HARDANGERFJORD – CRUISE PORT Events: National Day (May 17), Midsummer Night: Children´s Mock Wedding (June 23) Cruise Season: April-October. Average temperature: (Celsius) May: 10°, June: 14.5°, August: 15°, September: 11° on a 24 hour basis. Useful links: Tourist Information: www.visitulvik.com. Cruise Information: www.cruisehardanger ord.com. Port Information: (+47) 56 52 61 05

Fruit Blossom. Photo: Photo: Brakanes Hotel Apple Brandy Tasting. Photo: Photo: Saft og Siderfabrikk Ulvik and Ulvik ord. Photo: Reinhold Kaeger

Farm visits Hardanger.“Sea to Sky” situated at Mølster. Then the stone church from Duration: 1.5 hours Duration: 15 minutes – in the air. 1100. Co ee stop can be included. Return to Ulvik Farm visits, including co ee/tea and cakes, can be Experience the  ords, mountains and glaciers from by coach. Duration: 4-5 hours. booked at several farms in the area. the air, while the helicopter pilot explains the area to Distance from port: 48 km (Voss). you (Norwegian and English). There is no other way The new is the largest to see so much of the mountain and  ords in such a Geilo suspension bridge in , 1.380 meters long and short time! “Across the roof of Norway” the towers are more than 200 meters high. Great Leave Ulvik by coach and drive to Voss where you engineering art and at both ends there are Osa and the Osa mountains. board the Railway Line for a tour across the roundabouts in the tunnels with neon lighting. Coach “Valleys and Rivers”. Duration: 3-4 hours. roof of Norway to Geilo, where lunch is served. parking and access for pedestrians to the bridge from Leave Ulvik by coach passing through the green fi elds Return by coach through the both sides - ideal for a photo stop during shore and orchards, including a stop at Hjeltnes Horticultural mountain plateau, Norway’s largest national park, to excursions. College. The journey continues along Osa orden, a Eid ord. Duration: 8-10 hours. wild and narrow branch of the Hardanger ord, to Osa. Distance from port: 132 km (Geilo-Ulvik). Local Cider Farms There is time to visit the Austdalen river and the At local cider farms you have the opportunity to taste Hjadlane Gallery before driving up the winding The Sogne ord and the Flåm Railway apple juice and cider. Your host will tell you about the mountain road to the Osa Mountains. Return to Ulvik Various options from Ulvik – for example – bus from production and show you around the premises and along the same route. Ulvik to Voss-train to Myrdal and Flåm –  ord cruise the orchards. Distance from port: 2-3 km. Distance from port: 20 km (Osa mountains) from Flåm to Gudvangen – bus from Gudvangen to Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 20-90. Ulvik – or the opposite way around alternatively – bus Voss from Ulvik to Gudvangen –  ord cruise to Flåm – the Cultural performances and VIP tours A Cultural Tour to Voss Flåm railway to Myrdal – continue by train to Voss – Please contact Ulvik Tourist Information for further By coach from Ulvik, driving through orchards and bus to Ulvik. information and details of tailor made programmes. forests, passing mountains and spectacular waterfalls. Visit Voss Folk Museum, a cluster farm Ulvik Tender Port. Photo: Reinhold Kaeger

