Flåm

Norway’s Fjords & Glaciers Small Group Escorted coach & ferry tour – 7 days/6 nights Tour

This extended ‘ in a Nutshell’ round-trip takes you through some spectacular scenery, with deep fjords, glaciers, picturesque villages and majestic mountains. Highlights include the and , with a visit to the foot of one of the most accessible glaciers in Norway: glacier, which is an arm of the large Jostedalsbreen glacier, the largest glacier in the world. We recommend arriving the day before the tour to ensure you don’t miss the opportunity to take the famous funicular railway known as Fløibanen, offering amazing views.

at the mountain station of Myrdal, you Inclusions Your hotels change trains to Geilo and continue by zz 6 nights accommodation with breakfast in 3 & 4-star hotels zz – Scandic Neptun coach to the Norwegian capital Oslo. zz Meals – 1 lunch, 3 dinners zz Norheimsund – Thon Hotel Sandven Overnight Oslo. B zz Transportation by A/C coach zz – Kvikne’s zz Ferry – Flåm-Gudvangen, -Dragsvik, Dragsvik-Hella-Dragsvik, Balestrand-Flåm zz Oslo – Scandic St. Olav Plass Day 6 Fri. Oslo This morning you have a city tour of Oslo. zz English speaking tour escort throughout Hotels of a similar standard may be zz Sightseeing as specified with local English speaking guides substituted. Highlights include Vigeland Park with its zz City tours of Bergen & Oslo, Flåm Railway, 2nd class rail Myrdal-Geilo 200 sculptures and a visit to Holmenkollen ski jump for panoramic city views. Your afternoon is free to explore independently Day 1 Sun. Bergen Day 2 Mon. Bergen to Hardangerfjord passenger ferry. Lunch and entrance – a walk around the Old Town is highly Arrive Bergen. Make your own way to & Norheimsund fee are included at the recommended. Overnight Oslo. B your hotel. Meet your tour escort and Morning sightseeing tour of Bergen, Glacier Centre. Overnight Balestrand. BLD fellow travellers this evening at a welcome including the popular fish market and Day 7 Sat. Oslo meeting. Why not arrive a day earlier to historical Bryggen. Depart for Norheimsund Day 5 Thu. Balestrand to Flåm & Oslo Tour services end today after breakfast. B give yourself more time to explore Bergen via the beautiful Hardangerfjord. Mid-morning departure across the at leisure and take the not-to-be missed Overnight Norheimsund. BD Sognefjord to Flåm, before taking one Tour price & departures funicular railway known as Fløibanen, to of the most beautiful rail journeys in the the top of the nearby mountains for some Day 3 Tue. Norheimsund to Flåm & world – the Flåm Railway. This spectacular Prices shown per person in AUD. stunning views. Overnight Bergen. Balestrand rail journey offers a panoramic view of Sunday departures Jun-Aug 2020. After breakfast, travel via to some of the wildest and most magnificent Departures Twn Sgl Stalheimen, located at the very top scenery in the Norwegian fjord landscape. 7 Jun, 21 Jun, 28 Jun, of the Nærøydalen Canyon with a The Flåm Railway is one of the steepest 5 Jul, 12 Jul, 26 Jul, panoramic view of the valley. Continue train lines in the world on normal tracks, 2 Aug, 16 Aug 3189 3803 the panoramic route to the idyllic village where almost 80 percent of the journey of Flåm, from where you take a fjord has a gradient of 5.5 degrees. Upon arrival zz Maximum capacity of tour – 20 guests. Glacier Balestrand cruise to Gudvangen. Continue by coach Norheimsund to Vangsnes, crossing the Sognefjord, Flåm the longest and deepest fjord in Norway, Fjord Bergen arriving Balestrand for hotel check-in and dinner. Overnight Balestrand. BD Oslo Day 4 Wed. Balestrand & Jostedal NORWAY Glacier Travel by ferry across the Fjærlandfjord before reaching Jostedal and the Breheimsenteret Glacier Centre located near the . The Jostedal Glacier is the largest glacier on the European mainland. The entire glacier and some of the nearby valleys are protected as a national park. In front of the glacier DENMARK Boat to Nigard glacier © Sverre Hjørnevik is a small lake which can be crossed by

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