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Geiranger is the tiny village and rural community at the eastern end of Geirangerfjord. Hellesylt village sits at the western end of Geirangerfjord, and from there the fjord... Read more
Geiranger is the tiny village and rural community at the eastern end of Geirangerfjord. Hellesylt village sits at the western end of Geirangerfjord, and from there the fjord does a sharp turn north with the name Sunnylvsfjord. The latter fjord is in turn connected to the main fjord, aptly named Storfjord (Large fjord), at the small town of Stranda. Strictly speaking, Geirangerfjord is merely the last section of the larger Storfjord system. Storfjord is one of the main fjord systems in Western Norway. While Geiranger and Hellesylt are small villages, Stranda is the municipal center.
Several hundred cruise ships with some 300,000 passengers visit Geirangerfjord every summer, as cruise port only surpassed by Bergen. In addition, there is a large number of independent travelers. Geiranger itself is a small village of 200 people, the influx of 5000 (or more) tourists daily makes Geiranger a relatively crowded place at daytime.
The Geirangerfjord is one of Norway's oldest destinations for international tourism. Cruise ship tourism began in the late 19th century. Kaiser Wilhelm visited Geiranger every summer until the first war.
Walk around the lovely, hillside town...... the main road wraps the coastline. Townsfolk are very friendly and engaging. Many different tour buses available in the Summer, June-late August. Weather changes many times during the day....warm, windy, cool, freezing, and do not forget the sunscreen, especially when leaving Geiranger and visiting the Geiranger Valley and glaciers, you might need some bug spray for the mosquitoes and sunscreen are a must!
Sadly many Geiranger citizens talk about the glaciers retreating more and more each year.
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Geiranger Fjord is one of the most beautiful fjords in Norway. More than a hundred cruise ships and smaller vessels come here every year. The population of the village is about 300 people. In the summer, the number of residents increases sevenfold. In the picture, you can see a view... |
Today we have rather unusual program - from 8-45 to 9-30 in the morning the ship is in Alesund, then, switching for some time from the main route, it slightly goes back and comes in the
Geirangerfjor
den of amazing beauty, in the depths of which there is the small town of... |
After leaving
Alesund, a ferry ride will take you across to Storfjorden - the ninth longest fjord in Norway at 53 miles, that also branches out in subsidiary fjords. Geirangerfjorden, hidden within one of these branches, is the fjord of the third order; it is... |
The Hurtigruten Cruise lines offer a variety of tours for an additional fee, two notable tours being an excursion to the North Cape (symbolic northernmost point of Europe) and the "Geiranger Panorama" tour. The
North Cape
tour will be on the penultimate day... |