Stockholm- Copenhagen - Oslo - Nutshell - Bergen (11 days)

Day 1 - Stockholm

Upon arrival transfer to hotel by private car with driver.

Overnight at Nobis Hotel or similar in 1 Superior dbl. room

Hotel Nobis:

With a location in two historic late 19th-century buildings on Norrmalmstorg square in the city centre of Stockholm, Nobis Hotel is a 201 room hotel offering every convenience and service any business and/or pleasure traveler could ever call for, in an environment of casual elegance. Nobis Hotel has been designed for optimal function, beauty, comfort and atmosphere by world renowned Swedish star architect Claesson Kovisto Rune, in a style of contemporary and beautiful yet timeless and classic, durable elegance, mainly in natural materials of superior quality, subtly influenced by the colors, moods and features of the Swedish Royal Capital.

More than 800 square meters of public spaces, Caina, an Italian restaurant, Bistro, serves Italian dishes, The Gold Bar & Lounge - “Stockholm’s new living room”, Fitness centre & Sauna. Included in all rooms: Free access to Fitness centre & sauna, Free high-speed wireless internet in the entire hotel, 24-hour concierge and room service, minibar & in-room safe (sized for laptops) with electrical socket, Hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers, Climate control/AC.

At Nobis Hotel, you are at the heart of Stockholm, with the best restaurants, shops, museums, sights, attractions and nightclubs within easy reach.

Day 2 - Stockholm

Breakfast at hotel

Meet and greet your private car with driver and English speaking guide for a 7 hrs tour

STOCKHOLM HIGHLIGHTS WITH A ROYAL TWIST (7 HRS)

This northern city is one of the most stunning capitals in the world. It is situated on 4 islands and is surrounded by water so clean that you can swim and fish right in the heart of the city. This makes it a real Beauty on Water.

You will also visit the enchanting Gamla Stan (Old Town) with its narrow cobbled streets and numerous antique shops. The highlight of the tour is a visit to the City Hall, built in 1923, with its famous Blue and Golden Halls where the Nobel Prize Banquet is held each year.

Vasa is a Swedish warship that was built from 1626 to 1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing less than a nautical mile (ca 2 km) into its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. It fell into obscurity after most of its valuable bronze were salvaged in the 17th century. After it was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping

Drottningholm Palace is the best-preserved royal castle built in Sweden during the 1600’s and it is representative of all European architecture that was to follow.

In 1991 Drottningholm was included on UNESCO's World Heritage list of sites of outstanding universal value to humanity.

The royal family moved into the Drottningholm Palace in 1981. Today the castle remains the primary residence of the King and Queen. The rooms in the castle's southern section are reserved for the royal couple.

Entrance to City Hall, Vasa Museum and Drottningholm is included

Overnight at Nobis hotel in 1 superior dbl. room

Day 3- Stockholm

Day free at leisure in Stockholm

Overnight at Nobis hotel in 1 superior dbl. room

Day 4 - Stockholm - Copenhagen

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to train station

08:21-13:23 Train Stockholm – Copenhagen

Overnight at Villa Copenhagen hotel or similar in 1 dbl. superior rooms

Villa Copenhagen Hotel:

Carrying on the history of the Central Post & Telegraph Head Office dating back to 1912, Villa Copenhagen is a new social scene in Copenhagen, allowing the past, present and future to come together in an inspiring and playful ambience. By honouring the ethos of the old charming Europe expressed in our architectural heritage coupled with a contemporary and vibrant setting, we promise our visitors - locals as well as overseas - an exquisite experiences for all senses. The hotel is located only 2 minutes walk from Copenhagen central station.

Afternoon free at leisure

In the evening entrance to Tivoli garden.

You cannot visit Copenhagen without entering the Tivoli Gardens.

The park was built in the mid-nineteenth century, and retains the charm of the old times. This is not a park for those who seek big adrenaline rush. Its attraction is perhaps in combining the old and current, and providing a space for everyone, to young and old. The gardens and paths create a special romantic atmosphere, maybe because of the retention of the nineteenth century. And of course, Tivoli is fun and for fun.

