The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Jondal, the bucket-list move is Trolltunga: Epic Summer Hike to the Iconic Rock Ledge. Below: 2 bucket-list things to do on a Jondal port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Stand on Norway's most dramatic rock ledge — 700 metres above Lake Ringedalsvatnet — on a guided 10-hour hike through raw Hardanger wilderness. An absolute bucket-list pinnacle of Norwegian adventure.
Book itTrolltunga: Trolltunga Summer Hike$189 per person
Visit a working husky camp perched on the Folgefonna glacier, meet the sled dogs up close, and set foot on one of Norway's largest ice fields. A 3-hour experience that fuses arctic wildlife with dramatic glacial scenery.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Tear through the glassy waters of the Hardangerfjord on a powerful RIB boat, skimming past sheer cliff faces, hidden waterfalls, and orchid-covered shores. A two-hour thrill that reveals the fjord from sea level in spectacular style.
Book itNorheimsund: All-Year Hardangerfjord & Fyksesund RIB Safari$100 per person
Board an elegant full-day fjord cruiser for a leisurely round-trip voyage through the world-famous Hardangerfjord, gliding past medieval stave churches, fruit orchards in bloom, and Norway's most celebrated waterfalls.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Paddle a sea kayak at water level through the Hardangerfjord's glassy inlets, under cliff faces dripping with waterfalls, past ancient farmsteads clinging to the shore. An intimate, silent communion with Norway's most spectacular fjord.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Step into the orchards of Hardanger — Norway's legendary fruit belt — for an intimate, private tasting of world-class artisan ciders, fruit wines, and locally cured foods at a working family farm beneath the glaciers.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in JondalNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.