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Visiting Pulpit Rock and LysefjordenEvery year, many thousands of visitors to Stavanger and Fjord Norway want to visit one of the most popular norwegian tourist destinations - Lysefjord and the walk to Pulpit Rock (also known as Preikestolen or Prekestolen) - and many do not realise that this is two separate trips, on separate days - even though Pulpit Rock is beside Lysefjorden and you can look down 604 metres to the boats from the rock, and look up at the rock from the boat. |
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boat trips leave from central Stavanger and take 3.5 hours
round-trip or longer. Take the sightseeing boats from vågen,
the main harbour. Sightseeing boats depart Saturday and Sunday all through the year, and every day from May to (including) September, with extra sailings in July and August In June, July and August you can also take the car ferry to Lysebotn from Fiskepiren (the fast boat terminal) in central Stavanger and drive back via Sirdal and Hunnedalen to Stavanger - and do not forget that Kjerag is a spectacular hike from above Lysebotn. Stavanger hotels Trips out in the Stavanger area Stavanger Restaurants |
The hike to Pulpit Rock
begins at the car park at Preikestolhytta (youth hostel). To get there
you need to take the ferry from Stavanger to Tau (37
kroner per person each way), then the bus service to the car park
(55 kroner per person each way). The bus service runs Saturday and Sunday from mid-May to mid-September, and every day from late-May to late-August. A 12 seat minibus costs 900 kroner from Tau. By car, you can take the Tau ferry out and come back via Oanes and Sandnes - you could also stop off in Forsand to see the bronze and iron age remains at Landa. The hike is possible from about late April to October - the timing depends on the winter snowfall. |
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Ferry, bus and sightseeing boat informationStavanger - Tau ferry timetable (Norsk) operated by Stavangerske - point to Ferjesamband then click on Stavanger - Tau - Stavanger for the latest pdf timetable.Buses from Tau and Forsand are operated by Østerhus Buss. Choose "The Pulpit Rock cabin and Tau quay" for the Tau - preikestolen bus service or - new for 2008 "The Pulpit Rock cabin and Forsand quay" for the service between Preikestolen and the Oanes/Forsand ferry, for Lysefjord or Lauvvik, with some buses to Sandnes - in English this year! Rødne sightseeing boats to Lysefjorden - follow the link to the latest timetable. Veteran Fjord Cruise (pdf file) operate the car ferry to Lysebotn at the end of Lysefjord and also offer a ferry one way - coach trip the other service (late-June to mid-late-August). You can of course use your own car for this trip |
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