Geirangerfjord CruisesRIB Geiranger – Fjordsafari
The Geiranger RIB fjordsafari is the close-range hour: an open high-speed RIB with 12 or fewer guests that noses straight into the waterfalls — the operator's own line is that you can actually taste them. Across 1,234 reviews it holds 4.8 with a 4.9 for the guides, one of whom, Super Mario, gets thanked by name so often it reads like a running joke. $93.80, survival suits and goggles included.
About This Fjordsafari
1 hour on the water, plus suiting up before
$93.80 per adult
4.8 from 1,234 reviews on GetYourGuide
Open high-speed RIB with saddle seats
Max 12 guests per boat, live English guide
Geiranger Brygge boathouse, 100 m from the cruise dock
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name RIB Geiranger - Fjordsafari
- Operator Fjord Guiding
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 697794
- Starting price $93.80 USD per adult
- Price last checked August 2026
- Rating 4.8 out of 5
- Review count 1,234 reviews
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Review sub-scores Guide 4.9/5 · Transportation 4.8/5 · Value for money 4.5/5
- Operator track record 93% positive guide reviews, 3,800+ completed activities
- Duration 1 hour
- Time on the water The full hour
- Meeting point Geiranger Brygge, Maråkvegen 35 — an old boathouse on the fjord, 100 m from the cruise dock; meet 10 minutes early
- Departure rhythm Boats leave approximately 10 minutes past every full hour
- Transport Open high-speed RIB
- Group size Max 12 guests per boat
- Guide language English, live guiding from the drivers
- Included Life jacket, goggles, live guiding, photo stops
- Food and drinks None stated — the base has a quayside lounge bar
- Hotel pickup Not offered — central meeting point
- Cancellation deadline 24 hours before departure, full refund
- Reserve now, pay later Available
- Minimum age None stated
- Not suitable for Pregnant travellers; people with back problems
- Physical difficulty Moderate — fast and bumpy; swinging a leg over the saddle seats takes some agility
- Wheelchair accessibility Not stated on the listing
- Smoking Not allowed
- Facilities Changing rooms and a lounge at the boathouse
- Weather notes Runs in most conditions; wind chill at speed is intense, suits provided
- Alternative tour The calmer 75-minute guided RIB at /guided-boat-tour/
Check Dates and Availability
Live prices and departures from GetYourGuide. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, and reserve now pay later. Twelve seats a boat — cruise-ship days sell out.
Quick answer
The RIB fjordsafari is one hour on the Geirangerfjord in an open twelve-seat boat that gets close enough to the Seven Sisters and the Suitor to put spray on your face. $93.80 with survival suit, life jacket and goggles included, rated 4.8 from 1,234 reviews. Departures leave the Geiranger Brygge boathouse about ten past every hour.
Key takeaways
- Max 12 guests — the smallest boats on the fjord, and the first to sell out on cruise-ship days
- Not for pregnant travellers or bad backs; the ride is fast and it slams in chop
- Cruise passengers keep noting it costs far less than the same ride sold on board their ship
- Want the spray with a slightly gentler ride? The 75-minute guided RIB is the sibling option
- Prefer a roof and a bar? The catamaran departures start at $57.64
What the Hour Covers
Into the falls, not past them
The catamarans hold a photo line. The RIB's pitch is that it does not: the boat runs the length of the fjord's showpieces and stops dead in front of them — the Seven Sisters, the Suitor, and the Skageflå mountain farm seen from directly below at sea level. The operator's description promises you can taste the waterfalls, and the reviews confirm it literally.
Between stops the boat opens up, and that is the other half of the product. Claire from the UK put it plainly in July 2026: the boat was fun, especially when it went faster. If you want contemplative, this is the wrong hull.
The suit-up ritual
You meet ten minutes early at Geiranger Brygge, an old boathouse right on the water 100 m from the cruise dock, with changing rooms and a lounge bar on the quay. Everyone gets a survival suit, life jacket and goggles; Derryn from the UK described the whole group being fitted out and finding the process entertaining in itself.
