Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to 29/2 Aurland, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4
Location In the region of Aurland, set back from the fjord
Annual opening June-October
Closest airport Sogndal
Distance from airport About 1 hr 30 minutes by car from Sogndal
Closest railway station Flåm
Distance from railway station About 15 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Restaurant, lounge, wood-fired hot tub and sauna, laundry service, bike rental.
Out and about nearby
Aurland is a fjord-side village surrounded by lush countryside. Boat trips on the fjord are possible and you can take a ferry to Flåm for a ride on the famous Flåmsbana (if you have arrived by car and not train). There is an annual jazz festival one weekend in May. Nearby you can also walk in the mountains and fish in the fjord. You can visit the fjord by rib-boat too. At Lunde is an arboretum, at Fjaerland is the Book Town and Norwegian Glacier Museum, at Gudvangen are magical white caves, there the Sogn Folk Museum in Kaupanger and the famous Stegastein on the road over the Aurlandsfjell mountain.
Sports nearby
Hiking (there are good and varied paths that are well-marked and walking maps are available). Cycling and fishing. Guided kayak trip. Skiing in winter.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Historic double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,670
Holiday Code EXH46390
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to 29/2 Aurland, Norway
This is a boutique, family-run hotel which was started life as an exclusive fishing lodge for the British aristocracy. With its prime location on the edge of an estuary of the Sognefjord, 29/2 Aurland was rejuvenated in 2014 to provide a base from which guests can explore the beautiful surroundings of Norway’s fjords. The hotel today offers 10 unique rooms, split into historic and contemporary styles, though they are all equipped with modern luxuries to bring the hotel into the 21st century. Meals are served in the converted smokehouse, and each evening meal is preceded by a cultural introduction to truly immerse guests in the experience. The restaurant uses vegetables and herbs from the kitchen garden, bred from the local artisan bakery and game from the local mountains and rivers. The hotel as experienced guides who will regale you with their knowledge of the area and its history. All guests are required to book at least one activity offered by the hotel, which vary greatly. Choose to partake in some of the many incredible hikes which are on offer in the surrounding area, or else stay more local and go fishing on the river. For those more culturally inclined, the hotel offers trips to the nearby town of Laerdal and the Borgund Stave Church, a large piece of Norwegian culture and architecture. At the end of an exciting day of exploration you may wish to retire to your room, or else make the most of the wood-fired hot tub and sauna. 29/2 Aurland is a unique hotel which strives to use everything at its disposal to give its guests an unforgettable and entirely authentic experience.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Historic double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,670
Holiday Code EXH46390
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to 29/2 Aurland, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to 29/2 Aurland we include scheduled flights with British Airways from London to Oslo and with Wideroe from Oslo to Sogndal. From here we recommend using a hire car to drive the 1 and a half hours to the hotel. An alternative is to fly to Bergen and drive 2 and a half hours, or else take a private transfer from either of these airports.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Historic double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,670
Holiday Code EXH46390
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to 29/2 Aurland, Norway
About Norway
Norway is a fascinating destination for a luxury, tailor-made holiday. The land and the culture of Norway lend themselves to a diverse and rich array of holiday experiences and a choice of mode of transport. At first glance, Norway offers magnificent, dramatic, severe and wild natural surroundings in its glaciers, Arctic snow and ice, majestic fjords, crashing waterfalls and mystical natural phenomena such as the Aurora Borealis and Fata Morgana. However, Norway also offers cultural ties, a shared history dating from the days of the Vikings, a cosiness in its orchards and pastures, brightly-painted wooden houses, folk tales and mythology, world-class art, literature and music in the works of Munch, Ibsen and Grieg, to name but three, and international philanthropy as exemplified by the Nobel prize. Many towns have superb museums, ancient wooden stave churches are well-preserved, the heritage of the Vikings is visible not just in major centres such as Oslo but all around, and seemingly small places are rich with music and drama festivals. Whilst the length of Norway with is 2518 km poses a challenge to the visitor, this also means that it makes sense to use a variety of transport modes to travel around; scenic trains, sleeper trains, boat rides, coastal cruises and car-hire can all be incorporated. The landscape lends itself well to hiking and cycling and there are many national parks that offer a variety of conditions depending on your ability. Norway’s cities are vibrant and manage to blend modernity with tradition. The iconic Oslo Opera House sits a short distance from the Akershus fortress, the Old Town Hall dating from 1641 is a stroll away from the Akrobaten pedestrian bridge, a near-futuristic construction of steel and glass.
Highlights of Norway
The numerous fjords: Eidfjord – branch of the Hardangerfjord, Geirangerfjord – precipitous, one of Norway’s signature images, Hardangerfjord – rolling hills and pretty villages, Jossingfjord – vertiginous fjord in the flatlands of the south, Lysefjord – plunging cliffs, cruises and look out points, Naeroyfjord – narrow and very pretty, Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and one of the most beautiful, Trollfjord – very steep fjord on Lofoten, Vestfjord – sheltered bays and pretty villages separating Lofoten from the mainland. The Hurtigruten ferry that covers over 2500 km from Bergen to Kirkenes with over 30 stops. The Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. Stave churches, beautifully preserved in wood, dating from Viking times, for example at Borgund, Lom, Ringebu and Urnes. Viking ships and artefacts, burial mounds and trinkets in museums throughout the country. The red, wooden houses perched stilts over the sea on the Lofoten Islands. The modern architecture of Oslo. Picking wild blueberries, sampling aquavit made from potatoes and caraway, and tasting reindeer steak with cranberries. The charm of Oslofjorden with its pretty, arty village and towns, harbours with sailing boats, islands offshore and beaches. Hike over the Jotunheimen and relish the natural landscape of this stunning National Park.
Cultural highlights of Norway
The architecture of stave churches dating from the Viking era and Viking treasure in museums around the country. The literature of Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun. Folk tales and mythology. The music of Edvard Grieg and the art of Edvard Munch. Contemporary jazz and folk music.
Gastronomy of Norway
Norway’s gastronomy is a clear reflection of its land and sea. From the land come reindeer, venison, lamb, cured meats and potatoes of all types: boiled, roasted and fried. From the freshwater lakes and streams come salmon served grilled and smoked, and freshwater fish. Sea fish is a vast array of cod, haddock, shrimps, mackerel, fish soup, fish balls, salt cod. From the orchards particularly around the Hardangerfjord come apples, cherries and plums as well as berries of all sorts including blueberries, cranberries, bilberries and, a great delicacy, cloudberries. Cheeses include Jarlsberg and brown cheese. Coffee is almost certainly the national drink, followed by beer, of which there are all sorts of craft beers brewed locally, and Aquavit is the national spirit made from potatoes and caraway.
Facts in brief
Capital OsloAirport Oslo Gardermoen
Size 323,878 sq km
Population 4.4 million
