 All
in
one!
Experience Norway’s great outdoors with three or four activities in
eight full days beyond Oslo. The adventure starts with 3 plus days of
hiking in the mountain area of Skarvheimen, known for its great
variations -- broad valleys, wide plateaus, rugged peaks and
precipitous slopes, lakes, and charming lodges that encourage
hut-to-hut hikes. Here the eastern and western parts of the country
meet mightily. The next day we can rest, take short day hikes, or take
an optional, popular glacier walk into the blue ice of Norway’s 6tth
largest glacier, the Hardangerjøkulen. Next we’ll take Norway’s
most popular mountain bike trip on the road/track known as
“Rallarvegen.” The route starts on the mountain plateau at 1000 meters
and ends up at sea level in Flåm on the amazing Aurlands Fjord,
which is a finger of the 2nd longest fjord in the world, the
Søgnefjord. After a night in the Fretheim Hotel, we’ll use sea
kayaks to paddle out in the narrow fjord and perhaps combine this with
a short hike to an historical Viking site. We catch a bus to a cozy,
historic mountain lodge at Østerbø, and on our last day
we take a spectacular hike down what many consider the most beautiful
valley trail in Norway, the Aurlandsdal valley. We end up back in
Flåm, where our journey on the famously engineered train—the
Flåmsbanen—plus the train ride from Myrdal to Oslo, give our tour
a spectacular ending that is listed in the book 1,000 Places to See
Before You Die.
Outing Cost:
$2245.00 per person
Payment Policy:
A deposit of $600.00 is due at the time of
registration. The remaining balance of $1645.00 is due no later than
February 11, 2012.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel
the trip at any time, an $85.00 ADK registration fee is non-refundable.
The balance of the deposit is fully refundable up to February 11, 2012.
After February 10, 2012, no refunds are possible unless your space can
be filled from a waiting list. However, if ADK cancels the trip or if
in the opinion of the leader, this trip is not for you, the full amount
will be refunded.
Accommodations:
2 nights in a central
Oslo hotel, 6 nights in DNT’s or private mountain lodges, and 1
night in a hotel in Flåm. Norway’s mountain cabins are known for
the cozy atmosphere of their pleasant common areas. The rooms are
dormitory style, with bunks for 4 to 6 people as a rule. Bedding
and pillows are provided, and hikers bring a sleeping sheet and pillow
cover. Our lodges serve breakfast and dinner. All of them
this year have showers and electricity, either from the power grid or
from a local generator. A few lodges may have saunas. All have drying
rooms that usually do an excellent job of drying out hand washing or
rain gear. Using these strategically placed huts/lodges is a great way
to mingle with other hikers from all parts of Norway and Europe.
Price Includes:
- Lodging for all
9 nights: 2 nights in an hotel in Oslo, 6 nights in fully staffed DNT
or private mountain lodges in the Skarvheim and Aurlandsdal mountain
regions, and 1 night in an Hotel in the popular cruise boat and tourist
destination of Flåm, situated on the dramatic Aurlandsdal Fjord.
- All transportation
during trip from our start and end in Oslo. This trip involves
trains, and buses. We'll take the train from Oslo to Ål, then a
bus to Tovik. On day 8 we take a late afternoon bus up the valley
from Flåm to Østerbø lodge. The next day we use a
bus from Vassbygdi to Flåm and catch the exciting Flåm
train up from the fjord to meet the world-famous scenic tBergen-Oslo
train back to Oslo, arriving at 10:30 pm.
- Rental bikes and
saddle bags for one day and sea kayak trip on fjord while in
Flåm.
• All breakfasts in Norway, plus all other meals except
those we eat when we leave and return to Oslo and our first dinner when
we meet in Oslo. The breakfasts are wonderful smorgasbård
spreads, from which—when we are hiking-- we also make lunch packs.
• An
expert Norwegian guide and the ADK trip leaders.
- Membership in the
Norwegian organization (like our Sierra Club), the DNT ( Den
Norsk Turistforening) which provides our guide, handles special travel
arrangements and runs most of the mountain lodges we'll use. Membership
gives us a break on the cost of DNT lodges.
Not Included in the Price:
- Air travel to Oslo
and cost of bus or train between the Oslo airport and Oslo
• Dinner
your first night in Oslo and any food obtained when we are on the bus
or train leaving and returning to Oslo
- Personal items bought
such as alcoholic drinks, suntan lotion, etc
• Adirondack Mountain Club
membership
- Travel insurance
(recommended)
Daily
Itinerary
For more information
and to register contact Mary Hong Loe, 278 W. Lake
Rd., Oswego, NY 13126, 315-342-3179, maryhloe@gmail.com
Co-leader, Gretchen
Yealy, 116 Rounds Ave., Riverside, RI 02915; 401-228-3321; gretchen_yealy@brown.edu
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