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Norway with less mobile traveller

Posted by (Pacific Northwest, US) on

Hello. My sister and I are hoping to take our mom to Norway June 2026 (we need to first convince her of the plan :) We have family heritage in Norway and Denmark (mom's grandparents were from there). We're thinking this could be a 10-14 day trip. She is not in poor health, but she does struggle with stamina and walking long distances. She normally walks with a cane and sometimes a walker. She is novice traveller and has never been outside the US (she has flown to Alaska and Hawaii many years ago).

We'd like to do one of the Norway in a Nutshell tours with her, thinking a train would very fun and accommodating. A fjord tour would also be lovely. I have seen that one can rent 'rascal' style scooters, which would let mom keep up with our walking sightseeing. We will also have my 18 yr daughter with us, so between the 4 of us, mom will always be with someone.

We're thinking of flying from Seattle to Copenhagen then heading up to Oslo, but not hard plans otherwise.

Any tips on traveling in this situation would be appreciated.

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You say that she struggles with walking long distances, how long? Norway in a Nutshell should be perfectly doable, there is a bit of walking involved but not that much. Where are her grandparents from and do you want to visit that area as well? If you have 10-14 days you also have time to add a stop in Sweden between Copenhagen and Oslo.

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You say that she struggles with walking long distances, how long? Norway in a Nutshell should be perfectly doable, there is a bit of walking involved but not that much. Where are her grandparents from and do you want to visit that area as well? If you have 10-14 days you also have time to add a stop in Sweden between Copenhagen and Oslo.<

She cannot walk more than a quarter-mile without needing to stop and rest. A shorter trip would be easier for her, balancing that with the travel time to get there and back, etc. She will be 79 when we take this trip. We are certainly thinking about arriving or departing from Copenhagen but will not visit Sweden this time around. My sister and I have more travel plans in our future, but this trip is our priority.

Her grandpa was from Mandal Norway, and her grandma was from Idestnip Denmark. Her mom (my grandma), came to Seattle WA when she was 2, from Norway with her folks. We would like to visit Mandal, but not an absolute requirement -- I'm seeing it is over 4 hours to drive there from Oslo.

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