Day 1 – Into the winter fjord
Your journey begins at 9:45 am, when the boat leaves Ålesund and takes you into one of the world’s most beautiful fjords. In winter the fjord is quiet, free of the summer traffic, and the mountainsides are covered in snow and ice. On board you are served a light lunch, coffee and tea, while Fjord Rangers tell you about the fjord landscape, the mountain farms and the waterfalls you pass. Around 1:30 pm the boat arrives in Geiranger. The hotel collects your luggage at the quay, so you can head straight out into the landscape. Together with Fjord Rangers you walk the Waterfall Walk along the river in the heart of the village, before visiting the Norwegian Fjord Centre to learn more about life and nature in the World Heritage fjord. Then a bus takes you up to Flydalsjuvet, one of the most famous viewpoints over the Geirangerfjord.
Around 3:00 pm you check in at Union, and the rest of the afternoon is dedicated to the spa and a warming sauna. At 7:30 pm we meet for an aperitif and storytelling in the hotel’s vintage car garage, before the evening ends with a three-course dinner in the restaurant.