Stavanger City & Pulpit Rock

Welcome to Stavanger

Arrive in Stavanger and make your way to your hotel in the city center. The compact layout keeps most attractions within walking distance.

Spend the afternoon and evening exploring at your own pace. Gamle Stavanger – the old town – features over 170 preserved wooden houses painted white, their narrow lanes climbing the hillside above the harbor. The waterfront area offers cafés and restaurants with views across the water. Street art covers walls throughout the city center – Stavanger earned recognition as Norway's street art capital through the annual NuArt Festival.

Consider adding an optional Lysefjord cruise or RIB safari – both provide water-level views of Preikestolen before you hike to the top tomorrow. The silent electric cruise glides past waterfalls and cliffs, while the RIB safari speeds through the fjord with stops at caves and beneath towering rock faces. Both available during checkout.

From city to summit

After breakfast, board the bus to Preikestolen Basecamp, check into your lodge and prepare for the hike. The 8-kilometer round-trip to Preikestolen typically takes 4-5 hours, climbing through varied terrain. The trail begins in forest before emerging onto boulder fields and ascending stone staircases built into the rock. Red-painted markers guide the route. The final approach crosses relatively flat terrain before reaching the plateau – a flat rock shelf extending over the cliff edge 604 meters above Lysefjord.

Return to the basecamp where dinner is included this evening. The lodge sits beside Refsvannet lake. Consider renting a canoe, kayak, or stand-up paddleboard to explore the calm water, or use the floating sauna on the lake or the traditional lafta sauna with cold plunge pool beside the lodge.

City or sea — it’s up to you

After breakfast at the basecamp, board the return bus to Stavanger. Arrive in the city with the rest of the day free to explore or add optional activities.

If you haven't experienced Lysefjord from the water yet, consider adding the silent cruise or RIB safari today. Or join a guided culinary walk through Pedersgata – Stavanger's food street – where a local guide leads you through the neighborhood's history while sampling dishes from Norwegian and international kitchens. The 2.5-hour walking tour includes multiple tastings. All optional activities available during checkout.

The city center remains easily walkable – explore areas you missed on arrival day, or revisit favorite spots discovered earlier.

Saying goodbye to Stavanger

Your final morning in Stavanger is free before departure. Consider one last optional Lysefjord cruise if you haven't experienced the fjord from the water yet. Or spend the time exploring Stavanger's street art – works by international artists cover walls throughout the city center, creating an open-air gallery that changes annually. Don't miss Fargegaten (Color Street) – an Instagram favorite where rainbow-painted houses line a pedestrian street in the heart of the old town.

The old town's wooden houses and harbor cafés provide a relaxed setting for your final hours in the city.

Tour concludes after breakfast.