Scandinavia

Focus on Scandinavia

12 days from Copenhagen to Stockholm

Highlights

The best of 3 countries in 12 days.
Touring by private first class motor coach.
Scenic cruise on Sognefjord.
Excellent quality/price ratio.
Professional local English speaking guide during guided visits.

General Info
- STARTING PRICE $2959
- AIRPORT Arrival to Copenhagen and Return from Stockholm
- DURATION 11 nights
- DEPARTURE DATES
  - 06, 13, 20 & 27 April 2024
  - 04, 11,18 & 25 May 2024
  - 01, 8, 15,22 June 2024
  - 06 & 20 July 2024
  - 03, 24, 31 August 2024
  - 07, 14, 21 & 28 September 2024
  - 05 October 2024
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ITINERARY
- Focus on Scandinavia - 12 Days / 11 Nights
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the Danish capital.
Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Dinner.

DAY 2: COPENHAGEN.

Breakfast.
Enjoy a day at leisure in the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world. Besides many interesting landmarks and architectural masterpieces, see some of the more famous sites on your orientation drive, including the legendary Little Mermaid statue. An optional tour of Zealand’s castles is also available.

DAY 3: COPENHAGEN–ODENSE–FREDERIKSHAVN.

After breakfast, start the journey northwards, enjoying the drive across the GREAT BELT BRIDGE, which will connect you to the fairytale island of Funen. Stop in Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, and via the Little Belt waterway, head for Frederikshavn on the rural Jutland Peninsula. Dinner.

DAY 4: FREDERIKSHAVN–GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN–OSLO, NORWAY.

After Breakfast, Take a pleasant FERRY ride from Frederikshavn across the strategic Kattegat to Gothenburg, Sweden’s thriving second-largest city and one of Europe’s major seaports. After an orientation drive, follow the inland route and cross into Norway.
Evening arrival in Oslo.

DAY 5: OSLO–TELEMARK AREA.

Breakfast.
Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures are among the highlights of the included Oslo sightseeing tour; also see the soaring CITY HALL, National Theater, Broadcasting House, Parliament, and Akershus Castle. In the afternoon, drive through the Telemark region, where you spend the night. Dinner.

DAY 6: TELEMARK AREA–VEMORK–BERGEN.

After Breakfast, take the scenic route for a visit to Vemork, where the heavy water plant was blown up by a commando unit of British and Norwegians known as the Heroes of Telemark. Visit the VEMORK MUSEUM, then proceed through the Telemark region with its lakes, winding valleys, and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. FERRY across the Hardangerfjord from Utne to Kvanndal.
Continue to Bergen, Norway’s picture-perfect Hanseatic seaport. En route, a picture stop at Steindalsfossen Waterfall.

DAY 7: BERGEN.

Breakfast.
Built on seven hills with the fjords on one side and 1,000-foot Mount Fløyen on the other, Bergen was the home of composer Grieg. Spend the day exploring at leisure, or join the optional sightseeing excursion, which takes in the main sites, and also a panoramic view of the city from one of the surrounding hills.

DAY 8: BERGEN–SOGNEFJORD CRUISE–FAGERNES AREA.

Breakfast.
More spectacular scenery as you drive towards the Sognefjord, where you embark for a breathtaking CRUISE on one of Norway’s mightiest fjords. On to the Fagernes area.
Dinner.

DAY 9: FAGERNES AREA–LILLEHAMMER–KARLSTAD, SWEDEN.

Breakfast.
First to Lillehammer, the mountain resort that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, then, a scenic drive along beautiful Lake Mjøsa. Continue towards Sweden through Värmland’s unspoiled wilderness of forest and lakes to Karlstad, located by Sweden’s largest lake, Lake Vänern.

DAY 10: KARLSTAD–MARIEFRED–STOCKHOLM.

Breakfast.
Leave Karlstad and head east towards Stockholm via idyllic Mariefred. Here, view majestic Gripsholm Castle, built in an enchanting rural setting. On to the Swedish capital. Its beauty is due to its unique setting on 14 islands between Lake Mäleren and the Baltic Sea.

DAY 11: STOCKHOLM.

