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9-Day Summer Itinerary - Your Opinions, Please

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Hello all. Planning this Norway itinerary is killing me! I'm having a really hard time with it so I would greatly appreciate your opinions on this 9-day itinerary for this July. I haven't specified many details yet, since I want to know first if this looks like a reasonable time frame to see the top sights in each area without rushing. Our main focus is on the natural beauty, but we want to mix in some time in a couple towns as well. This is for my husband and me (61 and 62 years old, in good physical shape). Is this a good start? What needs to be tweaked? Thank you in advance!

Day 1: Afternoon arrival in Oslo (from east coast U.S) - overnight in Oslo
Day 2: Oslo –all day here (overnight again in Oslo)
Day 3: Early morning train to Myrdal, then on to Flam. (overnight in Flam)

Day 4: Spend the day in Flam area (overnight in Flam)
Day 5: Morning in Flam area. Afternoon NIN tour- ferry from Flam to Gudvangen, then take bus to Voss, and evening train to Bergen (spend night in Bergen)

Day 5: Spend day in Bergen (overnight in Bergen)
Day 6: Morning flight from Bergen to Alesund, pick up rental car. Drive (via Trollstigen route) to Geiranger (overnight in Geiranger)
Day 7: Gierangerfjord and area (overnight in Geiranger)
Day 8: Gierangerfjord area (overnight in Geiranger)
Day 9: Morning drive back to Alesund. Fly home via Oslo

Also, is there any point or benefit in kayaking in Naeroyfjord if we'll be already be on a ferry there as well (on the NIN tour) ?

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Looks like a typical itinerary. With 9 days I think you could use a car for a round trip from / to Oslo. You simply see more and can do your own speed outside a tourist bubble.

Typical advice to visit Flam without cruise ship in port. Add Stegastein while you are there.

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As an alternative to flying from Bergen to Alesund, you might consider the overnight trip on Hurtigruten ferry--maybe also possible on a Havila ship. I think the ferry departs about 8 PM and arrives about 8 AM. My cabin was small but comfortable, with a full attached, shower-equipped bathroom.

If you don't already have lodging booked in Flam, you may struggle to find something at this point.

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MarkK and acraven - Thank you both for the suggestions! I'm looking into these ideas now.

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Check on the Trollstigen Road, we will be there in May and were told it was closed by a rock slide. So you can drive to Geiranger from the other side, but maybe not through Andalsnes...

We are taking the night ferry from Bergen to Alesund, departs 8:30 pm, arrives 9:45 am. But not every day, I don't think. Maybe more frequent in summer?

I hear you on the planning! I have traveled a LOT, and putting together our trip to Norway is the most complicated one I have done. The various modes of transportation, with all the water/coastline to work around, is way more to plan than just driving through the countryside anywhere else! We will be in Norway for a month - mid-April to mid-May. Hoping to see the orchards in bloom around May 1st. We may be a little early. Fingers crossed.

"What needs to be tweaked"? STAY LONGER!! :o)

ENJOY!!

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Check on the Trollstigen Road, we will be there in May and were told it was closed by a rock slide.

In official traffic map I see only the regular winter closing for Trollstigen.
https://www.vegvesen.no/trafikk (click on "open map")

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