Discovering the Culture of Southern

5 DAYS/4 NIGHTS | GROUP TRAVEL SUGGESTED ITINERARY | CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

With the vast majority of Finland’s population residing in its southern regions, it is no surprise INCLUSIONS that many of its best historic and cultural sights can also be found there. This itinerary was  Accommodations: designed to show you a glimpse of Finland’s past and present in just four nights. If your group 2 nights, 1 has always dreamt of traveling to Finland, choose this itinerary for a relaxing, interesting dose night, 1 night of Nordic charm!  Meals: Continental breakfast daily, lunch and DAY 1 • ARRIVAL TO DAY 2 • HELSINKI – dinner as noted in EXCURSION HELSINKI itinerary

Upon arrival to Helsinki- After breakfast in the ,  Air-conditioned, private Airport, a local guide you and your fellow travelers coaching will meet your group in the terminal’s will set out by private coach on a guided  English-speaking excursion to one of Finland’s most arrivals hall and then lead it on a assistants and guides sightseeing tour of Helsinki. Finland’s interesting medieval destinations. The drive  Admission tickets as beautiful is home to an will take you northeast along the Finnish outlined in the itinerary interesting blend of historical attractions, coast to the of Porvoo. Having been th and design, and founded in the 14 century, Porvoo is the unspoiled natural landscapes. Its second oldest town in Finland, and even HIGHLIGHTS spectacular seaside location is further before it was officially founded, traders were  Panoramic sightseeing enhanced by the fact that an alluring chain already established there in the 1200s. tours of Helsinki, Turku Upon arrival your group will have a of islands surrounds it. During your and Tampere panoramic city tour of Helsinki by private panoramic driving tour of today’s city of  Walking tour of Porvoo’s coach, the guide will tell your group about Porvoo, which will be followed by a guided medieval the and explain what walking tour of Old Porvoo, whose present everyday life is in Helsinki today. You population only counts roughly 700 people.  Visit the “ of the will see Helsinki’s best monuments Porvoo’s Old Town truly is a historical gem, Rock” including the Senate Square, the and your guide will show you its historic,  See Turku’s 13th-century Presidential Palace, City Hall, and the Opera characteristic wooden warehouses, which House. You will also visit inside may soon become an official UNESCO World  Tampere Temppeliaukio Kirkko, (Temple Square Heritage Site. Church), which is one of Helsinki’s most During the tour you will have some free time popular attractions. Known as the “Church for lunch before going inside the highlight of of the Rock,” this Lutheran church was any visit to Porvoo: its 15th-century actually carved out of the natural bedrock. cathedral. The is the third- The tour will end at the hotel, where your most-visited church in Finland, and parts of th group will check in and then have some the structure actually date back to the 13 free time before tonight’s welcome dinner century. After visiting inside, enjoy some in the hotel’s . time on your own to continue exploring Porvoo before rejoining your group and land that runs between Lake Näsijärvi and returning to the hotel in Helsinki. Once you Lake Pyhäjärvi. Tampere is known for arrive, the remainder of the day is at leisure. being a center of industry, and DAY 3 • HELSINKI – TURKU culture in Southern Finland. Upon arrival enjoy a guided panoramic tour of Tampere After breakfast and check-out, with an inside visit included to the Tampere your group will board its Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko), a superb private coach and travel west example of the Nordic National Romantic along the coast to a city commonly called style of architecture. Finland’s most charming town: Turku. Located at the mouth of the Aurajoki River, The tour will finish at your hotel, where Turku is Finland’s oldest city, and it was the your group will check in and then have time to freshen up before tonight’s farewell Why Should You country’s most powerful one for many dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. Book Your Vacation centuries until the Russians relocated the with Go-today? Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki in the DAY 5 • TAMPERE – 19th century. Today Turku is something of a HELSINKI - DEPARTURE cultural (and business) capital in Finland. Ease of Use Visitors travel to Turku for its great variety of After breakfast and check- cultural offerings, the lively ambience along out, your group will board its riverbanks, and for the convenient access its private coach and travel to Helsinki- Experience to Turku’s nearby islands. Vantaa Airport for its return flight to the US or Canada. (Note: the drive to the airport Flexibility Upon arrival to the hotel in Turku, your will take approximately 2h15min). Should group will have free time for lunch before your group have an afternoon flight, there setting out on an afternoon city tour, during should be no problem arriving in time. Peace of Mind which you will see Turku’s best sights However, groups with early-morning th including the 13 -century , one departure flights should consider including Destination Expertise of the finest examples of Finland’s national an additional night in Helsinki to make sure heritage. The tour will conclude back at the it has sufficient time to reach the airport on hotel, and you will have the evening at its departure day. leisure in Turku.

DAY 4 • TURKU – TAMPERE

After breakfast and check-out, your group will travel northeast by private coach to Finland’s largest inland city: Tampere. Founded towards the end of the 18th century, Tampere’s population today numbers 200,000. The city’s geographical position is quite spectacular; it lies on a narrow strip of

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