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Grand Tour of Scandinavia
A 21-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $5,015
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| Starting Price: | $5,015 |  |
| Tour Length: | 21 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | Sweden, Finland, Norway | |
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Cities Visited: This tour is well paced with two-night stays in Copenhagen, Rovaniemi, Narvik, Geiranger and Oslo; there are one-night stays in the more northern regions. Magnificent driving days offer frequent stops for refreshments and wonderful photo opportunities. |
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Included Premium Highlights
- Visit Copenhagen's world-famous Tivoli Gardens
- See the Swedish galleon Wasa, tragically sunk on its maiden voyage in 1628
- Visit the most northerly point in Europe in search of the Midnight Sun
- Take in the spectacular scenery of Geirangerfjord on your highlight cruise
- Visit Oslo's Viking Long Ship Museum housing three Viking ships from the ninth century
- Included Personal Insights
- Become acquainted with the culture and customs of the Sami people
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Admire the opulent interior of Copenhagen's Christiansborg, (Danish Parliament Building)
- See Copenhagen's Stock Exchange, Rosenborg and Amalienborg Palaces
- Visit the Gold Room in Stockholm's City Hall and see the Royal Palace and Cathedral
- Visit Helsinki's 'Church in the Rock' and Sibelius Monument and see the Finlandia Hall
- Ascend the Kuopio Viewing Tower for spectacular views
- Visit the Cathedral and architect Alvar Aalto's Lapponia House in Rovaniemi
- Receive an Arctic Circle certificate and visit Lappland's oldest church and a Lapp museum
- Visit Laksfoss Falls and the village of Hell See Lom's Stave Church
- See Trondheim's Cathedral - coronation place of Norway's Kings
- Visit Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics
- See Akershus Castle, Royal Palace and visit the Vigeland sculptures in Oslo's Frogner Park
- See Hamlet's Kronborg Castle Visit Kekkonen National Park
- Scenic Drives - Peer Gynt Valley, Rago National Park and Norwegian Fjordland
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Airport Shuttle arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 21
Included Quality Dining
- Highlight Dinner on our overnight cruise to Helsinki (HD)
- 19 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 10 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Day 1 - DEPART USA
Overnight flight.
Day 2 - COPENHAGEN AT LEISURE
Welcome to Scandinavia! On arrival at Copenhagen Airport, your airport shuttle service leaves for the tour hotel at 10:30, 12:30 & 15:30. Then you are at leisure. Relax and settle in. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Drink and dinner at the hotel, followed by a visit to the glittering lights and enchanting atmosphere of the world famous Tivoli Gardens.
Hotel: First Vesterbro (D)
Day 3 - COPENHAGEN SIGHTSEEING
Enjoy a highlight visit inside the Christiansborg (the Danish Parliament). See the Rosenborg and Amalienborg Palaces and the Renaissance Stock Exchange. Consider also joining a tour through the Danish countryside. (BB)
Day 4 - COPENHAGEN - STOCKHOLM
Drive to Elsinore to see Hamlet's Kronborg Castle before taking a ferry across to Sweden. Your journey takes you through fertile farmland, and along the shores of Lake Vättern to Stockholm, which is set on 14 beautiful islands.
Hotel: Clarion Stockholm (BB)
Day 5 - STOCKHOLM - OVERNIGHT CRUISE
The charms of Sweden's capital are revealed with your local guide. Visit the City Hall's 'Gold Room', where Nobel Prize banquets are held, the medieval Old Town and see the cathedral. Visit the 17th century Wasa Galleon, one of the greatest attractions of northern Europe, then embark on a Baltic cruise to Finland through the largest archipelago in the world. On board, enjoy a Highlight Dinner. (BB,HD)
Day 6 - HELSINKI SIGHTSEEING
Disembark in Helsinki to visit the astonishing modern 'Church in the Rock' which has been cut right into the rock in the centre of Helsinki. Also see the unusual Sibelius Monument, Finlandia Hall, the Russian Orthodox church and the lively market. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Hotel: Radisson SAS Plaza (BB)
Day 7 - HELSINKI - KUOPIO
Travel through a land of beautiful lakes and forests today! This afternoon enjoy an ascent of Kuopio 's Viewing Tower. The splendid panorama will reveal why Finland is called the land of a thousand lakes.
Hotel: Sokos Hotel Kuopio (BB,D)
Day 8 - KUOPIO - ROVANIEMI
On towards the Arctic and into Lapland, the home of the Sami people. Your destination is Rovaniemi, the modern capital of the region.
Hotel: Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (BB,D)
Day 9 - ROVANIEMI SIGHTSEEING
Visit Aalvar Aalto's Lapponia House and the Cathedral. Later, perhaps choose to view the open-air museum and try a traditional Lapp dinner. (BB)
Day 10 - ROVANIEMI - IVALO
Visit the Santa Claus Village today where it is Christmas all year round, crossing the Arctic Circle at the same time - and receive a cetificate to prove it. Heading for the oldest church in Lapland, you may see herds of reindeer roaming freely along the way. Travel through Europe's last great wilderness to visit the national park near the gold centre of Tankavaara.
