Folgefonna Glacier Helicopter Tour — Norway's Third Largest Glacier
Folgefonna is Norway's third largest glacier — 207 km² of pristine ice rising 1660m above the Hardangerfjord. From the helicopter you fly over crevasses, blue ice fields and the surrounding national park, with Hardangerfjord shimmering far below.
What you see on a Folgefonna tour
The main ice cap
207 km² of glacier — vast and pristine. Visible crevasses and blue ice on warm days.
Folgefonna National Park
Mountain landscape surrounding the glacier — protected wilderness.
Bondhusbreen glacier arm
One of Folgefonna's outlet glaciers, dropping toward Hardangerfjord.
Hardangerfjord (option)
Combine glacier + fjord in one tour. Norway's 4th longest fjord, with apple blossom valleys in May.
Starting & duration
- From Bergen Airport (BGO) — 75-90 min total tour
- From Hardangerfjord cruise port (Eidfjord) — 60 min
- Combined: with Trolltunga & Hardangerfjord, 2 hours
Best season
- Summer (Jun-Sep) — blue ice visible, glacier melt streams
- Winter — pristine snow cover, dramatic monochrome
- Late spring (May) — combine with apple blossom Hardangerfjord