This is one of our most requested independent tour! Accommodations and transportation are confirmed for you - just relax and enjoy the sights. Includes on overnight cruise between Copenhagen and Oslo, as well as the spectacular fjords of western Norway. A great way to see Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

For 2010 - Daily US Departures on Request:

* Jan 1-Apr 17; Sep 22-Dec 25 - from $2,294 per person
* Apr 18-Jul 3; Aug 11-Sep 21 - from $2,691 per person
* Jul 4-Aug 10 - from $2,847 per person


For 2011 - Daily US Departures on Request:

* Prices and dates on request, please inquire.

Day 1/ Departure from the US  

Day 2/ Arrival in Stockholm, Sweden
Arrival in Stockholm. Independent transfer to the hotel. Get adjusted to the time difference and explore Stockholm this evening.  Overnight in Stockholm

Day 3/ Stockholm   B
Breakfast at your hotel. Explore Stockholm, a city built on 14 islands. Take a short or long day cruise through the famous archipelago. Overnight in Stockholm

Day 4/ Stockholm – Copenhagen, Denmark   B
Breakfast at hotel. Travel by train through the Swedish countryside, and over Oresunds Bridge to Copenhagen. Independent transfer to your hotel (located a few blocks from Central Station). Explore Copenhagen this evening. Overnight in Copenhagen

Day 5/ Copenhagen   B
Breakfast at hotel. Explore Copenhagen – this city boasts a multitude of fine museums, a zoo, and excellent shopping. Or, you may wish to venture outside the city to the nearby town of Roskilde, or train up to see an outlying castle. Overnight in Copenhagen

Day 6/ Copenhagen - Oslo, Norway   B D
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning and afternoon at leisure. Take a taxi to the pier and depart on DFDS at 5:00pm. After dinner in the Seven Seas Restaurant, you will have many opportunities to relax and enjoy yourself. Dinner and overnight onboard

Day 7/ Arrive Oslo   B
Breakfast onboard before arriving in Oslo at 9:30am. Taxi transfer to your hotel. Explore Norway’s capital city. Overnight in Oslo

Day 8/ Oslo   B
Breakfast at hotel. Explore Oslo. Overnight in Oslo.

Day 9/ Oslo – Bergen and Norway in a Nutshell   B
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the train station for departure on Norway in a Nutshell at 8:11am. Arrive Myrdal station at 12:50pm. Depart on the famous Flam Railway at 1:27pm, arrival in Flam at 2:25pm. There is a bit of time to relax and have lunch in the fjord town of Flam, before departing by boat from Flam to Gudvangen at 3:00pm. Departure by bus from Gudvangen at 5:30pm, ascend the magnificent Stalheimskleiva road with time for a stop at Stalheim Hotel. Continue to Voss arriving at 6:50pm. Catch the train to Bergen at 7:20pm, arriving at 8:35pm. Taxi transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Bergen

Day 10/ Bergen   B
Breakfast at your hotel. Explore Bergen, known as the gateway to the fjords. Overnight in Bergen

Day 11/ Departure from Bergen   B
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the US - or extend your stay in Scandinavia!


 PRICE INCLUDES:
• Transatlantic air from the East Coast (other U.S. cities available) *air taxes and fuel surcharges are additional
• 2 nights accommodation at superior tourist class hotel in Stockholm with breakfast
• Train from Stockholm to Copenhagen, 2nd class
• 2 nights accommodation at superior tourist class hotel in Copenhagen with breakfast
• DFDS ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo, inside cabin (outside cabin available for  supplement)
• Buffet dinner and Buffet breakfast onboard DFDS ship
• 2 nights accommodation at superior tourist class hotel in Oslo, with breakfast
• Norway in a Nutshell tour, Oslo-Bergen
• 2 nights accommodation at superior tourist class hotel in Bergen, with breakfast

NOTES:
The Norway in a Nutshell will only take you via Stalheim in the summer months. Bus will take alternate route to get from Gudvangen to Voss in the off season. Please inquire about exact dates of this special stop.