Nærøyfjord Fjord. Flåm, Norway

When planning a trip to a country which is famous for fjords, is one cruise on a fjord enough? The answer for us was definitely yes, but we had booked a second one here and so we did a second, and this one is just as beautiful, half the time and half the price. Nærøyfjord is a UNESCO World Heritage site. National Geographic magazine voted the fjord "The best unspoiled travel destination in the world" already in 2004. When choosing 50 most awe-inspiring natural wonders in 2017, CNN said: “If you only have time to visit two fjords in your lifetime, make it the Geirangerfjord and Naeroyfjord in southwest Norway” The two fjords shared tenth place in competition with other famous natural wonders worldwide. Other amazing places on the list included Preikestolen at Lysefjord, Stromboli volcano, the Salar de Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. Having been to the later 2, I would say this is not actually in their league, but it is pretty spectacular, none-the-less. The beautiful, narrow Nærøyfjord is 17 kilometers long. The fjord is a branch of the Aurlandsfjord. Nærøyfjord ends at the little village of Gudvangen, located at the very tip of the fjord. On the tour, you will experience both cascading waterfalls, idyllic villages and many more sights that will linger long in your memory. Fjord cruises depart twice daily in winter and has five daily departures in summer from Flåm and Gudvangen and you can take a bus back to where you left your car--or there are tours that will pick you up, but we were on a DIY trip and left to our own devices.