Section 02 · The route
The Trip
Nine days. Two travel groups. One country. Below — the day-by-day itinerary, the map of every stop, and the two parallel excursions that split the trip in half before the group reunites in Lillehammer.
Map All stops on the route tap to expand
Itinerary Day by day tap to expand
- Day 1 Sun, 26 Jul
Oslo
The group assembles
- Oslo
- Day 2 Mon, 27 Jul
Oslo
Museums and the city
- Oslo
- Day 3 Tue, 28 Jul
Norway in a Nutshell
Flåm · Stegastein · Nærøyfjord → Bergen
Ungdommene (the Youngsters)
- Norway in a Nutshell
- Flåm
- Stegastein
- Nærøyfjord
- Bergen
Slektsreisen (the family-lineage journey)
Drive Oslo → Trondheim
Gråhårsklubben (the Oldsters)
- Slektsreisen
- Trondheim
- Day 4 Wed, 29 Jul
Bergen
A full day in the Hanseatic city
Ungdommene (the Youngsters)
- Bergen
Stjørdal, Hegra & Kylloplass
The heritage day
Gråhårsklubben (the Oldsters)
- Stjørdal & Hegra
- Kylloplass
- Trondheim
- Day 5 Thu, 30 Jul
Bergen → Lillehammer
Fly to Oslo, drive north to Lillehammer
Ungdommene (the Youngsters)
- Bergen
- Lillehammer
Trondheim
The medieval city — Nidaros and Bakklandet
Gråhårsklubben (the Oldsters)
- Trondheim
- Day 6 Fri, 31 Jul
Lillehammer
Reunited · Øyer Church
- Lillehammer
- Day 7 Sat, 1 Aug
Lillehammer
Maihaugen and the city
- Lillehammer
- Day 8 Sun, 2 Aug
Lillehammer → Oslo Gardermoen
The journey home
The split phase Two parallel excursions tap to expand
On Days 3 through 5 the group splits in two — each travel group following its own arc, its own places — before both rejoin in Lillehammer.
Excursion for Ungdommene (the Youngsters) · Days 3–5
Norway in a Nutshell
A packaged Bergen Railway journey across Norway in a single day. The Ungdommene (the Youngsters) ride train, bus, fjord-cruise, and train again — Oslo to Bergen by way of three real places.
Flåm Stegastein Nærøyfjord
Open the journey →Excursion for Gråhårsklubben (the Oldsters) · Days 3–5
Slektsreisen
The four-day drive north — Oslo to Trondheim and back via the Stjørdal valley parish churches and Kylloplass, taken by the Gråhårsklubben (the Oldsters) while the Ungdommene (the Youngsters) move west through the fjords.
Stjørdal & Hegra Kylloplass
Open the journey →All destinations Route, in order tap to expand
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- 01 26 Jul – 28 July 2026
Oslo
- 02 28 Jul – 28 July 2026
Flåm
Norway in a Nutshell
- 03 28 Jul – 28 July 2026
Stegastein
Norway in a Nutshell
- 04 28 Jul – 28 July 2026
Nærøyfjord
Norway in a Nutshell
- 05 28 Jul – 29 July 2026
Bergen
- 06 29 Jul – 29 July 2026
Stjørdal & Hegra
Slektsreisen
- 07 29 Jul – 29 July 2026
Kylloplass
Slektsreisen
- 08 28 Jul – 30 July 2026
Trondheim
- 09 30 Jul – 1 August 2026
Lillehammer