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GO BEYOND the DESTINATION on Our Adventure Trips, Our Guides Ensure You Make the Most of Each Destination ADVENTURES GO BEYOND THE DESTINATION On our adventure trips, our guides ensure you make the most of each destination. You’ll find hidden bars, explore cobbled lanes, and eat the most delectable meals. Join an adventure, tick off the famous wonders and discover Europe’s best-kept secrets! Discover more Travel Styles and learn about creating your own adventure with the new 2018 Europe brochure. Order one today at busabout.com @RACHAEL22_ ULTIMATE SCANDI-BALTIC ADVENTURE 15 DAYS NORWAY FINLAND OSLO STOCKHOLM TALLINN FERRY ESTONIA SWEDEN RIGA LATVIA BALTIC SEA COPENHAGEN LITHUANIA VILNIUS POLAND BERLIN BELARUS (START) GERMANY WARSAW Overnight Stays NEED TO KNOW INCLUSIONS • Your fantastic Busabout crew • 14 nights’ accommodation • 14 breakfasts and 3 dinners • All coach transport and ferries @WANDERLUSTCHLOE • Orientation walks • Stockholm Viking Walking Tour FREE TIME Chill out or join an optional activity This is our hipster tour. On this trip you’ll venture through Copenhagen’s hippy district, • Ice bar in Stockholm Riga’s best bars, and the hippest secrets of Europe. Just do it soon, so you can say • Oslo Bike Tour you did it before it was cool. • Stockholm Bike Tour • Copenhagen pub crawl • Trakai Castle visit DAY 5 | OSLO - STOCKHOLM • Sigulda Bobsleigh track HIGHLIGHTS This morning we head to the Swedish capital of • Riga's nightlife • Explore Christiania in Copenhagen Stockholm. Explore the city at your leisure. Be sure to • Visit Uzupis • Go on a Viking Walking Tour in Stockholm visit the fabulous Vasa Museum with its 400-year-old • Visit Trakai Island Castle in Lithuania wooden ship, the Abba Museum, and experience START: Citystay Hostel, Berlin. 7am • Plus all bolded highlights in the itinerary Stockholm’s vibrant nightlife! (B) END: Citystay Hostel, Berlin. 10am DAY 6 | STOCKHOLM Accommodation: Hostel multi-share. Accommodation Upgrades: Twin private DAY 1 | BERLIN - COPENHAGEN Spend the morning marauding through the medieval (min. 2 persons). Pre & Post accommodation is available on MyTrip with no Your adventure begins as we head to the ancient streets of the Old Town on our included Viking Walking booking fees. (B: Breakfast | L: Lunch | D: Dinner) Viking fishing village of Copenhagen. We arrive in Tour, before a free afternoon to explore the Swedish time for a delicious dinner at the hostel. Afterwards feel capital and its many sights. This evening we head DEPARTURE DATES & PRICES free to acquaint yourself with the city at your leisure or out for a couple of really cold ones on our optional experience its incredible nightlife. (D) excursion to an ice bar. (B) Low Season DAY 2 | COPENHAGEN DAY 7 | STOCKHOLM - TALLINN (OVERNIGHT CRUISE) High Season This morning your guide will take you on an orientation Catch your last glimpses of Stockholm before we board walk of the city. Spend the afternoon checking out the our ferry to Estonia. Enjoy a buffet dinner on board START FINISH START FINISH START FINISH multiple museums, fountains, parks, and sculptures followed by karaoke as we cross the Baltic Sea! (B, D) 09 Jun 23 Jun 21 Jul 04 Aug 01 Sep 15 Sep 23 Jun 07 Jul 04 Aug 18 Aug 15 Sep 29 Sep or visit the local anarchist community of Freetown DAY 8 | TALLINN . This evening we head to , 07 Jul 21 Jul 18 Aug 01 Sep Christiania Tivoli Gardens We arrive in Tallinn and have an orientation walk to the second oldest amusement park in the world! (B) help you explore the Estonian capital with its medieval DAY 3 | COPENHAGEN - OSLO architecture, numerous churches, quirky bars and LINK UP & SAVE 10% Link up this trip with one of the below We head to the Norwegian capital of Oslo, where towering city walls. Immerse yourself in this amazing & SAVE 10% on the total trip price. we’ll visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park and go on an city and kick your Baltic adventure off in true style. (B) HOP-ON HOP-OFF PASS orientation walk to see some of the amazing sights in DAY 9 | TALLINN - RIGA OKTOBERFEST this world-class city. In your free time you can check out Today we head to Latvia, with stops at the picturesque LOLLAPALOOZA Frogner Park, which is home to the exquisite Frogner seaside town of Parnu and the Sigulda bobsleigh Manor as well as the Oslo City Museum. (B) track. Once in Riga we will experience Latvia’s warm DAY 4 | OSLO hospitality. (B) The day is yours to spend as you choose. Relax and DAY 10 | RIGA recharge your batteries or head out into the city to find This morning explore Riga's Art Deco architecture, the hidden gems down the roads less travelled. Watch communist monuments and cobblestone streets, or just the sunset from the Opera House and enjoy the rest of relax in one of the many local establishments for some your evening exploring Oslo’s exciting nightlife. (B) food and drink during our afternoon of free time. (B) The PLACES YOU'LL Go COPENHAGEN STOCKLHOLM The capital city of Denmark blends old fairy tales with For a city spread across 14 islands, Stockholm doesn’t flashy modern architecture and design. It may seem need to work too hard to be liked. From a dreamy Old small by European standards, but offers excellent Town to an ostentatious palace, and even a museum shopping, cultural and nightlife options! that celebrates musical group ABBA’s history, there’s something for everyone. INSTAGOLD: The incredibly colourful Nyhavn canal! DAY 11 | RIGA - VILNIUS INSTAGOLD: Gamla Stan, the beautifully Next stop: Vilnius. En route we stop at the awe-inspiring preserved historical centre. Hill of Crosses and Trakai Castle, two must-see sights in Lithuania. (B) DAY 12 | VILNIUS A full day in Vilnius to explore its castles, museums, and student filled cafes. Take a trip tothe neighbourhood RIGA VILNIUS of Uzupis, a popular area for local artists and renowned for its bohemian atmosphere. Tonight we have an included dinner so get ready to have a feast in true Lithuanian style. (B, D) DAY 13 | VILNIUS - WARSAW This morning we board our coach and traverse the gorgeous Baltic countryside towards Warsaw. Stretch your legs on a walk through the historic Old Town and see some of the sights on offer in Poland’s capital city. (B) DAY 14 | WARSAW - BERLIN Today we end off where we began: Berlin! Join us for a final group outing to explore Berlin’s infamously eclectic nightlife! (B) DAY 15 | BERLIN Check-out is after breakfast. If you’re joining us on our Hop-on Hop-off network, the next stop is Prague via Dresden! (B) A city with many faces, Riga is the creative and cultural Lithuania’s capital is known for its medieval Old Town, centre of Latvia, and home to one in three Latvians. boasting cobblestoned streets lined with impressive Famously known for its Art Nouveau and wooden baroque architecture. The alternative hotspot of the architecture, the city’s historical centre is listed as a city, the neighbourhood of Uzupis, is renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage Site. bohemian crowd and atmosphere. INSTAGOLD: The imposing Freedom Monument. INSTAGOLD: The cobblestoned streets and alleyways of the Old Town..
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