Below you can see some of our highlights in the popular Sognefjord area :
Gourmet food and outdoor living goes hand in hand. Visit the Norwegian alps during fall and feast on grouse, deer and reindeer, also available for outdoor cooking. Bonfires, amazing views, starry skies, can it get any better? Photo Christian Roth Christensen - VisitNorway.com
Gourmet food Trasti & Trine, Alta. The best food between Tromsø and the North Pole. After 10 years as a private chef for the king and queen (of Norway), Vladimir Putin, Bill Clinton and 4 Prime Ministers Johnny Trasti ventured out on his own with local gourmet food experiences in the middle of the pine forest of Alta. - Photo Trine-Sara Johannessen - VisitNorway.com
When it comes to food and drink in Norway we can all agree to have undergone a culinary revolution in the last few years. Both restaurants and the Norwegian people have shown a growing interest in local, organic produce. This goes hand in hand with the increase in general wealth and the willingness to spend that extra amount of money on quality produce. But also we find a newly discovered pride and interest for Norwegian food culture, history and our world class produce!
From apple cider, Bacalao (dried cod) and cured ham to the world’s best cheese and seafood. Try some local specialities made from exquisite Norwegian ingredients and let the freshness of the produce and clean tastes surprise you! The many flavours and food traditions can be experienced on one of many food festivals, some examples are Gladmat (read happyfood) in Stavanger, Smak (read taste) in Tromsø and Trøndersk foodfestival in Trondheim.
Norwegian chefs have earned a great reputation all across the world with several victories in the international food competition Bocuse d’Or. This reputation reached new heights when in 2016 Maaemo was awarded 3 out of 3 possible stars in the Michelin-guide as the very first restaurant in Norway!
Food is exiting! But where in Norway do you go to experience first class food? Bergen, Hardanger, Oslo, Tromsø, or Trondheim and “den gyldne omvei” (read the golden detour). The options are many; from traditional farm food served by and enjoyed in company of the local milk maids, to fine dining in Michelin star restaurants. The focus is on food tradition in combination with innovative chefs, the world’s best seafood and organic, local and sustainable produce. We have the world’s best chefs, the world’s best cheese, the world’s best gin, the world’s best seafood, and our long and diverse country with fjords and mountains, plains, forests and lakes provide us with produce as unique as the nature they derive from.
So if your tastebuds are tempted and appetite awakened, please get in touch, and we will help you get on your way😉
Umami is the latest star on Harstad town’s gourmet heaven. They are listed among the top restaurants in the Nordics and according to White Guide Nordic ranged as Northern Norway’s best restaurant 2017- Photo Benjamin A. Ward - VisitNorway.com
Peter Neuman is happy to put seaweed of all types on the menu, local and sustainable. Neumann’s Røkeri & Supperclub, Svinøya – Photo Benjamin A. Ward - VisitNorway.com
Dog sledding/Husky tours is something we can offer all over the country. A super group activity great to combine with a hot meal and drink around a bonfire and maybe some teambuilding? Photo: Terje Rakke - VisitNorway.com.
Fantastic skiing in Troms Senja, and also in the Lyngen Alps on the mainland. Photo: Pete Oswald - VisitNorway.com.
Are you looking for an alternative to central-European skiing holidays? Stop looking! We can help you arrange your perfect skiing holiday to suit all your requests! From ski mountaineering in untouched alps, family skiing in social resorts, summerskiing on glaciers, romantic chalets and mountain lodges and skiing with fjord views or the best afterskis in Europe, Norway has it all! The majestic Lynsalpene, the fabulous Sunnmørsalpene, the party skiresort of Hemsedal, we will guide you to the best food, culture, activities and off course skiing in the country.
Through yourself onto the growing trend of kiting. Fly across snowcovered plains or chase down the mountain on silky powder dunes or try the traditional Telemark skiing. Either way you are sure to experience unique nature and arctic thrill. We can arrange guides and courses on numerous locations for everything from beginners to world champs;)
Are you a keen fishing enthusiast? Then the arctic part of Norway is the place for you, and the season is from January to April. This is when the Arctic cod returns from the Atlantic, and the ocean and coast boils with fish! Try living in a traditional rorbu (fishermans hut) in Lofoten and we will guarantee you a once in a lifetime fishing experience! Join a guided fishing tour, charter a boat or fish from ashore with amazing postcard views! Local restaurants really make the most of this fantastic lean and tasty fish and you can indulge in so many varieties of skrei. In the end of March you can catch the annual World Championship in Skrei fishing outside Svolvær Lofoten islands.
We can organice the night to beat all other at one of Europe’s largest and best afterskis, the newly renovated Stavkroa in Hemsedal at more than 3 000 squaremeters! Business clients and groups can rent the messanine for that VIP service while still being very much a part of the great big party. Or if you are looking for the more intimate quality experience; how about one of the largest wine and champagne cellars in the Nordics? The wine and Champagne cellar at Skigaarden Hemsedal can boast more than 500 square meters of rare quality bottles and guarantees an experience you will remember. As the great Irish writer Oscar Wilde said “ only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking Champagne”.
Contact us for even more tips for you and your travel companions!
Combine snowmobiling and dog sledding with a visit and frosty drink or overnight stay at one of our unique snow- or ice hotels above the Arctic circle. Here: Sorrisniva Iglo Hotel, Alta. Photo: CH - VisitNorway.com.
People travel across the globe to be able to experience the magical Northern Lights! Combine it with Sami culture and food experiences in Kautokeino, Finnmark. Photo: Terje Rakke - VisitNorway.com.