Summer Highlights Tour of Norway

Full day to explore Oslo

Your second day gives you freedom to discover Oslo at your own pace. The Vigeland Sculpture Park features over 200 bronze and granite figures, while the Munch Museum houses works by Norway's most famous painter. The Holmenkollen Ski Jump offers panoramic views across the city and fjord.

To make the most of your day, consider adding one of our optional experiences available during checkout. Choose from a silent electric fjord cruise past Oslo's islands and landmarks, a three-hour panorama tour covering the city's highlights, or a comprehensive five-and-a-half-hour discovery tour including museums and attractions. For evening, an Oslofjord electric dinner cruise offers a three-course meal while sailing past the Opera House and Akershus Fortress. Availability and booking deadlines may apply.

Things to do in Oslo

Dovre Line to Trondheim

Your second day gives you freedom to discover Oslo at your own pace. The Vigeland Sculpture Park features over 200 bronze and granite figures, while the Munch Museum houses works by Norway's most famous painter. The Holmenkollen Ski Jump offers panoramic views across the city and fjord.

To make the most of your day, consider adding one of our optional experiences available during checkout. Choose from a silent electric fjord cruise past Oslo's islands and landmarks, a three-hour panorama tour covering the city's highlights, or a comprehensive five-and-a-half-hour discovery tour including museums and attractions. For evening, an Oslofjord electric dinner cruise offers a three-course meal while sailing past the Opera House and Akershus Fortress. Availability and booking deadlines may apply.

Arctic Nordland Line to Bodø

Continue your northern journey on the Arctic Nordland Line. This route takes you through increasingly dramatic terrain as you head toward the Arctic Circle. The train passes through tunnels carved from solid rock, crosses bridges over deep valleys, and runs along mountainsides where the views stretch for kilometers.

Cross the Arctic Circle during the journey – the train marks this milestone. Arrive in Bodø, perched on the coast just north of the line. This compact Arctic town serves as your gateway to tomorrow's voyage across Vestfjorden to the Lofoten Islands.

Journey to the Lofoten Islands

Board your Hurtigruten or Havila Voyages ship for the crossing of Vestfjorden. As you sail west, watch the Lofoten Wall emerge from the sea – that dramatic ridge of peaks rising straight from the water that defines the archipelago's silhouette.

The ship threads between islands to reach Svolvær, Lofoten's largest town tucked into a natural harbor. Check into your hotel and explore at your own pace. Fishing boats still work these waters, galleries showcase local artists, and mountains loom close enough to feel their presence.

Experience Lofoten and coastal cruise departure

Spend a full day exploring Svolvær and the surrounding Lofoten Islands. Optional activities include fishing expeditions aboard traditional boats, sea eagle safaris to Trollfjorden where Europe's largest birds of prey hunt, or sea kayaking adventures through sheltered bays. Optional experiences can be added during checkout.

Wander the harbor where fishing remains central to island life, or simply absorb the dramatic scenery. In the evening, board your ship for the next phase of your coastal voyage. The ship departs Svolvær for the journey south along the Helgeland Coast.

Inspiration for your time on Lofoten

Exploring the Helgeland Coast

Wake up to the dramatic Arctic landscapes of the Helgeland Coast. The ship navigates between islands and skerries, past small fishing villages accessible only by sea. Watch for the Seven Sisters Mountain range – seven distinctive peaks rising from Alsten Island.

During the southbound journey, you'll cross back over the Arctic Circle. The ship continues through sheltered waters, calling at small ports where coastal communities have depended on this maritime connection for generations. Meals aboard ship give you time to watch the constantly changing coastline from the deck or dining room.

Get ashore in Trondheim

Early morning arrival in Trondheim gives you several hours to explore this historic city. Visit Nidaros Cathedral – the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world, with its western facade taking centuries to complete. Walk through Bakklandet's colorful wooden houses, or explore the harbor district where warehouses line the waterfront.

Return to the ship for departure. The coastal voyage continues south through Trondheimsfjord, past islands and coastal villages as you head back toward Bergen.

Arriving in Bergen

Your ship glides through the stunning scenery of Western Norway before arriving in Bergen, where the UNESCO-listed Bryggen wharf – colorful wooden buildings that survived fires throughout Bergen's history – faces the waterfront.

Check into your centrally located hotel with the afternoon free to explore. The Fish Market bustles with vendors, while Mount Fløyen's funicular offers views across the city and islands beyond.

A day in Bergen for exploration and enjoyment

Enjoy a full day discovering Bergen at your own pace. Wander through Bryggen's narrow alleyways between the old merchant buildings. The Hanseatic Museum explains how German traders operated from here for centuries. Or ride the Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen for panoramic views.

Optional excursions include the Mostraumen fjord cruise through narrow straits where strong currents create dramatic conditions, or dinner at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant – an island dining experience accessible only by boat. Both available during checkout.

Journey on the Sognefjord and Flåm Railway to Geilo

Begin with an express boat journey from Bergen along the Sognefjord – Norway's longest and deepest fjord. The boat glides past steep mountainsides and small villages to reach Flåm, tucked at the head of Aurlandsfjord.

Board the legendary Flåm Railway for its famous descent from mountain plateau to fjord level. The train climbs through twenty tunnels carved by hand through solid rock, stopping at Kjosfossen waterfall so you can step out and feel the spray. At Myrdal station high in the mountains, transfer to the Bergen Line for the journey across Hardangervidda plateau to Geilo – a mountain village where your overnight stop breaks the journey back to Oslo.

Train journey back to Oslo

Complete your round trip with a final scenic journey on the Bergen Line back to Oslo. The train descends from Geilo through the Hallingdal valley, passing farms and forested hillsides as the landscape gradually shifts from mountain terrain to the gentler countryside approaching the capital.

Arrive in Oslo where your twelve-day journey concludes. Tour ends after breakfast the next day.