Lysekammen AS · Preikestolen, near Stavanger
A bus from Stavanger's cruise terminal takes you to the Preikestolen trailhead, and a local guide walks you up to Pulpit Rock and back, with lunch included. It does not go to Kjerag: pick it if you want the Lysefjord's other famous cliff on a shorter, gentler day.
Let's be clear first: this is Preikestolen, not Kjerag. Pulpit Rock is the flat-topped cliff in the outer Lysefjord, a long way down the fjord from Kjeragbolten. Lysekammen's bus waits in the parking area at Stavanger's cruise terminal, so the tour suits ship passengers, and heads out through the Ryfast subsea tunnels, which dip to 292 m below sea level. From the car park by Preikestolen Basecamp the guide leads the group up and back, and the whole outing takes about six hours.
The hike is real but kind. Visit Norway gives about 4 km each way and 500 m of climbing in total, roughly two hours each way, on a path built up with bridges over wet ground and stone Sherpa steps on the steep parts. At the top the cliff drops 604 m straight into the fjord. Compared with Kjerag that is about two-thirds of the distance, no chains, and no boulder to think about.
The trade-off is company. Preikestolen is one of Norway's busiest hikes, and a cruise-ship day here means a crowded plateau. Lunch, a snack and water are included, which takes one thing off your list. If Kjerag is the goal, this is the wrong tour; the two-day trip does both cliffs.
Find the black bus or coach in the parking area of the Stavanger cruise terminal.
Through the Ryfast subsea tunnels to the Preikestolen car park.
A guided climb of about 4 km on a built path with stone steps and stretches of open granite.
Lunch and photos on the flat rock 604 m above the Lysefjord. How close you go to the edge is up to you.
The same path down, then the bus back to the cruise terminal.
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No. It goes to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), the other famous cliff on the Lysefjord. For Kjerag, see the guided Kjerag hike, or the two-day trip for both.
About 8 km there and back with about 500 m of climbing, usually around four hours of walking. The tour takes about six hours including the bus.
Yes, clearly. Shorter, less climbing, no chains. Kjerag vs Preikestolen lays out the differences.
From age 7, per the listing. It still needs a reasonable level of fitness.
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The gentler of the Lysefjord's two famous cliffs, with a local guide, lunch and transport from the cruise terminal.
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