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Brasserie Posten
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Westeras Gard
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CafèOlè
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Olebuda Restaurant
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Geiranger Bakeri
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Friaren Bistro
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Fiskekaka
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Naustkroa
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Restaurant Skageflå
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Geiranger Tourist Information Office
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Destinasjon Geirangerfjord
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Fossevandring
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Geiranger Fjord
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0.7 miBodies of Water
Korsmyra - Hiking Track
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0.3 miNature & Wildlife Areas • Hiking Trails
War Memorial
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Norsk Fjordsenter
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0.5 miSpeciality Museums
Flydalsjuvet
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0.9 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Canyons
Losta
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Geiranger Church
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  • BingofLancaster
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania36 contributions
    Geiranger fjord ferry ride
    A trip to Norway would not be complete without a ferry ride down the Geiranger fjord. Awesome mountains, waterfalls and the overwhelming power of nature. Drive to the top of the mountain for a spectacular finish and grip the steering wheel tight on the switchback road out of the valley. I still feel a slight tingle of vertigo .
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written June 23, 2023
  • Richard Hildebrand
    Tucson, Arizona635 contributions
    What a fjord
    The views are amazing. It is the first time we have been in Norway and we loved it. We took a bus ride up the side of the mountain and the views kept being outstanding. Looking down on the harbor made me realize how far up we had gone.
    Visited June 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 27, 2023
  • Happy Traveller
    Sydney, Australia5,419 contributions
    Interesting
    Our first visit to this town. Glorious cruise in… stunning vistas. The town was bigger than I’d thought it would be. And busy with visitors. Some nice shops. And beautiful homes high up on the hills
    Visited August 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 26, 2023
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Happy Traveller
Sydney, Australia5,419 contributions
Interesting
Aug 2023 • Couples
Our first visit to this town. Glorious cruise in… stunning vistas. The town was bigger than I’d thought it would be. And busy with visitors. Some nice shops. And beautiful homes high up on the hills
Written August 27, 2023
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sopaca
Cambridge, UK2,209 contributions
Hellesylt-Geiranger ferry - best way to see Geirangerfjord
Jun 2019
We took the round trip cruise boat from Geiranger to Hellesylt return. The scenery was stunning. We drove all over this part of Norway but this was the prettiest fjord we saw and were so blessed to have seen it from the water. There is a commentary in English on the boat and you get to see abandoned farms high on the hillside where they farmed until well into the 1900s. We also saw lots of waterfalls and Skageflå, the best-known of the fjord farms where King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in 1993.

The views are simply stunning. It was not great weather on the day we went - cold and cloudy but we still had a great time but made sure we wrapped up warm. It was about £35 each for the round trip but well worth it and we'd definitely do it again, hopefully on a clear, sunny day. We just paid a man with a ticket machine as we got on the boat which was very convenient. Our visit was in June 2018.
Written September 5, 2019
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Bob K
West Chester, PA282 contributions
Spectacular fjord with numerous waterfalls
Jun 2019 • Couples
The Geiranger Fjord is spectacular, with its numerous waterfalls. We were on a cruise ship where there was narration telling us about the most well known waterfalls.
Written June 30, 2019
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Morton D
Bristol, UK58 contributions
Great fjord information centre, spectacular waterfalls, watersports available
Jul 2018 • Couples
The initial notable thing about Geiranger was the movable concrete pontoon (the “SeaWalk”) that was swung into place for us to disembark. Apparently it can be slippery when wet, but that wasn't a problem today. The village was buzzing, with lots of buses going off on excursions and plenty of cars, mobile homes and motorbikes filling the road. Something I've never seen before was the "talking cars" for hire: Renault electric Twizy "quadricycles" in which two people sit one behind the other and have a commentary as they drive round.
We wanted to see the Octagonal Church and the Fjord Centre, and were advised to go up via the road and back down via the metal walkway, and it was sound advice: both ways are quite steep, but the road is a gradual slope and the walkway has lots of steps that can be trying for knees, particularly going up. The road has a pavement for about half the way up to the church, and you can take a short cut to the left about half way up - though it's quite steep and uneven.
The church was OK, though I found it less interesting than, say, the churches in Olden. It's a short walk from there to the Fjord Centre, the latter about a mile from the quay. Entry to the Centre costs about £12.30, or £10.20 for older people - who are given a stick-on label saying "Pensjionist" or similar. It's obvious to anyone that I'm not in the first flush of youth, so that didn't bother me!
