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Highlights:
Scandinavia offers a smorgasbord of capital pleasures that you get to indulge in while directed by your personal guides. In between you have that chance to travel First Class on an overnight ferry and enjoy the scenery from a high-speed Linx train on your way to Oslo, before finishing up your stay in wonderfully, wonderful Copenhagen. This is more for “city” travelers but can be expanded to offer more of the countryside - especially the Fjords country of Norway.
Scandinavia offers a smorgasbord of capital pleasures that you get to indulge in while directed by your personal guides. In between you have that chance to travel First Class on an overnight ferry and enjoy the scenery from a high-speed Linx train on your way to Oslo, before finishing up your stay in wonderfully, wonderful Copenhagen. This is more for “city” travelers but can be expanded to offer more of the countryside - especially the Fjords country of Norway.
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Explore: Scandinavia
Customizable Itinerary - 10 Days (from $5,456 / person)
Day 1: USA-Finland
This evening you depart the USA for a flight to Helsinki and the beginning of your adventure in Scandinavia.
Day 2: Welcome to Finland
Upon arrival in Helsinki, you are met by one of our drivers and taken to your hotel. After a chance to freshen up you gets a tour of the city highlights including the unique Rock Cathedral, the Lutheran Cathedral and the Senate Square. Dinner at a local restaurant this evening.
Dinner
Day 3: Suomenlinna and the Cruise to Stockholm
In the morning you will be taken across the harbour to the Fortress of Suomenlinna which was built by the Swedes when they ruled this area as a defense against Russian aggression. In the afternoon you are transferred to the port where you board your ship for the cruise to Stockholm. You will have an outside cabin with balcony and dinner with wine is included. You can also sign up for a treatment at the spa or enjoy a show in the lounge before turning in for the night.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4: Stockholm Highlights
Your ship docks in mid-morning and you are met and taken to your hotel. In the afternoon you get a tour of the highlights including the Vasa Museum, Royal Palace and Gamla Stan the old town of Stockholm. You may wish to return there for dinner this evening?
Breakfast
Day 5: The Archipelago and ABBA
In the morning you embark on a scenic cruise on the archipelago that stretches 37 miles east of the city. You will pass picturesque islands, rocky coves and Sandy beaches before returning to the city. In the afternoon visit the ABBA Experience which not only allows you to view their memorabilia but step into a recording studio and record along with the music phenomenon.
Breakfast
Day 6: Stockholm to Oslo
Today, a driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for a short flight to Norway’s Capital, Oslo. A guide will meet you and give you an overview of the city including the sculptures of Gustave Vigeland, the Royal Palace and the Oslo City Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented. In the evening we will suggest several restaurants that you might enjoy.
Breakfast
Day 7: Fram, Kon-Tiki and Holmenkollen
After breakfast you will be taken to the Bygdoy Peninsula to visit the Fram Museum to see the strongest wooden ship ever built and which was used to explore both the North and the South Poles. You will then visit the Kon-Tiki Museum to view the raft that Thor Heyerdahl sailed from South America to the South Pacific to prove that the Polynesians could be the descendants of South American tribes. Wrap up your tour enjoying the views from Holmenkollen, Oslo’s ski area and noted for its historic ski jump. This evening enjoy fine dining at the Grand Café.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Oslo to Copenhagen
Your driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for a flight to the charming city of Copenhagen the Capital City of Denmark. Upon arrival you will be met and taken on an orientation tour of the city including Nyhavn and the stature of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Mermaid. You will also tour the city’s largest food market which will include lunch. You will then be taken to your hotel before deciding on where to eat dinner.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 9: “Hamlet’s” Castle and the “original” Disneyland
This morning, after breakfast you will meet your guide and depart from the city to the area known as North Zealand and the town of Elsinore. Here you will find Kronborg Castle which has been immortalized since Shakespeare used it as the location for “Hamlet”. The castle is, however, worth visiting even without the literary connection. You return to the city along a charming coastal road. We will provide day passes for a visit to Tivoli Gardens which gave Walt Disney the idea for Disneyland. This theme park is more manageable in size and actually has a variety of fine dining establishments, many with outdoor seating. You will have dinner and enjoy the bands before returning to your hotel.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 10: Return to USA
After breakfast your driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for the return flight to the USA where you arrive back the same afternoon.
