Our tour starts in the city of Bergen - the Gateway to the Fjords. The city was founded in 1070 and contains many historical and cultural landmarks. We will pass some of them on our way from the city and also on our return to Bergen.

Optional: We move on to Dale, where the famous sweater factory is located – “Dale of Norway”. We can visit the factory outlet and maybe pick up some woolen souvenirs there. From September till May the factory outlet is closed on Sundays.

We pass through the town of Voss on our way to Gudvangen. The main historical attractions are Vangskyrkja - church from 1277, and the St. Olaf's cross from 1023.

We arrive to the Bordalgjelet gorge, where a short walk awaits. The walking path inside the deep and dramatic Bordal gorge is safe and secure. During winter months the path can be closed, when there could be snow and ice which make walking difficult. Sheer rock walls on each side and a raging river at the bottom. Here you get a good view of the fantastic giant caves that ice and the river have shaped over the millennia.

On the way from Voss to the Hardangerfjord, we take a short detour on an alternate road and make a stop at Skjervsfossen waterfall, with its twin falls plunging out from a height of 150 meters.

Recommended option: We take the old road via Espeland valley and arrive in Ulvik, situated in the end of the Ulviksfjord – a secluded part of the Hardangerfjord. Ulvik is a small village and home of the Cider Route: three farms making hard cider from apples, juice, apples brandy, beer, pickled fruit, cured meats ect. We can visit all three farms or just one, purchase some of the local produce, or have an extended visit with an excursion, tastings and lunch (farm excursion, tastings and lunch must be booked in advance – not included in the price of this tour).

After a while we come to the Hardangerfjord. It is one of its narrower places, which we will cross the fjord on the Hardanger bridge – a suspension bridge from 2013 with a main span of 1310 metres (4300 ft). This magnificent structure is preceded by a tunnel. Another tunnel awaits on the other side. We stop at the viewpoint overlooking the fjord and the bridge on the other side.

Optional: On the other side on the Hardangerfjord we can visit the narrow Simadalsfjord, branching off the Hardangerfjord. From here we start our ascend to the mountains.

Optional: From Simadalen valley we start our drive to Kjeåsen farm. Until 1974 this farm, located on a mountain side at about 1740 feet (530 meters) ASL, used to be known as "the world's most inaccessible". In 1974 a car road was built, and this is the road we will take. It is, of course, possible to hike up to the farm. The hike is demanding. The view alone is worth visiting this place.

Optional: When we have passed the village of Eidfjord, a popular cruise ship destination, we drive to Øvre Eidfjord, where we visit the "Norwegian Nature Center – Hardanger", a museum and visitor center of the Hardangervidda National Park, dedicated to flora, fauna, geology and history of the region. There you may also watch a beautiful film on 5 screens (Supervideograph system) by a Norwegian-Italian director Ivo Caprino – a film about the magnificent sights on the Hardangervidda plateau. After the museum, there will be time for lunch at a cosy yet spacious café.

Our next stop, and the main destination of the journey, is Vøringsfossen waterfall, 182 metres (597 ft) tall, located at the very end of Måbødalen valley where the Hardangervidda begins. The viewpoint consists of several secure platforms overhanging the waterfall and the canyon. The view is mesmerizing: raging waters falling to the bottom of the canyon, the rugged valley with a stream meandering below surrounded by lush yet fragile tundra landscape.

Optional: In case we have enough time, we may continue farther up into the Hardangervidda plateau above the timberline – where the landscape changes and we find ourselves in bare mountain landscape surrounded by rock and lichen.

We return to the fjord and travel to the place where you will spend the night. Usually it is a village called Eidfjord, which has several hotels. There are also other hotels in the area: Kinsarvik, Lofthus, Odda... Accommodation is not included in the price of this tour, but we will be glad to help you book your overnight stay or recommend hotels in the area. The choice of the place to stay the night should depend on the activities during this tour.