eating
Most budget travellers stay at the staffed DNT hut,
Finsehytta ( 56 52 67 32; dm
Nkr130-275)
, while the friendly
Finse 1222 ( 56 52 71 00;
www.finse1222.no
;
full
board from Nkr1150)
offers comfortable rooms within sight of the glacier, and a good
three-course dinner; Finse 1222 is also the starting point and best source of information for
many of the activities in the region.
Getting There & Away
FivedailytrainsrunbetweenOslo(fromNkr545,4½hours)andBergen(fromNkr327,2½
hours) via Finse.
