You can expect 19 days full of exciting nature, breathtaking hikes and idyllic sightseeing in Nordic cities. This article describes a road trip with a car, tent and selected hotel and cabin accommodations which should be perfect for a Deliberate Diligencist's lifestyle.

We have identified a nearly perfect 20-day round trip in Norway.

This itinerary is for those who don't want travel books full of options but a concrete, proven, and executable plan.


My girlfriend and I were lucky enough to spend an almost perfect Norway vacation in August 2021. We left more or less spontaneously. Only the rough route (Copenhagen, Oslo, Trondheim and the west coast back) was planned, and the details were worked out on the go.

We also bought three travel guides: A Lonely Planet, a Dumont, and an experience report of a Vanlife couple. Unfortunately, the guidebooks disappointed me a bit. Especially the first two: Although all points of interest and exciting facts about Norway are described extensively, it lacked the concatenation into an executable itinerary. Yes, there were routes. But these were sketched in each case only scarcely on 1-2 pages, and that's it.

We have configured a perfect 2-3 week itinerary and would like to share this work with you so that you can use route if you just want a template.

Of course, I don't know if there would have been better decisions in detail (local optimum vs global optimum, you know it), but I was delighted with this trip and came back home happy and with many great impressions. It was worth it.

And you can follow the plan more or less and be sure to have a great vacation, entirely without risk and decision stress.

Of course, this requires that you prefer the same type of trip as I do

But since you're here on the Deliberate-Diligence.com blog, you seem interested in a productive lifestyle. So I would guess that we have similar vacation preferences:

  • You want to see as much of a city or region as possible. It is better to see many points of interest (POI) briefly and concisely than a few POI very extensively.
  • You can't imagine just lying on the beach all day.
  • You want to make decisions individually and depending on your mood of the day. Group travel or comprehensive pre-planning is not your thing.
  • You're more the visual type: it takes a lot for the eye on the road (incredible landscapes, architectures, stills, ...). You also want to take a lot of pictures and capture moments.
  • You also want to use the trip for physical activity, i.e. you like long walks and hikes.

For this particular trip to Norway, there are the following additional requirements:

  • You have a car at your disposal: it is a road trip.
  • You like camping - except for the city stays it is recommended to camp to save costs. But if you don't want a tent, that's not a problem either. Most campsites have so-called "Hytta", i.e. small cheap (35,- €) cabins to stay overnight.
  • You can allocate 2500-3500,- € for the vacation. Norway is expensive, and from time to time, you want to go to a restaurant. There are also fuel costs for 6000km to consider.
  • You're prepared to go off-road into some alpine terrain for hikes. It sounds more dramatic than it is: the trails are mostly not dangerous but require sure-footedbasic fitness levell of basic fitness.
  • You have enough nerve for narrow serpentines, where it may be necessary to manoeuvre a bit so that two cars (or even trucks) can pass each other.

What awaits you

This is what Norway feels like.

Norway Roadtrip Itinerary Overview

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  1. Home -> Kopenhagen, Hotel
  2. Kopenhagen, Hotel
  3. Kopenhagen -> Göteborg, Hotel
  4. Göteborg -> Oslo, Hotel
  5. Oslo, Hotel
  6. Oslo -> Ringebu, Camping
  7. Ringebu -> Trondheim, Camping
  8. Trondheim -> Kristiansund, Camping
  9. Kristiansund -> Malmefjorden, Camping
  10. Malmefjorden -> Geiranger, Camping
  11. Geiranger -> Lom, Camping
  12. Lom -> Skjolden, Camping
  13. Skjolden -> Voss, Camping
  14. Voss -> Bergen, Hotel
  15. Bergen -> Kinsarvik, Camping
  16. Kinsarvik -> Stavanger, Camping
  17. Stavanger -> Egersund, Camping
  18. Egersund -> Aarhus, Hotel
  19. Back home
  • Komoot and/or OutdoorActive apps to find the proper trekking routes wherever you are.
  • Camping.info or something similar to find camping places while underway.
  • Google Maps to find POI; type in "Attraction" in Google Maps search, for instance.
  • Wanderlog for overall trip planning

Copy & Paste the trip with detailed sightseeing into your Wanderlog:

Trip to Norway – Wanderlog
Martin’s itinerary with 152 places to visit in Norway
WanderlogMartin
You find and copy our exact itinerary and sightseeing locations in Wanderlog.

Kopenhagen

In Kopenhagen, you can have some lovely walks. 

Kopenhagen

Kopenhagen to Göteburg

Göteborg Impressions

Göteborg Sightseeing

Oslo

From Göteborg to Oslo

Oslo Impressions

Oslo Sightseeing

Ringebu

From Oslo to Ringebu

Ringebu Impressions

Trondheim

From Ringebu to Trondheim

Kristiansund

From Trondheim to Kristiansund

Malmefjorden

From Kristiansund to Malmefjorden

Scenic Roads between Kristiansund and Malmefjorden

Geiranger

From Malmefjorden to Geiranger

Geiranger Impressions

Lom

From Geiranger to Lom

Skjolden

From Lom to Skjolden

Voss

From Skjolden to Voss

Bergen

From Voss to Bergen

Bergen Impressions

Kinsarvik

From Bergen to Kinsarvik

Stavanger

From Kinsarvik to Stavanger

Egersund

From Stavanger to Egersund

Aarhus

Back do Denmark with a stay in Aarhus

And then: back home

I hope the GPS data, sightseeing list in Wanderlog and photos give you inspiration for your own Norway trip. The country and the nature are beautiful and worth it. I would have been happy if I had such a road trip template in advance. Now there is one - here on Deliberate-Diligence.com.