• 4 Dinner (D)
• 11 Breakfast (B)

• Sightseeing with a Local Specialist includes views of the Little Mermaid, Nyhavn, Christiansborg Palace and the Carlsberg Glyptotek
• View the medieval fortress Akershus, the City Hall and the Royal Palace. Visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park with a Local Specialist
• See Haakon’s Hall the bustling fish market and explore the colorful wooden houses of UNESCO-listed Bryggen
• View the ‘King’ of the fjords
• Visit this charming host city of the 1994 winter Olympics
• Sightseeing with a Local Specialist includes views of the medieval Storkyrkan, the City Hall, Riddarholm Church and the Royal Palace

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
• 3-star stays

• Copenhagen: With your Local Specialist, view Christiansborg Palace, Nyhavn and Amalienborg Palace the Royal residence of Copenhagen.
• Oslo: With your Local Specialist, see Akershus Castle, Oslo Harbour and the Royal Palace.
• Bergen: Explore this Wooden City led by your Travel Director and hear about the seafaring traditions of this beautiful harbourside town.
• Orebro: During your orientation, you’ll see the 13th-century Orebro castle beside the Svartån River, its stone walls shimmering in the water below.
• Stockholm (Solna): With your Local Specialist, visit the Stockholm City Hall and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city with your fellow travelling companions.

Trace valleys and high plateaus toward Sognefjord, the ‘King of the Fjords’, where deep blue water cuts inland beneath cliffs and cloud-brushed ridgelines. Lookouts reveal shifting light on sheer rock, green slopes and mirror-still inlets.

This journey captures the essence of Norway’s western landscapes—waterfalls threading down ledges, timber farms tucked against the shore, and misty mountain passes opening to vast views. Pause to pause for photos and reflection as fjord air sharpens the senses and silence settles between distant boat wakes.

Gaze up at the Lysgårdsbakkene ski jumps, the dramatic centerpiece of the 1994 Winter Olympics, where steep tracks slice the hillside above Lillehammer. The amphitheater-like setting brings Nordic sporting heritage into crisp focus.

From the terraces, look across town to Lake Mjøsa, Norway’s largest lake, its broad waters edged by forested slopes and painted boathouses. The panorama reveals a classic Norwegian blend of sport, landscape and small-town charm.

Walk the heart of Orebro to see the island stronghold of Orebro Castle, its towers and curtain walls reflected in the Svartån River. Bridges and waterside paths frame stone ramparts that have guarded this crossing since medieval times.

As cafés and university life animate the streets, learn how trade routes and royal power converged here. The castle’s layered architecture—Renaissance facades over medieval cores—mirrors the town’s evolution from fortified outpost to lively Swedish center.

Weave into Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s cobbled Old Town, where ochre facades and lanterns light narrow lanes. With your Local Specialist, pass the Swedish Parliament and the grand courtyards of the Royal Palace.

Step into the city’s medieval soul near Storkyrkan, the cathedral whose stone buttresses witnessed coronations and royal processions. Stories of merchants, monarchs and Baltic trade echo off weathered walls, revealing the capital’s origins on these storied islands.

Board the ferry to cruise the Øresund Strait, linking Denmark and Sweden across one of Northern Europe’s busiest waterways. Watch harbors recede as gulls wheel above the wake and wind brushes the open deck.

The short sea passage—often on the classic Helsingør–Helsingborg ferry route—sets a maritime tone for your Scandinavian journey. Coastlines slide by, ship traffic moves in orderly lanes, and the horizon widens before the road carries you onward.

Follow the coast past fishing villages and sandy coves to the Renaissance masterpiece of Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød. Step through audience chambers and portrait-lined galleries to sense the ambitions of King Christian IV.

In the chapel and Great Hall, lavish woodcarvings and tapestries speak to Denmark’s golden age. Outside, Baroque parterres mirror the castle in still water. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, showcasing the elegance of the Danish Riviera.

Walk Dragør’s cobbled lanes among thatched cottages, painted doors and low eaves edged by tidy gardens. The old harbor, once home to pilots and herring fleets, frames views across the Øresund in soft evening light.

Hear how seafaring shaped this Danish village as timber creaks and salt air drifts off the quay. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, ideal for slow exploration and close-up photography.

Visit Troldhaugen to explore the villa of Edvard Grieg and stand beside his tiny composer’s hut perched above Lake Nordås. The setting reveals the quiet landscapes that inspired Norway’s most famous melodies.

Rooms preserve original instruments, mementos and views that stirred Nordic themes and folk rhythms. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, offering a lyrical interlude between Bergen’s city streets and tranquil lakeshore.

