Tour Description

Start at the Balestrand Tourist Information Office, near the harbor. Here you will be met by your guide, and you will be given a flotation suit and life jacket. Before the tour starts, safety instructions are given onboard. The boat goes first to Esebotn, an landscape popular among National Romantic painters. The tour then goes to Kvinnafossen, a 120 meter high waterfall. The next stop is near the Fritjof Statue, a historical curiosity donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II from Germany. Then the tour continues to Kvamsøy, a small island with a medieval church on it. Finally, the boat passes along Balestrand’s row of dragon-style villas before stopping at the harbor again.

More About the Tour

• It is OK to bring a camera, but we don’t take responsibility for damages

• There are lockers for clothes and valuables in the Tourist Information Office

• You can store luggage for free in the Tourist Information Office

• This tour is not cancelled for rain

To sum up:

Balestrand Fjord sightseeing is a good way to get a feel for Balestrand with the wind in your hair. It takes 80 minutes, and leaves in the spring, summer, and fall from the Balestrand Tourist Information office at 1:00 p.m.