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Vacation in Norway : Highlights & Travel Tips

Norway is a destination that feels both dramatic and deeply peaceful, drawing travelers with its towering fjords, glacier-fed landscapes, colorful coastal towns, and a strong connection to nature. What makes it especially memorable is the variety packed into one country: you can cruise through narrow fjords, ride scenic railways, explore modern cities like Oslo and Bergen, and, depending on the season, experience either the midnight sun or the northern lights. The country’s clean design, outdoor culture, and excellent infrastructure make it appealing for travelers who want both adventure and comfort.

Key highlights include sailing the Geirangerfjord or Nærøyfjord, driving spectacular routes such as Trollstigen, hiking to iconic viewpoints like Preikestolen, and visiting Arctic regions such as Tromsø or the Lofoten Islands for wildlife and winter experiences. In summer, long daylight hours are ideal for road trips, hiking, and kayaking, while winter brings snow sports and aurora viewing. Practical tips: Norway is expensive, so budget carefully for food, transport, and accommodation; book trains, ferries, and popular summer stays well in advance; and pack in layers, as weather can shift quickly even in warmer months. Public transportation is reliable, but renting a car can be the best way to explore remote scenic areas.

Best time to travel Norway

The best time to visit Norway is from June through August, when travel popularity peaks and conditions are best for fjord cruises, hiking, scenic road trips, and long daylight hours. July and August are especially popular, while September can be a great shoulder-season option for fewer crowds with still-beautiful scenery.

All travel reports from Norway

Kristiansand

What we can report on well now are supply and disposal stations. Discharge gray water, black water, refill fresh water. The stations are mega practical, mostly free of charge...

High plateau on the border between Hordaland and Telemark

For the day, sunshine was announced in the first half of the day, so get up early. Our neighbors, both to the left and right of us, took it a little more seriously and left at...

Jostedal and its glaciers

Quick coffee in the unlovely car park of the ski resort and off we go, we're looking for a nicer place for breakfast. Quick shopping in Gaupne and that's where we discovered...

Sognefjellet - the roof of Norway

Or also "Northern Europe's highest mountain pass" at 1434 meters. We should go over it today. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is not great, but let's just go anyway. I...

Trollstigen

Today another highlight was on the agenda, Trollstigen by racing bike. Waking up a little disappointed, looking at a cloudy sky. But maybe not such a bad thing, not climbing the...

33 to Fredrikstad

Ready for the big tour.

30 to Oslo

NEW: 🇬🇧 English version below 😊 Tour data: Distance 118 km (cumulative 2,302.5 km), average speed 22 km/h, max speed 51.5 km/h, driving time: 5:20 hours Weather: Despite some...

Whale Safari in Andenes

After this night the sound in the motorhome was far from promising - it was clearly raining audibly - but we were still in good spirits and hoped for many whale sightings....

Week 37 - Fjord Norway

It's official - my journey is coming to an end. I have booked my ferry from Norway to Denmark. From today onwards, I have 2 1/2 weeks left. It feels somewhat unreal that nearly...

The full load of Lofoten already on the 1st day!

In the middle of the night, we arrive in Bodø and go directly to the ferry to cross to the Lofoten Islands on the same morning at 3:15 am. Accordingly sleepless, we start on...

Just take an unplanned turn: Helgelandskysten

We're driving along, somewhere in the middle of nowhere in central Norway, past endless forests, water, mountains... Originally, we were supposed to go at least as far as Mo i...

Bergen

We will arrive in Bergen on the afternoon of 3.7.22 and, surprisingly, there will even be a bit of sunshine! We park our car in the few parking spaces accessible to everyone at...

The highlight!

Yes, my most beloved, precious and highly esteemed reading treasures, because from now on it's going downhill for the unworthy traveler decently, steadily and for a very long...

Lofoten Overkill!

...that was it for today, because the unworthy Gaijin has never taken so many pictures before and it has also refreshed the humidity here very diligently! Getting around here in...

God and his little brats!

The unworthy Gaijin is honest, because this slimy guy is slowly running out of superlatives for Norway. It almost seems like God (who is surely a trained Austrian and therefore...

Week 33 - Nordkapp to Senja

Last Sunday we reached Nordkapp as hoped the fog clouds cleared in the evening. Due to the 10 tour buses it was very busy. Here the midnight sun was probably advertised, because...

The Cross with the Stave Church!

Finally! A long-awaited highlight was within reach, as yesterday's sleeping place was not chosen randomly. The Stave Church of Heddal was an attraction for the ignoble Gaijin,...

Atlanterhavsveien

The next day started with not so good weather. Since it kept raining, we knew what our next destination would be and it was perfect for this weather. The Atlantic Road. In...

Dem Himmel so nah

Wir starteten den neuen Tag mit einem gemütlichen Frühstück und lösten dann zum ersten Mal norwegische Kronen in bar ein, um die Duschen auf dem Campingplatz zu benutzen (10 NOK...

Saturday trip to the west coast (29.05.21)

My roommate Clas has finished his exams and in that context he asked me if we could use my very practical means of transportation to go on a hiking trip. He had chosen a...

Camping in Bymarka (24.05.21)

Exams have come to an end for me and many other students. For exchange students, the plan is to make the most of the remaining time until the end of the semester. So, I planned...

Rubbish Blog

Here I list everything that has happened in between. After Easter, we both had our Norwegian exam, which was an oral exam over Zoom. It was the most relaxed exam I've ever had....

Weekend Stories

Since we have a lot planned for the coming time, I should sit down disciplined behind my laptop and write down what happened before the mountain gets too big. After Easter, we...

Bergen & Fløien

Sunday 11th September 2016 Since I already had to pack my luggage completely for returning the car, I don't have much to do today before leaving the apartment. I'm curious to...

Preikestolen and Stavanger (25.04.-30.04.2021)

A spontaneous trip to Preikestolen and Stavanger.

This, that, the rest of March

The trip to the Hardangerfjord is already over a month ago and since then we haven't been idle. Before I tell you what we did during Easter week, here's a collection of small...

Sightseeing, surfing and museum village (25.02.-01.03.2021)

Last entry about my adventure above the Arctic Circle, where we went surfing and visited many beautiful places.

Campsite experience on the Lofoten Islands (22.02.-24.02.2021)

The typical Lofoten weather made our camping trip a bit different than planned.

Tromsø, Gryllefjord and Harstad (18.02.-21.02.2021)

The first days above the Arctic Circle, lucky to have seen the Northern Lights.

Smack*Smack*Smack

Just normal weather. What happened last weekend? After the prolonged high pressure system over the mountains, the normal weather is now coming, which means a lot of rain....