From the outside, it seems that if you go to travel around a country with a high standard of living, then you will have to spend a fortune on a trip. “Better to go to Turkey,” some will think, and put off the beauties of Norway for some easier times that may never come.
But in fact, a trip to this beautiful northern country will not cost too much more than lying on the beach in a five-star Turkish hotel. Don't get me wrong: I have nothing against holidaying in Turkey. It's just that compared to Norway, a Mediterranean holiday looks rather dull, at least for nature lovers and outdoor activities.
Norwegian camping
Accommodation
The most important expense in any trip is accommodation. If you do not take into account wild camping and overnight stays through couchsurfing, then stopping at campsites is the most adequate option both in terms of price and in terms of the ratio of quality of service per unit of money paid.
In Norway, absolutely everyone stays at campsites, almost regardless of their financial situation, simply because it's great to spend the night in a tent in nature. Well, and also because even for the Norwegians themselves, hotels in the country are obscenely expensive. Therefore, we simply budget about 2000 rubles for a camping night, find a tent and a sleeping bag in a closet, get rid of prejudices and continue to plan a travel estimate…
Typical lunch for a budget tourist in NorwayEven fewer people can afford to go to restaurants in Norway than to stay in hotels. If you are not ready to pay a hundred euros for a dinner for two, take a closer look at self-cooking. If you are too lazy to cook, then you can, as I did, just buy ready-made food in supermarkets, and then heat it up on a gas burner at a campsite or any other place where you are hungry.
With this approach, one meal for two will take no more than 20 euros. For this money, you will try Norwegian national food, and you will not deny yourself either meat or sweets (I don’t know which is more important to whom). Put a couple of thousand rubles a day for food per person. And do not think that eating your food cooked on a burner is shameful. EVERYONE does this in Norway, including Tesla and Mercedes owners.
The beauty of nature in Norway is free
Movements
If you have your own car and live in Moscow or further west, then you are very lucky. We fill up a full tank and drive towards the border with Finland. Everyone is let out, everyone is allowed in – don't worry about the bureaucratic side of the issue. A little more difficult if you travel by public transport, but not astrophysics either.
Getting to Norway with a change in the Baltics costs an average of no more than ten thousand rubles: even a ticket to Turkey is unlikely to be bought at that price. If you do not live in St. Petersburg or near the western border, then add a few thousand more for the train or plane to the desired settlement.
Pastoral paintings with goats are already waiting
The average estimate for a budget two-week trip to Norway for two people looks something like this: about a hundred thousand rubles for accommodation and meals, forty thousand for the road and as much as you want for souvenirs and gifts to friends and acquaintances .
How much is a two-week vacation in a good hotel in Turkey? For some reason, it seems to me that it will not be cheaper than the money for which you can travel around Norway perfectly…