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28 Reviews

4.6 out of 5

Philip Risdale

Reviewed September 2018

'Hiking in Norway', not 'Walking the Fjords'

A great week of hiking in a beautiful location with good accommodation and lovely food – and with great guides. This is a full program with little ‘down time’.

Most Inspirational Moment

The iconic views from the Molden peak with its stunning views of Sognefjord.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Asbjorn is an an exceptional guide and also a very nice man with so much knowledge and experience. Sadly he is looking to retire which will be a shame to miss all of those stories, but he is currently training his replacement Lucas, who I think will make also make a great host/guide. We found them both very helpful & approachable as well as being very knowledgeable of their environment and locality. An real asset to this trip.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Do not under-estimate this trip. This is a hiking trip, not walking. Many of the hikes are quite a bit longer than the notes imply and you will be expected to scramble a little as well as doing a lot of walking on very uneven ground. This is all fine if you're used to this & expecting it, but be warned.

Nancy Liu

Reviewed September 2018

Norway hiking

The accommodation and the guides could not have been better.

Most Inspirational Moment

Seeing everyone hiking up and down despite their ages.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Awesome

Advice for Potential Travellers

Laurie Dainer

Reviewed September 2018

A Trip for the Active

Nes Gard Farm is a fantastic place. The meals were fresh, healthy, and delicious. Each day we traveled to a new location for hiking. The people in my tour group were great – 8 women and 3 couples. Everyone was game for adventure and being active. Our tour guides were knowledgeable and very personable.

Most Inspirational Moment

The incredible landscape on every hike. It's too difficult to pick out one outstanding moment because each day presented a new aspect of Norway.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Group leaders were professional and attentive to individual needs.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Be prepared to hike on uneven terrain and smooth rock surfaces. Trails are steep and often slick. I was cardio fit but I did my conditioning on groomed trails. The glacier walk is very challenging. Gaitors are highly recommended to pants clean.

Karin Haferkorn

Reviewed August 2018

Lovely time!

I had a lovely time in Norway. During the day we were kept busy with hikes in the mountains surrounding the Norwegian fjords – good exercise and beautiful views. Our guest house was charming – was surprised by how nice it was – and the staff was super friendly. We even saw quite a few UNESCO world heritage sites. Overall I was positively surprised with Norway and glad i chose this trip. Great company too!

Most Inspirational Moment

The beautiful views took me away from my everyday worries and who would have thought going onto the glacier would be so much more fun than just looking at it from up close!

Thoughts on Group Leader

I loved Einar - he is young and super humble but he really tried hard to take care of us. Lovely guy

Advice for Potential Travellers

Fitness levels - moderate for one person is challenging for another especially when there are time limits for certain hikes.

Linda Farrant

Reviewed July 2018

Norway at its best

An action packed week of walking in an area of stunning scenery. Walks full of interest and every day was different terrain so all walks very different all superbly guided.
Even the journey from Bergen to our accommodation was beautiful both ways including ferry crossings of stunning fjords
Nes Gard was a wonderful place to stay. So friendly, lovely accommodation & superb food.

Most Inspirational Moment

A beautiful long walk starting in one valley and walking over to another valley with views of multiple glaciers & peaks with an almost 360 degree view.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Einer was an excellent guide, full of information about the area & his country. He took a lot of care to make sure the group able to walk at their own pace while still accommodating the slower walkers. And he carried coffee for all of usto the top of each route every day !! What luxury!

Advice for Potential Travellers

Make sure you are fit enough to walk all day, with usually more than half the walk of course being up hill.

MELANIE SMITH

Reviewed July 2018

A fabulous week with fabulous weather

We were picked up from the airport with no problem and taken to a very nice hotel (Thon Orion) in Bergen. The hotel puts on a free evening buffet type dinner which was perfectly adequate for us. The rooms were good, clean and comfy. Asbjorn owns the farm in Nes where we stayed, and he drove us there, quite a long journey but with plenty of stops. He was happy to tell us all about his country and Nes Gard. The accommodation was lovely, just across the road from the Fjord. My bed was amazingly comfortable, everywhere was spotless. Food was delicious. The walks were varied, not difficult if you’re used to hiking. Some might find some of the walks a little challenging, as the terrain was often rocky, and steep in places. Some of the walks were there and back the same way which probably couldn’t be helped, but it made me feel a little cheated.

