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The Geirangerfjord Majestic Fjords of Norway Briksdal Glacier This famous glacier arm of Europe’s largest glacier, the Jostedal Glacier, drops nearly 4,000 feet into the narrow Briksdal valley below into a small glacial lake. Akershus Fortress Viking Ship Museum Majestic Fjords of Norway See three ships from the Viking era, most notably This medieval castle withstood a number of 9 Days | All Airfare Included sieges throughout the ages and later converted the complete Oseberg found in the world’s biggest into a royal residence. known ship burial. Oslo of University History, ©Museum Cultural of From Viking longboats to coastal cities, experience Norway’s dramatic scenery and today. Maihaugen resembles a small Gudbrandsdalen, a traditional region to Voss by way of Myrdal, featuring inland village and features nearly 200 of Norway best recognized by its towering mountains, plummeting unique culture on this nine-day adventure. buildings including turf-topped houses, bucolic farmland. We stop in Lom waterfalls, and lush valleys. Arrive in a railway station, school, post office, and visit the Lom Stave Church, one Bergen by motorcoach and check-in DEPART THE USA of Oslo. Major sightseeing destinations our hotel. Tonight we celebrate DAY 1: fishing cabins, and barns. Also on dis- of Norway’s largest stave churches to our hotel for two nights. B,D We board our flight for a relaxing include the Royal Palace, Vigeland the day with an included Holiday play is a stave church from Garmo. with a history that goes back to the journey across the Atlantic. Sculpture Park, Akershus Fortress, the Vacations Welcome Dinner. B,D We have the afternoon at our leisure. 12th century. From Geiranger we take DAY 8: BERGEN Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, You may want to visit the Lillehammer a ferry through the UNESCO-listed Bergen is Norway’s second largest DAY 2: ARRIVE IN NORWAY and the Bygdoy museums. Tour the DAY 4: LILLEHAMMER Art Museum, the Norwegian Olympic Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt and enjoy city and is nicknamed the City of Arrive in Oslo, Norway’s capital. We Viking Ship Museum where we learn After breakfast we depart Oslo and Museum, or Fabrikken, a creative some of Norway’s most beautiful Seven Mountains. Following a meet our English-speaking European about the Vikings’ maritime adven- travel to Lillehammer, located in a and cultural arts center. Dinner is vistas. A short drive takes us to the scrumptious breakfast, a local guide guide and check-in for two nights at tures and browse artifacts including picturesque setting overlooking the village of Loen and we check-in to boards our motorcoach and leads northern end of Lake Mjosa. Home to at our hotel. B,D a comfortable hotel, centrally located entire Viking ships from the 9th century our hotel for two nights. B,D our tour of Bergen. Highlights include in the heart of the city. the 1994 Winter Olympics, it remains B AD. We have the afternoon at leisure. GEIRANGERFJORD Bergenhus Fortress, Rosenkrantz a popular ski resort today. Tour DAY 5: Consider strolling the halls of the Kon- Today we travel westward through DAY 6: BRIKSDAL GLACIER Tower, and Bryggen, the city’s medi- DAY 3: OSLO Maihaugen, one of Norway’s greatest Tiki Museum, the Norwegian Museum spectacular scenery to Norway’s fjord- Today we enter Jostedalsbreen eval wharf district and a UNESCO Begin the day with breakfast at our open-air museums, and learn what of Cultural History, the Norwegian lands. On our way we drive through National Park to experience the mighty World Heritage Site. Tour the home hotel. A local guide joins us for a tour Maritime Museum, or shopping near life was like from the middle ages to Briksdal Glacier, arriving after an of famous composer Edvard Grieg exciting ride on an open-air off-road called Troldhaugen. Explore its Troll-Car Excursion Gudbrandsdalen Lom Stave Church Loen From Mount Hoven vehicle called a Troll-Car. Briksdal museum and the luxurious villa which Glacier is one of Norway’s most famous Grieg himself described as his “best glaciers due to the spectacular opus so far.” Following a cable car waterfalls and mountain peaks that ride up Mount Fløyen, we celebrate surround it. Later, take the Loen Skylift our Norwegian vacation with our to the top of Mount Hoven for pan- traveling companions at a Farewell oramic views of Loen, the Nordfjord, Dinner at Folkerestaurant with out- and the surrounding peaks. B,D standing views of the city and the sea beyond. B,D DAY 7: SCENIC FLAM RAILWAY Travel by motorcoach south to DAY 9: FLY HOME Leikanger on the shores of the We fly home with new friends and Sognefjord. Known as the King of lifelong memories of our vacation. B the Fjords, the Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest inlet. 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