Testemonials

"I just wanted to reach out to you and say a huge thanks for organizing such a wonderful trip for the girls and I! We have survived… Lol! And more importantly, came back with lots of amazing memories. If you are at all on Facebook, you’re welcome to take a look at tons of photos I posted. Instagram, I only did the 24 hour stories.  Everything went flawless, except for one not showing up driver to go to airport in Alesund, but to our luck, a taxi driver was sitting at the hotel and the Norway team (Mette) promptly took care of things immediately.

I was also so grateful to Mette for being able to secure us a driver for 3 1/2 hour drive to a different airport to catch our private flight on such short notice. Rita was also in contact with me as well. If only more people were that responsive in the states. Lol! I know you were helping out on that on your end as well so thank you!  Norway is such an incredibly beautiful country and I can see why you love going back there. The people, the culture, the food… Although the reindeer was not like a cup of tea, but seen them on the side of the road, definitely was! T

he fjords are spectacular nothing like I’ve ever seen and I would you believe after three overcast days the sun came out, bright and full in the afternoon and all evening long for us to have an incredible view of the midnight sun! Another amazing experience and a check mark for Paris’s bucket list. You have no idea how incredibly happy she was! From the private shore excursions, to the selection of tour guides, to all the behind the scenes details and transportation arrangements. The girls and I are incredibly grateful.

We will look forward to working with you again, hopefully in another adventure in the near future!"

Happy Clients

"We very much enjoyed our visit to Norway and deeply appreciate your planning of the trip. I will give brief comments on the places we visited.

Bergen was both beautiful and interesting. The Bergen Bors Hotel had nice rooms,  an excellent restaurant, and the perfect location. There are other excellent restaurants nearby. Our scheduled guide sent a replacement who was pleasant but seemed inexperienced. Our rental car from Avis (within walking distance for our crowd)  fit our needs perfectly.

The Norway countryside we drove through was the most beautiful I have seen. The Hotel Alexandra, including its restaurant, was outstanding--as was the kayaking, sky lift, hiking and photography. The kayaking guides were terrific.

The drive to Dombas included many miles above the tree line at the top of the mountains--very interesting. We stopped at Fossbergom for lunch. It had a Stave church, an outstanding geological museum, and a zip line over a raging river for our teenagers.

The Dombas Hotel and restaurant was satisfactory--the best available in that area. The four youngsters did a 10 mile hike in the national park and saw two Muskox. Their review of the guide was not stellar--he did not impart much information on the area, its wildlife, and fauna.

We enjoyed the ride back to Bergen, including Lillehammer and the boutique hotel in Fagernes. The rooms are uniquely furnished. We had an outstanding steak dinner, drinks included.

So, thanks very much for putting together this family vacation."

Jack

"Hi Mette,

It is always nice to receive from some positive feedback and I just wanted to pass this onto you for your information. 

We enjoyed the whole tour including the accommodation. Even though we had train problems caused by a derailment and trackwork, the company contacted us to provide assistance and advice on what to do when we arrived in Flam and how to exchange our single tickets for return tickets. We were the only people from the replacement buses who were able to catch the train which was about to depart from Flam (It was very close just minutes in it). This was only because of the text and advice I received from the tour company.

Our time in Bergen was very enjoyable and the 3 days was ample time to see all the sights.

We would totally recommend this tour.

Have a great day!"

Lisa Koopman – Nordic Travel

"The trip was FABULOUS and your team knocked it out of the ballpark. Rita was particularly helpful during our trip. I will be sending you a review of the trip along with pictures. The Viking wedding was super cool and Barb was stunned. Great job!"

Ken

"Hello Rita,

You did a fantastic job organizing the transfers, guides and cruise for these clients! They had the most amazing time in Norway – bravo."

Happy Clients

"We recently travelled to Norway and had booked an extensive itinerary with Try Norway. Given her local knowledge, Mette was extremely helpful in creating an itinerary for us. All of our accommodation was excellent and the locations were very scenic, particularly in Aurland, Balestrand, Geiranger and Farstad.

The itinerary put together by Try Norway gave us the opportunity to experience local transport, participate in some great excursions and have some amazing culinary experiences throughout our trip. Everything ran very smoothly!

During our 15 day trip, we covered several Norwegian cities, fjords and the north coast. This was a great combination and provided us with a fantastic overview of Norway in a just a couple of weeks.

I would highly recommend Mette and her team at Try Norway!"

Lisa Koopman – Nordic Travel

"Hi! I wanted to reach out and thank you for the absolutely wonderful itinerary you had put together for us for our visit to Norway. It was the experience of a lifetime - and just the memories we made with my mom and my kids will last us a long long time. Thank you!!🤗"

Happy Clients

"Dear Mette

I had a long talk with our client – They really enjoyed their trip – They said that Norway was certainly the most beautiful country they have ever visited ( and they have seen a lot !)  along with New Zealand ! they liked the hotels and everything!

Thank you again for your help and patience with this booking . I think it is the longest ever ( can you imagine : I started working on it in march 2019 !!! ) I am so glad this is over😊!

Anyway, I am sure the next booking will be easy as a breeze !

Thank you again for everything and have a nice summer."

