Copenhagen Oslo Stockholm Bergen Norwegian Fjords

Our new version of our most popular tour! Visit three Scandinavian Capitals (Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm) and the Countryside. Includes Bergen, the Norwegian Fjords and the Flam Mountain Railway!

Itinerary

On arrival in Copenhagen, proceed on your own to hotel and check-in from 2:00 pm. At 6:00 pm meet your tour escort and fellow passengers for a get-together dinner at a restaurant inside the famous Tivoli Gardens.

After breakfast buffet this morning, a local guide and private coach will take you on a 3-hours city tour of "Wonderful Copenhagen". We pass City Hall Square, Christiansborg Palace, the old Stock Exchange, Nyhavn Canal and the new Opera House. Photo stops will be made at the royal residence Amalienborg Palace and the landmark of Copenhagen, The Little Mermaid.

The afternoon is free for a leisurely stroll on the bustling pedestrian and shopping street "Stroget", and at 3,30pm a private coach is ready to bring you to the DFDS Seaways pier for embarkation on the overnight ferry to Oslo.

Departure at 5pm, and while you sail past Hamlet's spectacular castle Kronborg, a delicious buffet dinner is served in the restaurant. After dinner the evening is free to visit the night club with live music and dancing.

Accommodation in inside cabins with shower/wc.

Enjoy your leisurely buffet breakfast while cruising the idyllic Oslo Fjord.

Disembark in Oslo at 9.30am.

At 10am a private coach and a local guide will take you on a 3-hours city tour of Oslo, the Norwegian capital.

You will drive past Akerhus Fortress, the Parliament, City Hall and the Royal Palace, and you will be taken to the Vigeland Park to see the impressive sculptures by Norwegian artist Gustaf Vigeland. Finally a drive towards Holmenkollen Hills will give you a fine view of the ski jump and the surrounding hills.

Time for a light lunch (not included) at the main street Karl Johan or Aker Brygge, and the sightseeing will end at the hotel for check in.

The rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast in the hotel, and then a modern touring coach is ready to take you into the Norwegian landscapes. We drive along the shores of the Tyri Fjord to Hadeland for a visit to the glassworks, Norways oldest. We continue into the fertile Halling Valley with farms scattered on the hillsides, and drive via Gol to Torpo to view the old wooden stave church. Finally we proceed to Geilo, a famous ski resort where dinner and overnight awaits you in Hotel Highland Park.

After breakfast you will betaken to Geilo railway station for the 10.15am train departure to Myrdal. Here you change to the famous Flaam Railroad, the steepest and most spectacular railroad in Europe. 1.05pm arrival in the small village of Flaam, nested by the Aurland Fjord, and time for lunch and some shopping.

At 3pm you will board a ferry to take you on a 2-hours cruise on the Aurland and Naeroy fjords, both arms of the majestic Sognefjord, and unforgettable experience of steep mountains and roaring waterfalls.

We disembark at 5pm in Gudvangen and drive up the narrow hairpin road to Stalheim, our mountain top hotel for the next 2 days.

Today you well enjoy a full day excursion to Bergen. Driving time via Voss is 2,5 hours, and upon arrival in Bergen your tour escort will take you on a short orientation tour including the fish market and the Bryggen wharf, now on Unesco's World Heritage List. Free time to explore this charming city on your own, and mid-afternoon we return to Stalheim on a different route, this time via Steindalsfossen waterfalls and along the shores of the Hardanger Fjord and back via Voss.

After breakfast a descent to Vinje and a ferry crossing on the Sognefjord from Vangsnes to Dragsvik. From Balestrand we board a ferry at 12noon for a 1 hour 20 minutes cruise on the idyllic Fjerland Fjord. We disembark in Fjerland and stop to admire the ice blue Jostedal Glacier which can be seen from the road before we continue our drive via Skei and Loen along the Hornindal Lake to Hellesylt.

At 5pm a ferry will take you on an unforgettable 90-minutes cruise on the fabulous Geiranger Fjord where you pass the Seven Sisters' Waterfalls.

Disembark in Geiranger

This morning a short drive to Dalsnibba, one of the most famous panorama points in Norway and then via Grotli to Lom where we stop to view the old wooden stave church from the 12th century. We then drive via Otta into the Gudbrands Valley, also said to be the home of the Trolls, and in the afternoon we reach Lillehammer, site of the 1994 Winter Olympics. After a short orientation drive of the Olympic sites, we will check into our Hotel, free time before dinner to stroll around on the charming main street.

Today we drive across the border into Sweden and across forested landscapes to Karlstad. Situated on the north shore of Sweden's largest lake, Vanern, and next to the Klaralven river, this is truly a beautiful city and a perfect place to stop for lunch. After lunch, we will be making our way along the King's Road, a historical route dating from the 13th century, taking us to our final destination in Stockholm.

This morning after breakfast, a local guide and private coach will take us on a three hour city tour of Stockholm. We visit City Hall, site of the annual Nobel Prize banquet. We enjoy a panoramic view from Fjellgata Street of the city also called "Beauty on the Water". We will take a stroll inthe Old Town with its narrow, cobblestone streets. On our way back to the hotel we pass the Royal Palace, the Parliment and the modern part of the city. Afternoon at leisure to shop for the last Scandinavian souvenir or perhaps an optional cruise in the canals and harbor.

Arrangements end after breakfast. Latest check out is Noon.