Hotel: Holiday Club Saariselka (BB,D)
Day 11 - IVALO - NORTH CAPE
Cross the rolling tundra into Norway where you visit a Lapp folk museum and stop at Karasjok, the seat of the Sami Parliament and a centre of Lapp culture. It's then on through unique scenery to the North Cape. Your hotel is in Honningsvag on Mager Island, from where you will journey at night to the northern most point of Europe in search of the Midnight Sun.
Hotel: Rica Honnigsvag (BB,D)
Day 12 - NORTH CAPE - ALTA
Return to the mainland, travelling through stony, near deserted Finnmark to Alta, situated on one of the world's richest salmon rivers.
Hotel: Rica Hotel Alta (BB,D)
Day 13 - ALTA - NARVIK
Today pass the fjord where the battleship Tirpitz hid out during World War Two. Travel through some of the most stunning northern scenery, past mountains, fjords and fishing villages for a two-night stay
in Narvik.
Hotel: Grand Royal Narvik (BB,D)
Day 14 - NARVIK AT LEISURE
A day has been set aside for you to enjoy at your own pace. Perhaps visit the War Museum, or take a superb mountain train into Sweden for the afternoon? (BB)
Day 15 - NARVIK - MOSJOEN
Take a ferry across Tysfjord and pass Rago National Park, its fjords cutting deep into the landscape. Bid farewell to the Arctic before reaching Mosjoen, a pleasant town on the Vefsnfjord, which has the oldest octagonal church in Norway.
Hotel: Fru Haugens Hotel (BB,D)
Day 16 - MOSJOEN - TRONDHEIM
Drive through Namdal then watch for salmon leaping upstream to their spawning-grounds at the mighty Laksfoss Falls. Continue via the village of Hell to Trondheim, seat of the ancient Viking Kings, to admire the cathedral.
Hotel: Radisson Royal Garden (BB)
Day 17 - TRONDHEIM - GEIRANGER
Cross the Dovre Mountains, which form Norway's oldest National Park. Arrive at the mirror-smooth waters of Geirangerfjord to embark on a spectacular Highlight cruise beneath towering cliffs and cascading waterfalls. Your hotel is in a superb setting overlooking the beautiful Norwegian Fjord landscape.
Hotel: Union (BB,D)
Day 18 - GEIRANGER AT LEISURE
A day of relaxation amid the fjords and mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage area. Consider taking an excursion along the amazing Trolls' Road. (BB,D)
Day 19 - GEIRANGER - LOM - LILLEHAMMER - OSLO
Travel via lakes and snow-capped peaks to see the church in Lom - is one of the biggest and most beautiful stave churches in Norway dating back to 1158-59. Continue through the countryside of 'Peer Gynt', immortalised by Ibsen, to Oyer to come face to face with the world's largest Troll. After stopping in Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics, it's on to the capital of Oslo.
Hotel: Radisson Blu Scandinavia (BB)
Day 20 - OSLO SIGHTSEEING
A panoramic tour takes in the Akershus Fort guarding the harbour and the Royal Palace and includes a visit to the Viking Long Ship Museum. Visit Frogner Park, housing the unique and controversial sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, before the afternoon at leisure. (BB)
Day 21 - OSLO
After breakfast, departure transfers arrive at Oslo Airport at 07:15 & 10:15. (BB)
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Included Premium Highlights
- Visit Copenhagen's world-famous Tivoli Gardens
- See the Swedish galleon Wasa, tragically sunk on its maiden voyage in 1628
- Visit the most northerly point in Europe in search of the Midnight Sun
- Take in the spectacular scenery of Geirangerfjord on your highlight cruise
- Visit Oslo's Viking Long Ship Museum housing three Viking ships from the ninth century
- Included Personal Insights
- Become acquainted with the culture and customs of the Sami people
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- Admire the opulent interior of Copenhagen's Christiansborg, (Danish Parliament Building)
- See Copenhagen's Stock Exchange, Rosenborg and Amalienborg Palaces
- Visit the Gold Room in Stockholm's City Hall and see the Royal Palace and Cathedral
- Visit Helsinki's 'Church in the Rock' and Sibelius Monument and see the Finlandia Hall
- Ascend the Kuopio Viewing Tower for spectacular views
- Visit the Cathedral and architect Alvar Aalto's Lapponia House in Rovaniemi
- Receive an Arctic Circle certificate and visit Lappland's oldest church and a Lapp museum
- Visit Laksfoss Falls and the village of Hell See Lom's Stave Church
- See Trondheim's Cathedral - coronation place of Norway's Kings
- Visit Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics
- See Akershus Castle, Royal Palace and visit the Vigeland sculptures in Oslo's Frogner Park
- See Hamlet's Kronborg Castle Visit Kekkonen National Park
- Scenic Drives - Peer Gynt Valley, Rago National Park and Norwegian Fjordland
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Airport Shuttle arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 21
Included Quality Dining
- Highlight Dinner on our overnight cruise to Helsinki (HD)
- 19 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 10 three-course table d'hote Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
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