Be careful thinking you can do it on your own without reservations in this busy season. Norway in a nu tshell is essentially an independent tour, but without the stress of booking everything separately on your own. The online resources are confusing, the booking options are confusing, and all the names. To help you in the planning, we have put together a three day package on the popular norway in a nutshell tour including hotels and exciting activities. Tickets can be purchased separately for the fjord cruise and the flam railway. Norway in a nutshell on your own minimize and travel. The bus from gudvangen deposited us right on the doorstep. Heart my backpack updated 6 october 2019 i can tell summer is just around the corner now, because more and more people are asking me about norway s most famous tour. A complete guide to the norway in a nutshell tour on your own. Tips for booking your own norway in a nutshell tickets. The hairpin bends of stalheimskleiva are only available from may to september. The website is also very confusing to use and i had to go back and forth with one of. Book your reservations for the train at least a week in advance from the us, dial 0114781 50 08 88. I booked nin on my own, but i did the reverse of your trip and i didnt have a eurail pass.
It was the most unbelievable day i had in norway getting to see an intense. You travel on your own by following your travel itinerary. Nutshell is a great way to reach some remote and spectacular terrain, and its superconvenient that everything you book is included on one ticket you can print it or carry it on your mobile, which is valid for all legs of the route. A complete guide to the norway in a nutshell tour on your. You can also save a great deal by reading our guide to budget travel in norway. Its actually incredibly easy to replicate the norway in a nutshell tour because they give you all their itineraries on their website. Where as with norway in a nutshell, you have to wait for 3 days to get a mail confirmation that your tickets are confirmed. Jun 12, 2016 after a lot of researching and reading through blogs, we planned and booked the entire norway in a nutshell tour on our own, and saved a considerable amount saved around 400 kroners per person. Begin in norway s capital, oslo, a city steeped in history, yet very cosmopolitan. Tips for before you book decide whether you want to do a oneway norway in a nutshell journey or a round trip from oslo or bergen this is the most important thing to decide when planning a norway in a nutshell. When adding an overnight stay your tour timeline and itinerary will be automatically updated. Jul 29, 2018 norway in a nutshell is essentially an independent tour, but without the stress of booking everything separately on your own.
The fjordcruise boat terminal is situated next to the railway station. How to do norway in a nutshell on your own earth trekkers. Norway in a nutshell tours official site fjord tours. Norway in a nu tshell itinerary if you book fjord norway s original norway in a nu tshell tour, your. Start your tour from oslo, flam, voss or bergen and continue at your own pace. Doing a diy norway in a nutshell tour bergen roundtrip. If youre like me, however, you might be confused as to what this tour really is and how to book it. Jan 22, 2020 if you want to take public transport, then you can either book a trip on official norway in a nutshell website or book individual journeys separately yourself. The norway in a nutshell tour already includes a lot of what travelers usually want, but there are loads of options for customization. Travel the famous norway in a nutshell route over to norway s second largest city, bergen. Create your own norway in a nutshell fjord tour tips for. Planning a diy norway in a nutshell tour oslo to flam trains. My mum is a very nervous passenger on the roads but i have persuaded her so we will do the stalheimskleiva bit too.
You can buy food at the gift shops in flam, but i found we did not have. The norway in a nutshell tour is an amazing way to experince the dramatic natural scenery of norway. Study the steps ive outlined, and confirm specific times for your. And i would like to make your lives easier by providing all the details for you to book this tour hasslefree. The beauty of travelling with norway in a nutshell is that you can chop and change the itinerary as much as you want, then book it all via a one stop shop everything, including train tickets.
I went through the steps of booking norway in a nu tshell on the official site until i got to the point where i was shown an itinerary. Norway in a nutshell itinerary how to create and book your own. Tips for planning your own norway in a nutshell tour book in advance. The package you buy when buying the norway in a nutshell tour is literally just a collection of tickets, whilst the journey itself is exactly the same.
Yes, you really can do your own socalled norway in a nutshell diy tour with relative ease and youll save hundreds of kroner if you book early. Apr 05, 2020 when you plan norway in a nutshell on your own, you can customize to a degree what to see in norway and in what order. You can also choose to arrange accommodation on your own. Visit historic cities to mountain vistas with our tailormade holiday packages. Or you can take a package tour with fjord tours for about the same price and less hassle. While the norway in a nutshell itinerary is pretty flexible, its also long. Experience two of norway s great cities and the fjord country in between. A breakdown of how to book each part of the norway in a nutshell tour by yourself, how much it costs and what our experience was like. We include a porter service which offers a safe and secure transportation of your luggage between oslo and vossbergen the norway in the nutshell component. The norway in a nutshell journey can be done in one day, but of course you will want to have extra days in your tour so you can enjoy the vast array of attractions in oslo and all the historic sites in bergen.
