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OSLO – BERGEN 7 Days OSLO – BERGEN 7 days Day 1 Oslo (-/L/D) Arrival at Gardermoen Airport Oslo, where we meet the Norwegian guide and bus driver. Transfer to Oslo. Lunch City Sight Seeing in Oslo incl. Vigeland park and the Fram Museum. Oslo is the oldest of the Scandinavian capitals, and its history goes back l000 years, to the time when the first settlements were built at the inlet of the Oslo fjord. Oslo has about 600 000 inhabitants. Dinner and night at the Opera hotel in Oslo Day 2 Oslo – Lillehammer (B/L/D) After breakfast departure to Lillehammer En route farm visit and visit to Visit to the breeding organization for Norwegian Red (NRF),a Norwegian cooperative organization owned by 11.000 Norwegian dairy farmers. Lunch en route Dinner and night at hotel in Lillehammer Day 3 Lillehammer – Lom (B/L/D) Breakfast at the hotel In Lillehammer we will have a short stop at the Olympic facilities where the Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994, where after we will visit Maihaugen Open Air museum depicting Norwegian farm life over centuries. Lunch at Maihaugen Postboks 98 [email protected] N-2684 Vågå www.scandinaviatours.no Tel. +47 99 69 38 54 OSLO – BERGEN 7 days Departure to Lom Farm visit en route Dinner and night at the lovely village Lom Day 4 Lom - Flåm – Hardanger (B/L/D) After breakfast we'II head for Ullensvang, ca 300 km. En route stop for lunch. In Flåm we'II take the The Flåm Railway, one of the world's steepest railway lines on normal gauge tracks. Nearly 80% of the route is on a 55% gradient: a rise of one meter per 18. The twisting tunnels that spiral in and out of the mountain are testaments to the most skilful engineering in the history of Norwegian railway. Dinner and night at Hotel in Hardanger Day 5 Hardanger (B/L/D) Breakfast at the hotel. Tour to Steinstø where we will visit the Hardanger Akvasenter, the first exhibition facility for Norwegian fish farming, in the middle of a beautiful scenery. Here you can watch the salmon via underwater cameras and see the salmon live. Lunch at Hardanger Akvasenter. Fjord cruise on the Hardangerfjord. The boat takes us on an unforgettable trip into beautiful Fyksesund. At the end of the fjord, you tind the small hamlet called Botnen. Dinner and night at the hotel Postboks 98 [email protected] N-2684 Vågå www.scandinaviatours.no Tel. +47 99 69 38 54 OSLO – BERGEN 7 days Day 6 Hardanger – Bergen (B/L/D) After a nice breakfast we leave Bergen and start on our journey to Bergen ca 180 km. En route we stop at lovely Ulvik, where we will visit the Hardanger Juice and Cider factor, which is located by the innermost part of the Hardangerfjord at a fruit farm in Ulvik. They produce apple juice, cider and brandy from traditional recipes. Tasting. Lunch. Arrival in Bergen. Check in at the hotel. Dinner and night at the hotel Day 7 Bergen (B/L/D) After a nice breakfast at the hotel we leave the hotel for a C.S.S. in Bergen, done by both bus and feet. As one of the offices of the Hanseatic League, Bergen was for several hundred years the centre of prosperous trade between Norway and the rest of Europe. We finish the tour at the cosy restaurant Bryggeloftet, which originates from 1910 when the property Bryggen 11 in Bergen was built. After lunch transfer to the airport. Thank you for visiting us, have a safe trip home! Preliminary price: NOK 15.900 – by minimum 20 paying pax. Single room supplement: NOK 2.300,- Included in the price: • 6 overnights (3* - 4* hotels) with continental breakfast • 6 dinners • 6 lunches • Luxurious coach during the entire tour • All visits and activities as mentioned in the program Postboks 98 [email protected] N-2684 Vågå www.scandinaviatours.no Tel. +47 99 69 38 54 OSLO – BERGEN 7 days • 1 FOC in double room • English speaking guide from arrival until departure from Bergen Airport • Costs for accommodation in single rooms and meals for guide and driver Not included in the price: • Flights • Drinks during all meals • Personal expenses • Luggage handling • Insurances This customized itinerary, is and remains, the property of Scandinavia Tours – Reisegnister AS and is subject to change with or without notice.. Its unauthorized use, either in part or in full, is an infringement of copyright, and actionable by law. Prices are confidential and quoted with rates as available at present. It is therefor subject to change depending on exchange and suppliers’ rates, group size and services required. All visits and accommodation are subject to availability at the time of confirmation of the tour. Postboks 98 [email protected] N-2684 Vågå www.scandinaviatours.no Tel. +47 99 69 38 54 .
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