Hardangerfjord RIB Safari to Secluded Fyksesund from Norheimsund
Overview
Secluded Fyksesund and the surrounding Hardangerfjord offer a unique experience on this small-group RIB safari from Norheimsund. This guided boat tour takes you into a narrow and peaceful fjord branch where large tour boats cannot go.
- 🛥️ Your local captain shares stories about the area’s nature, history, and fjord life during the cruise.
- 📸 Dramatic scenery includes steep mountains and waterfalls, with opportunities for photo stops along the way.
- 🏡 A visit to the roadless hamlet of Botnen provides insight into life in this remote part of Hardanger.
- 🌊 Fyksesund changes character throughout the year; waterfalls stream down in spring and after rainfall, while many freeze into ice formations in winter.
- ⏳ This 75-minute RIB tour is ideal for travelers seeking scenic beauty and local storytelling without crowds in every season.
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Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Life west, floating suit, goggles and gloves
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The Samlafjord is a wider section of the Hardangerfjord with great view towards the mountains and small villages along the fjord.
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Kvamsøy has a weather station from the Meteorological Institute that sends weather data four times a day to the entire world, a so-called synoptic station. The weather station is located at Austerhaugen. There is also a small beacon, which is still in operation, on this mound. There are several burial mounds on both Kvamsøy and Tjuvholmen, and bus discoveries have been made from both the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, between other parts of a bronze ax.
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Fyksesund BridgeThe first supension brigde crossing the Hardangerfjord which opened in 1937.
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The Fyksesund fjord branch is 11 km long and has the most narrow part of the whole Hardangerfjord. This is a beautiful fjord branch midway through the Hardangerfjord which has nice steep mountainsides and lots of small waterfalls.
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At the end of the Fyksesund fjord lays the old village of Botnen. A historical village and stunning nature.
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The Samlafjord is a wider section of the Hardangerfjord with great view towards the mountains and small villages along the fjord.