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Meet the team at Fjord Travel Norway

Fjord Travel Norway has been in business since 2000 and is staffed by a team of highly motivated and experienced travel professionals. Our aim is to show and share the beauty of Norway with people around the globe.
Based on our local know-how we focus on providing authentic and eco-friendly travel experiences, cooperating with the best local providers offering high quality services.

We always strive to provide the very best, hassle-free and seamless travel experiences through continuous quality assurance and quality control. Our main goal is a pleased customer!

Feel free to contact us by e-mail [email protected] , contact form or call us on +47 (55) 131-310 (Mon-Fri 09:00 to 15:30 local time).

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Franziska Schwarzlmüller - Managing Director

Franziska Schwarzlmüller

Managing Director

Franziska, who is originally from Germany, fell in love with Norway during her first visit in 1995. After finishing her Master degree in Tourism Management from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, she moved to Norway in 2006 together with her family. She has worked all her professional life in the Norwegian tourism industry. Having been able to travel the whole length of this remarkable country, she is keen to share her passion for Norway with you.

Lene Holmelid-Hansen - Booking & Accounting

Lene Holmelid

Booking & Accounting

Lene moved from the southeast of Norway to Bergen in 1998 to study at the University of Bergen, and after finishing her studies, decided to stay. She has worked in Fjord Travel since 2007, after a few years in other areas of the travel industry. She works in booking & accounting, and is eager for travellers from all over the world to discover the many beautiful places in Norway.

Yvonne Solheimslid Bjorke - Booking & IT

Yvonne Solheimslid Bjorke

Booking & IT

Yvonne was born and raised between beautiful fjords and mountains, in the tiny village of Ardal, located on the shores of Sognefjord. Having lived 10 years abroad, Yvonne, got a higher appreciation of all the natural beauty Norway has to offer. She has enhanced this appreciation with her love for travel and a 1-year study in Nature and knowledge tourism – natural and cultural landscapes in Norway. She also has a Bachelor- and a Master degree from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at London University. Enabling visitors of Norway to experience her amazing and beautiful country gives her great pleasure.

Rita de Lange - Founder & Owner

Rita de Lange

Founder & Owner

Rita is the founder of Fjord Travel Norway.
She worked as the general manager until 2017, when she stepped down and Franziska took over. However, Rita still keeps her hand on the business from the side line, both as head of the board as well as owner.
From the first day in business, Rita’s main goal was to show the beauty of Norway to customers throughout the world, providing quality and authentic travel experiences. She is happy to see that Franziska and the rest of the team have kept her goal and values.

What our customers say:

We just recently completed the Tromso, Northern Lights & Arctic Coast tour. I am writing to say what an amazing tour we had. Everything ran smoothly without an issue, the accommodation was fantastic and the tours were brilliant. We cannot fault the package at all. I would also like to thank Franziska and Lene, they both were fantastic in answering all my questions promptly, whilst booking the tour. Thank you for a wonderful and memorable holiday!

Robert, Australia
I wanted to thank everybody. We had a wonderful trip. Everything went well and fortunately we had the chance to see the lights while on the cruise. All my friends in Turkey would like to go on a similar trip. So I will be in touch with you. Thanks again and best wishes to all of you.

Candan, Turkey
Thank you for assisting us with our trip to Norway. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Kirkenes and the Snow Hotel. The arrangements you made for us were perfect. The lodging was comfortable and the excursions were fun. Tom and I rarely use the services of a travel company when we travel; you enriched our trip and made the planning easy.

Alison, United States