Sogn/Voss/Valdres Norwegian Heritage Tour

SOGN / VOSS / VALDRES

NORWEGIAN HERITAGE TOUR

July 24 – August 2, 2025

HIGHLIGHTS
Travel with a genealogist • Receive genealogical assistance • Opportunities to visit family heritage sites and farms • Visits to Voss & Valdres Folk Museums • Hopperstad Stave Church • Flåm Railway • Fjord cruise

ITINERARY INCLUDES

• Roundtrip airfare from Mpls / St. Paul, including taxes, fees & fuel surcharge
• 8 nights accommodations, double occupancy, with private facilities
• Daily breakfast [B] and 7 dinners [D]
• 1st-class touring coach, train & ferries per itinerary
• City sightseeing in Oslo and Bergen
• Entrance fees to all sites including: Valdres Folk Museum, Hopperstad Stave Church, and Voss Folk Museum
• Genealogical assistance before and during tour
• Luggage handling at hotels for 1 suitcase (subject to availability)
• Tour Director for Days 2 – 10

ITINERARY – 10 DAYS

To request pre- or post-tour extensions, alternative travel dates, or flights from other cities, please note on application.

DAY 1     THURSDAY, JULY 24
Mpls/St. Paul – Oslo: Depart on your transatlantic flight.

DAY 2     FRIDAY, JULY 25                                                         [D]
Oslo: Arrive at Oslo Gardermoen Airport.  Transfer to hotel.  Balance of day free to adjust to time change.  Welcome dinner and overnight Thon Hotel Bristol, located in the city center.

DAY 3     SATURDAY, JULY 26                                                  [B,D]
Oslo: Morning sightseeing tour featuring Vigeland Sculpture Park, the largest sculpture park in the world by a single artist, boasting over 200 pieces by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.  Afternoon free for independent exploration or opportunity for individual family heritage site visits. (Individual arrangements may involve extra charges.)  Dinner on own.  Overnight at hotel.

DAY 4     SUNDAY, JULY 27                                                       [B,D]
Oslo – Fagernes – Beitostølen: Proceed to Fagernes via Jevnaker.  Opportunity to purchase Norwegian glass/crystal at reduced prices at Hadeland Glassworks.  Tour the Valdres Folk Museum in Fagernes.  Dinner and overnight at Beitostølen Mountain Resort.

DAY 5     MONDAY, JULY 28                                                      [B,D]
Beitostølen – Sogndal: Morning free for independent exploration or opportunity for individual family heritage site visits. (Individual arrangements may involve extra charges.)  In the afternoon, drive to Sogndal.  Ferry across the mighty Sognefjord.  Dinner and overnight at the Quality Hotel Sogndal.

DAY 6     TUESDAY, JULY 29                                                     [B,D]
Sogndal – Flåm: Morning drive to Vik.  Visit the 12th century Hopperstad Stave Church, a replica of which is found in Moorhead, Minnesota.  Continue to Undredal, a small community with 80 people and nearly 500 goats.  It is home to the smallest church in Scandinavia, built as a stave church in 1147.  Visit Eldhuset for an introduction to the tradition of farming in the mountains, as well as the making of goat cheese.  Afternoon cruise on the Nærøyfjord and Aurlandfjord from Gudvangen to Flåm.  Dinner and overnight at Flåmsbrygga Hotel.

DAY 7     WEDNESDAY, JULY 30                                              [B,D]
Flåm – Voss: Morning ride on the famous Flåm Railway, ranked as one of the top 20 train rides in the world.  Ascend 2800 feet within 13 miles to the mountaintop station at Myrdal.  Change to the Oslo/Bergen Railway and continue to Voss.  In Voss, visit the Voss Folk Museum (Mølstertunet), a farmstead with buildings from the 16th century and a rich collection of folk art.  Dinner and overnight at Fleischer’s Hotel.

DAY 8     THURSDAY, JULY 31                                                   [B,D]
Voss – Bergen: Morning free for independent exploration or opportunity for individual family heritage site visits. (Individual arrangements may involve extra charges.)  Afternoon drive to Bergen.  En route, tour a farm that has been in the same family since the 16^th century.  Dinner.  Overnight at Hotel Norge by Scandic.

DAY 9     FRIDAY, AUGUST 1                                                    [B]
Voss – Bergen: Morning walking tour includes a stroll through the historic Hanseatic Wharf.  Balance of day free.  Dinner on own.  Overnight at hotel.

DAY 10     SATURDAY, AUGUST 2                                           [B]
Bergen – Depart: Tour ends following breakfast. Transfer to Bergen Flesland Airport for return flight.

To request pre- or post-tour extensions, alternative travel dates, or flights from other cities, please note on application.

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EXPLORE YOUR HERITAGE

For information on genealogical research, please visit the Arne G. Brekke Bygdebok Collection at the UND Chester Fritz Library:
https://apps.library.und.edu/bygdebok/
https://www.brekketours.com/about