8 days / 7 nights from £1,325 pp
This tour includes many highlights in Southern Norway such as the Oslo - Bergen Railway, Hardangervidda mountain Plateau, Sognefjord, the Flåm Railway, Bergen, the capital of the fjords and Stavanger. In eight days we offer you a 'taste' of this magnificent country and hope that you will be back for more.
| Dates |
Price |
| Daily, 01 Apr - 30 Sep 2012 |
from £1,325 pp
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Package price is per person based on availability and two people sharing a twin or double room. Single supplement is £290.
Package includes:
- Direct flights from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted to Oslo (we can arrange flights from other airports upon request)
- 7 nights accommodation at the hotels
- 7 x Scandinavian breakfast buffet
- Day trip Norway in a nutshell: Oslo - Bergen
- Ferry: Bergen - Stavanger
- Train: Stavanger - Kristiansand
- Train: Kristiansand - Oslo
Day 01: ARRIVAL IN OSLO
Arrive in Oslo. The Norwegian capital is beautifully situated at the head of the Oslo Fjord and surrounded by forested ridges. Oslo offers many well know sights such as the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Viking Ship Museum and the Munch Museum.
Accommodation at Rica Hotel Oslo.
Day 02: OSLO – NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL – BERGEN
(train/boat/bus)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning departure from Oslo by train. Today you will experience Norway's most popular trip: Norway in a Nutshell. The excursion takes you through some of the most beautiful scenery in Norway's fjord region; you will travel by train across the Hardangervidda Mountain Plateau and down the Flåm Railway. The Flåm Railway will take you through wild and beautiful mountain scenery with waterfalls and steep mountain sides reaching a height of 900 metres and down to the Sognefjord. There is no other adhesion railway in the world running on normal tracks that are so steep over a long distance. From Flåm you continue by boat on the Nærøyfjord, Europe's narrowest fjord, to Gudvangen. From here you go by coach up the steep and spectacular hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva (only possible during the summer), before arriving in Voss you will board a train for the last stretch of the journey to Bergen. Evening arrival in Bergen – the Gateway to the Fjords.
Accommodation at the Grand Hotel Terminus.
Day 03: BERGEN
Breakfast at the hotel. Day at your own leisure in Bergen. Bergen is Norway's second largest city and the world's only city surrounded by 7 mountains and 7 fjords. Sights of interest are the Hanseatic Bryggen Wharf, Fløibanen Funicular, Troldhaugen, the Fish and Flower market, Bergen Aquarium and Gamle Bergen (Old Bergen Open Air Museum).
Accommodation at the Grand Hotel Terminus.
Day 04: BERGEN – WESTERN COASTLINE – STAVANGER
(boat)
Breakfast at the hotel. An express boat from Flaggruten will carry you along the western coastline from Bergen to Stavanger. During the 4-hour boat trip you can enjoy fresh air, the sea, the beautiful coastline and the archipelago. Stavanger, Norway's forth largest city, has a fine collection of gabled houses, cobblestone streets, winding alleys and busy markets. One of Stavanger's highlights is the Old Town (Gamle Stavanger), with well preserved early 18thcentury whitewashed wooden houses.
Accommodation at Thon Hotel Maritim.
Day 05: STAVANGER
Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure. We suggest a 3½ hour mini-cruise to the Lysefjord, with views of the Pulpit Rock 600 metres above the fjord (Preikestolen). For the more active you have the opportunity to enjoy a 2 hour hiking excursion, to view the well known pulpit rock.
Optional tours:
- Visit to Pulpit Rock includes ferry Stavanger - Tau and bus to Jørpeland where you will start your hiking trip to Prekestølen, also known as Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock. The spectacular cliff is 604 meters above Lysefjorden.
Tour dates: 18 May - 15 September 2012.
Price: £35 per person
- Lysefjord cruise - discover one of the most beautiful fjords in Norway.
Cruise duration 3 hours 30 minutes.
Price:s £40 per person
Accommodation at Thon Hotel Maritim.
Day 06: STAVANGER – KRISTIANSAND (train)
Breakfast at the hotel. From Stavanger you travel by train along the Southern Line to Kristiansand, southern Norway's largest city. With its weathered old homes and pulsating summer atmosphere this is a very charming city.
Accommodation at the Rica Hotel Norge.
Day 07: KRISTIANSAND - OSLO (train)
Breakfast at the hotel. Today you will travel the last part of the Southern Line by train, bringing you back to Norway’s capital city - Oslo.
Accommodation at the Rica Hotel Oslo.
Day 08: DEPARTURE FROM OSLO
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from Oslo.
Hotel descriptions:
The price is based on accommodation in good tourist class hotels (3-4 stars). If any of the hotels are fully booked we will find alternatives of equal standard.