Explore hillside Sandviken and the open-air Gamle Bergen Museum to see rescued wooden houses and age-worn workshops that evoke daily life in earlier centuries. Then ride the Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen.

From the summit, red roofs gather around the harbor while islands stipple the bay—a classic Bergen panorama. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, blending architecture, social history and sweeping fjord views.

Travel to the coastal village of Telavåg to learn how clandestine North Sea resistance links brought tragic reprisals during the Second World War. Exhibits and eyewitness accounts illuminate courage, occupation and rebuilding.

Walk the shoreline where fishing boats once ran covert missions, then reflect on a community’s resilience in the face of loss. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, handled with thoughtful local guidance.

Stroll the English-style grounds of Gamlehaugen, Norway’s royal residence in Bergen, as lawns roll to the lakeshore and rhododendrons brighten the paths. The setting balances stately architecture with West Coast tranquility.

Pause to taste warm Norwegian svele, a soft griddled pancake traditionally served with butter and sugar. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour—an easygoing evening of gardens, history and regional flavor.

Board the Flåm Railway for a dramatic run between high plateau and fjord, descending through rock tunnels and alongside a rushing river into a valley hemmed by cliffs and farms.

Carriage windows frame waterfalls, steep gradients and classic timber stations as the line spirals toward the water. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour—an engineering feat that delivers grand Norwegian scenery at a human pace.

Cruise the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord, a slender arm of the Sognefjord where sheer cliffs rise straight from the water. The channel narrows to about 250 meters as cascades thread down polished rock.

Glide past tiny farms and boat landings while echoing slopes close in around the deck. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, capturing fjord geology, stillness and scale from the best vantage point—the water itself.

Enter Stockholm City Hall to admire the Golden Hall mosaics, where scenes from Swedish history shimmer in 18 million tiles. Then circle the 17th-century Vasa warship, its carved figures and towering stern miraculously preserved.

Together, these landmarks reveal the city’s civic pride and maritime power across the centuries. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, rich in craftsmanship, ceremony and seafaring drama.

Cross to Lovon Island to roam Drottningholm Palace, a royal residence set beside formal lawns and lime-lined avenues. Gilded salons and mirrored halls evoke Sweden’s age of court spectacle.

Outside, the Baroque Garden and waterside vistas frame the palace’s creamy facades. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, celebrating a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of architecture, landscape design and royal tradition.

Descend into stations where Stockholm metro art transforms raw rock caverns into galleries of bold color murals, sculpture and light installations. Each stop tells a different story of Swedish design and civic imagination.

Guided through standout stations, learn how artists turned transit into culture for all. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, pairing everyday travel with contemporary creativity beneath the city’s streets.

Explore Sodermalm, a creative district of vintage shops, cafes and lookout points across the inner archipelago. Street art, cobbles and converted warehouses reveal Stockholm’s edgier side.

Finish at ICEBAR Stockholm, raising a glass carved from river ice in a room sculpted at subzero temperatures. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour—a chilled slice of Nordic nightlife with a playful, photogenic twist.

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Explore the Danish capital on a citywide sweep to view Christiansborg Palace, the colorful quays of Nyhavn and the waterfront icon of the Little Mermaid at Langelinie. With your Local Specialist, trace elegant boulevards and canals where copper spires and clean-lined design create Copenhagen’s signature skyline.

Hear stories of monarchs and merchants as facades from the 1600s meet modern Danish cool. Glimpse Amalienborg Palace and cultural touchstones like the Carlsberg Glyptotek, sensing how royal power, seafaring trade and creative craftsmanship shaped this compact, livable city.

Discover Norway’s capital from the medieval ramparts of Akershus Fortress to the ceremonial axis of Karl Johans gate, taking in views of the harbor, City Hall and the Royal Palace. Oslo’s parks, promenades and tram-lined streets reveal a city attuned to the outdoors.

Wander among more than 200 works at the Vigeland Sculpture Park, where bronze and granite figures embody life’s emotions. The setting of lawns and tree-lined paths frames these powerful forms, a uniquely Norwegian fusion of artistry, humanism and public space.

Stroll the narrow passages of UNESCO-listed Bryggen, where close-set wooden warehouses lean over the harbor in ochre, red and cream. Your Travel Director reveals the rhythms of a historic Hanseatic wharf as you pass workshops, lofts and creaking timbers scented with pine.

Absorb Bergen’s maritime character at the bustling Fish Market, a trading hub since the 1200s. The layered textures of rope, sail and weathered plank speak to centuries of cod, commerce and North Atlantic journeys that carried Bergen’s name far beyond the fjords.