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ARRIVAL TRONDHEIM

Arrive by flight on own. Pick up rental car at the airport and drive to the hotel. Trondheim is a charming town with streets between colourful wooden houses and little shops. We recommend a visit to the Nidaros Cathedral (Nidaros Domen). The Cathedral has always played an important role in Norwegian history, especially due to a close connection to the Royal Family. The Norwegian crown jewels are on display in the Archbishop’s Palace right next to the cathedral.

Accommodation at Clarion Collection Hotel Grand Olav, or similar

TRONDHEIM – VERDAL (96 KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive north via Hommelvik and Levanger to Stiklestad. Your hotel is situated in the same building as Stiklestad Museum. At the open air area of Stiklestad Museum you will find 30 well-preserved historical buildings, some dating back to the 17th century. Actors from the “Gårdimillom” theatre company re-enact, every season (from mid June to mid August), typical scenes and various activities that would have gone on in the various buildings.  Stiklestad is the battlefield where King Olav Haraldsson fell on the 29th of July 1030, and he became known as St. Olav. The battle of Stiklestad represents the introduction of Christianity in Norway. The battle and the saint king made it possible for Stiklestad to act as a symbol of both Christianity and the kingdom.

Accommodation at Stiklestad Hotel, or similar

VERDAL – MOSJØEN (307 KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive north via the Snåsavatnet and perhaps make a detour at the Blåfjella National Park. The Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National park is one of the largest national parks in Norway. Here you can experience humid and majestic ”fairytale" woods and high alpine mountains. The area is known for its many vulnerable species (Bears - Ursus arctos, Wolverine - Gulo gulo, wolf and Lynx). Continue your tour via Bergsmoen to Fru Haugans Hotel. The hotel is located in the end of the picturesque street named Sjøgata in the city of Mosjøen. A walk up and down the historical streets with buildings dated back to the nineteenth century is highly recommended. You may also go for a walk in the vigorous hotel garden, and down to the river Vefsna.

Dinner & Accommodation at Fru Haugens Hotel, or similar

MOSJØEN – MO I RANA (89 KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning, you have some time to enjoy the spectacular surroundings at Fru Haugans hotel before continuing towards Mo I Rana which is only about 2 hours drive from Mosjøen. Mo i Rana is a new and modern town in North Norway. It was built in the 1950s to house workers (and their families) at the new iron works in town. The settlement consists mainly of Private houses, Terraced house, Two & Four-family houses in wood, and Three & Four floor block apartments in concrete.

Accommodation at Meyergården Hotel, or similar

MO I RANA – NAMSOS (326KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. Continue your tour towards Namsos and perhaps make a detour to Sandnesjøen on the island of Alsta. Sandnessjøen is a pleasant coastal town along the Kystriksveien (Coastal Route) where you may visit the 12th century church, 18th century parsonage, and the Petter Dass Museum, commemorating Northern Norway’s great 17th century parson poet. A great turist attraction is The Seven Sisters. The Seven Sisters form a majestic chain of peaks overlooking the shipping channel plied by the Hurtigruten. Thrusting their heads 1,000 meters above the shoreline, they form a dramatic backdrop to the myriad of islands and lush cultural landscape. The Sisters’ origins are to be found in the Ice Age; created by glaciers digging down into softer rocks, leaving the harder rocks behind, naked and scoured by the ice. The landscape around the Sisters some 20,000 years ago was a jumble of glacier tongues stretching in different directions, from which the peaks emerged as bare “nunataks”. After your visit to Alsta, continue the tour towards Namsos.  

Accommodation at Scandic Rock City Hotel, or similar

NAMSOS – TRONDHEIM (194 KM)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning, the road goes to the other side of Namsfjorden and through Namdalseid, with a river on one side of the road and the mountains on the other side. Follow “The Golden Route” – “Den Gyldne Omvei” – This route in the heart of Trøndelag is an interesting stretch, defined by 20 small businesses and sights. Here you will find an art gallery, a small sculpture park, ceramic studios, crafts, farm products based on local recepies and a wide range of activities. With its scenic route and dynamic environment the tour gives you golden opportunities.

Accommodation at Clarion Collection Hotel Grand Olav, or similar

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out from the hotel. Drive to Trondheim Airport and drop off rental car. END OF SERVICE