Breakfast.
This is perhaps the most beautiful of the Scandinavian capitals, because the crystalline waters that flow through its intersecting canals give a luminous appearance to palaces, castles, and parks. Your city sightseeing takes in all the highlights including CITY HALL.
Dinner.

DAY 12: STOCKHOLM.

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
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Focus on Scandinavia - 12 Days / 11 Nights

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the Danish capital.
Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Dinner.

DAY 2: COPENHAGEN.

Breakfast.
Enjoy a day at leisure in the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world. Besides many interesting landmarks and architectural masterpieces, see some of the more famous sites on your orientation drive, including the legendary Little Mermaid statue. An optional tour of Zealand’s castles is also available.

DAY 3: COPENHAGEN–ODENSE–FREDERIKSHAVN.

After breakfast, start the journey northwards, enjoying the drive across the GREAT BELT BRIDGE, which will connect you to the fairytale island of Funen. Stop in Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, and via the Little Belt waterway, head for Frederikshavn on the rural Jutland Peninsula. Dinner.

DAY 4: FREDERIKSHAVN–GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN–OSLO, NORWAY.

After Breakfast, Take a pleasant FERRY ride from Frederikshavn across the strategic Kattegat to Gothenburg, Sweden’s thriving second-largest city and one of Europe’s major seaports. After an orientation drive, follow the inland route and cross into Norway.
Evening arrival in Oslo.

DAY 5: OSLO–TELEMARK AREA.

Breakfast.
Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures are among the highlights of the included Oslo sightseeing tour; also see the soaring CITY HALL, National Theater, Broadcasting House, Parliament, and Akershus Castle. In the afternoon, drive through the Telemark region, where you spend the night. Dinner.

DAY 6: TELEMARK AREA–VEMORK–BERGEN.

After Breakfast, take the scenic route for a visit to Vemork, where the heavy water plant was blown up by a commando unit of British and Norwegians known as the Heroes of Telemark. Visit the VEMORK MUSEUM, then proceed through the Telemark region with its lakes, winding valleys, and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. FERRY across the Hardangerfjord from Utne to Kvanndal.
Continue to Bergen, Norway’s picture-perfect Hanseatic seaport. En route, a picture stop at Steindalsfossen Waterfall.

DAY 7: BERGEN.

Breakfast.
Built on seven hills with the fjords on one side and 1,000-foot Mount Fløyen on the other, Bergen was the home of composer Grieg. Spend the day exploring at leisure, or join the optional sightseeing excursion, which takes in the main sites, and also a panoramic view of the city from one of the surrounding hills.

DAY 8: BERGEN–SOGNEFJORD CRUISE–FAGERNES AREA.

Breakfast.
More spectacular scenery as you drive towards the Sognefjord, where you embark for a breathtaking CRUISE on one of Norway’s mightiest fjords. On to the Fagernes area.
Dinner.

DAY 9: FAGERNES AREA–LILLEHAMMER–KARLSTAD, SWEDEN.

Breakfast.
First to Lillehammer, the mountain resort that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, then, a scenic drive along beautiful Lake Mjøsa. Continue towards Sweden through Värmland’s unspoiled wilderness of forest and lakes to Karlstad, located by Sweden’s largest lake, Lake Vänern.

DAY 10: KARLSTAD–MARIEFRED–STOCKHOLM.

Breakfast.
Leave Karlstad and head east towards Stockholm via idyllic Mariefred. Here, view majestic Gripsholm Castle, built in an enchanting rural setting. On to the Swedish capital. Its beauty is due to its unique setting on 14 islands between Lake Mäleren and the Baltic Sea.

DAY 11: STOCKHOLM.

Breakfast.
This is perhaps the most beautiful of the Scandinavian capitals, because the crystalline waters that flow through its intersecting canals give a luminous appearance to palaces, castles, and parks. Your city sightseeing takes in all the highlights including CITY HALL.
Dinner.

DAY 12: STOCKHOLM.

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

STARTING PRICE $2959
AIRPORT Arrival to Copenhagen and Return from Stockholm
DURATION 11 nights
DEPARTURE DATES
- 06, 13, 20 & 27 April 2024
- 04, 11,18 & 25 May 2024
- 01, 8, 15,22 June 2024
- 06 & 20 July 2024
- 03, 24, 31 August 2024
- 07, 14, 21 & 28 September 2024
- 05 October 2024