Holiday houses at Hardangerfjord & holiday apartments at Hardangerfjord

Hardangerfjord offers a wide variety of family friendly holiday homes

The second longest fjord in Norway, Hardangerfjord stretches 179 km all the way from the coastline to the town of Odda in the country's mountainous interior. Spring flowering fruit tree blossom and endless mountain landscapes make Hardangerfjord one of the world's most unspoilt areas of natural beauty. With its long evenings, the onset of a late spring makes Hardangerfjord an ideal place to visit from June until September and thanks to easy online booking, holiday house and holiday apartment reservations are easy to make any time of the year, making planning your trip to Hardangerfjord effortless.

Hardangerfjord is an outdoor lovers dream

Whether you are looking for fully equipped holiday house rental or a cosy forest cottage, many great options are to be found in and around Hardangerfjord at locations such as Vallavik, Hovland and Ålvik. Holiday homes are plentiful and varied and offer an ideal base for families looking for the independence and freedom to walk or climb the nearby Folgefonna Glacier, or drift off with one of the many canoe tour options available in the region. The largest plateau in Europe known as Hardangervidda offers visitors the chance to rent bicycles, a very popular activity which is easily reached from many holiday apartments in the area.

Picture postcard villages greet visitors to Hardangerfjord

With many traditional fruit farms still operating in Hardangervidda, the romantic mountain landscape attracts nature lovers to what is often referred to as Norway's back garden. 40% of Norway's pears, plums and apples are grown in the region. The immensely charming villages in and around Lofthus and Ulvik offer a great choice when choosing your holiday home rental, catering to all your desires and providing the ideal base from which to explore the nearby farms. If you are thinking of renting a holiday home to appreciate the peace and tranquillity of nature, coupled with waterfalls, charismatic locals and traditional Scandinavian cuisine of reindeer and fish, Hardangerfjord is a hidden gem in Norway's glacier region.

Neighbouring holiday regions Hardangerfjord

• Hordaland
• Hallingdal and Hemsedal
• Hardanger
• Sognefjord
• Folgefonna National Park
• Hallingskarvet National Park
• Hardangervidda National Park
• See Strandavatnet
• Hardangerfjord mit Eidfjord
• Sørfjord