Norway

Walking The World Norway 2024

NORWAY

Walking The World Norway 2024

The Norwegian Fjord country is renowned for its striking scenery – steep mountainsides sweeping down from snow peaks to sheltered inlets, rocky headlands, immense waterfalls, and brightly painted fishing villages.  All these combine to create the unique atmosphere of this world-famous region.

We begin in Bergen, a bustling fishing and ferry port hemmed in by rugged mountains. Then it’s off to Flåm, an attractive small village ringed by mountains and situated at the head of a beautiful fjord. This area offers us a wide variety of walking experiences.

From Flam, we take the train to Myrdal on the breath­taking Flåm railway, ascending 865m in 13 miles to the shores of Aurlandsfjord. Here we travel through amazing tunnels to the village of Laerdal on the shores of Sognefjord, one of the world’s great natural wonders.

Our next destination is Fjaerland, a small hamlet on a rocky headland jutting out into Sognefjord. Here the rugged peaks and steep valleys have been attracting walkers since Victorian times.

And Loen, with its glacier, lakes, and high peaks is the ideal place for our last days in fjordland. Our transfer back to Bergen for the final night is another highlight. We take the ferry to the mouth of Sognefjord and through the coastal islands (skerries) back to Bergen.

DEPOSIT: To reserve your space, a $400 deposit per person is required. Final payment is due 60 days prior to the trip departure date. If applying within 60 days of the trip departure, full payment is required.

TRIP DATES

July 19 – 27, 2024

PRICE

$4295 Double Occupancy

$4695 Single

The Norwegian Fjord country is renowned for its striking scenery – steep mountainsides sweeping down from snow peaks to sheltered inlets, rocky headlands, immense waterfalls, and brightly painted fishing villages.  All these combine to create the unique atmosphere of this world-famous region.

We begin in Bergen, a bustling fishing and ferry port hemmed in by rugged mountains. Then it’s off to Flåm, an attractive small village ringed by mountains and situated at the head of a beautiful fjord. This area offers us a wide variety of walking experiences.

From Flam, we take the train to Myrdal on the breath­taking Flåm railway, ascending 865m in 13 miles to the shores of Aurlandsfjord. Here we travel through amazing tunnels to the village of Laerdal on the shores of Sognefjord, one of the world’s great natural wonders.

Our next destination is Fjaerland, a small hamlet on a rocky headland jutting out into Sognefjord. Here the rugged peaks and steep valleys have been attracting walkers since Victorian times.

And Loen, with its glacier, lakes, and high peaks is the ideal place for our last days in fjordland. Our transfer back to Bergen for the final night is another highlight. We take the ferry to the mouth of Sognefjord and through the coastal islands (skerries) back to Bergen.

DEPOSIT: To reserve your space, a $400 deposit per person is required. Final payment is due 60 days prior to the trip departure date. If applying within 60 days of the trip departure, full payment is required.

TRIP DATES

July 19 – 27, 2024

Price

$4295 Double Occupancy

$4695 Single

Trip Details

No doubt you’ve heard of Norway’s midnight sun, great mountain ranges, icy glaciers, deep forests, and mighty green fjords that gash deep to its heart. Listen to echoes of the Viking Sagas in rune stones, stave churches and stories of rock trolls and witches. Walk through fish markets, feel the warmth of hand-knit sweaters, pet the noses of curious Fordland horses begging for apples. Stretching from Skagerrak to the Arctic Circle, Norway remains a serene wilderness outpost of the busy European continent. From spectacular valleys and historic villages to thundering waterfalls and hanging glaciers, this is an adventure that beckons an explorer’s heart.

Corsica is one of the world’s great destinations for hiking.  The French call it “L’ile de beauté,” or The Island of Beauty, and they are absolutely right!  Corsica is spectacular in every sense of the word.  It’s a timeless walk into a world of unparalleled beauty with the authentic culture of France and Italy that is simply no longer found on the Continent.   Corsica’s landscape is dominated by imposing, coast-hugging mountains overhanging deep bays in the west and traversed by numerous east-west valleys.

This unique island paradise is tailor-made for walking.  Its land area is compact but it features a wide variety of climate and scenery. In the span of a day, one can cross from Mediterranean beach to verdant green valley to rocky peaks.  Corsica’s interior is rustic, unpopulated, and unspoiled with ancient villages clinging to the sides of valleys.  Locals live a quiet, subsistence-style life, yet the island offers the best of fine food, wine, accommodations, and of course, spectacular natural beauty.

We invite you to join us in this island paradise!  Brush up on you French and Italian, sharpen your palette in preparation for gourmet food and fantastic wine, lace those boots up and come walk with us!

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