Oct 06, 2019 its actually incredibly easy to replicate the norway in a nutshell tour because they give you all their itineraries on their website. The train times start very early in the morning and can be booked online, or via an app. Norway in a nutshell offers several options for touring, the most intensive being a 20hour tour that takes you from oslo, through the fjords, and on to bergen via train. Norway in a nutshell nin is a package, and only when you have bought this package can you count yourself as a nintraveller. One of the great things with booking a tour from fjord tours is that you can customize your itinerary according to your wishes. The luggage service allows you to travel between oslo and bergen with just a small dayovernight bag. Norway in a nutshell does not offer this choice even after entering kid details. Norway in a nutshell itinerary how to create and book your. Enjoying the fjord views from my norway in a nutshell ferry, the last thing on my mind was the five nutshell segments and how to connect them. With an extended stay in a riverside lodge near flam, take your time and enjoy the scenery by hiking, kayaking or biking. If you head over to the norway in a nutshell website, you can book your trip all.
Travel by train on norwegian railways and enjoy the magical norwegian landscape. The norway in a nutshell journey can be done in one day, but of course you will want to have extra days in your tour so you can enjoy the vast array of. Experience the unesco world heritage fjords geirangerfjord and n. Building up the norway in a nutshell tour yourself is not a hard task. Why wouldnt we just book our own tickets, where we can choose our own. If you do not have a rental car, you should book the official norway in a nutshell tour.
Although it is very possible to book each leg of the journey on your own, it was only a few dollars more to do one stop shopping quick and convenient to book. Customised fjord tours including norway in a nutshell. Use this tool to build your own journey or choose from an exciting range of specially selected tours. Doing norway in a nutshell on your own is completely doable, and not at all harder than going with the actual tour. Plan your trip get the most out of your trip to norway. This is the most important thing to decide when planning a norway in a nutshell trip. If you head over to the norway in a nutshell website, you can book your trip all through the year. Book your reservations for the train at least a week in advance from the us, dial 0114781 50. How to book norway in a nutshell itinerary on your own. Norway in a nutshell tour package 4360 adults 2 1440 and kids 2740 tour package diy option. Destinations gear planning finances diy norway in a nutshell booking it all yourself. You can piece together your own norway in a nutshell tour. If you want to do norway in a nutshell in winter on your own, you can rent a car and follow my norway winter itinerary for a great winter road trip in norway. The bus for the norway in a nutshell park next to the harbour and connect with the tourist boatfjord boat.
Keep reading to save up, and custom build the trip. Ive still managed to save a bit of money by booking it on my own instead of the norway in a nutshell site, so its better than nothing. Norway in a nutshell itinerary how to create and book. Booking the norway in a nutshell tour route independently. Sep 30, 2018 the norway in a nutshell tour is an amazing way to experince the dramatic natural scenery of norway.
The norway in a nutshell tour railways bergen flam western. Do not book norway in a nutshell fjord tours, bergen. A couple of times, i did wonder if it might become irritating, a bit too clever for its own good. Norway in a nutshell is a great way to see the fjords in a hurry, but it can be.
If you do not have a rental car, you should book the. Book your trip to norway now and get the most out of your holiday budget the norwegian krone is almost historically weak compared to many currencies right now. Some people do the reverse route from bergen to oslo while others do just part of the journey. As norway s longest fjord, the sognefjord can be crossed by express steamer to gudvangen. Norway in a nutshell suits those who favour convenience over cost, and the streamlined process makes travel planning stressfree and saves you having to do reading and research. The tour itinerary can be the below depending on your wish. You can go on your own or take an organized tour, which will probably include the dramatic folgefonn glacier. This journey is a combination of train, cruise and bus. Norway in a nutshell tour can be started from either the cities of bergen or oslo. This legendary tour takes you through norways most breathtaking unescoprotected fjord and mountain scenery, as well as a trip on europes. Doing a diy norway in a nutshell tour the world is a book. You provide your own transportation so you will need a rental car, doing the scenic drives on your own. Simply continue on by train, to either bergen or oslo the link to book.
If youre planning a trip to norway, youve probably heard of the must do norway in a nutshell tour. I went through the steps of booking norway in a nutshell on the official site until i got to the point where i was shown an itinerary. If you buy from the sites, you can check the availability and get an instant confirmation. One of the great things with booking a norway in a nutshell tour from fjord tours is that you can customize your itinerary according to your interests. Once you have your norway in a nutshell itinerary, you just have to go to public transit sites and book your tickets. Norway in a nutshell is known for being overpriced since it isnt really a tour its more of just organized transportation. Decide whether you want to do a oneway norway in a nutshell journey or a round trip from oslo or bergen. Reservations are necessary during peak season late june to midaugust. Although there are biggermuch biggercountries, norway s lengthy expanse plus its coast of twisting fjords and waterways can make it difficult to figure out how to get where you want to go. Our norway in a nutshell luxury tour offers many inclusions half board in flam, luggage service and excursion to stegastein in flam.
