Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For the highest and perhaps most stunning of the many stunning views of the Geiranger
valley and fjord, take the 5km toll road (Nkr85 per car) that climbs from the Rv63 to the
Dalsnibba lookout
(1500m). A bus (adult/child return Nkr180/90) runs three times daily
from Geiranger between mid-June and mid-August.
Activities
Sea Kayaking
Coastal Odyssey
KAYAKING, HIKING
( 91 11 80 62;
www.coastalodyssey.com
;
sea kayaks per hr/half-day/day Nkr150/450/800,
kayaking-hiking trips Nkr800-1250)
Based at Geiranger Camping (a short walk from the ferry terminal) this much recommen-
ded company is run by Jonathan Bendiksen, a Canadian from the Northwest Territories
who learnt to kayak almost before he could walk. He rents sea-kayaks and does daily hik-
ing and canoeing trips to four of the finest destinations around the fjord.
These include daily kayaking-with-gentle-hiking trips, lasting five to six hours. As his
publicity flyer says with pride, these are 'the only trips available in Geiranger that have no
environmental impact'.
Boat Tours
Geiranger Fjordservice
BOAT
( 70 26 30 07;
www.geirangerfjord.no
)
This operation offers 1½-hour sightseeing boat tours (adult/child Nkr 110/45, sailing four
times daily June to August). Its kiosk is within the Geiranger tourist office. From mid-June
to August, it also operates a smaller, 15-seater boat (Nkr390/190) that scuds deeper and
faster into the fjord.
Hiking
Get away from the seething ferry terminal and life's altogether quieter. All around Geiran-
ger there are great signed hiking routes to abandoned farmsteads, waterfalls and vista
