Welcome to the ‘Hygge Tour’. The Nordic concept of Hygge means
to take pleasure in every situation and take the best of what is
being offered. This tour gives you the chance to feel the Soul
of Nordics and its culture. Keeping in mind the concept of
‘Hygge’ we offer you the unique experience of feeling welcomed
to all the four Capitals of Nordics. The tour starts in the
Capital of Finland, Helsinki. Feel welcome and enjoy warm
hospitality of Finland and enjoy the welcome dinner. You
continue by the overnight cruise to the buzzing capital of
Sweden, Stockholm where you feel the city’s pulse by staying two
nights here. You continue your adventure by the memorable train
Journey to the capital city of the Happiest country on earth,
Denmark. In Copenhagen you will enjoy the Danish lifestyle and
the energy of Copenhagen. From Copenhagen you board the famous
DFDS cruise to Oslo. Onboard you can enjoy the nightclub and the
Duty- free shopping. On Arrival in Oslo, you will be greeted by
the fresh air passing through the Oslo Fjords. From here your
Norwegian Fjords adventure begins taking you to the Gateway of
Fjord, Bergen in West Norway. Your package includes the famous
Norway in a Nutshell Package through the Fjord cruise and Flåm
railway. Enjoy this Culinary, Cultural and Vibrant tour of the
Nordics.
So that you see the most of Scenic Nordic in the most
comfortable way, we have combined the various modes of Transport
- cruise ship, train ride and Bus tour.
Day 01: Welcome to Helsinki- The capital of Nordics
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Arrival at the Vantaa
Airport and get a Private transfer to your hotel. Enjoy your
afternoon at leisure to explore the city’s central squares,
charming shops, and the latest Finnish trends. Visit Senate
Square, the heart of Helsinki. Designed by famous architect
Carl Ludvig Engel, it is home to the city’s most iconic
building, the Helsinki Cathedral. Continue your exploration
on foot as you make your way through the historic streets of
Tori Quarters, where the old city meets the new.
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We recommend buying the
Helsinki Card, which grants free entry to major city
attractions and museums as well as unlimited travel on
public transportation.
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We celebrate your arrival
and included in your package is a dinner at a local
restaurant in downtown Helsinki. Share your memories, photos
and happiness as you begin the Finnish experience and
fantasy holiday to the Nordics.
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Enjoy your stay at a
centrally located hotel in Helsinki area.
Day 02: Helsinki – The city of Carl Ludvig Engel.
Afternoon departure via Cruise to the Stockholm
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After your Finnish
breakfast, enjoy the city and its offerings. You need to
head to a designated point located in the city center from
where the 1 hour 45 minutes Panorama Sightseeing Bus tour of
the city begins. The Tour Showcasing Helsinki's key
attractions, providing a good overview of the city's past
and present, passing through the beautiful historical
centre, discover its neo-classical buildings, see the iconic
Uspenski Cathedral, Sibelius Monument, Rock Church, City
Hall, Parliament House, Finlandia Hall and the Opera House,
among many other top Helsinki attractions.
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After lunch, around 1500
head to the Pier from where you will board your cruise to
Stockholm departing at 17.30. Onboard you will find a choice
of entertainment, shops, casino and bars. Dinner on board.
Accommodation in outside cabin (seaside) with shower/WC.
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Enjoy the buzzing Night club
onboard and sleep well on this famous and historic route
from Helsinki to Stockholm.
Day 03: Arrival Stockholm- The city built on 14 Islands.
Enjoy the Sky View Visit
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Wake up to the feeling of
being in Sweden, the country that has consistently been
rated to have one of the best living standards in the world.
Enjoy your breakfast with the view of the maritime scenery
as the ship navigates through Sweden’s Archipelago.
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is built on 14 islands
connected by 57 bridges on Lake Mälaren, which flows into
the Baltic Sea past an archipelago of over 24,000 rocky
islands and islets. Besides the sleek designs and
world-class nightclubs, this famously sophisticated city is
also remarkable for its classic architecture, royal
heritage, abundant green spaces and many waterways.
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To make your transfer
smooth, we will book a local taxi from the pier to your
centrally located hotel in Stockholm.
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To see the best of
Stockholm, we recommend purchasing a My Stockholm Pass,
which gives you free admission to 75 experiences throughout
the city, plus free sightseeing tours, discounts at a number
of restaurants and shops and much more. We'd suggest you
make time to visit the Vasa Ship Museum and City Hall's
famous Blue Hall, site of the annual Nobel Prize banquet.
