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Scandinavia 

Scandinavia

Experience the Nordic world of fjords, castles, glaciers, and the legacy of the Vikings. Travel by train, ferry, and coach through Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Cruise through five fjords, including two that were both recently declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites due to their outstanding beauty. Visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum and then walk on a glacier. Visit a well-preserved medieval port, a 12th-century wooden Stave Church, and Danish castles and palaces. Enjoy time in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo. History comes alive on this Scandinavia tour, from the Danish Crown Jewels to three royal Viking ships, a 1628 Swedish warship, and a Norwegian folk museum.
 

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Stockholm
Tour begins at 6:00 p.m. at your Stockholm hotel. A transfer from the Stockholm Airport to the hotel is included for your convenience. Enjoy the welcome reception and dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Lodging: Sheraton Stockholm Hotel and Towers, Stockholm, Sweden

Day 2: Discover Stockholm
Take a guided tour of the Vasa Museum, featuring the impressive Vasa, an ornate royal warship that sank in the harbor following its launch in 1628 and was raised in 1961. A sightseeing highlight is City Hall where Nobel Prize festivities take place. In your free afternoon, perhaps take a canal tour, or walk through the cobbled streets of medieval Gamla Stan, or Old Town.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Sheraton Stockholm Hotel and Towers, Stockholm, Sweden

Day 3: Journey to Toftaholm
Travel through the Swedish countryside, featuring meadows, forests, and lakes. Arrive in Toftaholm, where your lodging is a lakeside family-run hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Toftaholm Herrgård, Toftaholm, Sweden

Day 4: A castle in Copenhagen
Visit Sofiero Slott, a majestic castle built in 1865 with colorful rhododendron gardens. Scandinavia tour continues with a drive across the Oresund Bridge to Copenhagen, Denmark. Your hotel is a fine example of modern Danish architecture.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Day 5: Danish Crown Jewels
Start your Copenhagen tour with a visit to Rosenborg Palace, built in Dutch Renaissance style, to see the Danish Crown Jewels. See the Little Mermaid statue commemorating Hans Christian Andersen’s book, and the Museum of the Danish Resistance 1940-1945. Choose an optional walking tour with a local guide, or explore on your own. During your free evening, you may want to check out the world-famous Tivoli Gardens.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Day 6: Island castle & Danish Riviera
Journey to North Sealand, a region of villages, palaces, lakes, and forests. Visit 17th-century Frederiksborg Castle built in Danish Renaissance style on three islands in a small lake. Savor local fare at a rustic country inn. Drive along the Danish Riviera back to Copenhagen, and board the overnight ferry to Norway.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Sailing aboard a steamer ferry to Oslo

Day 7: Sculptures and Viking ships
Enjoy awe-inspiring scenery as you cruise up Oslo Fjord. Upon arrival in Norway's capital, take in the Sculpture Park with 212 life-sized sculptures made by Gustav Vigeland, who devoted his career to the project. Visit the Viking Ship Museum, featuring three well-preserved Viking ships dating to 800 AD found in royal burial mounds with fascinating artifacts. Explore Oslo’s many museums on your own in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania, Oslo, Norway

Day 8: Train to Flåm
Following a Norwegian buffet breakfast, board a train for a five-hour rail journey to Myrdal. Change trains and continue to Flåm, covering scenic terrain while descending 2,600 feet. Your Flåm hotel is within walking distance of Aurlandsfjord, one of Norway's most dramatic fjords with deep valleys and roaring waterfalls.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Fretheim Hotel, Flåm, Norway

Day 9: Cruise three fjords
Take a cruise through Aurlandsfjord, followed by Naeroyfjord, a narrow, pristine fjord recently added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list for its outstanding beauty. Enjoy valley views during lunch in Stalheim, then visit the Stalheim Folk Museum for a glimpse at Norwegian life during different timeframes. Visit Hopperstad Stave Church in Vik, one of the 29 ornate wooden architectural masterpieces built in the 12th century that remain standing. Take a ferry across Sognefjord to the town of Balestrand.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Kvikne's Hotel, Balestrand, Norway

Day 10: Walk on Briksdal Glacier
Travel to the farming village of Fjaerland near the largest glacial area in continental Europe to visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum. Then get an opportunity to walk on Briksdal Glacier, located at the end of Nordfjord. The hike up to the glacier is slightly strenuous, but the view makes it worth the effort. It’s a Scandinavia tour highlight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel Alexandra, Loen, Norway

