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TOURS IN NORWAY
TOUR 1 : 3 WEEKS IN THE NORTH = LOOP Trondheim - Lofoten - Trondheim
Small introduction:
(description of the tour is below)
Norway is a very large country. You will not be able to see everything in 15 days for example. Beware of maps: the driving times are very long given the state of the roads and the traffic on only 2 lanes roads with trucks and motorhomes. The best is to choose between North, Center or South.
Then everything depends on your preferences and expectations. If you plan to visit the country with your car, roaming from hotel to hotel or from camping to camping? If you can, we strongly recommend the camping car: Norway is the country of motorhomes! everything is made for: you will find many stations adapted for the used waters and for the refilling, many sites where you can park at night. On the other hand, in recent years Norway has become VERY popular and motorhome tourism has exploded ... so we recommend you avoiding the months of July and August if you can, and aim for June or September instead.
PRACTICAL ADVICE
For a rental motorhome, try the website: https://www.finn.no. It is a site gathering all what is to sell and to rent in Norway. Very well done and very clear. Well, yes, it's in Norwegian. But a priori you are not too stupid and should manage. Like any website, you have a series of filters that allow you to refine your search.
- choose the category 'Biler', then 'Bobiler' (motorhome)
- select 'til leie' as a filter in the 'Salgsform' category in the left column
You will have access to all motorhome rental in Norway! fantastic no ?!
You can then browse the available filters to refine the whole: 'område' the area where you want to recover the camping car, 'sengeplasser' the number of places to sleep, 'sitteplasser' the number of seats, etc ...
And do not hesitate to contact the owners. Most Norwegians speak perfect English!
We offer 3 circuits in the North, Central and South Norway. They are loops of 3 weeks each in 'slow travel' mode. They are feasible in less time, clearly, but you risk missing the real essence of Norway ... If possible, prefer the 'slow travel' mode, to enjoy the scenery, stop where you want, where you feel it.
A tip: take your time, admire ... 😉
TOUR 1 : 3 WEEKS IN THE NORTH = LOOP Trondheim - Lofoten - Trondheim
A loop with departure and arrival in Trondheim.
This tour will allow you beginning with Trondheim, the capital of the kings of Norway - worth visiting (unlike many Norwegian cities which are not worth the trip, in our humble opinion).
So, roughly, count:
- 3 days on Trondheim (see our dedicated page).
- 5 days for the journey Trondheim - Lofoten: leave north by the E6, then north of Steinkjer take the coast road (Fv17), it will make you pass through grandiose landscapes, fjords, beaches, ferries, bridges, tunnels .. .Take this as far as Bodø where you will take the ferry to Å (yes, Å), the southern tip of the Lofoten islands.
- 7 days in the Lofoten and Vesterålen: gently travel the archipelago to Narvik, take your time, stop for a walk, do not miss Reine, the Lofoten pearl, the cod dryers, deeply inhale, it will be memorable...
- 6 days to drive back to Trondheim via the E6: the landscapes will be very different than along the coast, do not miss the center of the Arctic Circle and the Namskogan Zoo if you have children!
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