page_title: Kinsarvik
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Kinsarvik / Economy / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Kinsarvik Norway at Midnight in Summer 2004.
context_page_description: Kinsarvik is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of a small bay at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord, where they join to form the main branch of the Hardangerfjorden. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 13 and it has a ferry port with regular routes that connect it to Utne and Kvanndal across the fjord.
  The 0.68-square-kilometre village has a population of 555 and a population density of 816 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  Due to its important location along the Hardangerfjorden, Kinsarvik has been an important location since the Viking Age. Kinsarvik has been the site of Kinsarvik Church since the 12th century, serving the people of the whole region. The parish of Kinsarvik was made into a municipality in 1838. Kinsarvik Municipality existed as a municipality off and on from 1838 until 1964 when it was merged into Ullensvang. This village was the administrative centre of Ullensvang until 2020 when the municipality was enlarged and the administrative centre was moved to the town of Odda.
context_section_description: The history of Kinsarvik tourism has been one of dramatic changes.  Up until the 1970s, the village was the busiest ferry port in Norway and a crucial junction on the only all-year road connecting the main cities of Bergen and Oslo.  More recently, however, alternative routes have eroded its importance a little, but in 2006 the Norwegian Parliament approved the Hardanger Bridge, a monumental bridge located only 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Kinsarvik.  The bridge was completed in 2013 and since then Kinsarvik is no longer part of the dominant route and tourist stop for both east-west and north-south traffic.
  Kinsarvik functions as a base camp for tourists visiting the surrounding areas and has several camping grounds and a hotel. Kinsarvik Båthavn is a small marina located in the village..
  The shores of the fjords in this area are thick with fruit trees, primarily cherry and apple trees.  There are spikes in tourism for the flowering and harvest of these trees.
caption: Summer Midnight at Kinsarvik
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