The Haugabreen Glacier Walk

For the adventurous (and fit) we highly recommend the full day hike at Haugabreen Glacier in Jølster, guided by Fjaerland Guiding.

We set off from Stardalen for a full day trip to the glacier where you can walk on the glacier itself.  You will need to have some experience with trail hiking and be physically fit enough for the one hour hike to reach the glacier where we then typically spend 2-3 hours on the glacier itself. We can choose different routes on the ice, depending on ice and snow conditions on the day.

This activity is demanding and participants need to be reasonably fit to do it*.  It is an all day activity(up to 7 hours) available to those traveling between July to September (and over 12 years of age).

*Medium to hard (medium for people who are used to hiking in mountain terrain, and hard for people who are not used to hiking in mountain terrain).

You will need to bring the following equipment and clothing with you:

• Good solid mountain boots

• Clothing for a day in the mountains:  insulating underwear/wool, wind/waterproof clothing

• Thin gloves/mittens

• Sunglasess/sunscreen

• Thermos with warm beverage and lunch

• A small backpack (20-40 l)

If you would like to enquire further and book the Glacier walk please contact us on glaciertour@email.no. call XXXX

Kayaking - Fjærland

If you enjoy getting a little closer to the water and being in a boat of your own, why not hire a kayak for a fun, relaxed experience right among the calm and beautiful Fjærlandsfjorden. Paddling here is great, whatever the weather is like or whatever previous paddling experience you have (or do not have), getting out on the Fjærlandsfjord  is a must-do activity.

Starting at the kayak base in Mundal you will be met by a Fjaerland Guiding official guide who will take good care of you and share all sorts of interesting information about Fjærland and the surroundings. The views to both Bøyabreen Glacier and Flatbreen Glacier are stunning, so  remember to bring a camera to capture the incredible scenery that you only get from the cockpit of a kayak!

Kayaking is something for everyone. You can paddle in a single or double sea kayak for 2 or 4 hours.  Just contact us(link to email) at Glacier Tour today and we will organise everything for you.

We urge clients to check their insurance and make sure it covers the planned activities. Participation on our programmes is at your own risk, and Fjærland Guiding can not be held responsible for unfortunate accidents.

 Once you sign up for our programmes we expect that you have read and accepted these terms.

Biking

If you would like an alternative way of exploring the charming Norwegian Book Town of Mundal in Fjærland, you can hire a bike! Bike hire is easy - you can simply ask us to organise hire for you or you can find them for rent at Bøyum Camping, close to the Norwegian Glacier Museum.

Both good for you and good for the environment, heading off on two wheels will give you a different perspective of this quintessential Fjord-side village, originally only accessible by water.  Park up your bike and browse the bookshops that occupy various buildings such as the ferry port, tourist info, cafe and a couple of cowsheds.  Enjoy!

Glacier Guided Tour

Norwegian Glacier Museum and Bøyabreen Glacier

While in Fjærland you can visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum - an interactive experience and award winning museum, which offers something for the whole family. If you choose to book the Glacier Tour from Voss, the entry ticket is included in the price.

If you are interested in glaciers and the climate this is the leading centre in Norway, answering key questions like ‘Why is glacier ice blue?’, ‘Why is the fjord green?’ and ‘How were the fjords formed?’. You can even perform your own experiments with 1000 year old ice from the nearby glacier Supphellebreen.

You can also enjoy a unique and staggering panoramic film about Jostedalsbreen National Park, and experience the climate exhibition which takes you on a journey through Earths’ climatic history.

From the Museum, the tour continues by bus up to Bøyabreen glacier - a branch of Jostedalsbreen glacier. Here you can spend some extra time taking photos and see up close how the glacier impacts the landscape. For safety reasons it is not possible to walk on the glacier, but you will be able to see the glacier from up close

Visit the magical Norwegian Book town

Where the Sognefjord meets the Jostedalsbreen Glacier, you’ll find Fjærland with its almost 300 inhabitants and Norway’s official Book Town (Bokbyen)!

Book Town Fjærland in Norway

Here in this remote village of Mundal the people have turned abandoned buildings into bookstores. There are more than 10 second-hand bookshops in enchanting waterfront wooden houses, former ferry waiting rooms, stables, local banks and a post office, below towering mountains and magnificent glaciers. Bokbyen (the Book Town) is now home to a collection of over 150,000 used books. Indeed, there are more books and pine trees here than people – and the people are warm and welcoming!

Ten years before the booktown became the reading hub it is today, you could only get to Fjærland by boat. The first road to the valley was built in 1986, and now there are bus routes to get in from the north or the south. In 1995, Mundal officially became the first “booktown” in Norway.

This remote small village of Mundal in Fjærland turns abandoned buildings into bookstores