Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights & Activities
The tourist office can point you in the direction of hikes in the surrounding area, including
a 5km trail that takes you past four
fruit farms
in the hills above town; one of these,
the
Hardanger Saft og Suderfabrikk (Hardanger Juice & Cider Factory;
www.hardangersider.no
,
in Norwegian)
also produces apple cider.Visits tothe farms are
possible for groups, but ask the tourist office if you can tag along to a tour that's already
going.
The tourist office also has
bicycle hire
(half-/full-day Nkr100/150) and can arrange
water-skiing
(Nkr200).
EXPLORING HARDANGERFJORD FROM
ULVIK
Little Ulvik is a superb base from which to explore Hardangerfjord. The tourist office
hands out a terrific brochure,
Excursions by Public Transport from Ulvik
, that out-
lines a range of self-guided day excursions that take in much of Hardangerfjord by
boat, ferry and express boat from May to September. Options include the following:
»
Eidfjord
(adult/childreturnNkr447/294,MondaytoFridayexceptschoolholidays)
- via Bruravik and Brimnes; allows time at Hardangervidda Nature Centre and
Vøringsfossen; departs Ulvik at 8.55am and arrives back at 3.10pm.
»
Kinsarvik and Utne
(adult/child Nkr238/120, Monday to Friday) - via Bruravik,
Brimnes, Kvanndal and Granvin, with a visit to the Hardanger Folk museum in Utne.
It departs Ulvik at 8.55am and arrives back at 4.35pm.
»
Hardanger Grand Tour
(adult/childNkr340/172,MondaytoFriday)-thesameas
the previous tour but also stops in Odda.
»
Voss
(adult/child Nkr144/72, daily) - up to five departures daily.
»
Norway in a Nutshell
(adult/child Nkr767/387, daily) - Ulvik's own branch of the
famous round trip leaves Ulvik at 8.55am and goes via Voss, Gudvangen, Flåm and
Myrdal and returns to Ulvik at 6.40pm (5.45pm on Saturdays).