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Visit the SkyView, (You
package includes the ticket) a world-class attraction that
takes you to the top of the world’s largest spherical
building, Ericsson Globe, a Stockholm landmark. From the
apex 130 meters (425 feet) above sea level, you´ll get a
fantastic view encompassing all of Stockholm. The two
SkyView gondolas departs every 10 minutes, and the entire
visit takes about 20 minutes. Restaurant, café and souvenir
shop are adjacent to SkyView.
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Celebrate your arrival in
Sweden by enjoying a local meal at downtown Stockholm (
included in your package). They say that Stockholm knows how
to party and they party hard. Enjoy the night life of this
buzzing capital.
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Spend the night in
Stockholm.
Day 04: Stockholm Sightseeing
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Wake up to the buzz of this
vibrant capital of Sweden. Enjoy your Scandinavian breakfast
and head to a scheduled point in city center for your
75-minutes Panoramic Sweden sightseeing. An exclusive
non-stop sightseeing tour through all of the parts of the
city, passing famous places in Stockholm like the City Hall,
Royal Djurgården Island and the Old Town. After the tour
take a walk to the city’s charming Old Town with its narrow
alleys and well-preserved medieval houses or a guided tour
at the Viking mounds in nearby Uppsala.
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In the evening, take the
opportunity to visit Absolut Ice bar where the temperature
is -5 degree all year round and everything is made of ice,
even your glass!
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Enjoy the night life and
spend the night in Stockholm.
Day 05: A memorable train Journey from Vibrant Stockholm
to the city of ‘Hygge’, Copenhagen
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Enjoy your breakfast and
head to Stockholm central, the busy train station of
Stockholm from where you board the train to København H,
that is Copenhagen central station. This beautiful train
journey crosses through the southern Sweden over to Denmark
in a little under 5 hours and 30 minutes. Once you arrive at
the capital city of the Happiest country on earth, walk from
the station to your hotel or take a short taxi transfer.
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Copenhagen is the ‘home of
hygge’, the concept that is taking the world by storm. By
Hygge, the Danes (and Scandinavians) mean the idea of giving
one another or to yourself the comfort and coziness through
the energy offered around. An example would be sitting by
the fire with your partner and romancing the nature when
it's snowing, or enjoying a good read with candle lights
around you, Or listening to music and cuddling under a
blanket or just reading a newspaper and sipping coffee in a
cafeteria. Now you know why Denmark is one of the Happiest
countries on earth.
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In the afternoon or evening
we recommend you visit Tivoli garden which is an oasis with
over four million visitors a year. It has wonderful gardens,
amusements, restaurants and rides. You can also visit the
Copenhagen Ice bar.
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To celebrate your arrival in
Copenhagen, your package includes a dinner at a local
restaurant.
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Enjoy the nightlife of
Copenhagen and have a good night sleep at your centrally
located hotel.
Day 06: Happy Copenhagen and the amazing night cruise to
Oslo
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Wake up to this happy
feeling of being in the capital of the happiest country on
earth. Enjoy your delicious Danish breakfast and head to a
scheduled point for your 2hours 30 minutes Panorama
Copenhagen sightseeing (Offered only during May – 15 Sep.
During other period the famous hop on hop off tour is
offered). Enjoy the guided tour of the city. The bus will
take you to many of the famous landmarks including: Tivoli,
Amalienborg Palace, the Royal Danish Opera with its splendid
panoramic view, the Danish Parliament Christiansborg,
Islands Brygge and of course the Little Mermaid. Also Enjoy
a 30 minutes stop at Amalienborg Castle, experiencing the
changing of the Royal guards and photo stops at the Little
Mermaid and the Royal Danish Opera. The perfect way to get
to know Danish culture while seeing the highlight of
Wonderful Copenhagen.
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After the tour it’s time to
head to the DFDS Seaways' terminal for your overnight cruise
to Oslo, departing at 16.30 hrs. The boarding starts at
14:30. Enjoy a delicious Scandinavian buffet dinner on
board. Take part in the dancing and entertainment on board
or just relax and watch the sunset from the deck. Spend the
night in an outside cabin with private facilities.
Day 07: Oslo - the capital of the most peaceful countries
on earth
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Wake up to the beautiful
surroundings of Oslo fjord. Enjoy your buffet breakfast
while you sail slowly to Oslo and arrive around 09.30am.
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Arrival in the Capital city
of one of most Peaceful countries on earth -Oslo. Our
representative will meet and greet you and you will get a
smooth transfer from the Pier to your centrally located
hotel.