Happy Clients

"Tone and Mette,

Thank you both so much for our beautiful trip through Norway. We had fun in every city and during every expedition. Our trip would have been so boring if we had planned it ourselves. There was one thing we did that did not make it to the itinerary; in Bergen I proposed to Angie! This was a wonderful engagement trip and now we have a big wedding to plan!

This was our first experience working with travel agencies and we will never go back to planning our own trip. Your connections and experiences made this very important trip go perfectly!

Thank you again for an amazing and unforgettable experience."

Daniel

"Hi Rita, 

The clients have loved their time in Norway. Just want to say a big thank you for planning a wonderful trip for them (as always!)

Last night in Norway!  Trip has Far Exceeded Expectations even with our two years of planning and research.  Thank you so much.  We met wonderful people and were treated like VIP’s every step of the way.  Literally.  We sat in The Royal Seats on the funicular in Bergen!  Every detail of the itinerary was helpful.  Our state room on board, our window dining assignment, our balcony in Oslo, our street fair in Bergen, our Viking ship buried on the farm, the cathedrals and schools and mountains and the magnificent fiords, the lectures and then the Northern Lights!  The Blu is perfect and we are so grateful for all the No Problem, No Rush, No Worry moments of the journey."

Happy Clients

"Hi Zhana, amazing feedback below, as usual :) - Cheers

Looking back at the pictures we took of the trip, I just want to say, this was a fabulous tour! We really appreciate all the work that you put in to it.

The documentation was perfectly laid out just as needed and absolutely indispensable.‍The tour guides were knowledgeable, punctual, and friendly. We felt that we were in good hands.‍The flow of the tour through the country was very well planned out."

Tony

"Thank you for planning an amazing trip for us!  It was a fabulous trip that allowed us to relax and not worry about all the travel details.  The cities were beautiful and the hotels that you chose were historic and wonderfully appointed.  We were very comfortable in every hotel and had million dollar views when we were relaxing after a busy day.   We loved all the hotels but the OPUS XVI stood out due to its grandeur and the excellent and friendly staff.

The guides that led our tours throughout Norway and Iceland were interesting, helpful, spoke perfect English and were very knowledgeable.  We learned so much about these gorgeous countries.   We enjoyed every tour guide!  3 of them were teachers and they really knew the history of the cities.

We loved the RIB-boat tour of the fjord.  We were planning on a little boat cruise and when we were told to put on full rain gear and goggles, we quickly learned we were in for quite a ride.  It was so unexpected and so much fun!  Our boat driver was from Sweden and he was so funny!

The trip was planned so well and we were able to see a lot of Norway but also relax and reflect during our travels.  It was nice to have a couple days to spend in the Valdres area as it is the area that our great grandparents came from.  We found Marsha’s family home and were invited in to meet the family that lives there now.  Marsha is distantly related to the family.  I don’t have any family connections but saw the general area where my grandparents lived.  Finding our “roots” was part of the reason that we wanted to go to Norway and we accomplished this goal!

Geiranger was breathtakingly beautiful and we loved the ride through the fjord.  The Seven Sisters waterfall was spectacular.  Unfortunately, the weather was very rainy but it was still a great experience.

Dinner at the Cornelius restaurant was amazing.  The owner introduced himself to us and we were invited down to see the wine cellar!  It was a special dinner to remember!

Try Norway did a wonderful job of taking care of us!  Mette sent a sweet note to our hotel apologizing for the airport transfer in Oslo.  It happens – we were not upset.  We did learn quickly how to use the phones in Norway though as we needed to get to our hotel.  We would recommend Try Norway to anyone heading to Norway.

I would also add that you and Colleen had to book and rebook this trip due to covid.  We thank you both for all you did to make this dream a reality for the 4 of us!  And thank you for the cheese slicers!  They will get much use as we live in Wisconsin – the cheese capital!"

Mary and John & Marsha and Jon 

"I would not consider planning a trip to Oslo/Bergen or all of Norway without working with Mette, who is so responsive, knows EVERYONE, and is a delight."

Carrie Rowell – Aspen Institute

"Amazing news, Mette!

I appreciate your help; clients were informed and were very happy.

By the way, they also mentioned that their whole trip was wonderful – thank you for great service!

Goodnight!"

Natalie

"Hi wonderful ladies… 

I got this text yesterday from Family Mittal.. and wanted to share it with you. I will copy and paste!

See you in a couple of weeks!!

Hi Tone, I wanted to reach out and thank you for the absolutely wonderful itinerary you had put together for us for our visit to Norway. It was the experience of a lifetime - and just the memories we made with my mom and my kids will last us a long long time. Thank you!! Please do pass on our heartfelt thanks to your counterparts in Norway also. 🤗"

Happy Clients

"I just wanted to thank you for all your help setting up this trip. Everything was very smooth and perfect. As we are returning back I just wanted to say we truly are very appreciative for making our experience in Norway a beautiful one! Thanks so much Zhana😊"

Happy Clients

"Hi Ulla-just want you to know these folks had the best trip, better and more wonderful than she ever anticipated.  Loved all the tours, guides, drivers, Havila, everything was excellent so thank you so very much. Enjoy the summer.

Thank you Mette!"

Happy Clients