The centre has lots of exhibits showing what life was like in these mountains in days gone by, and an imaginative touch I really liked was the "steamer" you "board", complete with rocking motion and scenery "moving past". All the exhibits had useful descriptions in Norwegian, English and (from memory) German, but the dim lighting in places made these hard for me to read. My phone torch was handy on those occasions.
There is a slide show in the theatre periodically. The massive screen is curved, the seating is comfortable; there is no commentary but the pictures of the fjord, surrounding landscapes and the flora and fauna in different seasons are extraordinarily beautiful.
Downstairs (past the ticket desk) is an interactive area, mostly for children, with an environmental slant.
The walkway back down to the village runs alongside the waterfall, with opportunities for quite spectacular still and movie photography. Where the walkway goes near the water, the slight spray makes the smooth handrail quite slippery. It might be worth checking pics occasionally to make sure your lens is clear. My pedometer made it about three-quarters of a mile back down this way.
Local facilities for tourists seem good, with several bus tours available (tickets from the tourist information centre), plus car hire, electric- and mountain-bike hire (270 NOK for 2 hours on the former) and - which I'll try next time - kayak hire. The water is dead calm, and seeing both the cruise ship and the natural surroundings from water-level must be brilliant. Currently NOK500 for 3 hours.
Written August 3, 2018
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ITRT
Virginia38,566 contributions
Jewel of a Fjord
Jun 2019
We traveled on the Prinsendam through what has to be Norway’s most gorgeous fjord, the Geirangerfjord. Mother Nature has done a superb job of showing off its snow-covered mountain tops, beautiful waterfalls, verdant vegetation and the deep, blue fjord. It has to be the crowning jewel of all of Norway’s fjords. One of the most extraordinary waterfalls is Seven Sisters which consists of seven separate streams. Houses are visible high up on some of the cliffs. It is easy to see why Geirangerfjord is considered to be the most scenic fjord area in the world. The fjord is also a UNESCO World Heritage.
Written August 21, 2019
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Bill D
Pittsburgh, PA74 contributions
Not to be missed
Jul 2018 • Couples
We visited several fjords on a cruise up the coast of Norway. This was our favorite. It is really a narrow finger of the sea with steep walls lining it. The color of the water is not to be believed. Cruise ships are able to get to the very end of the fjord. The waterfalls are breathtaking.
Written September 24, 2018
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Ash M
Montreal, Canada126 contributions
Hellesylt-Geiranger ferry
Aug 2018 • Couples
Amazing way to see the fjord and the mountains around from a ferry. You can get on ferry from Hellesylt or Geiranger. We took from Hellesylt and after visited the Dalsnibba.
If the weather is good use the upper deck to look and take pictures. You will see amazing waterfalls, mountains and abandoned farms around. I can't imagine how people lived in those places.
Written August 23, 2018
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JLCA
Lima, Peru63 contributions
Great place to visit!!!
Sep 2023 • Friends
Definitely a great place to visit. You want walk or take a Toor in the center of the town. The landscape are really outstanding and you really can be in touch with the nature.
Written September 11, 2023
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edwyn1958
Ammanford, UK279 contributions
You can see why it is a World heritage site
Jun 2023
This is an UNESCO World Heritage site and you can see why - The seven sisters waterfall was just one of many - The ferry from Hellesylt to Gerianger along the fjord has spectacular views.
We were on a cruise and decided to take the car ferry from Hellesylt rather than the organsied trip - much cheaper. The ferry was great -
We sat outside and listened to the audio guide highlighting the sights and stories of the area. The ferry also has a cafe.
We then spent a couple of hours in geiranger where there is a fantastic waterfall walk.
Written June 27, 2023
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Gabriel H
Bellaire, TX7,103 contributions
One of Norway's most spectacular fjords
Jul 2019
Arriving to geiranger is a dramatic experience. The walls of the fjord are pretty narrow until you get tho the head of the fjord, where they open up a bit. Here too, you are surrounded by high mountains and the walls are almost vertical. They are covered by very green and lush vegetation. The fjord waters are dark blue, indicating the steep fall-off below the water and the depth of the fjord waters. On one side (the Southeast side) of the fjord, there is the little hamlet of Geiranger, a couple dozen chalets clinging to the shores, along the pier.
Written September 2, 2019
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