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12 Scandinavian Highlights ScandinavianScandinavian Highlights Highlights Starts From Starts From 9 Days – 8 Nights9 Days –$2199* 8 Nights $2199* Helsinki Cathedral, FinlandHelsinki Cathedral, Finland Detailed itineraryDetailed itinerary Day 1 Arrive CopenhagenDay 1 Arrive Copenhagen Day 6 Bergen - StockholmDay 6 Bergen - Stockholm Welcome to Copenhagen. MeetWelcome your Global to Copenhagen. Holidays tour Meet Manager your Global at the Holidays arrivals tour ManagerCheckout at theand arrivals proceed to theCheckout airport for and your proceed flight toto Stockholm.the airport forVisit your Fjällgatan flight to Stockholm. Visit Fjällgatan and proceed to Hotel. Remainingand proceed day will tobe Hotel. at Leisure. Remaining Evening day Visit will tobe Tivoli at Leisure. Eveningfor Historic Visit to Tivolienvironment locatedfor Historic high up environment on the edge locatedof a cliff high with up a fantasticon the edge of a cliff with a fantastic Gardens. Overnight in Copenhagen.Gardens. Overnight in Copenhagen. Dinner view of the city.Dinner Next visit theview glamorous of the city. City Next Hall visit– where the glamorous the Nobel PrizeCity Hall – where the Nobel Prize banquet takes place. See thebanquet Royal Palace, takes place. the Cathedral See the andRoyal other Palace, major the Cathedral and other major Day 2 Copenhagen - OsloDay 2 Copenhagen - Oslo sights. Later we will visit thesights. stock exchangeLater we willwhich visit is the now stock home exchange to the which is now home to the Swedish army. Overnight in SwedishStockholm. army. OvernightBreakfast in Stockholm. Lunch Dinner Breakfast Lunch Dinner Today proceed on an OrientationToday city proceed tour covering on an Orientation the Little Mermaid city tour whichcovering is athe Little Mermaid which is a rock sculpture displayed on rocka rock sculpture by the waterside, displayed theon aRoyal rock Palaceby the waterside,which is the RoyalDay Palace 7 Stockholmwhich is – HelsinkiDay 7 Stockholm – Helsinki the home of the Danish royalthe family. home Later of the visit Danish the Gefion royal family.fountain, Later it features visit the a Gefion fountain, it features a large-scale group of animal figureslarge-scale being group driven of byanimal the Norse figures goddess being driven Gefjon. by the NorseToday goddess Visit Gefjon. The Drottningholm Today Palace Visit which The Drottningholmis on UNESCO's Palace World which Heritage is on list. UNESCO's World Heritage list. 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Vigeland Later Park board your overnightin 1628. cruise Later boardto Helsinki. your overnight cruise to Helsinki. and have some free time alsoand see have the someworld's free largest time sculpturealso see the park world's made largestby a sculpture park made by a Breakfast Lunch Dinner Breakfast Lunch Dinner single artist.Then, visit Parliamentsingle Square,artist.Then, Royal visit Palace, Parliament National Square, Gallery Royal and Palace, National Gallery and other interesting sights. Nextother visit interestingthe Akershus sights. Castle. Next Overnight visit the inAkershus Oslo Castle. OvernightDay in 8 OsloHelsinki Day 8 Helsinki Breakfast Lunch Dinner BreakfastA city Lunch tour of Dinner Helsinki awaitsA you city upon tour ofarrival. Helsinki Visit awaits the Senate you upon Square, arrival. which Visit is the Senate Square, which is Day 4 Oslo – Geilo Day 4 Oslo – Geilo a unique allegory of political,a religious,unique allegory scientific of political,and commercial religious, powers scientific in the and commercial powers in the center of Helsinki. Next visit centerthe Helsinki of Helsinki. Cathedral, Next itvisit is landmark the Helsinki in the Cathedral, Helsinki it is landmark in the Helsinki Today head to Geilo, it offersToday many head summer to Geilo, and winterit offers activities, many summer a variety and of winter activities, a variety of cityscape. Later visit the Presidentialcityscape. Palace Later thatvisit isthe one Presidential of the three Palace official that is one of the three official shopping, restaurants and cosyshopping, cafes. restaurantsEnroute visit and the cosy Hadeland cafes. Glassverk, Enroute visit a the Hadeland Glassverk, a residences of the President. residencesAlso have some of the free President. time at AlsoEsplanade have some Park. free time at Esplanade Park. tourist attraction