From the Norwegian Fjords to the Baltic Sea
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SPECIAL OFFER - SA £200VE PER PERSON FROM THE NORWEGIAN FJORDS TO THE BALTIC SEA A VOYAGE FROM TROMSO TO COPENHAGEN ABOARD THE MS SERENISSIMA 17TH TO 31ST JULY 2018 Hardangerfjord voyage along Norway’s beautiful coastline offers the The Itinerary traveller scenery on an epic scale. The immense size of A Day 1 London to Tromso, Norway. Tromso the magnificent fjords, the cascading waterfalls, the picturesque Fly by scheduled indirect flight. fishing villages and dramatic snow-capped mountains with Arrive this afternoon and transfer Lofoten Islands farms clinging to their slopes are a sight to behold. The region is to the MS Serenissima. Embark and enjoy a Welcome Drink and Dinner Torghatten certainly one of our most popular destinations and simply perfect Oulu as we sail tonight. Nordfjord NORWAY Alesund FINLAND for exploration by small ship. Runde Trondheim Dalsfjord Olden With almost 25 years of experience in operating cruises in Norway, Day 2 Lofoten Islands. Our first Bygstad morning of exploration sees us Bergen Hardangerfjord Rosendal Helsinki we believe we have the perfectly balanced itinerary featuring as it in the Lofoten Archipelago, an Kragero Oslo does a combination of majestic fjords, small towns, cultural history enchanting area of picturesque ESTONIA and wildlife. We begin in the Arctic Circle at Tromso from where we villages with jagged granite Lillesand Skagen Riga sail south to the enchanting Lofoten Islands for a full day to explore mountain peaks forming a dramatic DENMARK Helsingor backdrop. We will have a full day Copenhagen UNITED KINGDOM the villages and experience life on the islands. For those interested tour to explore the villages and see Birmingham Hamburg ENGLAND Amsterdam in the history of the region we visit Trondheim, Norway’s capital the life of these islands. We will London during the Viking Age until 1217. We will also have the opportunity disembark in Svolvaer and drive to see the best-preserved Viking ships in existence during our guided to the picturesque seaside village Norwegian coast. A fairly strenuous of Vikten and the Viking Museum walk will take you to the ‘hole’ tour of Oslo before we sail to the northernmost tip of Denmark for a at Borg before driving through in the mountain which has been day in the delightful resort of Skagen. the dramatic Lofoten scenery to eroded by the sea. For those Our days will be spent on guided excursions with local guides, on Nusfjord. Here we will enjoy a wishing to have a more relaxing guided walk around this UNESCO afternoon our naturalists will lead walks with our naturalists and on deck of the MS Serenissima as we World Heritage Site seeing the some gentler walks along the cruise amongst the fjords. There will also be ample time to relax and restored fishing cabins and local water’s edge. enjoy the summer days independently when in some of the delightful stores, followed by lunch. Our day towns such as Lillesand, Kragero and Denmark’s Helsingor, ports ends in the small fishing village of Day 4 Trondheim. Arrive this Reine revered as one of the most morning into Trondheim. Founded which the larger cruise vessels in the region are unable to access. beautiful in Norway, where the in A.D.997 by Viking King Olav MS Serenissima will have sailed to Tryggvason, Trondheim was Bergen meet us. Norway’s first capital city and we will discover its historical treasures Day 3 Torghatten. Over breakfast today. We will drive past the old we will cross the Arctic Circle as wooden buildings and visit the 11th we pass by the island of Vikingen century Nidaros Cathedral built where we will see the Arctic Circle over the grave of St Olav and richly Monument marking the location. ornamented in stone with stunning We will continue to cruise through stained glass windows. We Bronnoysund and in the early continue to Ringve Manor, a typical afternoon Mount Torghatten manor house of the Trondelag will come into view, one of the district and home to Norway’s only most famous landmarks on the musical instrument museum, before www.noble-caledonia.co.uk Royal Palace, Oslo Trondheim Olden enjoying a panoramic view of the past rivers and lakes before ending Quarters of ‘Bryggen’. After Day 10 Lillesand. Enjoy a relaxing city from the Sverresli Viewpoint. at Videster with wonderful views lunch on board you can enjoy an morning cruising before we arrive Return to the ship for lunch and towards Lodalskapa Peak and the afternoon at leisure to explore at over lunch at one of Norway’s best enjoy an afternoon cruising. Buldrefossen Waterfall. your own pace. We sail late this kept secrets, the charming summer evening for anyone who wishes to resort of Lillesand. Using our small Day 5 Runde & Alesund. Be on