Join NAGC for an introduction to the history of Norway. The place our ancestors left behind shaped their future in North America. Return to the land of our ancestors to learn more about the history that helped create who we have become as Norwegian Americans.
Contact NAGC at 608-255-2224 or genealogy@nagcnl.org for more information and to reserve you spot today!
Price: $5000 per person in double room. Single supplement: $1140
$500 down payment to reserve your spot due January 31, 2026. Final payments due March 31, 2026.
Downloadable flyer available here.
Included:
- Transportation in a 16-seater minibus (Mercedes Sprinter or similar)
- 13 Nights hotel with breakfast (buffet)
- 3 Dinners (Union Hotel and 2 at Kviknes Hotel)
- 2 evening meals (Home Hotel Skagen Brygge, Stavanger)
- One way ticket on Flytoget (Airport express train) from Oslo airport to Oslo S.
- Fjord Cruise on Geirangerfjord
- Flåmsbana railway
- Entrance to:
- Entrance to Vestnorsk Utvandringssenter (Western Norwegian Emmigration Center)
- Entrance to Maihaugen outdoor museum
- Entrance to Nidarosdomen cathedral
- Fløyen funicular, from downtown Bergen to Mt. Fløyen, roundtrip
Tuesday May 26
Depart the USA (optional arrive early)
May 27
Arrive in Oslo. The tour manager (Erling Hansen) and/or Arthur Ness will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel downtown. The afternoon and evening free to explore Oslo on your own.
May 28
After breakfast at the hotel, we will do a tour of Oslo as a group. This tour will stop to allow us to examine the world-famous Vigeland sculptures. We will return to the hotel, and you may spend the rest of the day exploring Oslo on your own.
May 29
After check-out from the hotel, we will drive out to Bygdøy peninsula and visit The Norsk Folkemuseum. We will stop for lunch high above Oslo at Frognerseteren, before we head out of Oslo. Our first stop will be near Eidsvoll at the house where Norway’s Syttende Mai Constitution was signed in 1814. We will continue to Hamar where we will stop at the Hamar Cathedral, which was destroyed in 1567, and where the ruins have been uniquely preserved.
From Eidsvoll to Lillehammer, we will drive for approximately 70 miles alongside the beautiful Lake Mjøsa, which is the biggest lake in Norway. We will stay overnight in Lillehammer, which is at the northern end of the lake, and most known for the 1994 Winter Olympics.
May 30
After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit Maihaugen. This is an outdoor museum with unique and well-preserved buildings, but which also has a well-done indoor exhibit that explains how Norway was settled and developed through the centuries. We will continue our trip through Gudbrandsdalen, across Dovre Mountain and end up in Trondheim at the end of the day. The tour will include a stop at Rennebu Church from 1669, one of four remaining Y-shaped churches in Norway. We will check into our hotel where we will stay for two nights.
May 31
Today is Sunday, and we will attend the Church service at the Nidaros Cathedral as a group. This magnificent church is the Norwegian National Cathedral and was built on site of St. Olav’s original grave. It held his relics for over 400 years until the Protestant Reformation and still holds a shrine to St. Olav, “Norway’s Eternal King”. It remains a popular pilgrimage site.
- Alternative 1: After the church service, we will do a city tour of Trondheim
- Alternative 2: Afternoon exploration on your
June 1
We travel from Trondheim to Kristiansund. The specific route is yet to be determined, but we will arrive relatively early so that we can enjoy the city in the afternoon. Kristiansund is the dried-cod (Klippfisk) capital of the world and has a small ferry that stops near our hotel. The ferry tours the downtown area, which is built on four landmasses on the coast, and is the oldest continuously operated public transportation system in the world. There are also scenic waterfronts and a watchtower that provide beautiful outlooks.
June 2
Drive from Kritiansund to Geiranger. This trip includes traveling the award-winning Atlantic highway recently featured in the James Bond movie No Time to Die. Lunch will be at Varden above Molde, Trollstigen, Geiranger.
June 3
We have a whole day in Geiranger! We start with a group fjord cruise/sightseeing on Geirangerfjord, After the boat trip, the rest of the day is on your own. Both nights in Geiranger we will enjoy an impressive dinner buffet at the hotel.
June 4
Today we will really drive through “Fjord Country”. Stop for lunch by an arm of Jostedalsbreen, the biggest glacier in Norway. Drive to Balestrand, overnight at Kvikne’s Hotel. We will enjoy a famous buffet dinner (included).
June 5
We start the day by taking the fully electric ferry from Balestrand across Sognefjord to Vik. That is the home to Hopperstad stave church. This is one of the most beautifully sited stave churches in Norway, and an exact replica of this church is at Hjemkomst Museum in Moorehead, MN. Our drive will cross the Vik Mountain, to Gudvangen and Flåm. From here we will take the famous Flåmsbana to Myrdal, and then to Voss. The bus will wait for us at the railway station in Voss. From there we will drive the last two hours to Bergen. We will stay two nights in Bergen, at a hotel near the Fish Market, and Fløibanen (funicular). A roundtrip ticket on Fløibanen is included.
June 6
Visit Western Norway Emigration Center outside Bergen. The afternoon is free to explore Bergen.
June 7
We check out from the hotel and continue south to Karmøy, where we will visit the Viking Village and the Viking Museum in Åvaldsnes on the Nordvegen (The Northern Way that gave its name to Norway).
Drive to Stavanger, where we will stay for two nights. The hotel serves a light evening meal for the guests (included).
June 8
We have a full day in Stavanger, where we have some options on what to do:
- Hike to Preikestolen (The Pulpit). Maybe Norway’s most famous
- Cruise of Lysefjorden, where we can see Preikestolen from fjord
- Boat trip to “Flor & Fjære”, an island filled with flowers and exotic plants. A truly unique experience. The tour includes a tour of the island and a 3-course lunch.Cost:$200 per person including lunch.
- Stavanger on your Options include the Iron Age Farm, the Archaeology Museum, the Petroleum Museum, the Romanesque Cathedral, the 18th Century Village buildings, and a Sardine Canning Museum.
June 9
After check-out we will go over to the airport in Stavanger and check in for the flight back to the USA.