There are plenty of options to experience Hardanger without demanding efforts.

You'll find many paths to hike or bike and explore nature along the Hardanger fjord.

Folgefonna National Park

Climbing the ice caves

Ice-climbing in blue ice caves is a stunning experience.

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Climbing the ice cavesClimbing in ice caves. Foto: Desire Weststrate

Guided glacier walks on Folgefonna

Glacier walks on Folgefonna lets you experience the migthy glacier in a safe and exciting way.

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Guided glacier walks on FolgefonnaGlacier walks on Folgefonna. Photo: Pål Hermansen

Active experiences

Kayaking

Feel the landscape and smell the sea. In a sea-kayak you get close to nature and you may have encounters with nature and wildlife that will give you memories for a lifetime.

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KayakingPhoto: FlatEarth Aktivity Centre, Destination Hardanger Fjord AS

Via Ferrata in Tyssedal

Via Ferrata is easier than rock climbing. The routes goes through fixed bolts, clamps, cables and steps that function like ladders - some places in the steep rock wall. The steps are predictable, and previous climbing experience is normally not necessary to manage to do a Via Ferrata.  The activity requires normal psychical shape and not being afraid of heights!

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Via Ferrata in TyssedalPhoto: Chris Arnesen - Innovasjon Norge

Trolltunga - The troll's tongue

Trolltunga - The troll's tongue - is a piece of rock "hanging" horizontally out of the mountain about 700 meters above the Ringedalsvatnet near Tyssedal.

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Trolltunga - The troll's tonguePhoto: Till Hanten

Trolltunga zip line

The local guide company Opplev Odda invites you to hike with plenty of air, a big "wow" factor, and framed by a beautiful nature scenery. Welcome to try the new zip line Trolltunga Zippen!

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Trolltunga zip linePhoto: Opplev Odda

Go-Kart racing

The track is in Husedalen, about 3 kilometers from Kinsarvik center. Kart rental available for youth and adults. Minimum age 8 years.

Open all weekends may- august, and every day in peak season.

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Go-Kart racingPhoto: morguefile.com/creative/alexfrance

Fishing

In Kinsarvik you can go fishing in the fjord or in freshwater lakes and rivers. 

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FishingPhoto: Terje Rakke/ Nordic Life/ Reisemål Hardanger

Easy hikes

Husedal valley

The Husedal valley in Kinsarvik offers spectacular views and four great waterfalls along the trip to the top of the valley.

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Husedal valleyPhoto: Hege Grane Hisdal/Destination Hardangerfjord

Architecture

Tyssedal Power Station

The Tyssedal Power Station is a hydroelectric power station and museum located in Tyssedal in the municipality Odda in Hordaland, Norway. The station was designed by architects Thorvald Astrup and Victor Nordan, and was inspired by italian churches and cathedrals.

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Tyssedal Power StationFoto: Reisemål Hardanger Fjord/NVIM

Sights worth seeing

Rosendal Barony

The Rosendal Barony is a historic estate and manor, dateing back to the 1650s. It's the only one of its kind in Norway. Around 1850, an expansive romantic garden was laid out around the manor.

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Rosendal BaronyPhoto: Arne Vidar Brekke - Skandinaviske-fotografer.no

Apple blossoming

The presence of the fjord and the surrounding mountains give Hardanger a special climate ideal for growing fruits, making the region Norway's lagrest supplier of apples and other fruits.

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Apple blossomingApple blossoms. Photo: CH/Innovation Norway