• All accommodation as described

• Meals as described in the Meal Plan

• Luggage transfers

• Transfer from Solvorn to the start of your walk in Molden on day 5

• Self-guided information pack containing your route notes

• Travel insurance

• Travel to Bergen

• Travel from Sogndal

• Visas (if applicable)

• Public transport as per the itinerary

• Coastal Express Ferry Bergen to Balestrand

• Tourist Taxes may apply and are usually under 50 NOK per person per night

• Some meals as described in the Meal Plan

• Personal equipment

• Any additional activities/excursions indicated as optional

Each self-guided holiday comes with comprehensive route notes and a map or pocket guidebook of the area you are exploring. The route notes contain information about the places you will visit and the local transport you might need, along with the detailed route notes for your daily walks or cycle rides. We even include some tips for the best places to stop for lunch.

You can expect to receive your Self-Guided Pack containing your route notes, a map or guidebook, and all your relevant documents, no later than 3 weeks before your holiday start-date. We will send your documents using a signed-for courier so that you can track your package and know that it is safely on its way to you. For bookings of more than 4 people we will send an additional Self-Guided Pack. If you do not need this additional pack please inform our Sales Team. Your pack will be sent to the lead booker, so please remind them to pack it before setting off.

Should your self-guided trip be part of a longer adventure requiring you to leave home more than three weeks before your holiday start-date, please inform our Sales Team so that we can make alternative delivery arrangements.

Our Self-Guided Holidays are perfect for your next family holiday and are suitable for children of all ages.

Our partner hotels and accommodations are able to provide cots for young children, and some offer family rooms. We can also arrange hire of children’s bikes and tag along bikes for most of our self-guided cycling trips and with trips such as Lake Constance and the Danube offering routes on designated cycle paths you can rest assured in keeping your family safe.

As a parent we trust that you know your own child’s capabilities, so please read the itinerary details to ensure the distances covered each day are suitable for your family. If this is a first time walking holiday for your family, a centre based trip is a fantastic option as it allows you to easily opt out of a days walking if a day of building sand castles, swimming in the pool or visiting museums is calling instead.

Please discuss this further with our sales team who will be happy to assist in picking the best trip for your family.

Your trip starts at your hotel in Bergen. All of our self-guided holidays are sold on a Land Only basis, allowing you the flexibility to choose the travel method that best suits you. The nearest airport for this trip is Bergen Flesland Airport, with many departures from UK regional airports. If you are flying to Bergen Flesland Airport, you can reach Bergen city centre by bus, tram, or taxi.

The airport bus (‘Flybussen’) takes approximately 30 minutes with departures every 15 minutes. You can find the bus just outside the Arrivals hall. The City Light Rail service takes approximately 45 minutes, and is the cheapest option. Please see this link for the latest information about the airport bus, City Light Rail, and taxis from Bergen Flesland Airport into Bergen: https://en.visitbergen.com/visitor-information/travel-information/getting-here/to-bergen-by-plane/bergen-airport-flesland-to-bergen-city-center.

An alternative arrival option is to fly to Oslo Airport, from where you can travel by train to Bergen on what is possibly one of the greatest railway journeys in the world. First, take the train from Oslo Airport to Oslo Central Station, then another train from there to Bergen Central Station. First, from Oslo Airport, take either the Flytoget Airport Express train (takes around 20 minutes with departures every 10 minutes) or the cheaper VY train (takes around 25 minutes, with around 3 departures per hour). Please see the information at this link for the latest information about Oslo Airport trains: https://avinor.no/en/airport/oslo-airport/to-and-from-the-airport/train-buss-and-taxi/trains. After this, the main train journey takes approximately 6.5 hours and allows you to see much more of Norway's magnificent landscape, tiny villages, and crystal-clear lakes - provided you travel in daylight hours of course. Please see this link for the latest VY train timetables https://www.vy.no/en.

The trip ends in Sogndal from where it is possible to take public transport back to Bergen Airport. Take the train from Sogndal Skysstasjon to Voss Stasjon, and then a bus to Bergen Busstasjon. From there take the metro to the airport. The whole journey takes around 4-5 hours. Alternatively, you could take the ferry from Sogndal to Bergen, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the fjord from a different perspective. For more details about all of the above, please visit www.rome2rio.com.

We can also arrange additional nights' accommodation in Bergen before or after your self-guided trip, or you may even wish to make this trip part of a bigger trip of your own, or pair it with one of our other holidays - just ask our Sales Team for details.

This trip is on a bed and breakfast basis to allow you the most flexibility during your holiday. We have included the evening meal on two evenings when the options for dining out locally are fewer, and a packed lunch on each of your four walking days.

Water from the taps is perfectly drinkable on this holiday - please use this to fill your personal bottles for your daily activities. We do not encourage the purchase of single-use plastic bottles.

If you were to sum up Norwegian cuisine in a few words it would be: wholesome, local, seasonal, traditional, and sometimes a little unusual. Few places in the world can offer meat and fish with such freshness, and whilst the nation may have been built on its dried fish export (Torrfisk) there is much more to its cuisine. You can look forward to excellent game, with moose, reindeer reared by the indigenous Sami people, deer, and grouse all featuring on menus, accompanied by seasonal vegetables and Raspeball (potato dumplings). Fish, of course, remains a staple thanks to fishing in the region's deep seas and dramatic rivers and lakes, with fresh king crab, Arctic cod, and cured salmon in abundance - and all perfect with fresh grovbrod (whole grain bread) or with griddlecake and pickled vegetables.

Those looking to be a little more adventurous can also look forward to some of the region's more unusual dishes, such as Rommegrot (sour cream porridge) served with sugar and cinnamon. And, if that’s not out-there enough for you, perhaps you would like to sample Smalahove (steamed or smoked sheep’s head). This is certainly not to everyone's taste, however this dish originating from Voss is a traditional Christmas dish, served with mashed swede, and potatoes. The most flavoursome parts are said to be the tongue and eyes.

Norway also has plenty of sweet treats, such as delicious warm waffles served with fresh berries and jams made from fruits slowly ripened in the Hardangervidda, or tasty Trollkrem dessert (lingonberry cream) - named after the Norwegian Trolls - washed down with a locally produced cider. Tasty!

For this trip we have hand selected a great range of traditional Norwegian 3-star hotels and guest houses, each offering a fantastic breakfast buffet to fuel your hikes, a warm welcome and lots of charming features. Staying in locations for 2 nights means that you can really relax and enjoy the tranquillity of the fjords and make the most of the hotels facilities. All of the properties offer great facilities and communal areas to relax after a busy day exploring, and some offer outdoor seasonal pools.

It is possible to arrange additional nights' accommodation in Bergen before or after your trip if you would prefer to explore this fabulous city a little more. Please speak to our Sales Team for more information.

Your main luggage will be transferred between each of your hotels while you are out on your hike. We ask that you please ensure that each piece of your luggage is under 20KG and that your luggage is ready for collection in the morning on the day of each hotel change. You will also need a daypack to carry your daily essentials with you whilst you are walking.