experience highlights

• View the small and scenic postage stamp orchards lining the fjords, each family owned.
• Learn about Norway’s unique challenges including the northern cold climate, high cost country, and changing economy.
• Visit Bioforsk research center in Ullensvang, hosted by Professor Mekjall Meland.
• Taste apple juice from Hardanger - Norway’s first product with a protected geographical designation. We’ll also visit a juice factory and dine at their farm restaurant.
• Explore another farming industry in Norway: fish farming. We’ll tour Hardanger Akvasenter to learn about salmon farming, a huge industry.
• Visit farm stands, shops, and restaurants to get a look at how Norwegian farmers leverage direct sales and a tourism-based economy.
• Stay at very nice, family owned hotels perched on the fjords.
• See waterfalls, small villages, suspension bridges… driving around the fjordlands is incredible.
• Get to know fellow IFTA members while hiking, kayaking, boating, and exploring.