Day 5 - Copenhagen

Breakfast at hotel

10:30 Meet and greet your private car with driver (Mercedes E) and English speaking guide for a 5 hours tour of Copenhagen:

COPENHAGEN: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CAPITAL CITY (5 HRS)

Your introduction to Copenhagen starts with its heart – centuries old buildings surround canals, royal palaces and the spine of Copenhagen which is the pedestrian precinct of “Strøget.” The drive will also take you past the world-famous Tivoli Gardens, the inspiration for Walt Disney, before driving by Christiansborg Palace, built on the site of the earliest fortifications of the city dating back to 1167, and now the seat of the Danish Parliament.

Then we continue to Nyhavn, a picturesque canal with atmosphere. Nyhavn is one of the oldest parts of the Copenhagen harbour and dates back to 1673.

We pay an outside visit to Amalienborg Palace, the royal winter residence located on a spacious, octagonal Palace Square and comprising four separate, but linked mansions.

No visit to Copenhagen is complete without paying a visit to our Little Mermaid. She is one of Copenhagen's most famous attractions; and she is the main character in one of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tale.

We now visit Gefion Fountain, the biggest monument in Copenhagen and a great tourist attraction.

Last stop is a visit to Rosenborg Castle, home of the Danish crown jewels and stunning example of the Dutch Renaissance style so successfully adopted by King Christian IV

(1588 – 1648).

Entrances to Rosenborg Castle included .

15:30 Car and guide end at pier

Check in to DFDS in 1 outside 2 berth cabin

16:30 Overnight cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo by DFDS in outside cabin

Time to relax and enjoy a night on board DFDS. Onboard you will experience high standard and comfort, while you are enjoying a delicious meal in one of the nice restaurants, dancing the night away in the nightclubs or going for a swim in the pool area.

Day 6 - Oslo

Breakfast on board DFDS

10:00 Upon arrival meet and greet your private car (Mercedes E) at pier for a 6 hrs tour of Oslo:

OSLO CONTRASTS; HIGHLIGHTS, MODERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE (6 HRS)

Meet and greet your private coach with driver and English speaking guide for a 6 hrs tour

Oslo highlights are many: The University; Stortinget, where the Norwegian Parliament sits; the Royal Palace at the end of Oslo's main street Karl Johan's Gate, named after the king who built the palace. Other buildings are the National Theatre in Baroque style, but with the interior in Rococo style with a touch of Art Nouveau; the Cathedral, Our Saviour's Church, was inaugurated in 1697; the City Hall from 1950, where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented each year on the 10th of December.

Visits at the Viking Ships Museum housing the three Viking Ships from Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune.

We also take a walk around the stunning Vigeland Sculpture Park which has no less than 212 of Gustav Vigeland's bronze and granit sculptures and several wrought iron gates.

We continue to Telthusbakken and Damstredet, two small roads found just below the medieval church Gamle Aker kirke. This is a charming and pictoresque part of town with well-preserved and inhabited wooden houses from the late 18th and early 19th century.

As a contrast we continue to the new vibrant area Tjuvholmen. There, the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art moved into a brand new building on 29 September 2012.

Entrance to Viking Ship Museum and Astrup Fearnly museum is included.

16:00 Car and guide end at hotel

Overnight at Continental Hotel

Hotel Continental is a hotel in Oslo, Norway, that opened in 1900.

Day 7 Oslo- Flåm

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to station and take out tickets at NSB office

08:05 train from Oslo to Myrdal

12:44 Arrival Myrdal

13:27 Train Myrdal to Flåm

The Flaam Railway is one of Norway's major and most spectacular tourist attractions. The train journey provides some of Norway's wildest and most magnificent scenery. On the 20 km-long train ride, you can see rivers that cut through deep ravines, waterfalls cascading down the side of steep, snow-capped mountains and mountain farms clinging dizzily to sheer slopes. The Flaam Railway makes a photo stop at the beautiful Kjosfossen waterfall

14:25 Arrival Flåm

Walk to Fretheim Hotel, Flåm.

Check in to hotel in 1 double room with Balcony

Frethiem Hotel

Fretheim Hotel is a delightful white wooden building at the head of an inlet of the Sognefjord. The hotel is rich in tradition dating as far back as 1870, a tradition which we believe to be essential to preserve, while at the same time respecting the importance of adapting to modern times.

