QUESTION: IS IT WORTH DRIVING FROM FLÅM TO BALESTRAND FOR A FISHING TRIP?
YES! After all, you've flown all the way to Norway..
Guest question: Hello! We are staying 2 nights in Flam. We really want to fish in the fjords while we are there and I came across your page. I know you are located about 2 hours away. Wondering if you think it would be worth us spending our free day traveling to you and fishing? It looks like an experience of a lifetime :)
Tor’s response: I assume that you have your own rental car. But the time for the car ferry comes in addition. (The car ferry is an experience in itself) Be aware that roadworks may occur. Book a rental car now in good time. If you travel early from Flåm, and arrive in Balestrand a little before departure, you can walk around Balestrand, visit Kviknes Hotell and St Olav’s Church. Everything is within a 5 minute walk from my meeting point. Book the 12:00 departure
NORLED FAST FERRY FROM BERGEN -> BALESTRAND -> FLÅM
-Then you arrive in Balestrand with the fast ferry Norled at 11:50 and book a departure with me at 15:00. Have lunch at Kviknes Hotell and we will be back for dinner which starts at 19:00. The next day you take the fast ferry departing at 11:50 from Balestrand to Flåm.
INSPIRING FJORD FISHING TRIP EXPERIENCES WITH A CULTURAL-HISTORICAL TWIST
- My trips all have good and inspiring programs that work. Every time. Feel free to add an overnight stay in Balestrand if you have the opportunity to do so. Have breakfast at Kvikne’s Hotell if you sleep AirBnB.
- Flåm is great, has a lot of tourists and is commercial. I myself have stayed overnight in Flåm on courses and such. Balestrand is historic, vibrant and relaxed. But both complement each other and are part of the Sognefjord as a destination. The diversity makes this exciting.
LIFE IS A JOURNEY, WHEN THE ROAD BECOME THE DESTINATION
- The trick is to see the Sognefjord as a round trip and the fjord villages here as different pearls on a string. You have a “Reason to go/visit” in each village.
It’s an exciting thought for those of you who have Norwegian roots and seek to experience the homeland of your ancestors, isn’t it?
WHEN STAVE CHURCHES, VIKINGS AND SUCH ARE ON THE ITINERARY
- Drive from Flåm, to Vik (Hopperstad Stave Church) Ferry to Balestrand and further north, To Bergen or south to Oslo (Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal) Or Urnes Stave Church if you are going north to Lom stave church and Scenic Route Sognefjell mountain road
Take the car ferry from Vangsnes to Dragsvik, timetable link HERE (note winter times and summer departures). From the ferry pier you can also see the giant statue of Fridtjov the Bold in its small park with a view of Balestrand on the other side of the fjord.
THE SOGNEFJORD IS MORE THAN FLÅM - IT’S A WHOLE REGION
- More guests do like you and think Flåm is the only big thing. To make the fishing trip with us in Balestrand and take the north side of the Sognefjord further to Bergen, then you get to see more of the area. But you have to add extra time for car ferries and transfer time between each village. The journey is therefore part of the experiences in the Sognefjord.
BY THE WAY - “You can go viking in the fjords with captain Tor”
To make some one happy -> Instagram reels HERE
Related activeties
LIFESTYLE: BALESTRAND FJORD ANGLING & FJORD EXCURSION
PREMIUM LIFESTYLE: BALESTRAND FJORD ANGLING & FJORD EXCURSION
LEGACY: BALESTRAND FJORD ANGLING & FAMILY EXPEDITION
