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Sights of Scandinavia PREMIUM 11D8N SIGHTS OF SCANDINAVIA TOUR CODE: ENSCSS (Validity: 1 Apr to 31 Oct 2018) Set off on an epic journey to the Nordic countries where you will see the capitals of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Witness some of the most jaw-dropping sceneries and marvel at nature’s most extraordinary wonders. 123RF/IAKOV KALININ 123RF/IAKOV GEIRANGERFJORD, NORWAY PHOTO: PHOTO: 28 Northern Europe | EU Holidays Flight path HIGHLIGHTS Traverse by coach Traverse by cruise NORWAY SWEDEN Featured destinations BERGEN KARLSTAD Overnight stays 1 2 3 Sweden • Fish Market • Old Stonebridge Norway • Bryggen • Karlstad • Fløibanen Funicular Domkyrkan Railway Cathedral Geiranger Finland FLÅM STOCKHOLM • Nærøyfjord cruise • City Hall (entrance Skei 1 Oppland (UNESCO World included) 1 Heritage Site) • Cathedral Voss Lillehammer GEIRANGER • Royal Palace 1 Hardengerfjord • Geirangerfjord • Old Town Bergen 1 cruise (UNESCO Oslo Karlstad 2 Stockholm World Heritage DENMARK Orebro Site) COPENHAGEN • Eagle Road • Tivoli Gardens • Seven Sisters • City Hall Square 1 Skagen Waterfall • Hans Christian • Trollstigen Platform Andersen Statue • Christiansborg NORWAY FJORDS Arhus • Geirangerfjord Palace 1 • Hardangerfjord • The Little Mermaid Denmark Copenhagen • Nærøyfjord sculpture LILLEHAMMER • Gefion Fountain • Ski Jumping Arena • Carlsberg OSLO ARHUS DAY1 to Skagen, the northernmost point in • Vigeland Sculpture • Den Gamle By HOME → COPENHAGEN Denmark and the spot where the Baltic Sea Park • Skagen Meals on Board meets the North Sea. Board an overnight • Oslofjord Assemble at the airport and depart for cruise that will take you to Bergen, a • City Hall Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, that city on Norway’s southwestern coast. • Royal Palace sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and It’s surrounded by mountains and fjords, Amager. including Sognefjord, the country’s longest and deepest fjord. DELICACIES DAY 2 Note: If the overnight cruise is not available, it will be COPENHAGEN replaced by a domestic flight to Bergen - Copenhagen Meal Plan Meals on Board, Dinner and stay an additional night in Copenhagen without 8 Breakfasts, 7 Dinners Upon your arrival, find out why people call extra charges. it ‘wonderful Copenhagen’ by going on a 3-4★ HOTELS city tour. Take in the sights of the famous DAY 4 amusement park Tivoli Gardens, the City OVERNIGHT CRUISE → BERGEN → COPENHAGEN First Hotel Hall Square, Hans Christian Andersen HARDENGERFJORD HARDENGERFJORD Myrkdalen Hotel Statue, and Christiansborg Palace. Stop by Breakfast, Dinner SKEI Thon hotel Jølster The Little Mermaid sculpture, which was Arrive Bergen, a large Norwegian city with OPPLAND REGION Thon Hotel Otta inspired by the fairytale and the mystical a small-town charm. Your exploration OSLO Quality Hotel Gefion Fountain. If traffic conditions are begins with a Bergen city tour – soak up STOCKHOLM Quality Hotel fair, we will make an additional pit stop at the sights and sounds of the bustling Fish *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. Should Nyhavn for some picturesque photos. After Market in the heart of the city; wander there be changes, customers will be offered which, we will visit the Carlsberg for the along the narrow alleyways and step into accommodation similar to this list. Copenhagen exBEERience and explore the the smorgasbord of shops and galleries heritage site, where J. C. Jacobsen brewed in Bryggen; and take the Fløibanen the very first Carlsberg beer. funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen for a fantastic bird’s-eye view of the city. EXPERIENCE DAY 3 Continue on to the Hardangerfjord region, COPENHAGEN → ARHUS → the second longest fjord in Norway. The • Calsberg exBEERience SKAGEN → OVERNIGHT CRUISE Hardangerfjord is 179 km long and greatest • 3 famous fjord views Breakfast, Dinner depth is 900 meters. The definition of a (Hardangerfjord, Leave for Arhus and visit Den Gamle By, fjord is a long, narrow inlet from the sea Nærøyfjord, Geirangerfjord) a fascinating collection of completely with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial furnished old Danish town houses. Proceed erosion during the ice age. EU Holidays | Northern Europe 29 11D8N SIGHTS OF SCANDINAVIA SCENIC SUMMER PANORAMA OF THE OLD TOWN PIER ARCHITECTURE OF BRYGGEN IN BERGEN, NORWAY DAY 5 World Heritage Site, Geirangerfjord. The can see all the way down the mountainside. HARDENGERFJORD → VOSS → SKEI fjord offers archetypal scenery, encircled by The structure is designed so that it blends in Breakfast, Dinner high mountains, where abandoned farms with the surroundings. Some parts are carved Travel to the region of Voss, consider an cling to the hillsides. The trip between into the rock, whilst other parts are built on optional train ride by the Flåm Railway, Geiranger and Hellesylt takes in the Knivsflå stone walls. Transfer to Oppland County for a and embark on the most incredible train Waterfalls, known as the Seven Sisters and pleasant night in the Norwegian