The best way to see the fjords is from a boat! Here is our list of the top day cruises available.
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Join a fjord cruise from Bergen through spectacular fjord landscape! Narrow fjords, steep mountain sides, mighty waterfalls – a unique fjord experience ! Daily departures all year. Book your fjord cruise to Mostraumen from Bergen here
Several fjord cruises depart from Stavanger and take you deep into the spectacular Lysefjord.
With Rødne, you glide silently across the water aboard the electric catamaran MS Rygerelektra. The cruise is available all year round. Book your fjord cruise from Stavanger to the Lysefjord with Rødne.
Brim Explorer also offers a quiet journey aboard the hybrid catamaran M/S Brim, with three decks from which to enjoy the views.
For a slightly faster trip, you can travel with Helgøy Skyssbåt, which takes you into the fjord and back to Stavanger in around 2.5 hours. Book your trip with Helgøy here.
Along the way, you will also see “Fantahålå”, where travelling people are said to have hidden from the local sheriff in days gone by, as well as the magnificent Hengjanefossen waterfall, where you may be treated to a refreshing spray of water in your face!
The journey into the Lysefjord is an experience in itself. On Rødne’s tourist ferry, you can also bring your car or motorhome along the 42-kilometre-long fjord.
As you travel through Fjord Norway, you will see Vagabond’s Cave, Pulpit Rock, Hengjanefossen waterfall and the Flørli Steps.
Travelling without a car allows you to disembark at Flørli and climb the longest wooden staircase in the world. Its 4,444 steps lead you up the mountainside to magnificent views of the fjord. To make this a round trip, take the early ferry from Lauvvik without a car and return on the late ferry from Flørli.
3 fjords in 3 hours! From Ålesund you travel through three different fjords and spectacular scenery before you arrive in Geiranger. You can either choose to stay in Geiranger, or take the boat back again, after a few hours in Geiranger where you can have lunch and go for a short sightseeing tour to the closest viewpoints Ørnesvingen (the Eagle bend) or Flydalsjuvet. Book your fjord cruise from Ålesund to Geiranger
On your way to Geiranger you can enjoy the Geirangerfjord, see the famous Seven Sisters waterfall and the Bridal Veil (Brudesløret) waterfall and gaze up at the abandonded farms clinging on to the mountain sides.
Experience the Nærøyfjord, the narrowest and most spectacular of the inlets of the Sognefjord, at the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Area. Available all-year! Start your fjord cruise from Flåm or Gudvangen. If you travel from Flåm, you will first sail through the idyllic Aurlandsfjord, which is also inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Then, the boat continues through the narrow Nærøyfjord before arriving Gudvangen, innermost in the Nærøyfjord. The trip takes around two hours one way.
Discover untouched nature on this fjord cruise from Ålesund to Øye, travelling through the 35-kilometre-long Hjørundfjord. The fjord is framed by the Sunnmøre Alps, with mountains rising up to 1,700 metres above sea level. Along the way, you pass small communities, some of which have no road connection – all from aboard the beautiful MS Bruvik.
The most beautiful and fastest way to travel from Bergen to Hardanger! A day trip to charming Rosendal - or the perfect starting point for the trip on to Trolltunga. In Rosendal you can visit the Barony, Scandinavia's smallest castle from 1665, visit the Folgefonnsenteret or just stroll in the center with narrow streets, cozy cafes and nice galleries. Book your fjord cruise from Bergen to Rosendal.
Technically not a fjord cruise (it's on a lake), there are few boat trips more beautiful than the trip on Lovatnet lake in the Lodalen Valley, encircled by high mountains and glacier tongues of Jostedalsbreen glacier.
Go on an unforgettable trip to famous natural gems along the coast. The fjord cruise consists of a guided tour to destinations such as Flor & Fjære, Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri and Espevær. When you arrive at your destination, you will be given a tour by a local guide, followed by a delicious dinner.
