7-Day Scenic Scandinavian Tour from Stockholm exploring Denmark, Sweden and fjords in Norway

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Tuesday: Stockholm – Lillehammer (610 km)
1 stop
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After meeting up in Stockholm we will head to Norway's largest lake Mjøsa. Famous for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Lillehammer’s population comes just under twenty-three thousand inhabitants. The feeling of space contributes the calm and vast natural winter scenery. We arrive in the evening and have an overnight stay at Lillehammer or city nearby. Please note we will not visit the city centre Lillehammer. Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
Wednesday: Lillehammer – Briksdal Glacier – Sogndal (500 km)
2 stops
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Briksdal Glacier (Briksdalbreen)
After breakfast, we travel to the European continent’s largest Glacier, Briksdal in Norway which covers 800 m2, at its deepest 400 meters below sea level and the highest point 2,000 meters above sea level.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Surrounding the glacier is the Jostedalsbreen National Park, where we will embark on cable cars to admire the wildlife, clear streams, raging rivers and waterfalls. The ride will last for half hour, after which our group will enjoy 10 minutes leisure time to take pictures and closely see the Briksdal glacier. In the afternoon we head south towards Gudvangen. Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Thursday: Sogndal – Sognefjord Cruise – Flåm (150 km)
2 stops
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After breakfast, the coach goes on to Gudvangen dock where the group joins the Sognefjord Cruise to explore Sognefjord, the world's longest and deepest fjord, an unparalleled spectacle by Mother Nature.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Spending two hours in the intoxicating scenery moment in the boat, the sightseeing ship has arrived in Flåm. After lunch, we will be travelling on one of the most beautiful railway Flåmsbana. This exciting railway attracts visitors from all over the world, scenery includes beautiful fjords, waterfalls, and valleys. After the ride, then return to the hotel for dinner. Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Friday: Flåm – Oslo (300 km)
3 stops
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Oslo City Hall
After breakfast, we depart to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Every year on the 10th of December this city hosts the Nobel peace prize award on the anniversary passing of Founder-Inventor Alfred Nobel. Unlike the other four prizes awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony is held in Oslo.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Frogner Park
We continue with a visit to the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park, located inside the Frogner park grounds. On display are over 212 bronzes and granite statues, the theme of the park is on the Human Condition, illustrating relationships between men and women, adults and children. Not to be missed!
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Vigeland Park
We continue with a visit to the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park, located inside the Frogner park grounds. On display are over 212 bronzes and granite statues, the theme of the park is on the Human Condition, illustrating relationships between men and women, adults and children. Not to be missed! Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 5
Saturday: Oslo – Gothenburg – Copenhagen (580 km)
2 stops
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After breakfast, the coach goes southbound for the Port of Gothenburg, a major port of Western Europe. On Götaplatsen is Swedish sculptor Carl Milles’ seven-metre-high statue of the sea god Poseidon, which caused quite a stir when it was unveiled in 1931. Residents complained that the statue’s legs were too long for its body, and that the statue’s penis was far too big.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Also a must-visit destination is the fish market hall, Feskekôrka, (‘fish church’ in Swedish), an indoor fish and shellfish market where you can buy all kinds of seafood delicacies caught on the day. Try the freshest catch of the day. We conclude our city tour at the Gothenburg Cathedral (Domkyrkan Göteborg), the seat of the bishop of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden. The tour continues southbound to finally arrive in the evening in Copenhagen. Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 6
Sunday: Copenhagen – Jönköping (330 km)
3 stops
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The Little Mermaid
The tour starts with a sightseeing tour of Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark. Reminiscent of childhood memory fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Mermaid" is the inspiration for the famous statue which was transported to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and is a true symbol to the Danish people.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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Amalienborg Palace Museum
Amalienborg, our next stop is considered one of the greatest works of the Danish Rococo. Constructed in the 1700’s, the architecture consists of four identical palaces connected by a square. If you are lucky you will see the ceremonial changing of the guards, an event that happens every afternoon.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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The Hans Christian Andersen Boulevard leads to a statue of this notable Writer on the City Square. The Danish fairy tale writer known for pieces as “The Ugly Duckling“ and “The Little Mermaid” had a known motto: “To travel is to live”. He spent 43 years traveling between home and abroad, gathering a lot of his inspiration for his fairy tales and stories from his time overseas. After lunch we continue driving towards Stockholm. Please note: for the Pink Line there is an extra charge of €10 per person per night for the accommodation. This is due to a higher living standard in Scandinavia. This is included in the price.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
Day 7
Monday: Jönköping – Stockholm (320 km)
3 stops
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After breakfast, we continue our way to the capital of Sweden, Stockholm. Made out of 14 islands on the Baltic Sea this city is crowned the most beautiful of all Nordic cities. After lunch, we embark on a city tour that includes the City Hall of Stockholm (Stadshuset), one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in the world with inside the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, venue for the yearly Nobel Banquet. From the Blue Hall, guests are invited up a stairway to the Golden Hall (Gyllene salen) to dance. The walls of the Golden Hall are covered with more than 18 million glass and gold mosaic pieces, an artwork of artist Einar Forseth. The venue attracts close to 400,000 visitors a year.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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The tour continues with visits to the old Parliament building, Vasa warship and the Storkyrkan cathedral.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
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The tour continues with visits to the old Parliament building, Vasa warship and the Storkyrkan cathedral. Please note: hotel accommodation is not included on the last day of the tour.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Passport name and contact number during the tour, gender, date of birth, nationality are required for all passengers; please advise at the time of booking
• It is the responsibility of each passenger to ensure that they comply with all the necessary passport (must be valid for at least 6 months), visa, health, insurance and other travel regulations required for all the countries they will be visiting prior to the start of the tour
• Children under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by an adult

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