Day 1: Arrival To Bergen
Welcome to The Kingdom of Norway – a country with the most beautiful fjords on Earth.
Transfer from the airport on your own.
Transfers by taxi can be also pre-booked in advance
Day at leisure.
Overnight in Bergen including Breakfast.
Day 2: Bergen
Discover Bergen – the world heritage city. Bergen is the Gateway to the Fjords of Norway. As a UNESCO World Heritage City and a European City of Culture, the Bergen region has the ideal combination of nature, culture, and exciting urban life all year around.
At 10:00, meet your local guide at the reception of your hotel and enjoy a walking tour of the city of Bergen. Pass through the most emblematic places such as the Hanseatic Bryggen, with the church of Mary, the Hakon fortress and the famous fish market.
You can visit the Fløibanen Funicular, which will take you on the top of the Mountain Fløyen, for overall view of the city.
To get a real taste of Norway, we would recommend choosing one of our optional activities:
Bergen Food Tour (15:00, approx. 3 hrs.)
Day 3: Bergen To Sognefjord
Breakfast in the hotel.
Morning walk to the Bergen port where you will embark a cruise to Balestrand. Enjoy the views of Sognefjord, the King of Fjords.
Departure from Bergen: 08:00 am (schedule subject to change).
Arrival in Balestrand: 11:55 am.
Upon arrival in Balestrand – short walk from port to your hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner time will be advised by your escort.
Day 4: Sognefjord
Breakfast in the hotel.
Day at leisure to explore the region on your own OR you can opt for a HALF DAY EXCURSION TO FJÆRLAND:
Round-trip Balestrand-Fjærland, including Bøyabreen, Supphellebreen and a visit to the Norwegian Glacier Museum. We sail through the beautiful Fjærland fjord with amazing views of the steep mountains, the green fjord itself and vibrant landscape. We arrive at Fjærland, where the glacier meets the fjord.
Here we wait for a shuttle bus which takes us to the Norwegian Glacier Museum. Enjoy Ivo Caprino's panoramic film about Jostedalen Glacier and the fascinating exhibition.
The trip continues by coach to the two glaciers –Supphellebreen and Bøyabreen – before the coach takes us back to Fjærland. The full-day excursion concludes with a boat trip back to Hella/Balestrand.
Coach to the glaciers and museum entrance are included in the round-trip fare.
We recommend that you book this excursion when you book the tour, as we cannot guarantee availability if booked upon arrival in Norway.
Day 5: Balestrand To Oslo
Breakfast in the hotel.
The continuation of your journey on the Sognefjord today stars with a cruise. Sognefjord - the King of Norway and the longest fjord in Norway. The initial part of the fjord, called Aurlandsfjord, is a 17- kilometer arm of the world’s second longest fjord, the Sognefjord (204 km). It is one of the most picturesque fjords in the world.
Arrive in Flåm, where you will have some free time to discover this beautiful village.
Departure to Myrdal by train. Myrdal station is a mountain railway station and junction, located about 13 km from the village Flåm.
Board the famous Flåmsbana - one of the steepest trainlines in the world. The train journey runs through fantastic nature, past the Rallar road, steep mountains, breath-taking waterfalls and no less than 20 tunnels. It offers so many viewpoints that many feel like travelling multiple times between the mountain and the fjord.
Schedule (*subject to change)
11:55 Cruise Balestrand - Flåm – arrival in Flåm at 13:25.
16:05 Panoramic train from Flåm – arrival in Myrdal at 17:02.
17:53 Bergen Railway train from Myrdal – arrival in Oslo at 22:27 or 23:00.
Overnight in Oslo
Day 6: Oslo Sightseeing
Breakfast in the hotel.
Meet your local guide at the reception of your hotel and depart for 3 hrs city sightseeing of this vibrant capital city.
Guided tour of the city including the Frogner Park, with all sculptural Vigeland, the museum of Viking ships, showing three original Viking Age ships, the Royal Palace, City Hall and Akershus Fortress.
Rest of day at leisure.
Overnight including breakfast.
Day 7: Oslo To Stockholm
Breakfast in the hotel.
Meet with your tour leader. He will help you to board on the train to Stockholm. Rest of the tour on your own. Departure to Stockholm by high-speed train.
Arrival in Stockholm, a city surrounded by almost 25.000 small islands.
Rest of the day at leisure - walk along the streets and explore
the city of the royal family, and the main Drottninggatan -
Queen Street, with many shops, bars, and cafes..
Day 8: Stockholm Sightseeing
Breakfast in the hotel.
Taxi driver will wait for you at reception to bring you to small port.
You will start Royal Canal Cruise where you can learn about City and
his long history.
Stockholm is generally referred to as Beauty on Water, or Venice of the North, which is understandable, as the city is built upon 14 islands. It is surrounded by Lake Mälaren, and by the Baltic Sea.
City's grand public buildings, palaces, rich cultural history and museums reveal its 700 year-old history beautifully.
After the cruise enjoy the City. No return transfer to the hotel after cruise.
Day 9: Departure
Breakfast in the hotel.
Our tour ends after breakfast. Depending on your flight details, you can still enjoy some last-minute shopping at Swedish design-ware
shops, walk along the streets, admire gothic churches, and explore the city with many shops, bars, and cafes.
No transfers to the airport have been included, however, we can offer these at an additional cost.
