Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Finland and Russia.
Tour of Scandinavia and Estonia
Scandinavian Performance Tour
NORWAY – SWEDEN – ESTONIA – FINLAND
Optional Russia 3 days
Day 1) FLIGHT TO SCANDINAVIA
Departure via scheduled airline/ferry service to Oslo, Norway.
Day 2) OSLO, NORWAY
L= drinks and sandwich, included D = included
Welcome to Scandinavia and Oslo Norway.
Check in at the hotel in Oslo downtown. Oslo is a modern European city with an exciting history and interesting cultural life. Surrounded by sea, hills, and forests on all sides, this city offers a number of opportunities.
Walking tour to Aker Brygge. From once housing one of Norway’s largest shipyards, Aker Brygge now appears as a city within the city, a shopping and entertainment entity on its own. Shops, restaurants, apartments and offices, cinemas, bars & pubs, marina, etc. Exciting architecture and a panorama view of the Oslo fjord. All this makes Aker Brygge Oslo’s unique pearl window to the sea.
Remainder of the afternoon free to recover from jet leg or explore the local area.
In the centre of Oslo near Karl Johan Street you will find a wide variety of restaurants, jazz clubs and cafés – among all the shops. There are suitable establishments for persons of all ages in this area. The large concert halls are also well situated in the centre of town within walking distance of Karl Johan Street.
Welcome dinner.
Day 3) OSLO
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own.
City orientation tour of Oslo by coach and half day sightseeing tour:
Kon-Tiki Museum, here you can see the original Kon-Tiki raft (1947) with a 30 foot whale shark underneath…statues and a secret family cave from Easter Island (1956)…the papyrus boat Ra II (1970)…and an exciting collection of archaeological finds from Easter Island, East Polynesia, Galapagos, and Peru.
The Vigeland park, Norway’s most visited attraction with over 1 million visitors every year. Approximately 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943), who also designed the layout of the park. A monumental artistic creation with a human message that is well worth seeing.
The Viking Ship Museum, houses the great ship burials and finds from Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune, as well as finds from the chieftain grave at Borre, Vestfold county.
The three ships, which are the best preserved Viking ships in existence, were found in large burial mounds in the Oslo fjord area. They contained rich burial gifts of wood and textiles. Such materials, dating from the 9th century, are rarely found in such a good state of preservation.
Day 4) OSLO
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own
Enjoy lunch and then this afternoon we suggest an exciting “Fjord” tour, displaying some of the great beauty of this fine part of the world. This tour gives an interesting view of the harbour and the green hills surrounding the city. Pass the ancient fortress of Akershus and picturesque islands in the inner part of the Oslo Fjord.
Day 5) STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
B = breakfast buffet, included L = included D = on your own
In the morning by motor coach to Stockholm. Check in at your hotel in Stockholm downtown and then city orientation tour of Stockholm by coach.
Discover a city like no other – a city built on 14 islands, where you are never far from the water. Well-preserved medieval buildings stand alongside modern architecture. Stockholm is also home of the Nobel Prize.
Walking tour of Stockholm‘s historic section Gamla Stan, (Old Town). Go back 750 years in time and feel the medieval atmosphere of the Old Town ”Gamla Stan” as you wander through the narrow streets. Stockholm has got history – but also the latest in fashion and IT.
Day 6) STOCKHOLM
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own
The Stockholm City Hall and the world-famous Nobel Banquet…
Architecturally the City Hall is one of Sweden’s foremost examples of “national romanticism”. After twelve years of construction overseen by architect Ragnar Östberg, the building was inaugurated on Midsummer’s Eve in 1923.
City Hall’s largest banquet room is the Blue Hall. The Blue Hall houses one of Northern Europe’s largest organs which has some 10 000 pipes and 138 stops. The Blue Hall is probably best known as the venue for the world-famous Nobel Banquet which takes place on December 10 every year. Following the Nobel Prize ceremony at Stockholm’s Concert Hall some 1,300 guests make their way to City Hall for the sumptuous banquet.
