Making the most of Laerdal
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
Arriving at the port
Ships moor or anchor in the port, and passengers are carried ashore by tender.
Take the printable map with you.
Picturesque Lærdal sits beside Sognefjord, Norway's longest fjord, within a day trip of Oslo and Bergen. It makes an ideal base for a fjord holiday, placing some of the country's most dramatic mountain and waterside scenery a short distance from principal attractions.
Nearby sights include Borgund Stave Church, Nærøyfjord ferries, Flåm Railway, Jostedal Glacier, Old Lærdalsøyri village centre and the well-known Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre.
Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre stands beside the Lærdal River, one of Norway's best-known salmon rivers. It introduces visitors to Atlantic salmon, the legends surrounding it and salmon fishing through the following attractions:
Features include an observation pool containing wild salmon from the Lærdal River; exhibitions on natural science and cultural heritage; a prize-winning Atlantic salmon film in Norwegian, English, German, French and Japanese; and fly-tying demonstrations, a workshop and fishing simulator.
The Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre also sells permits for salmon and sea-trout fishing in the Lærdal River. Only 200 metres from Lindstrøm Hotel, it added a new interactive exhibition in 2006, and visitors may try fishing with the popular simulator.