The Nærøyfjord is 20 km long, only 250 metres across at its narrowest and a mere 12 metres at its shallowest. The surrounding mountains reach heights of 1,700 metres.

With its steep mountainsides, hanging valleys, towering peaks, snowfields, waterfalls and small hamlets, this fjord is perhaps the most outstanding natural attraction in Norway.

We reached the Nærøyfjord from the Aurlandsfjord; which is a 29 kilometre-long branch of the Sognefjord, Norway's longest fjord.