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The Nobel Peace Prize host
city has maintained a very good balance between urbanization
and eco friendliness. Oslo has been judged as Europe’s green
capital city and perhaps the only capital city that has the
magnificent Fjord on one side and forested ridges on the
other. The city has excellent locations and offers unique
photo opportunities.
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Enjoy the city at your pace.
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Welcome Dinner at a famous
Local restaurant in Oslo (included).
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After Dinner, enjoy the
night life. Oslo has many famous Bars and Night clubs. (Oslo
has a cocktail bar that has been ranked among the world’s
top 50 best cocktail bars)
Day 08: Sightseeing Oslo
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Wake up peacefully with the
feeling of being in the capital of one of the most peaceful
countries on earth. After your Scandinavian breakfast head
to a scheduled point for a comprehensive 3-hour panoramic
city tour of Oslo. On the tour discover and learn about the
city’s history and culture from your knowledgeable guides,
admire the main attractions in the city center and
spectacular views from Holmenkollen ski jump, and experience
a fascinating insight into the art of the most prolific
Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, as you walk through the
unique Sculpture Park comprising more than 200 sculptures in
bronze and granite.
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In the afternoon, you can
choose from many of the restaurants located in the city, or
can visit the trendy Bogstadveien located in the Majorstuen
area for some shopping. Oslo is a beautiful city that
overlooks idyllic bays and islands with small summer houses.
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Enjoy your stay in Oslo and
sleep well in your centrally located hotel.
Day 09: Scenic Bergen Train to the Fjord Village -Flåm
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After your ‘Scandinavian’
Breakfast, you will head to Oslo S, the central station, to
board your train to Bergen departing around 08.11 am. Now
starts your Journey to the magnificent fjords. The Bergen
Railway ride is considered as one of the world’s most scenic
train rides. The Journey takes you through Europe’s highest
mountain plateaus, Spectacular scenery and varied nature.
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Upon arrival in Myrdal, you
disembark and change trains to the legendary Flåm Railway.
The Flåm Railway offers spectacular panoramic views to some
of the wildest and most magnificent nature in the Norwegian
fjord landscape.
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Spend the night in Flåm area
(In case your accommodation is not available at Flåm due to
non-availability, then your accommodation will be booked at
the Mountain Village of Vatnahalsen)
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(We recommend that you pack
an overnight bag for your stop in Flåm as we can book
luggage transfer from Oslo-Bergen. You will receive your
luggage on arrival in Bergen.)
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Dinner at Mountain Hotel.
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Accommodation at Flåm
/Vatnahalsen.
Day 10: Flåm-Gudvangen-Voss-Bergen, it’s the Journey that
matters not destination – Travel through Boat-Bus-Train
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After enjoying most of your
morning in this mountain paradise, your journey continues
from Flåm with a Fjord cruise on the magnificent
Aurlandsfjord and on the UNESCO's World Heritage Listed
Nærøyfjord.
(Alternate mode of transport will be arranged If the
weather condition is not suitable for the Fjord cruise)
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After your fjord cruise you
arrive in the small village of Gudvangen, nestled in the
innermost part of Nærøyfjorden. From here the journey
continues with a bus trip through to the adventure capital,
Voss, where you continue the tour by train on the Bergen
Railway to Bergen.
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If you have booked for
baggage transfer from Oslo-Bergen, then you will collect
your luggage at the station. Take a taxi or walk to your
hotel located in the center of this Vibrant city.
- Overnight in Bergen.
Day 11: Discover Bergen- Gateway to fjords
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After your ‘Viking
Breakfast, enjoy the offerings of the city at your pace.
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Bergen is the ‘Viking’ City
of Norway. The city has many beautiful and historic sites.
You will see how the city has preserved the charm of a small
town. The recommended attractions that you can visit are at
walkable distances. Don’t forget to get a good pair of
walking shoes. Included in your package is a ride on the
funicular to Mt. Fløien for panoramic views of the city and
fjords way below. The attractions you can visit are:
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Bryggen Wharf- a UNESCO
World Heritage site
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Edvard Grieg’s home
Troldhaugen
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Old Bergen Open Air
Museum
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Vibrant fish market
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Fragrance full flower
market
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Today being the last day of
your wonderful tour. We celebrate your end of holidays but a
new relationship with the Nordics by including a farewell
dinner at a local restaurant.
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Enjoy your dinner and sleep
well in Bergen.
Day 12: Departure day. End of a Journey but beginning of
a relationship
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As they say, that the first
hello and the last goodbye is the most difficult part. Today
is your last day of this trip.
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Transfer (included) from
hotel the Airport for your onward journey.
