| 20 Days ~ Denmark
~ Sweden ~ Finland ~ Norway
Tour
Pace
This tour is well paced with two night stays in
Copenhagen, Rovaniemi, Narvik, Geiranger & Oslo. There are one night stays
in the more northern regions with magnificent driving days with frequent
stops both for refreshment & for wonderful photo opportunities.
DAY 1 – SUN –
COPENHAGEN AT LEISURE
There are complimentary
transfers from Copenhagen Airport to your tour hotel. Enjoy a Welcome
Drink and dinner at your hotel, followed by a visit to the Tivoli Gardens.
Hotel: Radisson SAS Scandinavia. (dinner)
DAY 2 – MON –
COPENHAGEN SIGHTSEEING
Go down to the harbour to
greet Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid before a Highlight visit
takes you inside Christiansborg (the Danish Parliament). See the Rosenborg
and Amalienborg Palaces and the Renaissance Stock Exchange. Consider also
joining a tour through the Danish countryside (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 3 – TUE –
COPENHAGEN – STOCKHOLM
Drive to Elsinore to see
Hamlet’s Kronborg Castle before taking a ferry across to Sweden. Drive
along Lake Vattern to arrive in Stockholm, which is set on 14 beautiful
islands. Hotel: Scandic Alvik. (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 4 – WED –
STOCKHOLM – OVERNIGHT CRUISE
The charms of Sweden's
capital are revealed with your local guide. Visit the City Hall’s ‘Gold
Room’, the medieval Old Town and see the cathedral. Visit the 17th century
Wasa Galleon, one of the greatest attractions of northern Europe, then
embark on a Baltic cruise to Finland. On board, enjoy a Highlight Dinner. (Buffet
breakfast, Specialty Highlight Dinner)
DAY 5 – THU –
HELSINKI SIGHTSEEING
Disembark in the heart
of Helsinki to visit the ‘Church in the Rock’ and Sibelius Monument.
Also see Finlandia Hall, the Russian Orthodox church and the lively
market. Hotel: Radisson SAS Plaza. (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 6 – FRI –
HELSINKI – KUOPIO
Travel through a land of
beautiful lakes and forests before enjoying an ascent of Kuopio Viewing
Tower to find out why Finland is called the land of a thousand lakes. Hotel:
Scandic Kuopio..
(Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 7 – SAT –
KUOPIO – ROVANIEMI
On towards the Arctic
and into Lapland, the home of the Sami people. Stay in Rovaniemi, the
modern capital of the region. Hotel: Scandic Rovaniemi. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 8 – SUN –
ROVANIEMI SIGHTSEEING
Visit Aalvar Aalto’s
Lapponia House and the Cathedral. Later, perhaps choose to view the
open-air museum and try a traditional Lapp dinner. (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 9 – MON –
ROVANIEMI – IVALO
Look out for Santa
Claus as you cross the Arctic Circle, receiving a certificate to prove it.
On your way to the oldest church in Lapland, you may see herds of reindeer
roaming freely. Travel through Europe’s last great wilderness to visit
the national park near the gold centre of Tankavaara. Hotel: Ivalo. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 10 – TUE
– IVALO – NORTH CAPE
Cross the rolling
tundra into Norway where you visit a Lapp folk museum and stop at Karasjok,
a centre of Lapp culture. It’s then on through unique scenery to the
North Cape. Your hotel is in Honningsvag on Mager Island, from where you
will journey at night to the northern most point of Europe in search of
theMidnight Sun. Hotel: Rica Honningsvag. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 11 – WED –
NORTH CAPE – ALTA
Return to the mainland,
travelling through stony, near-deserted Finnmark to Alta, situated on one of
the world’s richest salmon rivers. Hotel: Rica Alta. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 12 – THU –
ALTA – NARVIK
Pass the fjord where the
battleship Tirpitz hid in World War Two, before travelling through stunning
northern scenery past mountains and fjords to Narvik. Hotel: Quality Grand
Royal. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 13 – FRI –
NARVIK AT LEISURE
A day has been set aside
for you to enjoy at your own pace. Perhaps visit the War Museum, or take a
superb mountain train into Sweden for the afternoon? (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 14 – SAT –
NARVIK – MO-I-RANA
Take a ferry across
Tyssfjord and pass Rago National Park, its fjords cutting deep into the
landscape. Bid farewell to the Arctic before reaching Mo-I-Rana, at the
head of Ranafjord. Hotel: Meyer Garden. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 15 – SUN –
MO-I-RANA – TRONDHEIM
Drive through Namdal to
the Laksfoss Falls to see leaping salmon before continuing on to the village
of Hell and to Trondheim to see the cathedral. Hotel: Radisson SAS Royal
Garden.
(Buffet breakfast)
DAY 16 – MON –
TRONDHEIM – GEIRANGER
Cross the Dovre
Mountains, which form Norway’s oldest National Park. Arrive at
Geirangerfjord to embark on a spectacular Highlight cruise beneath towering
cliffs and cascading waterfalls. Your hotel is in a superb setting
overlooking the Norwegian Fjord landscape. Hotel: Union. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 17 – TUE –
GEIRANGER AT LEISURE
A day of relaxation amid
the fjords and mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage area. Consider taking an
excursion along the Trolls’ Road. (Buffet breakfast, dinner)
DAY 18 – WED –
GEIRANGER – OSLO
Travel to Lom to see
the Norwegian stave church dating back to 1130 before continuing through
the countryside of "Peer Gynt", immortalised by Ibsen, to Oyer
to see the world’s largest Troll. After stopping in Lillehammer, host of
the 1994 Winter Olympics, it’s on to the capital of Oslo. Hotel:
Radisson SAS Scandinavia. (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 19 – THU –
OSLO SIGHTSEEING
A panoramic tour takes
in the Akershus Fort guarding the harbour and the Royal Palace and
includes a visit to the Viking Long Ship Museum. Visit Frogner Park,
housing the unique and controversial sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, before
the afternoon at leisure. (Buffet breakfast)
DAY 20 – FRI –
OSLO
Our tour ends with a transfer to Oslo Airport. (Buffet breakfast)
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