Day 11: Geirangerfjord cruise
Take a cruise through Geirangerfjord, one of the longest, deepest, and most scenic fjords in the world, recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the sheer, crystalline rock walls rising 4,500 feet from the water, with waterfalls cascading over the edge. Upon arrival in the town of Geiranger, drive to a high overlook on Dalsnibba for memorable views when weather permits.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Hotel Alexandra, Loen, Norway

Day 12: Bergen’s historic wharf
Travel south past more photo-worthy fjords to the town of Bergen, located on the Byfjord. Tour the city’s old wharf district, called Bryggen, featuring traditional wooden buildings and a medieval atmosphere. It was founded in 1070, and is one of the oldest large trading ports in Northern Europe. It’s now an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Bergen, Norway

Day 13: Edvard Grieg’s musical inspiration
Visit Troldhaugen, former home of Edvard Grieg, Norway’s foremost composer who is best known for his musical score for the play Peer Gynt. Spend the afternoon at your leisure. Share Scandinavia tour experiences at the farewell reception and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Bergen, Norway

Day 14: Homeward bound
Tour ends in Bergen, Norway. Tauck-selected flights departing from Bergen Airport Flesland include a transfer from Radisson SAS Royal Hotel to the airport. For all other flights, transfers can be purchased in advance; inquire at time of booking.
Meals: Breakfast

 

Prices
14 Days from $4.395 plus airfare

 

31 meals included.

International airfare is additional – Tauck can book your international air, for travel originating in the United States, subject to availability. Inquire upon booking for special airfares that may be available.

Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Plan.
 

Need to Know
 

Inclusive Prices

Tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars. All accommodations, entertainment, special dinners, motor coach, rail transportation, luggage handling, admissions, services of Tauck Directors, train crew and drivers are included.

Hotel Accommodations – Tauck’s price includes all hotel accommodations with private baths. The Tauck standard is to provide the best available hotels without sacrificing value. Although the quality of accommodations may differ from place to place, this standard remains uncompromised. Two-bedded rooms are reserved in most hotels. Triples are two-bedded rooms plus a rollaway cot and are not recommended for comfort.

Single Hotel Accommodations – Since hotel rates are per room, the tour price for rooms occupied by one person is higher than those where two or more persons share the cost of a room. In Europe, most single rooms are smaller than double rooms and have only one bed.

Meals – Meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.

Tauck Director – Each Scandinavia tour is conducted by a Tauck Director who remains with the group throughout the duration. Your Tauck Director is a professional, fully trained employee of Tauck.

Gratuities for luggage handling, bellmen, doormen, dining room servers, housekeepers, local guides, ship and train crew are included.

No Options Sold – Tauck’s price includes special dinners, entertainment, sightseeing and most activities. Tauck Directors sometimes assist with information on free-time activities, based on honest opinion and guidance, but will not sell you anything. This means better value and a more relaxed, pleasant experience for you.

 

Not Included

Airfare to the tour departure point and from the tour ending point is not included.
Airfare may be purchased from Tauck for travel originating in the United States.

Hotel Rooms Before & After Tours – Due to time schedules and the possibility of flight delays, many guests prefer to make hotel arrangements for the night preceding their Scandinavia tour. As a service, Tauck will make reservations before or after your tour. Rooms are reserved on a space-available basis and must be booked through Tauck to qualify for Tauck’s special rates. Hotel room charges will be added to the tour cost. Note: In most cases, airport transfers are not included for these bookings. To arrange additional nights in Bergen after the Scandinavia tour, please discuss at the time of booking.

Tauck Director and Driver Gratuities – The customary gratuity to the Tauck Director and driver is not included. Such gratuities should be extended on a voluntary, individual basis and not as a group.

Personal Expenses such as phone calls, room service, alcoholic and bar beverages, laundry, airline excess luggage charges, visa fees and other optional incidental extras are not included and may be significant.

Luggage Responsibility – Although every effort is made to handle guests’ luggage carefully, we cannot be responsible, assume liability or accept claims for loss or damage to luggage and personal effects due to breakage, theft, or fair wear and tear through hotel, airline and group carrier handling. It is important that you have adequate insurance. Refer to Tauck’s “Guest Protection.”

 

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