Alesund Shore Excursion: From Fjords to Trolls
Overview
A full day of amazing and breathtakingly beautiful sceneries is guaranteed. You will depart from Ålesund by bus and soon travel along the magnificent Storfjord. Enjoy the green fields in Valldal where the most delicious strawberries grow. Walk over the bridge at Gudbrandsjuvet, a beautiful gorge where the clearest water falls down 20-25 meters into a ravine. Experience the adventurous Troll Road (Trollstigen) and enjoy the amazing view over the valley of Istradal from the top. Last but definitely not least, a visit to the impressive Troll Wall (Trollveggen).
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Sightseeing tour
- Multiple fjords
- Valldal, strawberry area
- Gudbrandsjuvet
- Trollstigen / Troll Road
- Stigfossen (waterfall)
- Trollveggen / Troll Wall
- Romsdalshorn
- Lunch (Include or Exclude)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Norway Excursions, Selnesvaagen 4, Alesund 6280 Norway
Norway Excursions AS
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Port of Alesund, Keiser Wilhelms g. 6, 6003 Ålesund, Norway
Starting point of the tour
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Kokarsteinen, Fv650 140, 6250 Stordal, Norway
Photo stop at the Storfjord
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gudbrandsjuvet, Route 63 Rv 63, Valldal 6210 Norway
Discover the beauty of this impressive gorge
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Trollstigen, Åndalsnes, 6300 Norway
Enjoy the view from the platform over the Troll Road and the valley, before experiencing this world famous mountain road
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stigfossen Waterfall, Andalsnes 6300 Norway
Photo stop at the bottom of the amazing Stigfossen waterfall
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Trollveggen Besoksenter, Horgheim, Andalsnes 6300 Norway
Visit to Europe's tallest vertical rock face
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Circle K Åndalsnes, Raumavegen 69, 6300 Åndalsnes, Norway
Drive along the Rauma river
Stop At: Port of Alesund, Keiser Wilhelms g. 6, 6003 Ålesund, Norway
Drive back to the meeting point (endpoint of the tour)
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Stordal Gamle Kyrkje, Stordal 6250 Norway
Outside photo stop at the Rose Church
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Norway Excursions, Selnesvaagen 4, Alesund 6280 Norway
Norway Excursions AS
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Port of Alesund, Keiser Wilhelms g. 6, 6003 Ålesund, Norway
Starting point of the tour
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Kokarsteinen, Fv650 140, 6250 Stordal, Norway
Photo stop at the Storfjord
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gudbrandsjuvet, Route 63 Rv 63, Valldal 6210 Norway
Discover the beauty of this impressive gorge
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Trollstigen, Åndalsnes, 6300 Norway
Enjoy the view from the platform over the Troll Road and the valley, before experiencing this world famous mountain road
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stigfossen Waterfall, Andalsnes 6300 Norway
Photo stop at the bottom of the amazing Stigfossen waterfall
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Trollveggen Besoksenter, Horgheim, Andalsnes 6300 Norway
Visit to Europe's tallest vertical rock face
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Circle K Åndalsnes, Raumavegen 69, 6300 Åndalsnes, Norway
Drive along the Rauma river
Stop At: Port of Alesund, Keiser Wilhelms g. 6, 6003 Ålesund, Norway
Drive back to the meeting point (endpoint of the tour)
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Stordal Gamle Kyrkje, Stordal 6250 Norway
Outside photo stop at the Rose Church
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide in English due to mixed groups
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking "ship name"
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Service animals are not allowed by default as other customers may have allergies, in case a service animal is needed please contact us
- All vehicles support foldable wheelchairs
- All terrain are wheelchair accessible
- Contact us before booking if wheelchair ramp is needed!
- Bring child/infant seats with you
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Garfield_D
September 2023
We enjoyed a fantastic day on this tour with Denise from the Netherlands. She is like a sponge with new knowledge of everything asked if her. A great ambassador for her company. Well done.
We enjoyed a fantastic day on this tour with Denise from the Netherlands. She is like a sponge with new knowledge of everything asked if her. A great ambassador for her company. Well done.897JoT
September 2023
It was a very good tour despite the heavy rain the whole day. Our tour guide Yana was very good n informative. We totally enjoyed the long tour but informative tour. You won’t regret joining this tour
It was a very good tour despite the heavy rain the whole day. Our tour guide Yana was very good n informative. We totally enjoyed the long tour but informative tour. You won’t regret joining this tourkarencS4837WJ
August 2023
We were three families travelling together on a cruise ship with toddlers and we booked this private tour so we could all have a good time without feeling stressed and rushed on a big bus tour. We paid 3100 EUR for the private day tour which was kindly arranged by the company owner of Norway Exc...
