Fjords & islands in Norway

Further north still and the islands of Svalbard provide polar bears with pack ice well above the Arctic Circle with small ice-strengthened cruise ships deploying Zodiacs amongst glass coated or fertile fjords whilst puffins, guillemots and pink footed geese squawk from rugged rocks above.

If you’re interested in fjords and islands in Norway, the locations below are certainly worth a second glimpse with organised tours with an expert guide the best way to appreciate the experience from a much deeper perspective. From cruising and cycling to railways and hiking, Norway’s islands and fjords offer every opportunity to see the very best of natural Norway, just as Slartibartfast intended.If you’re interested in fjords and islands in Norway, the locations below are certainly worth a second glimpse with organised tours with an expert guide the best way to appreciate the experience from a much deeper perspective. From cruising and cycling to railways and hiking, Norway’s islands and fjords offer every opportunity to see the very best of natural Norway, just as Slartibartfast intended.

Straddling Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane counties, in southwest Norway, Breheimen National Park is as creased and crinkled as an unmade bed on a Sunday morning thanks, in no small part, to the Jostedalsbreen – mainland Europe’s largest glacier. As you’d expect, the fjords within Breheimen are absolutely stunning with the UNESCO listed Nærøyfjord, an 18km offshoot from the second longest fjord on the planet, Sognefjord, making for one of the world’s most scenic ferry journeys.

The coastline south of Bergen, Sunnhordland – southern Hordaland – offers an old-fashioned representation of Norway where hundreds of islands, islets and miniature fjords, such as Innværfjorden, provide fishing and farming communities with exceptionally fertile landscapes. As Sunnhordland also features the start of the Hardangerfjord, the fourth largest fjord on earth, responsible travellers are in for a real treat with Rosendal, on the southern side of Hardangerfjord, an excellent point to start a hiking or cycling trip before catching an express boat back to Bergen.

Around 700km north of Bergen you’ll find the historic city of Trondheim situated on the southern banks of the third-largest fjord in Norway, Trondheimsfjord. Stretching for around 170km from Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag to Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag, Trondheimsfjord makes for a majestic passage into the Atlantic with several inhabited islands and timeless Norwegian fishing villages conjuring images of the area’s notorious Viking past.