European Scandinavia 8 Nights / 9 Days

Arrive Stockholm airport complete your immigration and customs formalities and then transfer to hotel. Brief orientation tour. Dinner.  

Morning, on arrival at the Swedish Capital Stockholm …“Beauty on Water”, we proceed for a city tour. See Fjällgatan Viewpoint, Royal Palace, Old Town, Kings Garden…visit the City Hall (of Nobel prize fame). Later proceed to Orebro through the beautiful scenic route. 

After breakfast, we drive to Karlstad…the sunniest town in Sweden. Then onto the Viking capital city of Oslo…upon arrival city tour including the Holmen kollen Skijump (outside view), Royal Palace, Karl Johan, Viking Museum and the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park where you will have some free time to admire the Array of modern sculptures, Akers Brygge and other major sights. Indian dinner and check into hotel.

Continue towards the fjord town of Geiringer —

Have your camera ready for a Spectacular scenic feast today as we drive along the lake Mjosa… the largest lake in Nordic country to the town of Lille Hamar… After we proceed to town of Lom via some of the most spectacular landscape that you can imagine. Then drive on to Geiranger via Dollsniba view point for a beautiful view of snowy mountains around and an overview of the Geiranger … king of the Fijord.

Arrive Geiranger and check into your superbly located hotel on the Geiranger  Fjord… the best preserved natural landscape of the world. Truly the king of all fjords… a stay you will remember for a long time… great setting. Dinner at hotel. 

An easy day today. You have time to relax at the Geiranger Fjord… many activity possible. Included today is an excursion to Trollstigen…. Depending on the time of the year, you could be almost “ploughing” though snow ! Then the spectacular Troll Route. Hold your breath as we drive along the Troll Ladder to the top at Trollstigen… free time here. You may have done many a mountain drive with bends. Usually they go around the mountain. Here it is a ‘ladder’ … top to bottom in 11 genuine ‘hair pin’ bends on the same side/facade of the mountain… waterfalls at bends… ‘chilling & spectacular’. Our tour director will regale you with the stories and myths of the Trolls. Then return to Geiranger.

We will depart early today. We will board a ferry for a spectacular sailing on the Geiranger Fjord. Have your camera’s ready… as we pass by the seven sisters waterfalls and some of the finest scenery in Norway. Then board your coach for a journey over the Josetedal Mountains with a view of the Boya glacier and then drive along the shores of Sognefjord to our hotel. Dinner at hotel .

A day to remember as we drive to Flam driving thru one of Norway’s longest tunnel  . Here, we board the world famous Flam scenic railway for a breathtaking journey. For 50 minutes the view through the carriage window is a constantly changing panorama of sky-high snow covered mountains, thundering waterfalls and green pastures at the bottom of the valley. At the Kjosfossen station, we disembark briefly to see the cascading waterfalls. Here look out as a ‘Fairy’ comes out and dances to music. And should you miss a sight or long to view it again, we take the same train back !… its rates as one of the most scenic rail journeys in the world. Continue to Myrdal, where we change over to a local train and travel to Voss. Thereafter to Bergen… Norway’s most naturally beautiful city with its bustling harbour, flea market for bargain shopping and the colored row houses.  Follows a visit to Flojen mountain by the funicular rail for a superb view of Bergen Fjord and surrounding area. Dinner at Indian restaurant. Check into hotel. Long daylight hours allows further exploration.   

 Fly to the Danish capital today…On arrival proceed for a City Sightseeing of Copenhagen, see the Stockexchange, Amalienborg Palace (from outside) where Denmark’s ‘Cycling Monarchy’ – has its city home, the Little Mermaid … Denmark’s most famous landmarks, Ströget Shopping Street. Visit to the Carlsberg brewery and learn about the art of making beer.

Evening, we visit the Tivoli Gardens. Tivoli Gardens is a cross between a Old Fashion funfair, a series of Beer Gardens, sophisticated open air restaurants, concert houses, dance halls and Manicured Gardens. Evening is free to feel Copenhagen… walk down the Stroget … the pedestrian street. Window shop only. Dinner at Indian restaurant. 

Morning transfer to airport for your flight back to India.