At the end of the 1800s, Fretheim Hotel was a large farm that would house wealthy English Lords who came here to fish for salmon in the Flåm river and to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The hotel was built primarily in a Swiss style, and its growth and development over the years has coincided with the increase in the numbers of tourists and travelers, initially on the Bergen Railway and more recently with the popularity of the Flåm Railway. Today the hotel stands out as an architecturally and historically exciting building, where the venerable older quarters exist in perfect harmony with the newer additions built in 2000. In 2012, the hotel became a member of Historic Hotels and Restaurants, a membership-based business organization consisting of hotels and restaurants housed in Norwegian heritage buildings.

Day 8 - Flåm - Gudvangen

Breakfast at hotel

Check out of hotel

10.00-14.00 Tour in Flåm by Kayak (Public tour)

Spend about 30 minutes before the trip outfitting, and explaining safety and kayaking instructions. We paddle for about 1 hour out to Fronnes and we then spend about 1,5 hours on land. The hiking leg is quite easy and we generally take only about 20 minutes. No kayaking experience is necessary.

Fronneset is a place of historical importance with grave mounds from the Viking era, and as we follow a winding path along a wild river we pass amazing waterfalls and bubbling lagoons. We will have a break on land with a hike and a possibility to go swimming in the lagoon, so bring a swimsuit and a towel.

After returning to Flåm, pick luggage at Fretheim hotel.

15:10 Boat Flåm – Gudvangen

Fjord cruise to Flåm (part of Bergen in a nutshell)

The boat tour between Flåm and Gudvangen takes offers you beautiful views of precipitous mountains, mighty waterfalls and small homesteads that cling to the mountain sides. Along the way you can see Aurland, the centre of the municipality with the stone church from the 1200's. You pass by the village of Undredal, which hosts one of the world's smallest churches.Soon you will also reach the Nærøyfjord, a minor fjord branching off from the Sognefjord, which is the world's narrowest fjord at only 250 meters at its narrowest point. The Nærøyfjord was also added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2005. From here you can view the majestic Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in the world. The fjord is framed by mountaintops of up to 1800 metres. In the early summer the waterfalls roar over the mountain sides and breaks in a white foam when the water hits the fjord.

17:30 Arrival Gudvangen

Check in to Gudvangen Fjortell

The Fjordtell has been completely designed and constructed by local artists, from the bedroom furniture to the free-standing fireplace and dramatic wrought-iron stairway in the lodge.

Day 9 - Gudvangen - Bergen

Bergen in a nutshell continued

Coach to Voss

Train to Bergen

Upon arrival transfer to hotel by private car with driver

Overnight at Clarion Hotel Havnekontoret in 1 superior dbl. room

Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret is centrally located at the historic, Bryggen wharf in Bergen. This beautiful hotel is close to the city's array of shops and restaurants. You will find many attractions at a comfortable distance, as the Fish Market, Fløibanan and the city's famous aquarium.

Day 10 - Bergen

Meet and greet your private car with driver and English speaking guide for a 6 hrs tour:

BERGEN CITY TOUR (6hours)

Bergen may perhaps be a relatively small city (population of 260,000) however it is overflowing with history (the first settlement here was over 900 years ago), culture, incredible nature, gourmet restaurants and cosy cafés.

Bryggen, the ancient Hanseatic Wharf, which is one of the best known European dwelling places from the Middle Ages, comprises a maze of characteristic wooden buildings with pointed gables facing the harbour. This unique architectural gem is now listed by UNESCO as one of the world's most significant examples of the history and culture of a medieval settlement.

From here you have a short distance to the Fløi Funicular – and after a short ride of about 7 minutes you arrive at the summit of where you have breath taking views of Bergen,.

You now leave the city to visit the Fantoft Stave Church, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883, burnt down in June 1992. Fantoft Stave Church has been rebuilt, completed in May 1997, just as it was before the fire.

Finally you visit visit Troldhaugen the home of the very famous composer Edward Grieg and his private concert hall. Troldhaugen was the home of Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina.

Entrance fee to Fløi Funicular, Fantoft Stave Church and Troldhagen is included.

Overnight in a Superior Double room at Clarion Hotel Havnekontoret, breakfast and taxes included

Day 11 - Departure

Transfer from hotel to airport in private car with driver.