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- Rental car, from Bergen airport to the city: which way?
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- Is a food tour in Bergen worth it?: Depends on trip length. A guided food walk runs NOK 1,290 to 1,890 per adult and folds lunch, local dishes and the harbor story into one afternoon, which suits a day or two in Bergen. On longer stays it is easy to graze alone: reports describe fish soup at Søstrene Hagelin, restaurants at the fish market and a sausage stand for far less than a tour ticket.
- Is a Hardangerfjord day trip from Bergen worth it?: Depends on when you go and how you travel. Hardanger is the softer side of fjord Norway, with orchards, villages and waterfalls, and the packaged loop is listed only for late May to early September. In season it can be a good day, but the longest bus-and-boat version drew the weakest report; off season the year-round express boat to Rosendal or a self-drive loop is the practical way to see the fjord.
- Is Norway in a Nutshell from Bergen worth it?: Depends on how much effort you want to spend. The classic loop from Bergen, train to Voss, bus to Gudvangen, the Nærøyfjord cruise to Flåm and the Flåm Railway up to Myrdal, is a self-guided public-transport fjord day. The official package starts at NOK 2,698, and reports disagree on how much booking the legs yourself saves.