Norway in 12 days

Welcome by our representative at PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE Airport and assistance with check-in procedures.

Departure to OSLO on a direct regular flight with Air France or SAS.

Arrival at OSLO-Gardemoen Airport and welcome by your professional French-speaking guide, followed by departure with your Norwegian luxury coach.

Stop at the Holmenkollen Olympic Ski Jump, on the heights of Oslo, one of the oldest in the world, located in a site that can accommodate 30,000 passionate spectators and offers stunning views of the city and its fjord.

Transfer to the hotel. Check-in, dinner, and overnight stay.

Norwegian breakfast.

Departure for a morning dedicated to a guided tour (3 hours) of the Norwegian capital, OSLO. Panoramic tour of downtown OSLO: the Parliament, Karl Johan Avenue, the Royal Palace Park housing the Nobel House, the National Theatre, and the University. Then, the City Hall, whose reception hall is decorated with enormous frescoes from the 1930s, the Oslo harbor, and the shopping galleries at Aker Brygge, the Akershus Fortress with its ramparts, and the futuristic design of the New Opera House, resembling an iceberg...

Continuation to Vigeland Park: during a walk, you will discover the impressive collection of 212 statues arranged there, a work by the famous sculptor Gustav Vigeland.

Visit to the Viking Ship Museum (entrance included with your local guide), in the Bygdøy district, on the shores of Oslo Fjord: this exhibition features the burial ships of Oseberg and Gokstad, which were discovered in the early 20th century a few kilometers away, buried under a clay tumulus, as was customary at the time. Of the three ships uncovered, the Oseberg ship is undeniably the most beautiful and well-preserved. You will also have the opportunity to see the fabulous handcrafted treasures discovered with the ships.

Visit the Fram Museum: the impressive 400-ton three-master built by explorer Nansen (1861 /1930) keeps alive the memory of this daring navigator, hero and pride of all Norwegians.

Lunch at the restaurant.

Departure north along Lake Tyrifjord, then up the picturesque Hallingdal valley, a living reflection of Norwegian traditions, to GOL.

Passage through the village of Torpo: photo stop in front of its wooden church, said to date back to 1192.

Continuation to Al: stop to visit the Skattebol farm, a former sheep farm with its 17th-century buildings.

Late afternoon arrival at GEILO, a village and winter sports resort located at 800 m altitude in the superb mountain scenery of the Buskerud province.

Dinner and overnight accommodation.

Norwegian breakfast.

Departure for the Ustedal Valley towards the Hardangervidda National Park, the largest in Europe, stretching across a vast high plateau with Arctic vegetation, where herds of reindeer roam freely. The scenic route that crosses it for 60 km is famous for its impressive snow heights in winter, requiring vehicles to travel in convoy behind snowplows.

Photo stop at the spectacular Voringsfossen waterfall: 182 meters high, it is the most famous in Norway.

Descent through the narrow gorges of the Mabødalen Valley to Eidfjord: crossing the Hardanger Bridge, before following the shores of the Hardangerfjord, the second longest fjord in Norway, with picturesque landscapes of hills planted with orchards and dotted with waterfalls, still dominated by snow-capped peaks.

Passing through the small towns of Norheimsund and Oystese.

Arrival in Bergen, the Hanseatic city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Lunch at the restaurant.

Free time to stroll through the historic center and the city's shopping streets.

Check-in at your hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay.