flåm cruise port Events: Norwegian National Day (May 17), Midsummer Night (June), Viking Market (July). Cruise season: All year. Temperature: March-September from 8 to 22oC. Cruise and Port information: www.aurlandhavn.no www.flaam-cruise.com Tourist Information: www.alr.no

Stegastein viewpoint. Photo: Visit Flåm/J. Akselsen The Flåm Railway. Photo: Visit Flåm/M. Rakke The Nærøyfjord. Photo: Visit Flåm/M. Rakke

Lærdal & Stegastein Viewpoint Østerbø & the Valley school of organic agriculture and Flåm – Lærdal – Borgund – Stegastein – Flåm Flåm – Østerbø – Flåm horticulture (vice versa) Duration: 3.5 hrs Organic farming with the goal of producing healthy Duration: 4 hrs food without jeopardizing the soil’s ability to serve Highlights include bus sightseeing through the future generations. Interactions with the animals. Highlights include driving through Lærdalstunnelen – historical Aurlandsdalen Valley, traditional Norwegian the world’s longest tunnel, the Norwegian Salmon cuisine at a mountain lodge at Østerbø, and scenic Visitor Center & Undredal Stave Church Center, Borgund Stave Church, Aurlandsvegen viewpoints towards the . Undredal Visitor Center gives an introduction to the mountain road, and Stegastein viewpoint. The process of making goat cheese, and offers a tasteful viewpoint is a unique platform situated 650 m above Cultural Experience menu of locally produced food. Visit the smallest sea level, overlooking the Aurlandsfjord. Flåm – Aurland – Stegastein – Flåm (vice versa) stave church in Scandinavia. Duration: 3 hrs Fjord Safari & Ægir Brewery Otternes Farmyard Flåm – Nærøyfjord – Flåm (vice versa) Highlights include Stegastein Viewpoint, Glassblower Consisting of 27 houses in a cluster from the 18th Duration: 4 hrs Merete Rein and her artistic shop, and the century with an impressive view of the Aurlandsfjord. Aurlandsskoen Économusée. Aurland Shoe factory is Serving locally produced food. Highlights include Fjord Safari RIB boats into the the only surviving shoe factory in , and it UNESCO World Heritage Area, local food, beer tasting produces the characteristic Aurland Shoe. The Leim Dairy Farm and guided tour at Ægir Micro Brewery in Flåm. The museum allows visitors to discover the artists at work. Mountain farm that produces its own goat cheese and unique design of Ægir Brewery is based on a union of invites to interaction with the animals. The farm Old Norse and local tradition with modern Holo Farmyard overlooks the beautiful Aurlandsfjord. architecture. Discover the art of brewing! Farm overlooking the Flåmsdalen Valley, and offers locally produced food and beer in a beautiful setting. Rallarrosa Dairy Farm Mountain farm in the Flåmsdalen valley, producing its own goat cheese. Port of Flåm. Photo: Visit Flåm/H.M. Valderhaug

PORT OF FLÅM Currency exchange: Yes - 200 m Ships stay min /max: No limitation Distance to nearest pilot station Tax refund: Yes - Cruisepier Port facilities according to nautical miles/Hours: Approx. 90 nm / 5-6 hrs Public telephones in pier area: Yes Cruise Norway`s guidelines: Yes Visiting address: Port of Flåm Internet access in pier area: Yes Mailing address: POB. 42, NO-5742 Flåm Mailboxes in pier area: Yes Maximum ship length: No limitation Flåm Contact person: Mr. John Erik Johnsen Distances - airport: 70 km - Sogndal Haukåsen / Maximum ship draft and depth in sea: 12 m Phone: +47 57 63 33 12 165 km - Bergen Flesland Maximum ship air draft if bridge: No limitation E-mail: [email protected] Distance to city center: 200 m Crew facilities: Free of charge: wifi, soccer- and beach – the ultimate cruise destination Internet: www.aurlandhavn.no, www.visitflam.com Nearest hospital: volley field, beach and barbeque area, hiking maps Lærdal Hospital / +47 57 64 00 00 / 40 km TOURIST INFORMATION Hospital / +47 56 53 35 00 / 65 km ANCHORAGE The charming village of Flåm with its 500 inhabitants is situated at the innermost part of the Aurlandsfjord, Visiting address: Flåm Railway Station Type of bottom: Sand Distance from port: 200 m PORT SERVICES / FACILITIES & INFORMATION Minimum depth: 50 m a tributary of the 204 km long and up to 1308 m deep . Flåm and Aurland are two of four harbors that Mailing address: POB. 86, NO-5742 Flåm Waste handling: Yes Distance from anchorage to tender pier: 500 m Phone: +47 57 63 21 06 Anchorage: Yes welcome cruise ships to Aurland Harbor Authority. Centrally located in the fjord region, Flåm offers some of the most E-mail: [email protected] Pontoons: 100 tons popular attractions in Norway. Flåmsbana – the Flåm Railway is widely recognized as one of the steepest and most Internet: www.alr.no Pilot: VHF Channel 12 Emergency: VHF Channel 16 beautiful railways in the world. Flåm is also home of the spectacular Nærøyfjord, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. GENERAL INFORMATION Medical emergency: Phone 113 Guide Service: All languages Tidal movement: 1.5 m Terminal/Restrooms in pier area: Yes ISPS approved: Yes Shuttle bus: No Designated quays for cruise ships: Yes Parking place for buses: Yes Ship tenders allowed: Yes Taxi: Yes Beam: 90 cm Rental cars: Yes Max size ship in port: No limitation Public transportation: Yes Max number of passenger per day in port: ATTRACTIONS/EXCURSIONS on normal tracks. The journey provides a panoramic waterfall and biking down the Flåmsdalen valley. Shopping: 200 m Varies through the season view of some of the wildest and most dramatic The bike adventure begins at Berekvam, and is a Local currency: NOK Max number of ships per day in port: Norway in a Nutshell mountain scenery in Norway, including photo-stop at guided tour down to Flåm by the Aurlandsfjord. ATM: Yes - 200 m Varies through the season Flåm – Myrdal – Voss – Tvinde the mighty Kjosfossen waterfall. The distance is 10 kilometers, and involves a descent – Stalheim – Flåm (vice versa) of 340 m. This is a close to nature experience! Duration: 6 hrs The Flåm Railway & hiking Flåm – Vatnahalsen – Berekvam - Flåm Cruise on the Nærøyfjord Highlights include the Flåm Railway, Kjosfossen Duration: 4 hrs – UNESCO World Heritage Site waterfall, Bergen Railway, the beautiful town of Voss, Flåm – Gudvangen – Stalheim – Flåm (vice versa) Tvindefossen waterfall, Stalheim viewpoint and Highlights include the Flåm Railway, Kjosfossen Duration: 4 hrs Stalheimskleiva road. The Stalheimskleiva road is one waterfall, mountain farms and hiking the old navies’ = anchorage of the steepest stretches of road in Northern Europe, road in the Flåmsdalen valley. The guided hike starts Highlights include boat sightseeing on the winding its way through 13 hairpin curves. from Vatnahalsen down to Blomheller (9 km) or Nærøyfjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Area, bus tour Aurlandsfjorden Berekvam (11 km), a height difference of 460 m. Take to Stalheim viewpoint and Stalheimskleiva road. The The Flåm Railway & Vatnahalsen the opportunity to experience a scenic and diverse Nærøyfjord is rated as one of the best preserved Flåm – Vatnahalsen – Flåm landscape, and interact with the many goats at the UNESCO World Heritage Sites by National Geographic Quay: Length: Draft: Airdraft: Beam: Height Quayside: Duration: 3.5 hrs mountain farm Kårdal. Traveler. The narrow fjord allows for some of the Quay 1 110 m 12 m None None 1.8 m wildest and most dramatic scenery in Norway. Not to Quay 1 Highlights include the Flåm Railway, Kjosfossen The Flåm Railway & biking be missed! waterfall and home-made waffles at Vatnahalsen Flåm – Myrdal – Berekvam - Flåm Duration: 3 hrs Mountain Lodge. The Flåm Railway is a masterpiece FLÅ M 1 500 m of engineering. With a height difference of 865 m, it centre SCALE is one of the world’s steepest adhesion-type railways Highlights include the Flåm Railway, Kjosfossen

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