countryside. journey where you will be treated to endless Friaren (the Suitor). You will also sail close to panoramas of placid rivers, deep ravines, the Brudesløret (Bridal Veil) falls. Along the DAY 7 cascading waterfalls, and mountain farms Geirangerfjord, you will experience the very OPPLAND COUNTY → clinging precariously to snow-capped peaks. best of Norwegian nature, close up. Drive LILLEHAMMER → OSLO You will embark on a 2-hour sightseeing along Ørnevegen (“the Eagle Road”), a name Breakfast, Dinner cruise within Gudvangen and Flam on the given to the steepest part of the road up the Winter sports enthusiasts will rejoice as pristine waters of Nærøyfjord and prepare mountainside from Geiranger to Eidsdal, we head to the site of the 1994 Winter to be blown away by that spectacular vistas 620 metres above sea level. Here, the road Olympics, Lillehammer. Make a pit stop at displayed before your very eyes. Nærøyfjord, twists through eleven hairpin bends as it the Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena for is the world’s narrowest fjord and is included climbs up to Stigrøra, 858 metres above sea some magnificent photos from the top of in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Transfer level. The road is carved into the mountain the tower, before exploring Lillehammer on to Skei for an overnight stay. and supported by stone walls. An impressive your own. After arriving in Oslo, the capital bridge carries the road across the Stigfossen of Norway, you will begin your exploration DAY 6 waterfall. On this road, even the bravest can of the city by visiting the City Hall, which is SKEI → GEIRANGER → OPPLAND feel the adrenaline pumping through their covered with a rainbow of motifs depicting COUNTY veins. The Trollstigen platform and two the Norwegian history, culture and lifestyles, Breakfast, Dinner viewpoints are designed by Reiulf Ramstad as well as the neo-classical structure of the We will take a scenic sightseeing cruise Architects. From the top, well protected Royal Palace. Last but not least, the Vigeland across the deep blue waters of this UNESCO against the elements by steel and glass, you Sculpture Park is one attraction that is worth 30 Northern Europe | EU Holidays seeing. It is the life’s work of the sculptor Hall. The three crowns perched atop the Suggested Excursion: Gustav Vigeland, which features more than 106-metre-tall tower forms a silhouette that • (Stockholm) Drottningholm Palace: €69 200 life-sized sculptures in bronze, granite is instantly recognisable within the city. This • (Voss) Flam Railway: €89 or Briksdal Glacier €89 These additional activities enrich your experiences; and cast iron. romantic structure also hosts the prestigious however it is entirely optional and will be at your own Noble Prize banquets in its Blue and Golden discretion. Minimum group size may apply and subject DAY 8 Halls, with the latter featuring 18 million gold to schedule. OSLO → KARLSTAD → OREBRO → mosaic tiles. Continue to the Old Town STOCKHOLM to view the magnificent structures of the Tipping Guideline: (based on 11D8N) • €88 per person Breakfast, Dinner Cathedral and the Royal Palace. Cross the border to Sweden and reach Note: Should the main building of Stockholm City Hall Note: Karlstad, a city on the Klarälven River in be closed for conference, we will only stop for a photo • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required Värmland County, Sweden. It’s known of the exterior. for a confirmed departure. for the neighbouring Lake Vänern to the • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and south. The Old Stonebridge is the country’s DAY 10 hotels are subject to change without prior notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances. longest Stonebridge and one of Karlstad’s STOCKHOLM → HOME • All activities are subject to weather conditions. most photographed locations. Nearby, Breakfast • During major events and festivals, accommodation the Karlstad Domkyrkan Cathedral has an Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure till it may be re-located to outside of the city or in elaborate chandelier and two model ships is time to transfer to the airport for your flight another city without prior notice. hanging from its ceiling. It has a neo-classic home. If time permits, you can consider an white style and its choir stand two sculptures optional visit to the Drottningholm Palace, of angels made by Carl Mille, with one of one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces, which is the biggest church organs in Sweden. We situated on the island Lovön. make our way to Örebro, a beautiful town in the very heart of Sweden before reaching DAY 11 Stockholm for the night. HOME SWEET HOME We hope you enjoyed your vacation with our DAY 9 company and we look forward to seeing you STOCKHOLM again for your next trip. Breakfast Kick off the day with a tour to Stockholm, CITY HALL RADHUSET which will bring you to the Stockholm City OSLO, NORWAY COPENHAGEN, DENMARK ON THE NYHAVN CANAL EU Holidays | Northern Europe 31.
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