Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 56 55 63 00;
www.hardangerfjord-hotell.no
; s/d from Nkr1230/1850; )
The best place to stay in town, this large modern hotel on the fjord has views across the
water to mountains crowned by the Folgefonna ice-cap. Rooms have been attractively ren-
ovated (although the bathrooms let the side down a little). It has a restaurant, heated swim-
ming pool and minigolf, and can arrange other activities.
Information
Øystese tourist office (
56 55 15 85; k-reise@online.no;
10am-6pm mid-
May-Aug)
Summer-only information.
Getting There & Away
There are at least five daily buses between Øystese and Bergen (Nkr135, 1¾ hours) via
Norheimsund.
Around Øystese
Hardanger Fjordreiser ( 90 71 96 40;
www.hfr.no
;
Steinstø; adult/child return
Nkr200/110; late May-early Sep)
runs boat tours aboard
M/S Peer Gynt
from the
Steinstø pier up the lovely and narrow Fykesund to the small village of
Botnen
, which is
inaccessible by road. The village is also the birthplace of the Hardanger fiddle. Services
operate between two and five times weekly.
Ulvik
POP 1129
There's something special about Ulvik, which is located in the innermost reaches of Hard-
angerfjord and the heart of Norway's apple-growing territory. Framed by hills and moun-
tains and with wonderful views up the fjord, Ulvik is bathed in tranquil silence once the
tourist boats disappear. There's not a lot to see in Ulvik itself, but you're in the heart of
stunning fjord country with plenty of cycling and hiking opportunities in the surrounding
hillsandwithfarmsteadvisitspossible.ThewholeareaisdelightfulinMay,whentheblos-
soms are out.
