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Geiranger and Trollstigen – Havila excursion

Trollstigen Mountain Road by Shutterstock

Geiranger and Trollstigen – Havila excursion:

Geirangerfjord’s splendour is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and on most travellers’ “must see” list in Norway. On this excursion, we take you from Geiranger and climb to the top of Trollstigen.​​​​​​​​

This is an optional excursion which you can add to your Havila cruise booked through Fjord Travel Norway. The excursion will appear during the cruise booking process, with prices and details.


Sustainable cruise In Geirangerfjord by Havila Voyages

Havila ship in the Geirangerfjord

The Unesco Geirangerfjord. Photo by Per Eide, Fjord Norway

UNESCO Geirangerfjord

Geiranger

This bus tour from Geiranger takes you through beautiful scenery along impressive roads. There will be several photo stops at different viewpoints, and you will cross two fjords by ferry.

The Norwegian fjord landscape constantly tops lists of the world’s most beautiful places, and the Geirangerfjord is the queen of these fjords. Starting in Geiranger, you wind your way up Ørnesvingen (Eagle Road) to the lookout point with a panoramic view of the Geirangerfjord with “Dei sju systrene” (The Seven Sisters”) waterfalls, the village and the mountains.

The road continues on through well-maintained agricultural villages, crossing the fjord to the strawberry village of Valldal by ferry. You will make a stop at the wild river rapids at Gudbrandsjuvet gorge before climbing the mountains to the top of Trollstigen*. This is an old trail that has miraculously become a road with 11 hairpin bends down the steep mountainside.

*Unfortunately, the Trollstigen hairpin road will be closed for the remainder of 2024 due to safety reasons and high risk of rockslides. The excursion has a revised route via Sjøholt to Åndalsnes with stops at Ørneveien (Eagle Road), Kokarstein, Trollveggen (Troll Wall) and Eggen Restaurant, before continuing to Molde.

Trollveggen (The Troll Wall) 

Safely down in the valley, there is a photo stop at the breathtaking Trollveggen (Troll Wall). This is the highest vertical mountain wall in Northern Europe. At the visitor’s centre, you will be shown a great documentary about the dramatic first ascents of the 1100-metre mountain wall and the first base jumps from the spires. Finish with a visit to the shop and coffee before heading to Molde. In Molde, you will be served a cod dinner and a Norwegian traditional dessert with apples and cream at a restaurant close to the quay where you will board the ship again.

View of Geirangerfjord by CH, Visit Norway

View of Geirangerfjord

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:

Available: June 1 – August 31
Duration: 8 hrs
Transportation: Boat & Bus
Meal: Dinner and dessert
Clothes/footwear: Comfortable shoes and warm clothing
Difficulty level: Suitable for everyone
Note: Landing is by tender boat. Getting on and off the boat requires a certain degree of mobility.
Direction: Northbound
Excursion: #GEIN1

Davila ship sailing in the Geirangerfjord - Photo Havila Kystruten - Marius Beck Dahle

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AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING COASTAL CRUISE PACKAGES:

The Grand Tour of the Fjords, 8 nights (included in the tour)
The Exclusive Grand Tour of Norway, 11 nights 
(included in the tour)
Norwegian Coast, North Cape, Fjords & Flam Railway, 9 nights

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