PORT & TOURIST INFORMATION Currency exchange: YES, 200 m from port Max size ship in port: Max air draft 55 m Tax refund: NO Max number of passenger per day in port: 4000 PORT OF ULVIK Public telephones in pier area: NO Max number of ships per day in port: 2 Visiting address: Brakanes Hotel, NO-5730 Internet access in pier area: YES, Brakanes Hotel Ship’s stay min /max: No limitation Mailing address: Brakanes Hotel, NO-5730 Mailboxes in pier area: YES Environmental limitations /restrictions: NO ULVIK Contact person: Georg Angell-Hansen Distances - airport: 157 km/Bergen Airport Flesland Port facilities according to Phone/Fax: +47 56 52 61 05/+47 56 52 64 10 Distance to town centre: 200 m Cruise Norway`s guidelines: YES E-mail: [email protected] Nearest hospital: Voss Hospital, +47 56 53 35 00- 48 km Maximum ship length: No limitation The pearl of Hardanger Internet: www.cruisehardanger ord.com Other useful information: Full service hotel by the tender pier Maximum ship draft and depth in sea: No limitation - free Wi-Fi Maximum ship air draft if bridge: 55 m TOURIST INFORMATION Crew facilities: Full service hotel by the tender pier In Ulvik tourism has been a permanent fi xture of daily life for more than 150 years. The warm summers, Visiting address: Tyssevikvegen 15, N0-5730 Ulvik PORT SERVICES / FACILITIES & INFORMATION - free Wi-Fi Distance from port: 500 m Bunkers delivery /method: NO the tranquillity and lush nature have attracted holidaymakers for generations. Ulvik o ers an active holiday Mailing address: NO-5730 Ulvik Supplies: NO * IF ANCHORAGE with a number of outdoor activities. Folklore performances, farm visits and excursions by coach and  ord cruisers are Phone/Fax: +47 56 52 62 80 Waste handling: NO Type of bottom: Sand bottom 50 m E-mail: [email protected] Waste water method: NO Distance from anchorage to tender pier: 100-300 m also included in our shorex menu. Ulvik and Hardanger, being the orchard of Norway, are famous for the fruit blossom in Internet: www.visitulvik.com Tugboats: NO Anchorage*: YES May. From July and until late October we harvest sweet cherries, plums, pears and apples. Why not take a stroll through GENERAL INFORMATION Pontoons: NO the compact village centre where you will fi nd public services, shops, hotels and cafes as well as di erent exhibitions of Terminal/Restrooms in pier area: NO Pilot: Channel 16 Shuttle bus: NO Emergency: Local surgery- 47567040 - channel 16 arts and crafts. Parking place for buses: 100 m Medical emergency: 113 Taxi: YES Charts: Norwegian Charts 117-118 Rental cars: NO Tidal movement: 0.5-1.0 m Public transportation: YES, 200 m from port ISPS approved: YES ATTRACTIONS/EXCURSIONS establishing a research and visitor centre presenting The Osa Mountains, a 20 km drive (toll road) from Shopping: 200 m Designated quays for cruise ships: NO the life amd poetry of one of the most important Ulvik at an altitude of 1000-1250 m has a moonlike Local currency: NOK Ship tenders allowed: YES Beam: NO “A taste of Hardanger ord” Norwegian poets, Olav H. Hauge (1908-1994). landscape of cli s, rocks and snow. ATM: YES, 200 m from port A half-day excursion from the Port of Ulvik or the Port His works have been translated into more than 25 of Eid ord. 4 hrs. The guided tour by coach or languages. The centre o ers exhibitions Monday- The Hjadlane Gallery of Modern Art presents combined with a  ord cruise to the Hardanger Juice & Friday 9am-3pm related to Olav H. Hauge and other various exhibitions throughout the year by local Cider Factory o ers a taste of cider, apple juice and poets and literature. Guided tours or a visit outside artists and often based on a theme of nature or local traditional food, including a guided introduction opening hours can be arranged. impressions from a journey or an event. and history of how the cider and juice is made in Distance from port: 12 km. Skeiesmylna was originally built in Bergen and was Hardanger. = anchorage Distance from port: 3 km. Capacity: 90. moved to Ulvik in the 1890s. Grain from the entire Hikes and walks Hardanger area was processed here. Today you’ll fi nd Duration 1.5-3+ hours ULVIK U l - Fjord Cruise with MS Lady Anne di erent exhibitions and activities in the mill. Ulvik o ers a wide range of guided hikes, walks and c e ntr e pol l e n strolls, ranging from easy guided strolls in and around Capacity: 100 passengers Express Boat 25 m Hjeltnes Horticultural College is the oldest farming the village centre to longer and more strenuous hikes school in Norway, founded in 1901. The lovely gardens and walks in the surrounding hills. Ulvik Church is the third in the line of churches in QUAY: LENGTH: DRAFT: AIRDRAFT: BEAM: HEIGHT QUAYSIDE: Ulvik. Consecrated in 1859, the interior was have a wide range of fl owers, rare trees and bushes. It Walking distance: 1.5-7 km. Tyssevikje 91 m / 300 f. Tonnage: 4200 55 m - - decorated in traditional decorative fl oral style in 1923 also has a herb garden and many old apple species. H j eltnes by local artist . Church concerts and organ Concerts & Folklore programmes 43 m Osa and its two narrow mountain valleys, rivers and Duration: 0.5-1 hour U l vik - recitals are o ered. fjor d e n waterfalls are known for their unique fl ora and o er a Concerts and Folklore programmes featuring local 1 400 m The Olav H. Hauge Centre – literary museum unique experience to walkers, hikers and musicians, singers and dancers can be arranged in SCALE In Ulvik the Kultursentrum is now photographers. various locations. Distance from port: 0.5-3 km.

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