Day 7 Dalsfjord & Bygstad. enjoy dinner ashore or an evening ship we navigate the small islands deck early this morning as we Dalsfjord lies at the heart of stroll. and skerries which dot the coastline cruise by the bird cliffs at Runde, Western Norway with its starkly making the approach to the town one of the largest nesting cliffs in contrasting fjord scenery, half way Day 9 Hardangerfjord & Rosendal. from the sea a truly memorable Norway and home to half a million between Bergen and Alesund. Hardangerfjord is the third largest sight. We will enjoy a few hours birds. More than 240 different Its little-known fjord arms and fjord in the world and from our ashore in Lillesand exploring the old species have been observed gentler landscape in harmony with berth in Rosendal we will drive town with its old white clapboard here including puffins, gannets, powerful and diverse watercourses along the fjord towards the small houses, beautiful gardens and razorbills and Northern Fulmar. We have left their impression on part called Maurangerfjord, the local shipping museum whilst continue to Alesund, one of the the landscape and settlement. experiencing the idyllic scenery enjoying the unique atmosphere of most beautiful towns in Norway, Today’s tour will take us through and farms on the way and viewing a Norwegian summer resort. arriving at lunchtime. It is a great this beautiful environment with the magnificent Langfoss waterfall. place to spend an afternoon its magnificent waterfalls and When we arrive at the small village Day 11 Kragero. Surrounded by exploring the streets with their mountains. We will visit Sunnfjord of Sunndal we will walk to Bondhus nearly 500 islands and skerries, Art Nouveau buildings. The more Museum, which provides an insight Lake which is surrounded by a Kragero is a charming town in active can enjoy a walk up Mount into how life was in Sunnfjord fascinating landscape of fjords and the region of Telemark and a Aksla taking the 418 steps for settlements in the mid-1800s, mountains. After lunch on board popular summer retreat. Enjoy a magnificent views of the town, before taking a scenic drive to we have free time to explore the morning at leisure to explore the islands and Sunnmore Alps. the region known as ‘the waterfall town, maybe visit the 12th century downtown area, walking through country’ making various stops at Kvinnherad church or see the the narrow streets and alleyways Day 6 Nordfjord & Olden. At waterfalls and small settlements. gardens at Barony Rosendal. amongst the old wooden houses. dawn we will enter the spectacular scenery of Nordfjord as we cruise Day 8 Bergen. We arrive this towards the small village of morning in the lovely fjord capital Olden. From here we travel up of Bergen. A guided excursion the beautiful Olden Valley and will include King Hakon’s Hall, the where the road ends we continue Rosenkrantz Tower, the Bergen on foot to the great cascade of Theatre and St. Mary`s Church water which rushes from beneath which was built around 1170 and the Briksdal Glacier. After lunch is one of the finest examples on board you can choose to enjoy of Romanesque architecture in some free time in Olden or join Norway. Continue to Troldhaugen, us on a visit to Jostedalsbreen the home of Norway’s most National Park, home to one of famous composer, Edvard Grieg the last great ice sheets in Europe where we explore the house and with some sections over 1,200 feet gardens before enjoying a private deep. Our scenic drive will also concert of his music. We return take us through the mountains, to the ship via the Hanseatic Torghatten Copenhagen Lofoten Cathedral Puffin, Runde Skagen Alternatively, join a cruise through renowned ski jumping area and ski Prince of Denmark. The play has identical Rococo buildings which the hundreds of large and small museum as well as wonderful views been performed in the castle many have been the Royal Residence islands that line the coast which are to the city and Oslofjord below. times and included such prominent since 1784, the Little Mermaid home to wildflowers, seabirds and Return to the MS Serenissima for actors as Laurence Olivier and Fountain, Christiansborg Castle, the lighthouses. After lunch on board lunch and enjoy a free afternoon John Gielgud. We will enjoy a Royal Theatre and Nyhavn before we head inland to the Telemark to explore the city at leisure. This morning exploring the castle and ending at the Tivoli Gardens. Canal. When completed in 1892, evening we sail late for anyone the old town before returning to after five years of construction, wishing to dine ashore or enjoy an the ship for lunch. Sail over lunch to Day 15 Copenhagen to London. it was described as the ‘eighth evening stroll. Copenhagen where on a short city Disembark this morning and wonder of the world’.