Norway in a nutshell on our own rick steves travel forum. The main norway in a nutshell crowds will arrive in flam around noon. Do you find it difficult to customize and book your own tour and need some advice on how to do it. Norway in a nutshell the classic tour 7 days 6 nights. Norway in a nutshell recommends that you stay overnight in the fjord region if youve got time and offers lodging options they can book for you. I could certainly sympathise with those how might react badly to it.
From voss, doing norway in a nutshell on your own gets super easy again. How to book norway in a nutshell on your own planning for a vacation is never easy especially if you are not a frequent traveler. It is a surprising, intelligent and entertaining book with a unique and engaging narrative voice. I used the itinerary to help me figure out which times to book. I thought about taking an earlier train and they were completely booked. Our aim is to make it easy for you to customize your experience and we hope that you will take advantage of all the activities and hotels you can add to your tour. Mar 21, 2019 is the norway on a nutshell tour worth it. So if you want to do the exact norway in a nutshell tour you can simply find the itinerary you want to copy here, and then book your train, ferry, and bus tickets yourself. Norway in a nutshell tour included is the famous norway in a nutshell tour, from oslo to bergen, where you will be travelling by train, bus and ferry among scenic landscapes and charming villages. There arent any norway in a nutshell discount codes or coupons that i know of so if you want to save money on norway in a nutshell tour, this is the best way to do so.
The entire norway in a nutshell itinerary operates all on public transit. To arrange norway in a nutshell on your own and start your trip in oslo you need to first book a train to myrdal. For one, hi travel tales found the norway in a nutshell packaged schedules to be a bit limiting and wondered if a norway in a nutshell diy tour would cost less. Bergen is the gateway to the wildest and loveliest fjords of norway. But as youre planning this amazing day, its likely the first thing on your mind. But there are a few things that you need to know before you book you norway in a nutshell experience. What nian does is reserve a seat for you on the whole trip. Transfer points and connections are easy to find and clearly marked or announced. But, if youre on a really tight budget you can enjoy exactly the same journey for almost half the price by following our tips and doing things your own. Diy norway in a nutshell tour on your own to save 2020. Feb 02, 2020 norway in a nutshell does not offer this choice even after entering kid details.
Book your customized train vacation and travel through norway. Thus, the tourist gurus there have come up with a package tour deal called norway in a nutshell nin. To build your own itinerary, click to add an item to your itinerary basket. Using that information, we visited the websites for the train, ferry, and bus companies to confirm the schedules and book our own tickets. This is one of the major reasons visitors go to norway. Mar 21, 2020 how to do norway in a nutshell on your own. Book your cruise and railway tickets in advance, they do sell out. Norway in a nutshell tour in style 50 degrees north. Norway in a nutshell diy and save money hi travel tales. Sep 01, 2019 got it thanks so much soph5035 and dyoll for your help.
The beauty of travelling with norway in a nutshell is that you can chop and change the itinerary as much as you want, then book it all via a one stop shop everything, including train tickets, ferry rides, hotels, even ski passes if you fancy some skiing in voss, can be booked through one portal. The norway in a nutshell tour is our most popular tour, but fjord tours offers a wide array of different tours all over the country. How to book your your step by step guide fjord tours. How to book norway in a nutshell itinerary on your own and. If you have very limited time in norway i was in norway for 6 nights 3 in bergen, or dont have the resources to do your own roadtrip or diy this, then norway in a nutshell is considered the best way to see norway. Norway in a nutshell on your own with optional places to visit. The second option, working out norway in a nutshell on your own, is cheaper, but takes more time and planning. Please look for the bus with sign for norway in a nutshellvoss at the harbour. The norway in a nutshell tour railways bergen flam. When booking a tour, you will also gain access to the fjord tours travel guide app which is a digital. Norway in a nutshell itinerary if you book fjord norways original norway in a nutshell tour, your itinerary will look something like this. Our aim is to make it easy for you to customize your experience and we hope. Norway in a nutshell during winter is a popular option due to the lack of crowds.
The fjordcruise boat for norway in a nutshell departs from pier no. We include a porter service which offers a safe and secure transportation of your luggage between oslo and vossbergen the norway in the nutshell component of the tour. Add one of the hotels to you tour or press id rather book on my own. Check the norway in a nutshell tour website if you want them to book everything for you. The norway in a nutshell original tour takes you through one of the worlds most beautiful fjord and mountain sceneries and europes top scenic rail journey, the flam railway. Norway has been near the top of my travel wish list for a long time and it didnt disappoint during our visit last summer.
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