11 days / 10 nights from £1,445 pp
This tour provides an excellent overview of Scandinavia featuring the capitals of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, as well as fjords, mountains and waterfalls. You will also spend time in charming Bergen, the mountain resort town of Geilo.
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Package price is £1,445 per person based on availability and two people sharing a twin or double room. Single supplement is £525.
Package includes:
- Direct flights from London to Copenhagen and returning from Stockholm to London (we can arrange flights from other airports upon request)
- 9 overnights at centrally located tourist class hotels
- 1 night onboard DFDS Seaways Copenhagen-Oslo in an inside 2 berth cabin
- 10 x buffet breakfast
- Personalised welcome package
- 2 x dinners
- Service of English speaking tour escort on all tours, as per itinerary
- Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary
- Service and VAT
DAY 1: ARRIVAL COPENHAGEN
Arrival in Copenhagen, take an airport express train to city centre. In an early evening your tour escort will arrange a gettogether to provide you with more information about the tour and you'll have the first chance to meet your fellow travellers. Accommodation at the Scandic Hotel Copenhagen or simillar.
DAY 2: COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen is Scandinavia’s largest and most lively city and one of Europe’s most romantic capitals with its old castles and churches and charming squares and harbours. The morning sightseeing tour will acquaint us with all the city’s treasures: the Little Mermaid guarding the port, the Royal Castle, Nyhavn with its restaurants and small boats and the City Hall Square. The afternoon is free. We recommend a visit to Tivoli Amusement Park or an optional tour to Roskilde. Accommodation at the Scandic Hotel Copenhagen or simillar.
DAY 3: COPENHAGEN - OSLO
Buffet breakfast. Morning free in Copenhagen. Your tour escort will be happy to advise you about places of interest to visit - we can suggest an optional tour to the three castles in North Sealand, including the Kronborg Castle of Hamlet. Afternoon transfer by coach from hotel to DFDS Seaways terminal for your overnight cruise to Oslo, departing at 17.00. Enjoy your first Scandinavian smörgåsbord dinner as you cruise up the Kattegat. Accommodation in 2-berth inside cabins with shower/WC. We strongly recommend bringing an overnight bag for this cruise, to avoid having to carry your suitcases to and from the cabin.
DAY 4: OSLO
Buffet breakfast onboard. Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast as you cruise along the enchanting Oslo Fjord. Arrival in Oslo around 09.30, followed by 3 hours guided tour of the Norwegian capital. You will visit the impressive Vigeland Sculpture Park. Evening free. Hotel in the centre of Oslo, Thon Hotel Stephen or simillar.
DAY 5: OSLO – BERGEN
Buffet breakfast. Today you'll enter the area of the forests and rivers of Norway, following the Hallingdal Valley, known for its folkloric tradition, and continue to Geilo, a winter resort, refreshing also in the summer. You cross the Mountain plateau of Hardanger and on the descent towards the Fjord you pass the famous Waterfall of Vöringsfossen. You cross the Hardangerfjord by ferry and continue along its shores to Bergen, the Gateway of the Fjords. This is Norway's second largest city and it is beautifully situated surrounded by 7 mountains. Overnight at the Thon Hotel Bergen Brygge or simillar.
DAY 6: BERGEN
Buffet breakfast. The morning sightseeing tour introduces us to this remarkable Hanseatic city with the Bryggen area of old wooden houses, the traditional Fish Market and the city centre with the Maria Church and Hakon’s Hall. Afternoon free. Overnight at the Thon Hotel Bergen Brygge or simillar.
DAY 7: SOGNEFJORD
Buffet breakfast. Today you will enjoy travelling through the fjord area with fantastic views from Stalheim as well as a 2 hrs cruise of the Sognefjord, the largest fjord in Norway. Coach from the fjord to the mountain resort of Geilo where you stay the night. Dinner and overnight at Bardøla Høyfjellshotell or simillar.
DAY 8: GEILO - KARLSTAD
Buffet breakfast. Today you continue through the Valdres area and then you enter the county of Värmland in Sweden. You will drive through areas with typical Scandinavian scenery and thick forests, which will evoke the atmosphere of the fairy-tales of Trolls and mystery. Overnight in Karlstad, Clarion Plaza Hotel or simillar.
DAY 9: KARLSTAD - STOCKHOLM
Buffet breakfast. Today you will travel past forests, lakes and other agricultural areas as you approach Stockholm. Arrival in Stockholm around lunch time and continue a city tour. This beautiful capital, built on 14 islands with bridges and viewpoints giving an enchanting feeling of space and light. You will walk around the charming Old Town with its narrow cobbled streets, passing The Royal Palace as well as the Great Church, where the present King and Queen were married in 1976. Overnight at the First Hotel Amaranten or simillar.
DAY 10: STOCKHOLM
Buffet breakfast. The day is free for other excursions or visits to the City Hall, the Wasa Museum or a tour to Uppsala and Sigtuna. Overnight at the First Hotel Amaranten or simillar.
DAY 11: DEPARTURE FROM STOCKHOLM
Buffet breakfast. If time permits, explore more of Stockholm before taking Arlanda Express train back to Stockholm, Aarlanda airport.