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Itinerary Help for Family Trip - July 2026

We are in the early planning stages of a 2 to 2.5 week trip to Norway in July 2026. I am the grandmother/travel planner and one of 5 adults and my 4 grandchildren (ages: 4, 7, 10 and 11 by the time of our trip). We are looking to explore the Western Fjord Region and I'm currently tracking flights into Oslo and out of Bergen or RT in/out Oslo or RT in/out Bergen. The children love hiking, cultural activities, arts and crafts, cooking, fishing, being out on the water (fjords?), and visiting with animals (farm visit or farm stay?). When we travel as a group we usually try to slow the pace, staying 4 nights in different areas and doing day trips. Is this possible to do in this part of Norway? We'd like to pick up a car when we leave Bergen and do some sort of a loop, so that we can return it to Bergen, because one-way rentals are more expensive. Is it possible to drive as far as Alesund and then travel back to Bergen on an alternate route. I have all kinds of books on Norway, but there's nothing like hearing from people that have travel experience in the area. I am excited about the trip, but also a bit overwhelmed at the moment. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. With kind regards, Pamela

I've been waiting for someone to reply to you and feel bad that no one hasn't. I did not answer because we don't drive in Europe, and we relied on public transport for our Norwegian adventures in 2024.

I'm envious you have the opportunity to take the grandkids. We hiked and cycled with our little ones throughout the West of USA and Europe. My grandchildren are still too young for us to reduplicate our adventures for a group family trip, and we fear we'll be too ancient by the time they are ready. Western Norway (and we loved Oslo too!) is certainly in my top five for a future family group adventure. As in Switzerland, one constantly encounters playgrounds, petting farms, etc.

Back to your needs...

There are many people who have Norwegian trip reports with car travels on this forum. Just do a search for Norway trip reports and you'll find some quite detailed ones.
Outside this forum, I just entered "Norway Family Trips" and saw a zillion pre-planned trips and ideas.
Or you can do what I always used to do: I either engaged the services of or copied itinerary ideas from professional guided tours. For example, the adventure travel company Backroads has a kid-friendly trip, Nordic Adventure from Voss to Bergen, that can get you started.

Happy Planning!
AZ