Cheese Taste
& Tour

From VOSS to Vik and the
Glacier Village of Fjærland

From Voss: Cheese Taste & Tour to Vik and Fjærland - 2 days Tour

This Tour will take you to Vik and Glacier village and Fjærland. The tour is a 2 days tour starting from Voss and include all transport, hotell, lunch, cheese tasting, dinner and entrance fees.

Departs from: Evangervegen 6/ by Voss Culture Center, 5704 Voss
Duration: 2 days
Season: 01.06 – 15.09

The village of Vik is known for its famous cheese Gamalost ("old cheese"). The tour combines cheese tasting with some of the best tourist attractions Norway may offer like Hopperstad Stave Church, Storesvingen View Point, Tvindefossen waterfall as well as Fjord crossing of the magnificent Sognefjord on board MV Fjord Lady.

This tour is a fully guided tour, and the bus takes a maximum of 16 passengers. Your driver and guide speak English and Norwegian.

The tour starts by minibus outside the Tourist Information in Bergen, before heading east. After about 1,5 hours we make short stop in Voss if we need to collect passengers starting from Voss.

From Voss we continue towards the village Vik.  We drive across the Vikafjell passage, high up in the mountains, through stunning landscapes. On these hights there might be snow close to the road, even in the summertime.

Vik village and
Hopperstad Stave Church

Back on the bus we continue down to Vik. The village of Vik has a rich cultural heritage. The main attraction in Vik is the richly decorated stave church “Hopperstad Stavkirke”. Hopperstad was built in 1130 and is, together with Urnes, the oldest stave church in existence. There will be a 30 min. stop to visit the Church. You can join a guided tour of the church or explore at your own pace. The local guide speaks English and Norwegian and the tour is included in the price.

Guided tour in Vik and Cheese tasting

Fjordcruise across the Sognefjord and into the Fjærlandsfjord

From Blix Hotel we take a short drive to the harbour in Vik where the tour continues by boat to Fjærland. The fjord cruise last about 2 hours and the ticket is included. The boat has indoor seating as well as the possibility to stand outside on deck and take in the beautiful scenery. There is a café on board that offers light dishes like pasta, baguettes, soup, toast, and various beverages. (food and drinks at your own cost).

The Sognefjord is the deepest and longest fjord in Norway and we will cross over Sognefjorden and enter the Fjærlandsfjord, one of the many fjords leading off Sognefjord. The beautiful Fjærlandsfjord is about 25 kilometre and has high mountains on both sides.

The beautiful village Fjærland

Departure from
the Tourist Information

On the decent from Vikafjell mountain to Vik, the bus will stop at the viewpoint “Storesvingen”(about one hour from Voss). The viewpoint offers excellent photo opportunities with magnificent views of Vik Village and Sognefjorden.

Viewpoint
“Storesvingen”

Join us for a walk in historically surroundings at Vikøyri. We will stroll between small picturesque homes and boathouses that makes up the beachdweller settlement at Vikøyri. We will also visit one of the small homes that still is left as it was back in the days. The tour will include a taste of the local specialty, "gamalost" which is a cheese that has its origin in vikingtimes. The local dairy is the only dairy in Norway producing this cheese today. Along with the cheese You will be served a raspberry juice. Vik municipality produces approximately 25% of all raspberries in Norway. All our trips are in cooperation with our partners.

Right at the end of Fjærlandsfjord we reach the charming village Fjærland. The village is perfect to explore by foot and until 1986 it was only possible to arrive to the village by boat. You can choose to explore the village on your own or join the guided tour to the glacier and the Norwegian Glacier Museum. We have two hours at our disposal in Fjærland.

Norwegian Glacier Museum and Bøyabreen Glacier

The Norwegian Glacier Museum is an interactive museum which offers something for the whole family. The entry ticket is included in the price. The museum shares knowledge about glaciers and climate in new innovative ways.

From the Norwegian Glacier Museum, the tour continues by bus up to Bøyabreen glacier - a branch of Jostedalsbreen glacier. Here we have dedicated some extra time to take some photos and see up close how the glacier presses itself into the landscape. For safety reasons it is not possible to walk on the glacier, but you will see the glacier from up close and take some nice photos.

The bus then returns to Fjærland quay. 

Back at the pier in Fjærland the same boat will take you back to Vik. From Vik the tour continues by bus to the spectacular Tvindefossen waterfall.

Tvindefossen waterfall is 110 meters high and popular among tourists. There are many myths related to Tvindefossen waterfall and we will leave it up to the guide to tell you about some of them. Most visitors find the waterfall impressive as you can walk close to the water.

Tvindefossen waterfall

Return
to Bergen

From the waterfall we continue by bus towards Voss. We arrive Voss at 19:00.

Price : 4.650,-

Included in the tour price

All transport (bus and boat) is included as well as all the guided tours and entry to all attractions we visit. Lunch and dinner at Blix Hotel as well as cheese tasting is included in the ticket.

On board the bus there are limited possibilities to purchase food, so it may be a good idea to bring some snacks for the time in the bus.

Driver / guide

Your driver and guide speak English and Norwegian.

Handicap access

The bus and the boat have a ramp suitable for both electric and non-electric wheelchairs. The same goes for the bus in Fjærland and the entry to the Glacier Museum. Please note that the Hopperstad Stave Church is not accessible with a wheelchair. If you need to use our handicap ramps the booking must be done minimum 48 hours prior to departure and is on condition that the tour is not already fully booked as we then remove two seats from the bus.

Exclusive tours

If you travel in a group of 10 or more passengers and you are one cohort, you can request to reserve the bus exclusively for your group. Please call us to make sure there is no other reservations done before making the booking. The price per person will remain the same.

Timetable

 ATTRACTIONS

 

Cruise on the Sognefjord

Storesvingen viewpoint

Hopperstad Stave Church

Bøyabreen Glacier

Jostedalen Glacier is the largest glacier in mainland Europe. During the trip you will experience amazing scenery and views of the Bøyabreen Glacier, a branch of Jostedalen Glacier.

Norwegian Glacier Museum

The Norwegian Glacier Museum & Ulltveit-Moe Climate Centre is an interactive museum for the whole family.

Entrance fee is included in package fare.

Tvindefossen Waterfall

Tvindefossen Waterfall is 110 meter high. Most visitors find the waterfall impressive as you can walk close to the water.

Cheese tasting

Luxury Buses

Blix Hotel

 

Fritjov statue-Vangsnes