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OSLO• SOGNEFJORD • FLÅM • BERGEN • STAVANGER

Itinerary

Welcome to the Kingdom of Norway – a country with the most beautiful fjords on Earth! Upon arrival, transfer from the airport to a hotel on your own (private transfer can be pre booked in advance). Depending on your arrival time, you can start exploring Norway already today. Walk along the streets and explore the city of the royal family, and the main Karl

Johan's Street, with many shops, bars, and cafes. Meet your Tour Leader at the reception of the hotel for an informative meeting about your tour (in case of later arrivals the meeting will be at next day's breakfast). Overnight at the Clarion The Hub Hotel or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel. Welcome to Oslo, the capital of Norway. This bustling city is surrounded by forests and the beautiful Oslofjord. Stroll along the streets and explore the city of the royal family, as well as the main street Karl Johan with its many shops, bars and cafes. In the morning, 3-hour guided tour of the Norwegian capital, the City Hall, the

Royal Palace, the New Opera House, the districts with beautiful wooden houses. Explore Frogner Park, an impressive park with 212 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland and a national symbol with the Akershus Fortress. Lunch under your own arrangements. Free afternoon

for a personal discovery of the city. Dinner under your own arrangements. Overnight at the Clarion The Hub Hotel or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning, you take the train west towards the fjords. This beautiful journey is one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world. It passes through the countryside, mountains and high plateau of Hardangervidda before dropping you off in Myrdal. From there, you board the famous Flåmsbana, a small train with an impressive

difference in altitude that takes you to Flåm in the hollow of the fjord. It makes its way between the mountains and torrents of an ice blue, offering an impressive landscape. Here you are in Flåm on the shores of the Sognefjord. Check-in at the hotel in the heart of the fjords. Dinner and overnight at Fretheim Hotel or similar. In the evening, don't hesitate to discover the Ægir Micro-Brewery, in a warm atmosphere inspired by Viking architecture. This brewery is one of the best in the country and has won several awards internationally

Breakfast at the hotel. Embark on a beautiful cruise on the famous Sognefjord. From Flåm, we'll go up the fjord to its mouth. During this crossing, don't forget to observe the mouths of the different branches including the Nærøyfjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site the many villages dotted along the coast. The last part of the cruise will take you through the archipelago of Bergen. Arrive in Bergen, the beautiful capital of the Fjords, whose center is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Dinner under your own arrangements.

Overnight at Scandic Ornen or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel. Guided walking tour of Bergen. The programme includes the harbour with its fish market, the Hanseatic City (the Hanseatic League was the merchants' league of northern Germany) and the old quarter "Bryggen" with its old multicoloured wooden houses that are very well preserved, as well as the city centre where you will have the opportunity to do a little shopping in the many shops on the

pedestrian streets. Free afternoon to soak up the atmosphere of the old port. Stroll along the fish market or get lost in the alleys dotted with wooden houses. If you take the funicular to the top of Mount Fløien, you can admire Bergen, the city of seven hills above.

Dinner under your own arrangements. Overnight at Scandic Ornen Hotel or similar

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy one last morning in Bergen before embarking on a cruise along the coast. For 5h30, you are on board the ferry to the south of Norway. Be sure to step out onto the deck to admire the coast and its islets. You will disembark in Stavanger, the oil city, still quite unknown despite its charm. Transfer to your hotel. Dinner under

your own arrangements. Overnight at Hotel Victoria or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel. Discover Stavanger on foot. On the program, a walk in the charming old town with its white wooden houses decorated with flowers. Don't miss a detour to Øvre Holmegate, a small colourful street with colourful houses to brighten up your day. Stavanger being the oil capital of Norway, a museum dedicated to it showcasing how is formed, found, extracted and became a commodity might interest you. In the afternoon, embark on a 3-hour cruise on the Lysefjord where you can admire the famous Preikestolen rock. Beautiful experience of a raw nature! Return to Stavanger. Dinner under your own arrangements. Overnight at Hotel Victoria or similar.

Breakfast at the hotel. Our tour ends after breakfast. Depending on your departure time, you might still have some time to enjoy in the city. Transfer to the airport on your own (taxi transfers can be pre-booked in advance).

See you soon in Scandinavia!

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