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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.
Popular travel destinations Norway
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
On the way to Bergen. Working title: how much can it rain?
A ferry trip through the Lysefjord to Flørli was actually planned for today. We wanted to walk the 4,444 steps and not continue until Monday. However, it just didn't work out...
In Eggum and around Eggum and around Eggum
After painfully realizing in Brensholmen that neither our endurance nor our fingers are currently up to the demands of a day of rock climbing, we continue towards Lofoten. ...
Stage 6 - Around Bergen
Eidfjord Lake
Pilgrimage in Norway - Gudbrandsdalsleden
June 27th - July 25th, 2021
To the end of Europe!
After having the best weather most of the time on the Lofoten Islands, we are now accompanied by a few rainy days after our departure. It's a shame, but the weather forecast...
Coastal course on Randøya: kayaking, motorboating, rowboating, fishing & biology
May 31st to June 2nd, 2021
Multi-day bike tour to the South Cape
April 18th to April 20th, 2021
Trondheim - Halsanaustan - Kanestraum - Kristiansund
Friday 2.9.16 After breakfast with Kirsten, I walk up to the fortress. Light drizzle, 12 degrees. Trondheim - View from the fortress I briefly look into one of the...
Kristiansund - Kvernes Stave Church - Atlantic Road - Bud - Molde
Saturday 3.9.16 The sun is shining when I get up at 8:00 am. The breakfast room is empty, but the buffet is set up as if a bus is still expected... Fish, eggs, breads, various...
Ålesund, Art Nouveau and Northern Lights
Sunday, 4.9.16 Woke up to rain at 7:15 am. The weather forecast had promised sun and clouds. Now they say it will get better after 11 am. Sitting down for breakfast before 9...
Ålesund - Stordal - Vaksvikfjellet - Voll - Trollstigen - Geiranger
Monday 5.9.16 Ålesund - Sunrise The weather is supposed to be great, so I wake up at 6.30am - I'm already amazed by the sunrise in front of my hotel window and after a quick...
Ski Touring: The Great Mountain Cross Country Ski Trip at Hovden
March 22nd to March 26th, 2021
Easter trip 1 - Across the Country
The Norwegian spring semester is interrupted every year by the Easter holidays and the universities therefore suspend classes for one week. This time is often used by Norwegian...
Trip to Northern Norway Part 3: Sightseeing and Surfing
Reine, Ramberg Beach, Flakstad Beach, and Surfing!? It's Thursday, February 25th, and we didn't start our journey to Å until noon. This morning took a bit longer as we had...
Trip to Northern Norway Part 2: Hiking and Camping at Fredvang and Å
February 22nd to February 24th, 2021
Living on a farm in southern Norway
August 1st to September 11th (Part 2): In the next few days, things will get a little hectic. Tom and I have to leave the island for two days because a lot of guests are...
Winter holidays = time for skiing
View of the river that runs through the Gudbrandsdalen
Norway Part 2: The Lofoten Islands
Our road trip through the Lofoten Islands and Narvik.
Askvoll and Blåfjell
Wild Norway After my first week back in Norway, like the previous work weeks, I received a message from the volunteer in Askvoll on Thursday asking if I wanted to visit her....
In the middle of nowhere
Yesterday evening it snowed again. And the tent was also covered in snow all around, which I then knocked off from the inside. Then, I hung up all the stuff, tent, sleeping...
Solund - Where Norwegians Vacation
Last week, a teacher gave us a note with a name and email address, saying "They didn't find any volunteers this year". We contacted the person and found out that they were still...
Seminar in Balestrand
Alle 28 Freiwilligen, die in Norwegen momentan ihren Freiwilligendienst leisten, kamen für die letzte Woche in Balestrand zu einem Seminar zusammen. Dort lernten wir einander...
Laukelandsfossen and somewhere in the thicket
Since today was fantastic weather (sun and over 10°C!), Ole Bjarne and I went for a hike. We were actually supposed to go crab fishing, but since the net had a big hole in it,...
Small tour
Bergen is not without reason the rainiest city in Europe. Today it poured buckets. Perfect for a little trip into the countryside for us. We drove through Osøyro and Lønningdal...
From Sweden to Norway
Östersund Due to the weather forecast for Norway, we spontaneously drove to Östersund after a nice stay in Lofsdalen. The plan was to stay there for one night, but we ended up...
Norway with Hurtigruten // Day 6 // Polar Circle Baptism and Visit to the Huskies
The morning starts with a visit from the God of the Oceans, and then we are guests of fluffy fur bundles near Tromsø.
Norway with Hurtigruten // Day 4 // Trondheim, Stokksund, and lounging on board
After visiting Trondheim, we continued to zigzag our way and took on the tough battle at the lunch buffet.
Norway with Hurtigruten // Day 2 // Once again Bergen and then onto the ship
In Bergen, it goes up high again, and at 8 pm it's time: departure with MS Polarlys.
Norwegen mit Hurtigruten // Tag 1 // Erst mal nach Bergen
Durch Aufstehen mitten in der Nacht sind wir dafür schon ganz früh am Ziel.
From Kragano to Porsbrunn
The bridge from Brevik 'Brevik brua', as the Norwegians say