Ulvik on the Hardangerfjord: farmhouses on a green slope above still water, photochrom around 1890

Halvøy, Hardanger

The Tyssestrengene falls dropping into the fjord between pink granite walls, photochrom around 1895

A seven-room guesthouse on an island in the Hardangerfjord, reached by two ferries a day. Open May to September.The next boat leaves Norheimsund at 07:10.

Two boats a day, and nothing else

There is no road to Halvøy. The 07:10 brings you, the 16:40 takes you back, and the island is yours in between.

Seven rooms, one long table, a wood-fired sauna at the end of the pier, and the glacier across the water.

Travellers with two horse-drawn sledges crossing the snowfield of the Folgefonna glacier at dusk, photochrom around 1897

The Folgefonna glacier above the fjord, photographed around 1897. On a clear evening you see its edge from the sauna steps.

What the windows face

Every room looks over water: east to the glacier, west to the open fjord, south to the falls.

Vik in Eidfjord: a village at the head of the fjord below steep mountains, photochrom around 1890
Odda seen from the fjord, houses along the shore under snow-streaked peaks, photochrom around 1890
Eide in Hardanger: a white church and boathouses at the water's edge, photochrom around 1890

Catch the 07:10or the 16:40

Graven lake near Eide, a calm green lake between wooded hills, photochrom around 1890

Ferry

MorningNorheimsund to Halvøy07:10 → 07:55
MorningHalvøy to Norheimsund08:05 → 08:50
AfternoonNorheimsund to Halvøy16:40 → 17:25
AfternoonHalvøy to Norheimsund17:35 → 18:20
SeasonDaily, 1 May to 30 SeptemberNOK 120 return
BusBergen bus station to Norheimsund1 h 30

The boats are laid up for winter.

A day on the island

The first boat lands

Coffee is on the pier at 07:55. We carry the bags; you watch the boat turn back.

Ulvik on the Hardangerfjord, photochrom

Breakfast at one table

Brown cheese, eggs from the farm on the mainland, bread baked at six.

Eide in Hardanger, photochrom

Out on the water

Two rowing boats and a pair of kayaks, free to take. The current turns at noon.

Odda from the fjord, photochrom

Lunch on the rocks

A packed lunch in a tin, left by your door at eleven. Bring the tin back.

Graven lake near Eide, photochrom

The sauna is lit

At four, with birch. It holds eight; the ladder goes straight into the fjord.

Water below the Tyssestrengene falls, photochrom

Dinner at seven

Three courses from the fjord and the farm. One sitting, set menu, wine by the glass.

Vik in Eidfjord, photochrom

Light until eleven

In June the sun barely sets. The last swim is whenever you decide it is.

Folgefonna glacier at dusk, photochrom

Rooms and prices

Plan a stay

Ask for these dates

Rooms, per night with breakfast · NOK

Naustet2 900

The old boathouse. Doors open onto the water; sleeps two.

Loftet2 600

Under the roof, three windows east to the glacier.

Fjordrommet2 400

Corner room, west light, a bath by the window.

Hagerommet2 200

On the garden side, its own door to the orchard.

Sydrommet2 200

Faces the falls across the water. Twin or double.

Kammerset1 850

Small and quiet, one double bed, shared bathroom.

Stabburet2 700

The old storehouse on stilts. Sleeps four, for families.

At the table · NOK

Dinner, three courses695

Seven o'clock, one sitting, set menu.

Packed lunch210

Left by your door at eleven.

Wine pairing540

Four glasses, mostly Norwegian cider and natural wine.

On the pier · NOK

Sauna, sharedincluded

Lit every day at four, until ten.

Sauna, private hour450

Before four, for your room only.

Rowing boat or kayakincluded

Life jackets on the hook by the door.

Fishing trip with Arne800

Two hours at dawn; we cook what you catch.

Before you come

Halvøy 1, 5600 Norheimsund, Norway

Check-in after the 07:55 or 17:25 boat

Open 1 May to 30 September

What if I miss the boat?

Call us from the quay. Arne can fetch you in the small boat for NOK 600 until ten at night.

Is there Wi-Fi?

In the dining room only. The rooms have none, on purpose, and phone signal comes and goes.

Can I bring children?

Yes, from age six; Stabburet sleeps four. The pier has no railing, so the young ones wear jackets near the water.

Are dogs allowed?

In Naustet and Stabburet, for NOK 300 a stay. Sheep graze the north end of the island in summer.

What should I pack?

Wool, a rain shell, shoes for wet rock and a swimsuit. We lend boots, towels and sauna robes.

How do I cancel?

Free until 30 days before arrival. After that we refund half, or move your stay to another date that summer.

Plan a stayWrite to us
The Tyssestrengene falls between pink granite walls above the fjord, photochrom
Two horse-drawn sledges on the Folgefonna glacier, photochrom
Houses along the shore of the Hardangerfjord below snow-streaked mountains, photochrom

Find us

Halvøy 1
5600 Norheimsund, Norway
Season1 May – 30 Sep
Boats in07:55 · 17:25
Office08:00 – 21:00
+47 56 00 00 00 Book a room

Odda from the fjord, around 1890