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TOGETHER IN HOPE AMBASSADOR TOUR /Olavsfest, Fjords & Post-Trip July 26 - August 8, 2022

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TRANSPORTATION, MEALS & ACCOMMODATIONS • Round-trip airfare from Minneapolis to Trondheim, Trondheim with a return from Bergen. Ambassadors may make their own air arrangements and purchase the Land Only package. • Transportation via deluxe motorcoach for all included transfers and touring in Norway • Accommodations in superior four-star hotels – 12 nights • Trondheim – 6 (Clarion Hotel Trondheim) • Molde – 1 (Scandic Seilet) • Geiranger - 1 (Hotel Union) • Bergen - 4 (Clarion Hotel Admiral) • Breakfasts – 12 Bergen Norway • Lunches – 2 • Dinners – 5 • Including a special dinner with all of the Together In Hope Ambassadors and Choir members • Gratuities - all gratuities for drivers and guides

SIGHTSEEING & ACTIVITIES • All sightseeing as shown in itinerary • City tours with local guides in Bergen, Trondheim and Røros • Entrances: , Royal Palace, Røros Church and the Røros Museum, Loen Skylift, Troldhaugen Museum and Grieg home • Trolstigen and Gudbrandsjuvet scenic drives • Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord scenic cruises • Flåm Railway tickets

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com TRONDHEIM/OLAVSFEST, FJORDS & BERGEN POST-TRIP

DAY 1 DEPART USA DAY 6 TRONDHEIM Depart from Minneapolis today for your tour of Norway. The morning and afternoon are at your leisure to sightsee and explore more of Trondheim, or enjoy the events of the DAY 2 ARRIVE IN TRONDHEIM Olavsfest! This evening, split into smaller groups and enjoy Arrive in Trondheim, Norway and meet your Gateway Tour a special tour of Trondheim by boat. Dinner is included at Manager who will be with you for your entire tour to handle the Troll Restaurant following your boat cruise. tour arrangements and travel logistics. Join the rest of your tour for a welcome dinner this evening. DAY 7 TRONDHEIM - RØROS - TRONDHEIM Today take a day trip to Røros, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The journey to Røros will take 3 hours without stops. DAY 3 TRONDHEIM Start the day with a tour of Trondheim! Your tour will include Local guides will join you on a walking tour, ending with a visit inside , where past Norwegian a guided visit of the Røros Smelthytta Museem. Lunch is monarchs were crowned until 1957, when it became the included and the remainder of the day is at your leisure. primary location for royal weddings. Make your way outside Return to Trondheim late this afternoon. of the city to visit the nearby and then your tour will end with a guided visit of the Royal Palace (as DAY 8 TRONDHEIM - MOLDE long as the royal family is not in residence!) This morning we begin our journey to Molde. We will make This evening, attend the opening concert of the 2022 a stop near Storseisundet, one of the most famous Olavsfest in Nidaros Cathedral with the world-premiere bridges in the world! Stretch your legs, get a picture with performance of “The Stranger” by the Together In Hope the bridge, and grab a coffee from a nearby café before Choir. we continue on to Molde where we will stay for the night.

DAY 4 TRONDHEIM Enjoy a free day to yourself. Explore in Trondheim or enjoy the events of the Olavsfest! This evening, join with the Together In Hope Choir and other Ambassadors for a wonderful, celebratory dinner.

DAY 5 TRONDHEIM The day is at your leisure to sightsee and explore in Trondheim or enjoy the events of the Olavsfest.

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com TRONDHEIM/OLAVSFEST, FJORDS & BERGEN POST-TRIP

DAY 9 MOLDE - GEIRANGER DAY 11 BERGEN Today will be another day spent taking in the gorgeous Today local guides will take you on a tour of the city. Walk scenery of Norway as we travel from Molde to Geiranger. through Bergen’s colorful fish and flower market and stroll You’ll first stop at Gudbrandsjuvet, an area where rushing by the old, colorful wooden warehouses called (the water has carved out miniature canyons. Later, you’ll Quay). Travel to the outskirts of Bergen to visit Troldhaugen, arrive at the Trolstigen Visitors Center where you’ll have home of Norway’s best-known composer, Edvard Grieg. free time for hiking, taking pictures and lunch on your Your tour includes entrances into Edvard and Nina Grieg’s own. Continuing on the journey, you’ll make a stop at home, the composer’s cabin and burial site. On your way Ørnesvingen lookout above the Geirangerfjord before back to Bergen, you’ll make a stop at the beautiful Fantoft checking into your hotel in Geiranger. Stave Church, one of the last of its kind! The remainder of the day is at your leisure to explore Ber- DAY 10 GEIRANGER - - LOEN - BERGEN gen on your own. We recommend riding the funicular to Depart Geiranger for Bergen this morning. Be sure to have the top of Mount Fløyen for panoramic views of the city, the your cameras ready as we travel through some of the most harbor, and the fjords beyond. beautiful parts of Norway! You will board a ferry for Hellesylt and cruise through the stunning Geirangerfjord, passing a few of the most famous waterfalls in Norway, including the Seven Sisters Waterfall. Continuing on the journey to Bergen, you will stop in Loen to board a cable car to ascend over 1000 meters over the Nordfjord. Lunch is included at the cliffside restaurant where you can continue to enjoy the spectacular scenery of the fjord. Arrive in Bergen this evening and check into your hotel.

Gateway World Tours • 1-800-331-8579 • musicfestivals.com TRONDHEIM/OLAVSFEST, FJORDS & BERGEN POST-TRIP

DAY 12 BERGEN Embark by motorcoach for a day excursion to Norway’s majestic fjords. Ride past the steeply plunging Stalheimsfossen and Silvefossen waterfalls en route to Stalheim Hotel. Stop at the hotel for an amazing view of mountains and canyons. Continue down the steep mountain along Stalheim Canyon Road and arrive in Gudvangen, a town perched at the edge of . You’ll board the Gudvangen ferry and journey into Nærøyfjord, the narrowest fjord in Europe. In 2005 this fjord was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Arrive in the resort town of Flåm to enjoy some free time and prepare to take the scenic Flåm Railway. The 20-km-long train journey between Flåm and the mountain station of Myrdal takes around 55 minutes. The train slows or stops at the best views. Once in Myrdal, you’ll return to Bergen by train.

DAY 13 BERGEN The day is at your leisure to explore Bergen. If the weather is nice, take a walk around the waterfront or enjoy a meal alfresco at one of the city’s many cafés and restaurants.

DAY 14 DEPART BERGEN - ARRIVE USA Transfer to the airport for your return journey. You will arrive in the United States later this afternoon.

PRICE – 14 DAY TOUR Price based on 40 passengers traveling Price per person

Land Only: $4,195.00 Airfare*: $1,482.00 Total Tour Price: $5,677.00

Single Supplement: $986.00

*Airfare quote above includes air taxes and fuel surcharge estimates. Actual airfare cannot be confirmed until approximately 11 months prior to your scheduled date of return. *Ambassadors may make their own air arrangements and purchase the Land Only package

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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 • —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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