Most Inspirational Moment

I would say that it had to be our walk on the Glacier as it was something I'd never done before, I didn't know what to expect. We were given crampons and ice picks and roped together in groups of about 12, an experienced guide at the front, and off we went up the Glacier after being told how to walk in crampons of course. The blue of the Glacier was stunning, and looking down into crevices was beautiful. This is an optional extra of the holiday but well worth doing. Quite pricey at nearly £60.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Asbjorn took us on our 1st walk up to Molden Peak. He was great, very informative and knowledgeable . The rest of the week our guide was Inar who was also fantastic. He kept us safe, he knew what we were capable of and he had lots of stories to tell us which kept us amused. He's only a young lad but certainly knew what he was doing, he was a delight.

Advice for Potential Travellers

Most people know that Norway is expensive, but it still comes as quite a shock. If you like a beer to cool you down after a day out walking, take plenty of money. Half litre of lager is about £7.50 and a bottle of wine about £30. Also it might be a good idea to take mosquito spray, we did encounter a few during the week.

Lillian Schutt

Reviewed September 2016

Walking in Norway 28th to 4th Sept

The only problem I have with waking in Norway was the tracks .
They are in a state of great repair . Ground in places need to be leveled out . Some rocks need to be removed .
New soil needs to be placed down in most places.

As below

Most Inspirational Moment

Scenery

Thoughts on Group Leader

He was very good no issues

Advice for Potential Travellers

As above the walking tracks only

Jillian Broadbent

Reviewed July 2016

great holiday all round

our host at Nes Farm was excellent ,changing the order of our walks to suit the weather pattern ,giving us great information about Norway’s history and sharing his passion for the outdoors and his country. Food and hospitality made this trip special.
Jillian

Most Inspirational Moment

Asborg ,our group leader, was outstanding he made many moments inspirational

Teresa Neal

Reviewed September 2015

Walking the Fjords - Norway

An excellent holiday! The walking was wonderful, the scenery stunning, food fantastic, and the guide generous, (I like alliteration!). We stayed at Ned Guard where our room was very comfortable and the staff brilliant. Our guide, Asbjorn Manum, was a wonderful host who shared his love of hiking with the group. A gentleman of, let’s say, more mature years, but still walked up the steepest slopes like a youngster.

Most Inspirational Moment

We took the optional trip to walk on a glacier. Once geared up with crampons, ice axe, harness and rope, we were taken on a stunning two hour walk on the glacier including descending through an ice cave. Our guide for the trip was a young Nepalese man who told me he had climbed Everest 9 times - can't accuse him of lacking mountaineering experience!

Thoughts on Group Leader

Asbjorn was an excellent host and guide. Having climbed up the mountain, he would produce tea and coffee that he had carried up with him, and small mats for everyone to sit on. He also loved to tell us stories about the area and its history. A wonderful man. I hope I'm as fit as he is when I reach his current age!

Advice for Potential Travellers

The weather can be variable, so make sure you pack both tee shirts and shorts, and something much warmer. Gloves and hats are essential for some of the walks. On our last day we walked at around 1,400m elevation and the temperature was only just about freezing with a brisk wind blowing.Z

Valerie Phillips

Reviewed July 2015

Walking in Norway

A brilliant holiday

Most Inspirational Moment

Climbing to the top of the waterfall in the spray and on hands and knees at times!!! But we all did it ( with ages up to 81). Truely inspirational view.

Thoughts on Group Leader

Excellent. He couldn't do enough for us. Was exceptionally encouraging.

Advice for Potential Travellers

All weather gear

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