After lunch visit Vasa museum, Scandinavia’s most popular tourist attraction! The warship Vasa was lost on her first voyage in 1628. The preserved ship is today exhibited in her own museum in Stockholm. The Museum was inaugurated in 1990. In the large shiphall stands the warship Vasa – the only remaining, intact 17th century ship in the world. The lower rig has been rebuilt, complete with masts, stays and shrouds. Just like the Vasa would have looked like when set for winter in harbour. The wreck, salvaged in 1961, is now once again a complete ship.
Photo: Vasa museum
Day 7) CRUISE TO TALLINN, ESTONIA
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own
Visit the Royal Palace and see the parade of the Royal Guard. The Royal Guard has been stationed at the Royal Palace since 1523.
After lunch departure for overnight cruise to Tallinn, Estonia. Sailing through the unbelievably beautiful Swedish and Finnish archipelago viewing thousands of picturesque islands. The midnight Sun will set for only a couple of hours. You will have plenty of time to enjoy yourself on board the ship.
Day 8) TALLINN
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = included
The ship will arrive at the center of Tallinn one of the best retained medieval European towns, with its web of winding cobblestone streets, which developed in the 11th to 15th centuries, preserved nearly in its entirety. The Old Town of Tallinn has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. City orientation tour of Tallinn by coach.
Day 9) CRUISE TO HELSINKI
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own
Fee morning in Tallinn, with your included “Tallinn Card 6 hours” you have free admission to many of the museums and main sights, free use of public transport, discounts in restaurants and shops.
After late lunch a two hours cruise to Helsinki Finland. The ship will arrive at the center of Helsinki in the evening. Helsinki is now over 450 years old as a town and the city is surrounded by the sea and islands. Helsinki is also a synthesis of nature and culture. Many of its attractions, and its architecture bearing trails of both its western and eastern heritage, are easily revealed to the tourist roaming the city on foot. With its numerous museums, rich musical life and wide variety of exhibitions and events.
Day 10) HELSINKI
B = breakfast buffet, included L = on your own D = on your own
Morning guided tour showing the most important and interesting parts of the city, such as the historical centre and the diplomatic quarters at Kaivopuisto Park, the Presidential Palace, the City Hall and the Parliament building, Finlandia Hall. The tour will stop at Senate Square where the University and Lutheran Cathedral display neo-classical architecture of the 1840’s. This is followed by a walk to the colourful Market Square by the sea in the South Harbour with a visit to the indoor Market Hall (weather permitting). The next stop will be at the magnificent Temppeliaukio Church, carved into solid rock, after which a visit to the Sibelius Monument will take place.
Day 11) HELSINKI – HOME
WELCOME HOME!
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OPTIONAL
Finland – Russia
3 nights 4 days
Day 1 HELSINKI – ST PETERSBURG
B = breakfast buffet, included. L = on your own D = included
Departure from Helsinki for St. Petersburg in the morning and arrival in St. Petersburg in the early afternoon. Panoramic city tour, featuring the major sights like the Admiralty, Palace Square and Smolny Convent.
Day 2 ST PETERSBURG
B = breakfast, included. L = on your own D = included
Tour of the Hermitage Museum featuring Old Masters, State Rooms of the Winter Palace and Impressionists’ Exhibition.
After lunch visits to St. Isaac’s Cathedral – the largest cathedral in the city and one of the finest architectural monuments of the 19th century – and St. Nicolas Cathedral.
Optional evening programme: ballet or opera
Day 3 ST PETERSBURG – HELSINKI
B = breakfast, included. L = on your own D = included
Free time to explore St Petersburg on your own.
Optional: visit to Yusupov Palace or other excursion arranged by the tour escort.
From St. Petersburg for Helsinki in the afternoon, arrival in Helsinki in the evening.
”Farewell to Scandinavia Dinner”
Day 4 HELSINKI – HOME
B = breakfast buffet, included.
Free morning in Helsinki and then transfer to Helsinki International Airport for return flight to home.
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