Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jostedalen & Nigardsbreen
The Jostedalen valley pokes due north from Lustrafjord's Gaupne. This slim finger sits
between two national parks: long established Jostedalsbreen on the west side and, to its
east, Breheimen National Park. It's a spectacular drive as the road runs beside the milky
turquoise river, tumbling beneath the eastern flank of the Nigardsbreen glacier.
Of the Jostedalsbreen glacier tongues visible from below, Nigardsbreen is the most dra-
matic and easy to approach, and also offers the best glacier walks.
If you're an experienced walker and fancy communing alone with (but not on) the ice,
continue further up the road past the braided glacial streams at Fåbergstølsgrandane to the
dam that creates the big glacial lake, Styggevatnet. Along the way you'll find several scen-
ic glacial tongues and valleys offering excellent wild hiking.
Sights
Breheimsenteret Visitors Centre
MUSEUM
(
57 68 32 50;
www.jostedal.com
; adult/child Nkr60/free;
9am-6pm mid-Jun-Aug, 10am-5pm
May-mid-Jun & Sep)
Jostedal's visitor centre has a small museum of geological displays, a shop and a cafe with
spectacular views down the valley to the winding blue glacial tongue. Their website col-
lects together all the tour and activities operators.
Activities
You can book directly or at the visitors centre for each of these outfits.
Ice Troll
GLACIER TOURS
( 97 01 43 70;
www.icetroll.com
;
6hr excursions Nkr750, overnight Nkr1500)
Andy - from New Zealand and with a decade of guiding experience on Nigardsbreen -
and his team offer truly original glacier visits, where kayaks are used to get to isolated
spots.