Breakfast
This evening you depart the USA for a flight to Helsinki and the beginning of your adventure in Scandinavia.
Day 2: Welcome to Finland
Upon arrival in Helsinki, you are met by one of our drivers and taken to your hotel. After a chance to freshen up you gets a tour of the city highlights including the unique Rock Cathedral, the Lutheran Cathedral and the Senate Square. Dinner at a local restaurant this evening.
Dinner
Day 3: Suomenlinna and the Cruise to Stockholm
In the morning you will be taken across the harbour to the Fortress of Suomenlinna which was built by the Swedes when they ruled this area as a defense against Russian aggression. In the afternoon you are transferred to the port where you board your ship for the cruise to Stockholm. You will have an outside cabin with balcony and dinner with wine is included. You can also sign up for a treatment at the spa or enjoy a show in the lounge before turning in for the night.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4: Stockholm Highlights
Your ship docks in mid-morning and you are met and taken to your hotel. In the afternoon you get a tour of the highlights including the Vasa Museum, Royal Palace and Gamla Stan the old town of Stockholm. You may wish to return there for dinner this evening?
Breakfast
Day 5: The Archipelago and ABBA
In the morning you embark on a scenic cruise on the archipelago that stretches 37 miles east of the city. You will pass picturesque islands, rocky coves and Sandy beaches before returning to the city. In the afternoon visit the ABBA Experience which not only allows you to view their memorabilia but step into a recording studio and record along with the music phenomenon.
Breakfast
Day 6: Stockholm to Oslo
Today, a driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for a short flight to Norway’s Capital, Oslo. A guide will meet you and give you an overview of the city including the sculptures of Gustave Vigeland, the Royal Palace and the Oslo City Hall where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented. In the evening we will suggest several restaurants that you might enjoy.
Breakfast
Day 7: Fram, Kon-Tiki and Holmenkollen
After breakfast you will be taken to the Bygdoy Peninsula to visit the Fram Museum to see the strongest wooden ship ever built and which was used to explore both the North and the South Poles. You will then visit the Kon-Tiki Museum to view the raft that Thor Heyerdahl sailed from South America to the South Pacific to prove that the Polynesians could be the descendants of South American tribes. Wrap up your tour enjoying the views from Holmenkollen, Oslo’s ski area and noted for its historic ski jump. This evening enjoy fine dining at the Grand Café.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 8: Oslo to Copenhagen
Your driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for a flight to the charming city of Copenhagen the Capital City of Denmark. Upon arrival you will be met and taken on an orientation tour of the city including Nyhavn and the stature of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Mermaid. You will also tour the city’s largest food market which will include lunch. You will then be taken to your hotel before deciding on where to eat dinner.
Breakfast and Lunch
Day 9: “Hamlet’s” Castle and the “original” Disneyland
This morning, after breakfast you will meet your guide and depart from the city to the area known as North Zealand and the town of Elsinore. Here you will find Kronborg Castle which has been immortalized since Shakespeare used it as the location for “Hamlet”. The castle is, however, worth visiting even without the literary connection. You return to the city along a charming coastal road. We will provide day passes for a visit to Tivoli Gardens which gave Walt Disney the idea for Disneyland. This theme park is more manageable in size and actually has a variety of fine dining establishments, many with outdoor seating. You will have dinner and enjoy the bands before returning to your hotel.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 10: Return to USA
After breakfast your driver will be waiting to take you to the airport for the return flight to the USA where you arrive back the same afternoon.
Breakfast
