Scandinavian Gems

Welcome to Stockholm! It's been a great honor to have you in this 10-day Scandinavian tours. Today our driver will pick you up from the Stockholm Airport and transfer you to check in the centrally located hotel. Our professional guide will greet you at the hotel and is ready to answer all your questions about the itinerary. After a good rest, you could go for a leisurely walk around the nearby Old Town area on your own. 

Accommodation: Lydmar Hotel

In the morning, our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and show you around the charming Gamla Stan - Stockholm's Old Town on a 4-hour walking tour. Dating back to 1252, Gamla Stan is one of the best preserved medieval city centers in Europe which features labyrinth of cobblestone streets, townhouses in different shades of gold and built from the 1700s to the 1800s, beautiful churches, historical squares and museums.

Next, we will go to visit the Vasa Museum, consisting of only one artifact - a mighty warship sank in Stockholm harbor in 1628 and remained on the seabed for 333 years. Built by hundreds of excellent carpenters, smiths and equipped with 64 cannons, it could have been the most powerful warship in Baltic Sea. There you can learn about every detail of the ship including its design, construction, craftsmanship, curious findings and sailors' life on board.

This afternoon is left for your own arrangement.

Meals: Breakfast

Today the driver will transfer you to the airport for you to take the flight we booked for you in advance to Copenhagen. Upon arrival, our local driver will pick you up and then send you to the hotel situated in the heart of Copenhagen. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure.

Reputed as the happiest city in the world, Copenhagen is famous for its historic canals, tasty food, Tivoli Gardens, and beer breweries. Your hotel is located in the Tivoli Gardens, the famous amusement park with beautiful views. You could later take a walk around the park or along the waterfront promenade to Nyhavn, a 17th-century canal with picturesque old houses, a variety of restaurants and pubs on either side.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Nimb Hotel

In the morning, the guide will accompany you to visit Amalienborg Palace to have an insight to Danish past 150 years of monarchy history and life the royal family who still resides in the palace, the rococo Marble Church with an impressive green copper-clad dome, and Christiansborg Palace set on the islet of Slotsholmen, the seat of the Danish Parliament which has over 800 years of history as Denmark's center of power. During the 4-hour walking tour, the hospitable guide will also give you general introduction about Danish food, language, famous people and local customs. The rest of the day is free for your own arrangement. Feel free to consult the guide in advance if you need practical advices.

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your private morning time. If you are interested in local food, we can arrange a tailor-made culinary tour for you. In the afternoon, our driver will send you to the dock for you to take an overnight ferry to the Oslo, the capital of Norway.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: On the ferry - superior cabin

The cruise ship will arrive in Oslo at 9:45am. By then our driver will pick you up and escort you to check in the hotel. There is no arrangement for the rest of the morning. If time and energy permits, you could take the opportunity to explore the city's main street - Karl Johan Gate, National Theatre, the Royal Palace. They are all located within the walking distance from the hotel.

Oslo is notable for Viking and nautical history, a wide variety of museums and delicious seafood.  In the afternoon, meet your guide and tour around the city by car. The sightseeing tour is flexible. You can choose which museum you like to see and the guide will help you with the sightseeing.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Continental Deluxe Room

Our driver will transfer you to train station and then you will take an early morning train from Oslo to Myrdal. It is one of the 5 most fabulous train journeys in Europe which offers jaw-dropping views ranging from low lands, forests, lakes, Hardangervidda plateau, fjords, waterfalls and rivers. After arrival, you will be escorted to a Norwegian riverside hotel. Enjoy some home dessert to pep yourself up and get ready for following adventure. Then we will depart for a hiking to the nearby Turlidfossen waterfall. There you could sit among the beautiful surrounding and relish a coffee break with homemade cinnamon. Dinner is served in the converted Smokehouse.

Tip: Your luggage will be transferred directly to Bergen, Norway’s second-largest city. Just keep your essentials with you.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: The converted Smokehouse

Your Scandinavian tours continues in Myrdal. After a delicious organic breakfast, our guide will help you to learn how to raw a traditional boat on the lake and later go for a short excursion to the pasture farms in Aurland. The place is famous for cheese. People living here for generations spend the whole summer looking after their livestock and making organic cheese in traditional ways. At noon, you can enjoy a hearty lunch there while taking in the rustic scenery. After the farm visit, we will arrange a wood hot tub sauna for you to sit back and relax.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today you will be sent to the village Flam by a private transfer. Then take a cruise to the village of Gudvangen to visit the breathtakingly beautiful Aurlandsfjord and Næroyfjord. Næroyfjord is one of the narrowest fjords in the world and has been listed as UENSCO World Heritage site since 2005. During the 2 hours' cruise, you will see steep peaks, powerful cascading waterfalls, small farms, postcard-perfect village and if lucky enough, the wildlife such as eagles and dolphins. After arrival, please take a bus to Voss and transfer to a train to Bergen by yourself, we will arrange the tickets for you and will give the tickets to you in advance. Upon arrival, check in a hotel by yourself for a good rest.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel Admiral

Bergen is a beautiful city on Norways' southwestern coast. There are plenty of attractions to visit in the city such as Bryggen, our guide will meet you in the morning at hotel and then will accompany you for a walking tour to Hanseatic harbour Bryggen, Floibanen Funicular, Troldhaugen. Then Experience the local people's lives at the Fish and Flower market, as well as learn about the seafood and various unique fish on the local's plates. If time permits, visit the Bergen Aquarium and Gamle Bergen. In the afternoon, our guide will transfer you to airport and see you off there. Thank you very much for booking the Scandinavian tour packages. Wish you all the best!

Meals: Breakfast