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TOGETHER IN HOPE CHOIR “The Stranger” Project - , July 22 - August 3, 2022

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TRANSPORTATION, MEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS Trondheim • Round-trip airfare from Minneapolis to Trondheim, Norway • Transportation via deluxe motorcoach for all included transfers and touring in Norway • Accommodations in Trondheim - 11 nights (Clarion Hotel Trondheim) • Breakfasts – 11 Geiranger • Boxed Lunch – 1 i • Dinners – 4 • Including a special dinner with Ambassadors • Gratuities - all gratuities for drivers and guides Norway

PERFORMANCES • All performances, rehearsals and recording sessions to be arranged by Together In Hope Project

SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES • All sightseeing as shown in itinerary • City tours with local guides in Trondheim and Røros • Entrances: , Royal Palace, Røros Museum and a special boat tour of Trondheim

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com “THE STRANGER” PROJECT - TRONDHEIM, NORWAY

DAY 1 DEPART USA DAY 5 TRONDHEIM Depart from Minneapolis today for Norway. The day is reserved for rehearsals.

DAY 2 ARRIVE IN TRONDHEIM DAY 6 TRONDHEIM Arrive in Trondheim, Norway and meet your Gateway Tour The day is reserved for rehearsals, including a Nidaros Manager who will be with you for your entire tour to handle Cathedral dress rehearsal. tour arrangements and travel logistics. As the third largest city in Norway, this popular tourist destination is home to a DAY 7 TRONDHEIM major university and a beautiful Cathedral. A spot check rehearsal for tonight’s performance will take place from 10:30 - 12:30 this morning. Our world premiere DAY 3 TRONDHEIM performance of “The Stranger” will open the 2022 Start the day with a tour of Trondheim! Your tour will include Olavsfest this evening in . a visit inside Nidaros Cathedral, where past Norwegian monarchs were crowned until 1957, when it became the DAY 8 TRONDHEIM primary location for royal weddings. Board your motorcoach The day is at your leisure. Explore one of the many districts and make your way outside of the city to visit the nearby of Trondheim, visit one of the many museums, or just enjoy . Your tour ends with a guided visit of the almost 20 hours of daylight the city enjoys this time the Royal Palace (as long as the royal family is not in of year. This evening, join with the Together In Hope residence!) The afternoon is reserved for rehearsal. The Ambassadors for a wonderful, celebratory dinner. TIHP Board of Directors will host a special dinner for choir members this evening. DAY 9 TRONDHEIM The day is at your leisure to sightsee and explore in DAY 4 TRONDHEIM - RØROS - TRONDHEIM Trondheim. Consider a day excursion on your own to Today take a day trip to Røros, a UNESCO World Heritage , Ørdal or other nearby places to experience site. The journey to Røros will take 3 hours without stops. more of Norway. Local guides will join you on a walking tour, ending with a guided visit of the Røros Smelthytta Museum. Lunch is included and the remainder of the day is at your leisure.

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com “THE STRANGER” PROJECT - TRONDHEIM, NORWAY

DAY 10 TRONDHEIM This day is reserved for recording.

DAY 11 TRONDHEIM This day is reserved for recording. This evening, split into smaller groups and enjoy a special tour of Trondheim by boat.

DAY 12 TRONDHEIM This day is reserved for recording. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner with the Choir and the TrondheimSolistene.

DAY 13 DEPART TRONDHEIM - ARRIVE USA Transfer to the airport for your return journey. You will arrive in the United States later this afternoon.

PRICE – 13 DAY TOUR Price per person

Land Only: Covered by TIHP Airfare*: Covered by TIHP, TBD

Single Supplement: $763.00

*Choir members may make their own air arrangements and be reimbursed up to the TIHP airfare - amount to be confirmed during September 2021

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Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com OPTIONAL BERGEN EXTENSION AUGUST 3 - 7

INCLUSIONS TRANSPORTATION, MEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS • One-way airfare from Trondheim to Bergen, Norway • Air taxes and fuel surcharges • Transportation via deluxe motorcoach for all included EXTENDED TOUR SUPPLEMENT transfers and touring in Trondheim and Bergen price pased on 35 passengers traveling • Accommodations in Bergen - 4 nights price per person • Comfort Hotel Bergen Bergen Extension • Breakfasts - 4 4 nights in Double: $1,350.00

SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES Bergen Extension • All sightseeing as shown in itinerary 4 nights in Single: $1,617.00 • City tours with local guides in Bergen • Troldhaugen museum and Grieg home • Flåm Railway tickets • Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord scenic cruises

DAY 13 TRONDHEIM - BERGEN DAY 15 BERGEN Check out of your hotel and transfer to the airport for your Embark by motorcoach for a day excursion to Norway’s flight to Bergen. majestic fjords. Ride past the steeply plunging Stalheimsfossen and Silvefossen waterfalls en route to Stalheim Hotel. Stop at the hotel for an amazing view DAY 14 BERGEN of mountains and canyons. Continue down the steep Today local guides will take you on a tour of the city. Walk mountain along Stalheim Canyon Road and arrive in through Bergen’s colorful fish and flower market and stroll Gudvangen, a town perched at the edge of Sognefjord. by the old, colorful wooden warehouses called Bryggen (the You’ll board the Gudvangen ferry and journey into Quay). Travel to the outskirts of Bergen to visit Troldhaugen, Nærøyfjord, the narrowest fjord in Europe. In 2005 this fjord home of Norway’s best-known composer, Edvard Grieg. was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Arrive in Your tour includes entrances into Edvard and Nina Grieg’s the resort town of Flåm to enjoy some free time and pre- home, the composer’s cabin and burial site. On your way pare to take the scenic Flåm Railway. The 20-km-long train back to Bergen, you’ll make a stop at the beautiful Fantoft journey between Flåm and the mountain station of Myrdal , one of the last of its kind! takes around 55 minutes. The train slows or stops at the The remainder of the day is at your leisure to explore best views. Once in Myrdal, you’ll return to Bergen by train. Bergen on your own. We recommend riding the funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen for panoramic views of the city, DAY 16 BERGEN the harbor, and the fjords beyond. The day is at your leisure to explore Bergen.

DAY 17 DEPART BERGEN - ARRIVE USA Transfer to the airport for your return journey. You will arrive in the United States later this afternoon.

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES IN TRONDHEIM

SIGHTSEEING FOOD & DRINK • The Old Town Bridge (Gamle Bybro) • Fagn (Michelin starred) • (Old Town) • Ladekaia • Island • Credo (Michelin starred) • Trondheim Kayak • Café To Tårn (not dinner) • Tyholttårnet Observation Deck • Trondhjem Mikrobryggeri • Streif (Bakery & Cafe) • Kalas & Canasta (Old Town) MUSEUMS • Ringve Music Museum • National Museum of Decorative Arts DAY EXCURSIONS • Trondheim Kunstmuseum • Stiklestad—re-enactment of the • Rockheim National Museum of Popular Music • National Park—musk ox safari • —large ski resort, great for summer hiking • Ørland—express boat to the mouth of , go cycling

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