Villages and places
Jostedal
Jostedal is a tiny village by the Jostedalsbreen Glacier, with a hotel, a campsite and with a large menu of activities.
Driving up through the Jostedalen valley, it can sometimes feel like you are on the way to nowhere, but just as you prepare to turn around you see it. Every season in Jostedalen has its charm. During summer, go for a walk on the Nigardsbreen glacier with the whole family and a guide, hike in the mountains or go river rafting.
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Activities in Jostedal
Outdoor activities and nature
Nigardsbreen Glacierguiding
Jostedal
Join and explore the blue ice tours that Jostedalen Breførarlag offers on the Nigardsbreen glacier. Participate in a memorable hiking experience in a world of blue ice and high mountains.
Outdoor activities and nature
Motorboat & Glacier Tour. Austdalsbreen
Jostedal
ICETROLL offer tours including both crossing of a glacier lake with motor boat and glacier hiking. The tour is well suited for families with children.
Outdoor activities and nature
Glacier River Rafting
Jostedal
Glacier Rafting offer rafting on the glacier river Jostedøla. So when the white water hits, you are able to get us through it - at least, that is the plan!
Sightseeing
The Bergsetbreen Glacier, Jostedal/ Luster
Jostedal
The spectacular Bergset glacier, only an hour's easy walk from the road, is one of the most beautiful and impressing glacier arms.
Outdoor activities and nature
Winter in Jostedal
Jostedal
In the heart of the Sognefjord, between Jostedalsbreen and Breheimen National Park, lies Jostedalen, which offers fantastic snow conditions and a short distance to the winter mountains.
Outdoor activities and nature
Snowshoe Hiking in the Glacial Landscape
Jostedal
Experience the glacial landscape in winter with a nature guide! We will take you on a snow shoe hike where you get to learn about the glaciers and hear the dramatic stories from the village of Jostedalen.
Culture
Breheimsenteret Glacier Center
Jostedal
Breheimsenteret Jostedal Valley - This unique building offers many services, to locals and tourists alike, and has a great view of the glacier.
Outdoor activities and nature
Kayaking in Nigardsbrevatnet
Jostedal
Icetroll starts the season here on Nigardsbrevatnet (lake) in Jostedal in the first week of May. The lake sits in front of the glacier, separated by about 900 metres of hillside.
Outdoor activities and nature
Glacier River Rafting
Jostedal
Glacier Rafting offer rafting on the glacier river Jostedøla. So when the white water hits, you are able to get us through it - at least, that is the plan!
Outdoor activities and nature
Jostedal Classic - ski
Jostedal
Join Jostedal Ski and Jack Campion to a guided ski tour to the mountains in Jostedal.
Outdoor activities and nature
Bergset- Bergsetbreen glacier
Jostedal
This is a route well suited for families with small children. The starting point for this walk is the car park at Bergset, at the end of the road in Krundalen, Jostedalen-
Outdoor activities and nature
X-tra Short Blue Ice Hike
Jostedal
Bring your children on the mighty Nigardsbreen glacier in Jostedalen - a memory for life.
How to get here
In the heart of the Norwegian fjord landscape and only a short drive from Oslo and Bergen you will be entering the mighty Sognefjord.
Travelling to and around the Sognefjord regionPlan your visit to Jostedalen
Accommodation
Jostedal Hotel
Jostedal
Family run hotel in Jostedal, on the doorstep to the Jostedalsbreen National Park.
Accommodation
Jostedal Camping
Jostedal
Jostedal Camping has a sunny, picturesque and quiet location by a glacial river in the heart of Jostedal.
Accommodation
Villa Fjellheim, Jostedal
Jostedal
The entrance to the glaciers - In the heart of Jostedalen, with a view of the Nigardsbreen glacier and the national park, lies Villa Fjellheim.
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