11 Day Classic Scandinavia

• 9 nights accommodations
• 2 nights Clarion Royal Christiania, Oslo
• 2 nights Scandic Bergen City, Bergen
• 1 night Quality Hotel Sogndal, Sogndal
• 1 night Radisson SAS, Lillehammer
• 1 night DFDS Ferry
• 2 nights The Square, Copenhagen
• All transfers
• 14 meals: 9 breakfasts, 5 dinners
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
• Services of English-speaking tour managers throughout
• Services of local guides per itinerary
• Entrance fees per itinerary

DAY 1, Thursday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA for Norway. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment

DAY 2, Friday - Arrive in Oslo Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome drink and orientation followed by dinner Overnight: Oslo Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Saturday - Oslo City Tour This morning enjoy a tour of the city. Pass the National Theater and visit the main square with its Old Cathedral and 19th-century Royal Palace. Visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park, designed by Gustav Vigeland in the early 19th century. The park contains 192 sculptures with more than 600 figures, the most intricate of them being the Monolith column, measuring 46 feet high with 121 human figure reliefs. Carved from a single block of granite, the Monolith took three stone sculptors 14 years (1929-43) to complete. Continue to the modern City Hall to conclude your city tour Optional: Treasures of Oslo Overnight: Oslo Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Sunday - Travel to Bergen Begin your adventure with a journey to the sides of fjords, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, and glaciers. Traveling through the Norwegian countryside, pass through ski resorts such as Geilo to the port of Bergen. Interestingly, this 11th-century city was a major distributor of the wealthy trading guilds of the Hanseatic League, and many residents still earn their livelihoods from the sea Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5, Monday - Full Day in Bergen Enjoy your full day at leisure to explore the beautiful city of Bergen on your own. Located in the middle of the region known as De syv fjell, or the Seven Mountains, Bergen is Norway's second largest city. Perhaps visit the Bergen Museum or take a stroll along the harbor to admire the traditional Norwegian architecture Optional: Highlights of Bergen Tour Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6, Tuesday - Flam Railway, Sognefjord Cruise This morning, board the Flam Railway for a mountain train ride into Norway's high glacial regions. View pastures, waterfalls and snow-clad peaks, all nestled beautifully into the surrounding mountain side. Ascend to 3,000 feet within 12 miles for one of the most scenic views of Norway. Once in Flam, enjoy a relaxing cruise across the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest Norwegian fjord Overnight: Sogndal Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 7, Wednesday - Lom Stave Church This morning, continue via Sognefjellet, the "roof of Norway" through the dramatic Norwegian countryside to the village of Lom, where you will visit one of the largest and best-preserved stave churches in Norway, built around 1150. The church's unique facade, appears to have been plucked from a medieval fairytale. Pass glaciers, pine forest and perhaps reindeer, as well as Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain in the Jotunheimen National Park. From here, travel to Lillehammer, site of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games Overnight: Lillehammer Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 8, Thursday - Overnight Ferry to Copenhagen Enjoy time at leisure this morning in Lillehammer. Situated at the northern end of Lake Mjøsa, the town is perhaps most famous for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. The quaint shopping street of Storgata offers various winter sports stores, galleries, and fine restaurants. Later, transfer to the port in Oslo for an overnight cruise to Copenhagen Optional: Highlights of Lillehammer Tour Overnight: DFDS Ferry Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 9, Friday - Copenhagen City Tour Upon arrival in Copenhagen, enjoy a sightseeing tour of the Danish capital. View the Tivoli Gardens, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the colorful canal district, National Museum, and Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish Parliament. View the harbor district of Nyhavn and And Amalienborg Palace, winter residence of the Royal Family, as well as the changing of the Guard (when held). Visit the Gefion Fountain, designed and erected in 1908 by Danish artist Anders Bundgård, as well as the Little Mermaid statue, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale. Take the remainder of the afternoon to explore the city on your own. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner and visit to Tivoli Gardens Overnight: Copenhagen Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 10, Saturday - Full Day in Copenhagen Enjoy a full day at leisure in Copenhagen. Shop for last minute souvenirs before your final evening in Scandinavia Optional: Morning Castle Tour Overnight: Copenhagen Meals: Breakfast

DAY 11, Sunday - Depart for the USA Transfer to the airport for your departure flight Meals: Breakfast

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
8/12/2010 - 8/22/2010	$2,599
9/9/2010 - 9/19/2010	$2,599
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Special Features:

• Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
• Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
• Flam Mountain Railway, Norway
• Sognefjord Cruise, Norway
• Lom Stave Church, Norway
• Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen

Not included: airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Fee, optional tours, restaurant tips of $15, tips to guides, driver, and tour manager (see Terms & Conditions).

Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

July 30 departures will be accommodated at Rica Victoria Hotel in Lillehammer

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