Fly and coach trip: Fjords of southern Norway Spectacular scenic routes rediscovered

Day 1: Switzerland - Hirtshals

Flight from Zurich to Bergen. Transfer to the hotel and free time.

Day 2: Bergen

In the morning, enjoy a boat trip along the Norwegian west coast. Guided city tour of Bergen. This beautifully situated Hanseatic port city has an unrivalled atmosphere.

Day 3: Bergen - Sogndalsfjøra

A day full of highlights (optional). You take the Bergen Railway up onto the Hardangervidda to Myrdal, at an altitude of 865 m, to change to the spectacular Flåm Railway, which in just 20 km winds through a narrow mountain valley down to the water's edge at Flåm. A boat trip through the Nærøyfjord follows; surrounded by mountains up to 1,800 metres high, it is considered the narrowest fjord in the world.

Day 4: Sogndalsfjøra - Geiranger

In the morning, the journey takes you through the mountains to the ice masses of the Jostedalsbreen. You will take a scenic walk to the glacial lake. The afternoon offers a wonderful boat trip through the famous Geirangerfjord.

Day 5: Trollstigen - Ålesund

The next highlight almost takes your breath away: on the Eagle Road you will once more enjoy airy views over the Geirangerfjord, and over the legendary Trollstigen you descend to the sea in eleven daring hairpin bends. The picturesque Art Nouveau town of Ålesund, the most beautiful town in the country, stretches across several islands.

Day 6: Atlantic Road

You take the ferry to Molde, the City of Roses. On the spectacular Atlantic Road, you seem to glide directly over the sea as it sweeps elegantly across seven bridges from island to island. The town of Kristiansund spreads across four idyllic islands.

Day 7: Kristiansund - Trondheim

Coach journey to Trondheim. A thousand years ago this was the capital of Norway; today it is a modern city with the charming appeal of bygone times. The old town enchants with its wooden merchants' houses and warehouses, the romantic bridge and the Nidaros Cathedral, visible from afar.

Day 8: Trondheim - Oslo

You travel along the old "King's Road" through the Dovrefjell to Dombås, marvel at one of the few surviving stave churches, so typical of Norway, in Ringebu in the Gudbrandsdal valley, pass the Olympic town of Lillehammer and follow the shore of Lake Mjøsa to Oslo. Probably Europe's most pleasant capital, Oslo lies beautifully amid greenery, is easy to explore and generously laid out with many parks.

Day 9: Oslo - Switzerland

City tour of Oslo. Drive to the airport and return flight to Switzerland.