Alesund: Trollstigen, Troll Wall & Fjord Day Trip

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Duration7h 30m

GroupUp to 45

LanguagesEN · DE +3

Mobile ticketAccepted

The Road to Trolls: Alesund's Gorges, Waterfalls & Mountain Views

You board a bus at the cruise terminal and spend the day driving through Norwegian fjord country, stopping to walk across a gorge bridge, view a famous mountain plateau, and photograph waterfalls. Lunch is optional and included in the longer version. The tour returns you to the ship with time to spare, so you don't have to arrange transport, timing or worry about missing departure.

7h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Scenic tour from Ålesund to Troll Wall

Depart from Norway Excursions AS
Photo stop at the Storfjord
Walk over the bridge at Gudbrandsjuvet gorge
Enjoy view from Troll Road platform
Drive the Troll Road (Trollstigen)
Photo stop at Stigfossen waterfall bottom
Visit Europe's tallest vertical rock face
Drive along the Rauma river
Return to meeting point

The Experience

The bus pulls away from Atlantic Sea Park at the cruise port, and within minutes the Storfjord opens up on your left—water so still it looks like glass. You're heading inland toward Valldal, a valley famous for strawberries that taste nothing like the ones at home, and the real reason you're here becomes clear: this isn't a quick loop around town. The route takes you through green fields, past small farms, and then the landscape starts to tighten. Gudbrandsjuvet arrives suddenly—a narrow gorge where a waterfall drops 20 to 25 meters into a ravine below, and the water is so clear you can see the rocks at the bottom. There's a bridge you walk across, and the sound of the water echoing off the stone walls is the kind of thing that makes you stop talking for a moment.

After that comes the Troll Road—Trollstigen—though here's the thing: the actual mountain pass is closed for 2024 due to falling rock hazards, so the tour takes you to the plateau instead, where the view over the Istradal valley spreads out in front of you. It's still the famous viewpoint, still worth the drive, and you get the sense of why this place earned its name. On the way back down, you stop at Stigfossen, another waterfall, this time for photos. The bus winds along the Rauma river on the return leg, and if you've chosen the lunch option, you'll eat somewhere along the route before heading back to the ship. Without lunch, the whole thing takes 6.5 hours; with it, 7.5. The timing matters if your ship is tight on port time—anything under 8 hours and you'll want to skip the meal.

A multilingual guide travels with the group, which usually stays small enough that you're not crammed in with fifty people. The bus itself is wheelchair-accessible, and foldable wheelchairs fit in the storage. If you're traveling with infants or small children, a pram works fine on the stops, though you'll want to bring your own car seat if you need one. The whole day is built around the ship's schedule—the tour starts about 30 minutes after you dock, which gives you time to clear the port without rushing, and the return is timed so you're back before departure.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or cruise port pickup at Atlantic Sea Park, sightseeing stops at Storfjord, Gudbrandsjuvet gorge with bridge walk, Trollstigen plateau viewpoint, Stigfossen waterfall, and a drive along the Rauma river.
A multilingual local guide accompanies the group throughout.
Lunch is available as an optional add-on.
The tour returns you to the meeting point in time for ship departure.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Norway Excursions AS

Is this one for you?Book this if your ship is docked in Alesund for at least 8 hours and you want to see the fjords and mountain scenery without arranging your own transport or worrying about timing—the tour is built around cruise schedules and handles all the logistics so you just show up at the terminal.