We were three families travelling together on a cruise ship with toddlers and we booked this private tour so we could all have a good time without feeling stressed and rushed on a big bus tour. We paid 3100 EUR for the private day tour which was kindly arranged by the company owner of Norway Excursions Birgir who was always helpful and accommodating on the phone. On the day itself, the van had no water bottles and the car seats were just left on the seats without being installed. We all left the tour with mixed feelings and genuinely disappointed with the money we had spent for the day and how we were treated by our guide, Peter. It all started first thing in the morning when we met him at the cruise port. In comparison to many other guides we have had who would usually greet us with a smile, there were no smiles and no greeting as such, but a rather patronising and condescending attitude to ensure we all have water bottles for the day and gone to the bathroom before the tour. Though we did get some good commentary at the start of the tour, Peter very quickly got frustrated at our group for: 1) not concentrating 100% to him as we were trying to settle down our children (which is quite normal for most families with toddlers) 2) for not knowing how to assemble the carseats that were provided - they were not the easiest to use and not even the driver knew how to install them properly without it being a real hazard! The other tour guides we have had throughout our tour would be helpful in this regard but Peter just stood outside the van, hurried us at every opportunity and rolled his eyes. The worse was lunch, the food offering at the buffet did not look appetising and Birgir did tell us that there may be a cafe option that we could go to if the buffet offering was not something we prefer on the day. Well, our tour guide Peter did not allow us to have lunch at the other cafe and instead was determined that our driver gets his 1 hour break at Trollstigen (where the buffet is!). We all ended up relatively hungry and just resorted to some snacks and wild strawberries that we had got from our previous stop by the benches outside Trollstigen cabin. We then spoke to our driver and he kindly told us that there is another cafe along the road which is more pleasant and that he regularly eats there himself. How inflexible and unaccommodating of our guide for telling us there will be no other cafes along the road for lunch option?! Overall, we were rushed on every stop and constantly being told we need to make good time. It really felt like we were on a school bus with a terrible teacher who lacked soft skills. So much so that we didn’t even feel we had enough time for photos - only 2-5 mins here and there. It takes up almost 5 mins to just get the kids off the bus with the super difficult carseats that we had and I’m sure families with children can all relate to how toddlers can be on the road lol! We were definitely more rushed than the big bus scheduled tours as we had to leave before them at every stop which may be great for our guide but it definitely didn’t make our ONE day in Alesund very pleasant! I appreciate that perhaps with another guide from Norway Excursions things may have been quite different so I would not say not to do a private tour with this company. Every encounter I’ve had with Birgir and Indira on the phone prior to our trip have been very helpful and accommodating. Our driver on the day, Torbjorn, was lovely and was accommodating to our needs but was often overruled by our guide, Peter. It is just hugely unfortunate that our actual day tour was a huge disappointment and that we couldn’t get ourselves to leave any tips as we usually would! The first time we have left zero tips to a private guide in all the years we have travelled!Pisica
August 2023
The place is amazing! The tour was very well organized. Our guide was very professional ( it was a young lady from Slovakia), telling us all sort of interesting information and having lots of patience with everybody. Last but not least, the driver was great on a very dangerous and crowded road.
The place is amazing! The tour was very well organized. Our guide was very professional ( it was a young lady from Slovakia), telling us all sort of interesting information and having lots of patience with everybody. Last but not least, the driver was great on a very dangerous and crowded road.Almighty123
August 2023
The trip was good and our guide (sorry, don’t remember name) was excellent and funny. She was from Netherland but doing this over summer in Norway and has lots of knowledge of local places. Because of her extra care, we really loved trip and I would highly recommended over cruise trip.
The trip was good and our guide (sorry, don’t remember name) was excellent and funny. She was from Netherland but doing this over summer in Norway and has lots of knowledge of local places. Because of her extra care, we really loved trip and I would highly recommended over cruise trip.Douglas_A
July 2023
Sites were great and as expected. Silvia, although a new guide from another country was charming, fun andd informative. The driver Torgbjorn (sp.) added a lot to the trip in addition to being a very safe driver.
Sites were great and as expected. Silvia, although a new guide from another country was charming, fun andd informative. The driver Torgbjorn (sp.) added a lot to the trip in addition to being a very safe driver.