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PRIVATE JOURNEYS IN FJORD NORWAY
Private journeys in Fjord Norway, from a long weekend to a week or more, shaped around who is travelling, your pace and the season. Planned by a local team in Stavanger, with one person to talk to from the first message to the last day.
Most Norway vacation packages are fixed: the same route, the same dates and the same coach for everyone on board. Ours work the other way round. You tell us who is travelling, when you can come, what you would like to see and how active you want to be. We then put together the route, the stays, the transport, the guides and the boat days, and we stay in touch while you travel.
We are based in Stavanger, and our own team guides the days around the Lysefjord and along the southwest coast. For places further away, such as Hardanger, Trolltunga and Bergen, we plan and manage the days and work with local partners on the ground. We always tell you who delivers each part of your journey, so you never have to wonder who you are travelling with.
If you only need one day, that works too. Our private Preikestolen hike is often where a longer journey starts.
John and Gert Olsson, who run NORDIQ Travel, both work as firefighters in Norway, and our guiding network is built around people from the emergency services: fire, police and medical. That is not a promise that nothing can go wrong in the mountains. It is a way of working. We prepare properly, check the forecast and the trail before we go, keep the group together and make the call to change the plan when that is the right thing to do.
We also hike here because we love it, not only because it is our job. That is why we can tell you honestly which hike suits your group, which day to keep free for the weather, and when a quieter alternative is the better choice.
Meet the people behind NORDIQ Travel, see our top 5 hikes in Norway, or read how a first-responder guest hiked Preikestolen with us in Luke’s story.
A private journey with us can include as much or as little as you need. These are the parts we plan and coordinate most often:
These are starting points, not fixed products. Each journey is adjusted to your dates, your group and the season, and priced individually once we know what you would like to do.
Good for: a first taste of Fjord Norway, a long weekend or a few extra days before or after a cruise.
Good for: couples and families who want to unpack once and still see a lot.
Good for: a first longer journey through Fjord Norway. The Hardanger days are planned by us and delivered with local partners.
Want something in between, or a longer stay? Tell us how many days you have and we will suggest a route that makes sense for the distances and the time of year.
Read more about how we work on our private and tailor-made travel page.
The season changes what is possible more than anything else in Western Norway. A rough guide:
One honest note: around Stavanger, the chance of seeing the northern lights is close to zero. If they are high on your list, tell us early, because that means looking much further north.
For a closer look at the fjord itself, read how to see the Lysefjord from Stavanger.
You can read about real days with real guests on our guest stories page.
No. Every journey is private and planned for your dates. The sample journeys above show what is possible, and we adjust them to your group.
It depends on the number of days, the stays you choose, the size of your group and how many guided days you want. Send us a short brief and we will come back with a proposal and a clear price.
Three days gives you a good first taste of Stavanger and the Lysefjord. Five or six days from a Stavanger base lets you add the bigger hikes and the coast. With seven days or more, you can add Hardanger as well.
Yes. Most of our journeys mix active days with calmer ones, such as a boat day, a coastal drive or a day built around local food.
Stavanger and the southwest are our home and where our own team guides. We also plan journeys further into Fjord Norway, such as Hardanger and Bergen, together with local partners.
Yes. We work with travel advisors and agencies, and they can contact us directly. See our travel advisor page.
We decide together with you, often the day before. That may mean swapping two days, choosing a lower route or moving a hike to a better day. This is why we like to keep one spare day in longer journeys.
NORDIQ Travel is a small team based in Stavanger. John and Gert Olsson started guiding here in 2019, under the name TrollAdventure. Both work as firefighters in Norway, and our guiding network is built around people from the emergency services: fire, police and medical. We also hike these mountains because we love it, not only because it is our job.
That shows in how we work: careful preparation, clear communication and calm decisions when conditions change. We plan your days, sort out transport and ferry connections, match you with a local guide and set the pace around the people travelling. You have one person to talk to from your first message to your last day, and we will always tell you honestly what is possible, and what depends on the weather and the season.