12 Day Classic Scandinavia

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Highlights Escorted Package Includes Flights NYC-Copenhagen, Stockholm- NYC Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices. Airline fuel surcharges Flight Oslo - Stockholm 10 nights First Class accommodations 2 nights Radisson SAS Falconer, Copenhagen 1 night DFDS Ferry 1 night Clarion Royal Christiania, Oslo 2 nights Scandic Bergen City, Bergen 1 night Lindstrom, Laerdal 1 night Radisson SAS, Lillehammer 2 nights Scandic Malmen, Stockholm All transfers 14 meals: 10 breakfasts, 4 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 Special Features: Little Mermaid, Copenhagen Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo Flam Mountain Railway, Norway Sognefjord Cruise, Norway Borgund Stave Church, Laerdal City Hall, Stockholm Itinerary DAY 1, Wednesday - Depart USA Depart USA for Denmark. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment DAY 2, Thursday - Arrive in Copenhagen Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner and orientation Overnight: Copenhagen Meals: Dinner DAY 3, Friday - Copenhagen City Tour Morning sightseeing tour of Copenhagen. 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. Overnight: Copenhagen Meals: Breakfast DAY 4, Saturday- Full Day at leisure Enjoy your full day at leisure in Copenhagen. This evening transfer to the port for an overnight cruise to Oslo Optional: Castle Tour Overnight: DFDS Ferry Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 5, Sunday- Oslo City Tour This morning, arrive through the famous Oslo Fjord into Norway's capital city. Begin your tour of Oslo, passing the National Theater, and on to visit the main squre 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. Later, venture out on your own to view the Viking Museum Overnight: Oslo Meals: Breakfast DAY 6, Monday - Travel to Bergen Begin your morning 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 still derives its income from the sea Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast DAY 7, Tuesday - Bergen Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Bergen on your own Optional: Highlights of Bergen Tour Overnight: Bergen Meals: Breakfast DAY 8, Wednesday - 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: Laerdal Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 9, Thursday - Borgund Stave Church This morning, continue through the Norwegian countryside to the village of Borgund, where you will visit one of the largest and best-preserved stave churches in Norway, built around 1180. Aside from the church's unique facade, which appears to have been plucked from a medieval fairytale, the church's interior walls are equally impressive, featuring an authentic baptismal font made of soapstone. From here, travel through the cheese producing district to reach Lillehammer, site of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Enjoy time at leisure in Lillehammer to visit the Olympic Museum or the Maihaugen Museum of Rural LIfe, the largest open-air museum in Norway. The Maihaugen features 185 buildings, the most famous of them being the 12th-century Garmo stave church Overnight: Lillehammer Meals: Breakfast, Dinner DAY 10, Friday - Flight to Stockholm Travel to the airport in Oslo for a short flight to Sweden. Upon arrival in Stockholm, "City on the Water," transfer to your hotel for an evening at leisure Overnight: Stockholm Meals: Breakfast DAY 11, Saturday - Stockholm City Tour This morning, enjoy a city tour of Stockholm. Visit the City Hall's "Gold Room," where the Nobel Prize banquets are held. Continue to the medieval island in the heart of the city, known as the Gamla Stan (Old Town). View the 13th-century Storkyrkan Cathedral, the oldest church in Stockholm, most recognized for its extravagent wooden statue of Saint George and the Dragon ascribed to Bernt Notke, the famous German painter and sculptor. From the cathedral, walk the cobbled streets of the Old Town and see the Renaissance Royal Palace, the official residence of the Swedish monarch. Spend the afternoon exploring the historic streets of the Gamla Stan Optional: Wasa Ship Overnight: Stockholm Meals: Breakfast DAY 12, Sunday - Depart for USA Transfer to the Stockholm airport for your departure flight. Meals: Breakfast Optionals Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Morning Castle Tour Day #4 01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008     $63 Begin your castle tour with a visit to Frederiksborg Castle, located in the magnificent surroundings of Hillerod. While at the castle, view the National Museum, Chapel and Knight's Hall. Continue on through Denmark's Northern Zealand region for a view of the Royal Family's summer residence, Fredensborg Palace. The palace is located in a lovely park surrounded by the idyllic Esrum lake. Next, travel to Elsinore for a chance to see the outer walls and towers of the impressive Kronborg castle, the setting of Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Highlights of Bergen Tour Day #7 01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008     $58 Begin your morning tour of Bergen, Norway's most beautiful city. This old trading port has maintained a bustling harbor since the 11th century as part of the Hanseatic League and its history will unfold as you tour the sights. Visit Troldhaugen, the home of famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg. Grieg's home stands majestically overlooking the city and was a great inspiration for his music. During your tour stroll through the narrow lanes of ancient Bryggen and ride the inclined railway up to Mount Fløyen for splendid views. Wasa Ship Day #11 01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008     $33 Visit the Wasa Museum to view the only remaining intact 17th-century ship in the world. On its maiden voyage in 1628, the Wasa sank before even leaving Stockholm harbor. After 333 years at the bottom of the sea, the Wasa was raised in 1961 and is now housed in a museum with several permanent exhibits and cinemas, offering visitors a chance to view a preserved time capsule of life aboard a 17th-century naval vessel. Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Rates & Hotels Click On A Date To Book Online * All Prices are in USD 2008 Land/Cruise Only Air & Land/Cruise May 14 2559 3329 May 28; Jun 25; Jul 9 2589 3679 Jul 23 2589 3819 Aug 20 2589 3679 Sep 3 2559 3419 Sep 17 2499 3269 *Not included: airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Fee, optional tours, restaurant tips of $10, tips to guides, driver, and tour manager (see Terms & Conditions). Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers. Land only price includes flight Oslo-Stockholm. May 14, May 28 & September 3 departures will be accommodated at Rica Victoria Hotel in Lillehammer Cabin Categories 12 Day Classic Scandinavia - [details] DFDS Seaways   Copenhagen DFDS Seaways' ships offer you all the comfort and service you would expect from an ocean going liner. We offer inside cabins, with double berth lower bunks, single, and triple bunks. All cabins have shower and bathroom. [more] Hotel Radisson SAS Falconer   Copenhagen This superior first class hotel is located in the cozy green Frederiksberg neighborhood near to central Copenhagen. [more] Clarion Royal Christiania   Oslo This superior first class hotel is centrally located in the heart of Oslo. [more] Scandic Bergen City   Bergen This first class hotel is centrally located in Bergen. [more] Lindstrom Hotel   Laerdal This first class hotel in Laerdal is situated by the majestic Sognefjord between Oslo and Bergen. [more] Hotel Radisson SAS   Lillehammer This first class hotel is located in its own private park close to the Olympic Park. [more] Rica Victoria Hotel   Lillehammer This first class hotel is centrally located in Lillehammer. [more] Hotel Scandic Malmen   Stockholm This first class hotel is located in Stockhom's Sodermalm quarter. [more] Package Date: Select Date   Include Flight? 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