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, one way transport to specific locations.
Chargeable watersports
Kayaking (with biking), Rowing (with biking), Flyfishing (certain dates in July and August)
Land sports
Hiking/Walking, Biking, Zipline
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.
Room descriptions
29/2 Aurland has 10 rooms, each uniquely decorated.
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.
Additional information
Minimum stays: Minimum stay of 2 nights.
Children: Extra beds/cots are available for a fee.
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 Vestlandet and Norway's fjordland
Vestlandet contains many of the archetypal sites the visitor associates with Norway: spectacular fjords, colourful fishing ports, stave churches and dramatic panoramas. Vestlandet is a long, thin region in the west of the country, bordering the North Sea and interspersed by jagged inlets from the sea into the mountainous interior: the fjords including Sognefjorden, Geirangerfjord, Lysefjorden, Hardangerfjorden and Eidfjord. Bergen is the outstanding jewel as a town in this region, a World Heritage City, with ancient history, attractive buildings, world-class museums and superb restaurants. Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest fjord and is composed of five large arms with fingers, of which Naeroyfjorden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To complement the dramatic natural scenery, there are ample man-made delights in the area too, with charming villages, waterfronts, well-preserved Viking heritage sites and local foodie specialities. You can witness the drama of the Sognefjord by boat from Bergen to Flam on a journey of about five hours. Just north and south of the innermost reaches of the Sognefjord are the outstanding stave churches of Borgund, unchanged since the Middle Ages, and Urnes, the oldest stave church in Norway. The Geirangerfjord is one of the best-known and justifiably so as it contains ten miles of dramatic natural beauty with numerous waterfalls tumbling down the vertical cliff face. The Hardangerfjord runs from the North Sea to the Hardangervidda Plateau and offers a wealth of attractive scenery and pretty towns, with numerous activities. There are also apple orchards and farmland, hiking and cycling. Towards the north of the region is the coastal town of Alesund, whose centre consists mainly of striking Art Nouveau buildings, constructed in the early 20th Century after a fire destroyed most of the old town centre.
Highlights of Vestlandet
Vestlandet is fjord country and the most well-known and spectactular are Sognefjorden, the Geirangerfjord, Lysefjorden, Hardangerfjorden and Eidfjord. The seafaring cities and ports of Bergen and Alesund offer a mixture of cultural, food and sightseeing possibilities. Bergen has the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bryggen with museum, shops, galleries and restaurants. There is the KODE museum of art and design and at Troldhaugen you can visit the home of Edvard Grieg. The region is also home to the Flam railway and cable cars take you to mountain tops. Alesund is renowned as an Art Deco town after a fire in 1904 destroyed the old town. From here it is the gateway to the Geirangerfjord and the Trollstigen mountain road. Combine land and water sports as well as spectacular scenery in Vestlandet. You can also visit glaciers in this region and take the Atlantic Road for coastal vistas.
Cultural highlights of Vestlandet
There is a wide range of cultural visits throughout the region: KUBE art nouveau centre in Alesund, Agatunet traditional Norwegian village on the Hardangerfjord, Kinn stone church from the Middle Ages, Alesund medieval age museum, The Vicarage at Nesset childhood home of Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bjornson, Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen, Suldal living museum farm, Eldhuset at Undredal on the Sognfjord showing local traditions, pasture farming and goat's cheese production, Sirdal mountain musuem, Bergen school museum, Geirganger timber church, Flam railway museum, Steffagarden on Ona croft from 1793, Visnes mining museum, Hardanger fold museum, Baroniet Rosendal manor house and gardens, Viking exhbition at Eidfjord, Vik historical tour, Kaupanger stave church on the Sognefjord, Trollveggen visitor centre, Viking village at Gudvangen, Borgund church, Osteroy museum, Ardal old church Ryfylke.
Festivals of Vestlandet
Kristiansund has a food festival in June, there is a Viking festival in Avaldsnes in June, Sola holds a kite festival in June, Floro holds the world's longest herring table in June, early July sees the Skudefestivalen the largest gathering of coastal culture in western Norway, Floro holds a sea sports festival in mid July, Molde holds the oldest continuously running jazz festival in the world in July, Haugesund harbour days is a yearly tradition in mid August, The Tomato festival is held in mid August at Finnoy on the Ryfylke Islands near Stavanger, Hardanger holds a music festival at the end of August, Bergen has a food festival at the beginning of September.
Gastronomy of Vestlandet
The mild climate and soils of the region lend themselves to the growing of fruit and berries that produce apple juice, cider and jams. Strawberries, raspberries and cherries are also grown locally. Cheeses are produced in the region including the Tingvoll cheese that has been produced here since 1303. Smoked salmon and cured meats are also local. Clipfish (dried salted cod) in the Alsesund area.
