Hei!
My partner and I will be travelling to Norway, specifically landing in Bergen on May 10th afternoon, and we are going to fly to the Lofoten Islands on May 12th and spend 3 days there in Å Rorbuer before coming back to Bergen on May 16th and hopefully getting to enjoy the May 17th festivities in Bergen before flying back home on May 18th. For the itinerary I was thinking of the following:
May 10th - arriving in the afternoon and if there is energy, maybe stroll around Bryggen. We will be renting a car
May 11th - drive to Voss, Gundvangen and Flam and drive back the same day. Given our limited time dont think we can fit in a cruise or do Norway in a Nutshell. Plus we get to have our own timeline
May 12th - drive to Bergen airport and fly to Leknes, rent a car and drive to A rorbruer
May 13th - hoping to rent a kayak or if there are fishing tours in A go on a fishing tour. Maybe go on a hike to Kvalvika beach.
May 14th - fishing tour in Svolvaer via Go2Lofoten in the morning. After that thinking of hiking Torsketunga trail
May 15th - try to do the Reinebringen hike and possibly a sauna in Svolvaer
May 16th - drive to Svolvaer to fly back to Bergen
May 17th - enjoy the festivities of May 17th and possibly do Mt Floyen cable car
May 18th - fly back
Our priorities are to enjoy the scenery of both the Lofoten islands and Bergen given our restricted timeline due to our work schedules. We like hiking and the water but given the time of year we are going we understand the weather maybe unpredictable in the Lofoten. Are there any other suggestions of what to check out?
Also my partner is Gluten Free and Dairy Free, any suggestions for restaurants in Bergen, Flam or the Lofoten islands?
Much appreciated for the suggestions