4 days in charming Alesund

Day 1 Welcome to Alesund - the capital of adventures of the fjords!

In international airport Vigra, Alesund, you will meet your tour leader. You will have an amazing traveling as a transfer to your hotel.

A guide will drive you with visiting some of Viking`s islands, and you will learn a legendary Viking Saga that took place thousands of years ego on these places. 

Photo stop on  Vikings island Giske – birthplace of the famous Viking Rollon, ancestor of British Royal Family. You will see there a Marble Church, dating from 12th centure.

Through subsea tunnels (30 m under the sea bottom) we will drive to Alesund and deliver you to the top of Aksla mountain - visit card of our city. Depending on time of your arriving, you can have breakfast / branch or lunch in the restaurant Fjellestua with incredible views of the town, the charming surrounding islands and the majestic Sunnmøre Alps.

Then, you will follow down to Alesund city. A drive through the city center shows exactly why Norwegians voted Alesund their country's most beautiful city.

Beneficiaries of a whole-town makeover after a 1904 fire, almost every building in central Alesund is of the same age. And it's a very beautiful age: Known in France as Art Nouveau and in Germany as Jugendstil, the fashion-forward architectural style of the time featured flowing lines and romantic, often asymmetrical ornamentation.

Duration of this travelling 4 hours.

Accommodation in the hotel in downtown of Alesund. 

 The remainder of the day is at leisure. 

All hotels, we have chosen for this program, are situated very convenient in downtown of Ålesund Old city. So, your first acquaintance with this charming city will be easy and pleasant.

Day 2 Take an Adventure into the Fjords of Norway

For most visitors, the fjords of Norway are the highlight and our excursion enables one to gain a unique perspective of the scenery, while also feeling immersed in the surroundings.

Full – day round trip from Ålesund to Geiranger. 

We start at 9-00. The first photo-stop to admire Storfjord, where it divides into two sleeves, as if embracing Strandafjellet Mountain. From here the famous Geirangerfjord begins.

Next, we proceed along the coastline, through the many mountain tunnels to ferry pier. While we across the fjord, you will have 15 minutes to make memorable photos from the centre of the fjord on the ferry deck.

From the ferry village Eidsvall, we head to our first observation platform Ørnesving – the Eagle road. At the top lies the Ørnesvingen viewing point, with its own waterfall. From here the view opens towards Geiranger, across the Geirangerfjord with its near-perpendicular mountainsides, the “Seven Sisters” waterfalls.

After a 2-hours stay in Geiranger, we will go up to the second view point Flydalsjuvet, where you can sit on the throne of the Queen Sonya. The viewing platform at Flydalsjuvet gorge is designed with an upper and lower level connected by a walkway.

Day 3 Alesund

After long tasty breakfast in cosy hotel, we recommend you to explore this charming city by your own. Your tour leader meets you in hotel and will navigate you with options activity according to weather conditions and your wishes.   On this tour package, we have arranged extra activities that we think will enhance your travel experience, but you have a choice as to whether or not you will participate. These are not included in the cost of your trip.  

•  Let`s try to fish in fjords. We can arrange an amazing event. Catch in our local fjords is a 100% guarantee! Then, we prepare your fish on a grill right on the fish harbour. Tasty and healthy!
•  Optional activities: 
• Atlantic park, ticket 200 NOK,
• Fjord cruise – different destinations, depending on season, price from 900NOK/person by public transport
• Shopping in the biggest in our county shopping center Moa,
• Excursions on request.
• Island of Treasure Runde, 8–9 hours, by public transport with or without a guide
• Island Ona, by ferry and bus, by public transport with or without a guide
• Troll Country - Troll Wall + Romsdal Valley - ordered in advance.
• The medieval village of Sunnmore
• Pastime in the city, with shopping, with hiking to Aksla, a picnic, - with or without a guide

Day 4 Alesund

Touring arrangements end this morning after breakfast and hotel check out. Tour leader will organize your transfer to international airport Vigra.