Dress warm underneath even in July. Rakesh from the US, who went that month, warned that the wind and chill are intense at speed and the suit is what makes it comfortable. Departure is about 10 past every hour, and the schedule holds.
The guides are the differentiator
A 4.9 guide sub-score across 1,234 reviews is unusual, and the reviews explain it: the drivers guide live, stop for stories about the farms and the legends, and one of them — Mario, universally reviewed as Super Mario — appears by name in a striking share of recent reviews from Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Slovakia alike.
One honest note from a dry July: after a rain-free stretch the Seven Sisters can thin out. Derryn counted 'more like 5' sisters, and still gave it five stars. Early summer, fed by snowmelt, is the full seven.
Where It Starts
The boathouse sits on the fjord in the centre of Geiranger, about 100 m from the cruise dock — an easy walk even between a tender and a departure.
Who This Safari Suits
Book it if
You want the waterfalls at arm's length, you like fast boats, or you are ashore from a cruise ship, planning with our port-day guide, and want the fjord's best hour without risking the departure.
- One hour ashore is all you have — it fits inside any port call
- You want spray, speed and a guide with stories
- Small groups matter to you: 12 is the cap
- You checked the ship's excursion price and did the maths
Book something else if
Pregnancy or a back problem rules the RIB out on the operator's own list, and anyone who dreads a bumpy ride should believe the warning. The 75-minute guided RIB tour runs a similar route a notch calmer; the waterfall-tasting catamaran delivers the same falls from a stable deck at $57.64; and the kayak tour is the silent extreme of the same spectrum.
RIB Fjordsafari Questions
How long is the RIB fjordsafari in Geiranger?
One hour on the water, with boats leaving about 10 minutes past every full hour from Geiranger Brygge. Arrive 10 minutes early to suit up — the changing rooms and gear are at the boathouse.
How much does the Geiranger fjordsafari cost?
$93.80 per adult as read in August 2026, including the survival suit, life jacket, goggles and live guiding. Free cancellation to 24 hours and reserve-now-pay-later apply. Cruise passengers repeatedly note it undercuts the identical excursion sold on board.
Do you get wet on the RIB?
You get sprayed — the boats deliberately run into the waterfall spray close enough to taste it — but the survival suit keeps you dry and warm. Goggles are provided for the fast stretches. Wear warm layers underneath; the wind chill at speed surprises people even in July.
Who can't do the fjordsafari?
The listing excludes pregnant travellers and people with back problems: the boat slams in chop and the seats are saddles you swing a leg over. No minimum age is stated, but the same physical caveats apply to small children. The catamaran cruises carry everyone the RIB cannot.
Is one hour enough to see the Geirangerfjord?
For the headline sights, yes — the hour covers the Seven Sisters, the Suitor and Skageflå at closer range than any other boat. What it skips is the fjord's full length to Hellesylt; the 2.5-hour round trip covers that at catamaran pace.
Does the safari run in rain?
Yes, in most conditions — the suits handle rain and the waterfalls are stronger for it. The operator holds the 24-hour free cancellation window, so a truly grim forecast costs you nothing to dodge.
Is Geirangerfjord worth visiting?
Yes — the fjord is UNESCO-listed for a reason, and it holds up against its own photographs. The waterfalls drop straight into the water beside the boat, the abandoned farms hang on the ledges above, and an hour on the water covers all of it. The full case, and every way onto the fjord, sits on the Geirangerfjord cruise comparison.
What Travellers Said
Super Mario brilliant tour guide, really enjoyed this experience, would highly recommend.
Its must have activity to view fjords and water falls up close. The wind and chill is intense when you moving at high speed so wear a suit provided. Overall must do activity in Geiranger.
The rib ride was so much fun and Mario our guide was informative and entertaining. We were all fitted out in survival suits and lifejackets. The weather had been dry before we visited so the 7 sisters were more like 5 but that didn't really detract from the overall beauty of the Fjord.
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