I am planning trip to Norway with Family (2 Adults + 15 year + 10 year kids)
My flights are booked , arriving Oslo on 14th May afternoon and leaving back from oslo on 22nd May.
I’ve three itinerary in my mind as below:
Option 1: via Car (Oslo – Bergen- Stavanger – Oslo)
May 14th Arrive Oslo at 2.30 pm (from Bangalore.),
15h Oslo – Bergen , Bergen Local
16th Rent Car Bergen to Flam via Car
17th Flam and surrounding area via Car.
18h Drive to Hardangerfjord and stay at Odda
19th Odda to Pulpit tock, finish the hike and Reach Stavanger in night., Drop the Car at Stavanger.
20th Stavanger local and fly to Oslo in evening.
21th Oslo local
22nd Oslo – Bangalore in Morning flight.
Option 2: via Car (Oslo- Stavanger – Bergen – Oslo)
May 14th Arrive Oslo at 2.30 pm (from Bangalore.), Fly to Stavanger
15h Pulpit rock
16th Rent Car and drive to Odda/
17th Drive to Flam while exploring Hardangerfjord sights.
18h Explore Flam and surrounding Area via Car.
19th Flam to Bergen , Drop the Car at Bergen.
20th Bergen local and go to Oslo by afternoon Train.
21th Oslo local
22nd Oslo – Bangalore in Morning flight.
Option 3: With Car covering (Oslo- Alesund -Bergen – Oslo)
May 14: arrive Oso fly to Alesund or Train to Andalsnes
May 15: Explore Alesund or Adnalsnes, Evening drive to Gerainger
May 16: Explore Gerainger
May 17: Gerainger to Flam/Songdal.
May 18: Flam Exploration,
May 19: Reach Bergen by night., Drop Car at Bergen.
May 20: Bergen Local and evening fly to Oslo or Train.
May 21: Oslo Local
May 22: Fly back to Bangalore.
In Option 1 & 2, Sognefjord and Hardangerfjord is covered but Geraingerfjord & Alesund is not covered.,
in Option 3: Sognefjord and GeraingerFjord is covered, but Stavanger/Pulpit rock is not covered.
I also understood that trollstingen may not be open till End of May.
Which Option is best considering May timeframe, ?
Which option provides better experience with Nature, is GeraingerFjord is similar to SogneFjord provide similar scenery as SogneFjord ? or it’s vastly different ?
I am confused between Option 2 and 3 , => choice is between Geraigerfjord vs Hardangerfjord/Pulpit rock.
Please advise.
Also let me know any other suggestion to improve the itinerary.