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Five Capitals Tour by Train and Ferries!

10 Days / 5 locations in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia

If you want to travel independently and not being tied to a group, here is you chance! We pre-arrange everything and you travel independently by public transportation!

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Copenhagen
Accommodation: First Hotel Grand

Arrival Copenhagen and transfer on own to your hotel. Pick up your Copenhagen Card (48 hours), and start exploring Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Card offers free public transportation as well as free entry (or discounts) to over 70 sites & museums in Greater Copenhagen. You can see Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace, or take a Canal Tour. Accommodation at Comfort Hotel Vesterbro or similar

 
Day 2     Copenhagen
Accommodation: First Hotel Grand
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and day for leisure. Continue touring the Danish Capital with your Copenhagen Card. We can recommend the Hans Christian Andersen’s statue, the Gefion Fountain, the old harbour of Nyhavn, the famous Little Mermaid, the Rosenborg Palace, a tour down the popular pedestrian shopping street – Strøget and many other popular sights. Of course, the famous Tivoli Garden is highly recommended. Accommodation at Comfort Hotel Vesterbro or similar

 
Day 3     Copenhagen - Oslo
On Board the M/S Crown of Scandinavia
Meals: Breakfast

After a tasty Danish buffet breakfast, morning free in Copenhagen for shopping and sightseeing. In the afternoon transfer on own to DFDS Seaways terminal for your overnight cruise to Oslo, departing at 16.30 hrs. Cruise gently up the Kattegat on your way to Oslo. There is dancing and entertainment on board, or you may prefer to sit out on deck and watch the sunset.

Accommodation is in 2-berth outside cabin (seaside) with shower/WC

 
Day 4     Oslo
Accommodation: Thon Hotel Opera
Meals: Breakfast

Scandinavian buffet breakfast is being served on board, as you sail up the exciting Oslo Fjord to reach the Norwegian capital at 09.45 hrs. After disembarkation, transfer on own to your hotel. Pick up your Oslo Pass (48 hours), providing free entry to more than 30 museums and attractions, free travel on all public transport, free walking tours, discounts on sightseeing, bike rental, and much more. We can recommend the world-famous Viking Ships, the Fram Museum, or the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. Accommodation at Thon Hotel Opera or similar

 
Day 5     Oslo - Stockholm
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Train 2nd class Oslo – Stockholm (duration approx. 5-7,5 hours). Arrive in Stockholm and transfer to your hotel in the city centre on own. Stockholm, one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, is built on 14 islands, connected by 57 bridges. The beautiful buildings, the green parks, the fresh air and the proximity to the water are distinctive traits of this city. With 750 years of history and rich cultural life, Stockholm offers a wide selection of world class museums and attractions. Most of the attractions can be reached on foot, and the many bus or boat sightseeing offer an opportunity for a wide variety of experiences in a short time. We can recommend a walk of the Old Town (Gamla Stan), with its narrow cobbled streets and numerous antique shops.

Accommodation at Comfort Hotel Stockholm or similar

 
Day 6     Stockholm
Accommodation: Comfort Hotel Stockholm
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and spend the day discovering the treasures of this beautiful city, starting with a regular “Stockholm Panorama” Tour (bus sightseeing for 75 minutes). This extensive bus tour takes you through all of the city’s districts and shows you the most famous places in Stockholm. The tour takes you to the most famous buildings and views, in a modern Panorama bus. If possible, the bus will make a stop at Fjällgatan, where the view of Stockholm’s islands and waters is truly wonderful. During this tour you will get to know Stockholm and it’s history.

Accommodation at Comfort Hotel Stockholm or similar

 
Day 7     Stockholm - Helsinki
On Board the Silja Serenade and Silja Symphony
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel and morning free in Stockholm. In the afternoon transfer on own (not included) to the Tallink Silja Line Pier for embarkation on your overnight cruise. 17.00 hrs: Start of your cruise to Helsinki, sailing slowly through the Stockholm archipelago past numerous small islands. Choice of entertainment, shops, casino, bars.

Accommodation is in 2-berth outside cabin (seaside) with shower/WC

 
Day 8     Helsinki
Accommodation: Sokos Hotel Vaakuna
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your buffet breakfast, as you sail into Helsinki. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel on own. Pick up your Helsinki Card (24 hours) to start enjoying the Finnish capital. We can recommend the Senate Square, the Uspenskij Cathedral, the Parliament House, the Finlandia Hall, the New Opera House, the Sibelius Park & Monument, the Rock Church, etc.

Accommodation at Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Helsinki or similar

 
Day 9     Helsinki - Tallinn
Accommodation: Sokos Hotel Vaakuna
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallin (duration approx. 2 hours). Upon arrival in Tallin, pick up at the pier by English speaking guide and start your 3 hours sightseeing tour by private car. Start with a short tour through the Kadriorg Park, Pirita Olympic Regatta centre, Song Festival Ground, around the ancient city walls to Tallinn Upper Old Town where the H/D walking tour starts. Vanalinn, the Old Town of Tallinn, is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe. You will ride to Old Town, and then begin a leisurely walking tour. Your guide will introduce you to the interesting mixture of German, Scandinavian and Russian influences here. In Upper Town, enjoy a walk along cobblestone streets and a view of the interesting Toompea Castle, which was built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 18th century. The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky (entrance f.o.c.) with its interesting collection of icons has dominated Lossi Plats (Palace Square) since its construction in 1900. From here continue along Tallinn’s medieval cobblestone streets past the Gothic Dome Church, also known as St. Mary’s Cathedral. Enjoy a panoramic view of the towers and steeples rising above the red-tiled roofs of the Lower Town, then browse through the local shops before walking into the Lower Town. You will have a photo stop at Holy Ghost Church, a structure that retains much of its 14th-century appearance. Stop to admire the Gothic Town Hall. Completed in 1404, it is Tallinn’s oldest civic building. After your visit in tallin, take the fery back to Helsinki (your choice if you would like to spend some free time in Tallin after the tour and transfer on own (not included) to the pier or have the sightseeing tour end at the pier to go and transfer on own (not included) to the pier or have the sightseeing tour end at the pier to go iginal Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Helsinki or similar

 
Day 10     Helsinki
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.

 
Price Includes
Daily Breakfast
7 Night’S Accommodation at Hotel
1 Night on Board Dfds from Copenhagen to Oslo Including Breakfast
1 Night on Board Tallink Silja from Stockholm to Helsinki, Including Breakf
City Cards: 24 Hrs Copenhagen Card, 24 Hours Oslo Pass
Stockholm Panorama Tour
3 Hours Private Sightseeing Tour in Tallinn
Train 2Nd Class Stockholm – Oslo
Ferry Helsinki – Tallinn - Helsinki
ROB-1269
1.28.15.WP26