and shoppingtourist destination attraction founded and shopping on history, destination art, culture founded and on history, art, culture and handicraft traditions.Overnighthandicraft in Geilo traditions.Overnight in Geilo Breakfast Lunch Dinner Breakfast Lunch Dinner Breakfast Lunch Dinner BreakfastDay Lunch 9 Flight Dinner Home Day 9 Flight Home Day 5 Geilo - Myrdal –Day Flam 5 -Geilo Bergen - Myrdal – Flam - Bergen After Breakfast, check out &After transfer Breakfast, to airport check for yourout & flight transfer back to home airport with for your flight back home with wonderful memories of yourwonderful tour. memories of your tour. Today experience Scenic trainToday Journeys. experience Take Scenican Early train morning Journeys. train fromTake Geiloan Early morning train from Geilo Breakfast to Myrdal. From Myrdal Experienceto Myrdal. the FromFlam MyrdalRailway Experience - the incredible the Flam train Railway - the incredible train journey from the High mountainjourney station from Myrdal the High on themountain Bergensbanen station Myrdal down toon the Bergensbanen down to Flam station at the very heartFlam of Aurlandsfjord. station at the veryNext heartexperience of Aurlandsfjord. a fjord cruise Next experience a fjord cruise from Flam to Gudvangen. Laterfrom drive Flam to to Bergen. Gudvangen. On arrival, Later enjoy drive ato funicular Bergen. rideOn arrival, enjoy a funicular ride (Floibanen) to the summit where(Floibanen) you can to enjoy the summit spectacular where views you can of Bergen enjoy spectacular views of Bergen city. Overnight in Bergen city. Overnight in Bergen Add on RussiaAdd on Russia Breakfast Dinner Breakfast Dinner On Page No. 29On Page No. 29 26 26 www.globalholidays.us www.globalholidays.us Countries Covered: Countries Covered: Finland, Sweden, NorwayFinland, & Denmark Sweden, Norway & Denmark EARLY BIRDEARLY BIRD DISCOUNT DISCOUNT Book 10 Weeks in advanceBook and 10 Weeks in advance and get $153 OFF per adult get& $153 OFF per adult & $115 OFF per child $115 OFF per child Book 08 Weeks in advanceBook and 08 Weeks in advance and get $110 OFF per adult get& $110 OFF per adult & $82 OFF per child $82 OFF per child Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Tour Highlights: Tour Highlights: Copenhagen (Denmark)CopenhagenOslo (Denmark)(Norway) Oslo (Norway)Stockholm (Sweden) Stockholm (Sweden) Tivoli Garden Tivoli GardenCity tour, City tour, City tour City tour City Tour City Tour Free time at Vigeland Park, Free time at FjällgatanVigeland Park,- Spectacular view of cityFjällgatan - Spectacular view of city Photo Stop at Little Mermaid, RoyalPhoto Stop Photoat Little Stop Mermaid, at Parliament Royal Square,Photo Stop Photoat Parliament stop at Square,Royal palace, CityPhoto Hall stop at Royal palace, City Hall Map of your journey Map of your journey Palace & Gefion Fountain Palace & GefionRoyal Fountain Palace, National Galleries,Royal City Palace,& StockNational exchange Galleries, City & Stock exchange Hall, Akershus Castle Hall, AkershusVASA Castle ship museum with EntranceVASA ship museum with Entrance Geilo Geilo Drottningholm Palace Drottningholm Palace Visit to Hadeland Glassworks FactoryVisit to Hadeland Glassworks Factory Flam (Norway) Flam (Norway)Helsinki (Finland) Helsinki (Finland) Bergen (Norway) Bergen (Norway)Cruise of Fjords to Gudvangen –Cruise of FjordsCity tourto Gudvangen – City tour Floibanen Funicular Ride - IncludedFloibanen FunicularIncluded Ride - Included Included Photo stop at Senate square, HelsinkiPhoto stop at Senate square, Helsinki Free time at Harbor Free time at Harbor Cathedral, Presidential Palace Cathedral, Presidential Palace Free time at Esplanade Park Free time at Esplanade Park Norway Norway Price Includes: Price Includes: Finland Finland 08 Night’s accommodation in 3*/4*08 Night’s hotel withaccommodation Breakfast in06 3*/4* Local hotel Vegetarian with Breakfast Lunches 06 Local Vegetarian Lunches Flam Sweden Flam Sweden Ground Transportation by AC DeluxeGround Coach Transportation by AC06 Deluxe Indian Coach & 02 Continental Dinner.06 Indian & 02 Continental Dinner. Overnight Cruise: Stockholm to HelsinkiOvernight Cruise: Stockholm Entrancesto Helsinki and sightseeing as mentionedEntrances under and sightseeingtour highlights as mentioned under tour highlights Geilo BergenHelsinki Geilo HelsinkiTrain: Geilo to Myrdal & Myrdal
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