Bergen to Gudvangen: Viking Market & Nærøyfjord Private Tour

Free cancellation

1/45

Duration11h–12h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · NO +1

PickupAt your hotel

Waterfalls, a Viking Village, and Norway's Narrowest Fjord in One Day from Bergen

You leave Bergen in the morning and drive through valleys and past waterfalls to Gudvangen, a village at the end of the UNESCO Nærøyfjord. You spend time at Njardarheimr, the Viking Village, with a guided tour, activities, and a market full of local crafts and souvenirs. A fjord cruise to Flåm is optional but recommended. You return to Bergen by evening in a private car with your own driver-guide, who stops wherever you want to photograph or rest.

11h–12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Tour from Bergen to Viking Market

Start tour in Bergen city
Pass by KODE Art Museums
Drive through Voss town
Stop at Tvindefossen waterfall
Stop at Stalheim Hotel terrace
Arrive in Gudvangen for lunch
Visit Njardarheimr Viking Village
Take guided tour and activities
Browse Viking Market for souvenirs
Optional fjord cruise from Gudvangen to Flåm
Return drive from Flåm to Gudvangen
Stop in Voss for optional gondola ride
Return to Bergen city

The Experience

The car pulls out of Bergen early morning, and within an hour the city falls away. You're driving through valleys where the landscape does the talking — calm lakes, raging rivers, waterfalls dropping off cliffs, and farms that look like they were carved from a child's toy box, perched on hillsides. The driver knows where to stop. Tvindefossen waterfall appears first, a 110-meter cascade you can walk right up to, and then Stalheim Hotel, sitting at 373 meters above the Nærøydalen valley. The terrace view alone is worth the stop. This is the UNESCO World Heritage Nærøyfjord — two fjords, adjacent valleys, mountains closing in on all sides — and you're seeing it from above before you even reach the water.

Gudvangen sits at the end of the fjord, tucked under Kjelfossen, Norway's tallest waterfall at 840 meters. This is where the Viking Market happens — only six days a year, dates published in March. Local producers and Viking artisans from other countries set up in Njardarheimr, the Viking Village, selling crafts, goods, and souvenirs that actually feel like something. You get entrance to the village and a scheduled guided tour with a local guide, or you can upgrade to a private Viking guide for a full hour with your group. Inside, there's archery, axe throwing, and people who actually live there practicing traditional crafts. The market is where you browse and buy, and lunch happens at the local hotel's restaurant or inside the village itself.

A fjord cruise from Gudvangen to Flåm is optional — the ferry leaves at 11:30am or 1:30pm and takes two hours, passing through both fjords with waterfalls and steep mountainsides. Tickets aren't included but can be bought on the day or booked ahead. Your driver waits in Flåm and drives you back through two of Norway's longest tunnels. If you skip the ferry, you have more time in the village or can take the Voss Gondol cable car on the way home (extra cost). The return to Bergen is scheduled for 7:30pm.

This is a private tour, which means the driver stops where you want to photograph or just breathe. You're not following a group schedule or waiting for stragglers. The car is air-conditioned, water is provided, and the driver is a professional who knows the route. It's 11 to 12 hours door to door, and the only real constraint is that the Viking Market runs only those six days in 2022 — so if you're in Bergen during one of them, this is the day to book.

What’s included

Your day includes private transportation from Bergen in an air-conditioned vehicle with a professional driver-guide, bottled water, entrance to Njardarheimr Viking Village with a scheduled guided tour, and all fees and taxes.
Lunch, the fjord cruise, and the Voss Gondol cable car are optional and cost extra.
The driver waits for you throughout the day and returns you to Bergen by 7:30pm.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by JANDIS AS

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see the Nærøyfjord, visit the Viking Market, and have a driver handle the route and timing — the private car means you stop where you want and don't wait for a group, which is what makes an 11-hour day feel unhurried.

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