Kayak Lysefjord – 3 Hour Guided Kayaking Adventure on a Norwegian Fjord with Nordic Paddling.

Kayak Lysefjord is one of the best experiences of my life, to be kayaking on a fjord in Norway is something I’d always wanted to do. Before we left the UK we hired six canoes with Nordic Paddling on the ‘Kayak Lysefjord – 3-hour’ tour.

We spent a week in Norway and based ourselves in Klepp. It was a fantastic location to explore the area, especially the Lysefjord and surrounding mountains.

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The tour is perfect for anyone looking to experience what kayaking on a Norwegian fjord is like. Kayaking Lysefjord is in my opinion one of the best experiences you can have in the area. You pass by beautiful granite gorges, and waterfalls, and cross the deep but calm fjord, it’s an amazing experience.

We stayed here in ‘Klepp‘, 16km from Stavenger.

If this is helpful to you, we stayed in an area called Boretunet in Klepp, not far from Stavanger. We booked 2 of the places on offer, and enjoyed what the complex has to offer. The biggest selling point for us was its proximity to the beach. You walk 5 minutes, through a dune and a huge beach appears which you get practically to yourself!

With the cars we hired, this was perfect for us, we also found a large supermarket, and could really relax after a long day hiking around the Lysefjord. I’ve linked you to the house here.

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Before you head to the water the guide will supply you with all the kayaking equipment (double kayak, paddle, vest, splash jacket and pants), and then you will get a safety briefing from the professional guide.

Then it’s time to set off on your kayak journey across the Lysefjord, guided by the Nordic Paddling professional, and if like us you haven’t done it before, it takes a bit of time to sync your paddling up with your partner and get the rudder working correctly, but once you get going it’s a smooth paddle up the one side of the Fjord, before crossing over to the other side.

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The fjord was very calm, only disturbed by the tourist power boats and large ferry’s going up and down, but it’s very safe and going over the very small waves they produce is a bit of fun. We paddled up the fjord for a little while, and we even got to kayak in a little rainstorm which was great fun, and felt exciting.

Then we crossed to the other side and paddled back down the fjord. The views were unbelievable you could paddle right up to the rock face, look up, and realize that just a day before, we had been up there looking down.

On the other side of the fjord, we paddled into a cove and right up to the little stone beach in there. There is some fantastic history in relation to these coves, and the guide told us all about it and when we looked up, we realised that the day before we were standing on the large rock that sticks out above us.

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The 3 hours pass very quickly, and all we had to do was paddle a little further down and then cross back over the fjord to return to the start point. We loved every second of our kayak adventure with Nordic Paddling, and can highly recommend the 3 hour tour.

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That’s it, you’re all done, and I hope you have had a great experience, and have had great weather.