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Transfer Airport

• ARR Chargeable Trf Copenhagen Airport to Hotel

• Arrival Transfer Copenhagen Airport to Hotel

Td Tips

• Prepaid Gratuities E941

Gold Seal Protection

• Gold Seal Protection

Transfer Airport

• DEP Chargeable Transfer Hotel to Oslo Airport

• Departure Transfer Hotel to Oslo Airport

Dining Summary

• 7 Dinner (D)
• 14 Breakfast (B)

Choice Highlights

• Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Fjaerland: Visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland, which presents Norway’s glaciers and the Jostedalsbreen icefield through interactive models, films and exhibits. You’ll see how ice forms and moves, how it shapes valleys and fjords, and how scientists monitor changes in glacier mass and climate.
• Fjaerland: Walk through Fjærland with your Local Expert, passing wooden houses, boathouses and fields between the fjord and the glacier valley. You’ll hear how farming, fishing, tourism and the village’s role as Norway’s “book town” fit together in a small community at the end of a fjord.

Additional Included Highlights

• Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
• Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
• We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
• From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
• Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
• If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.

Authentic Dining

• Copenhagen: Savour local specialities in Denmark's capital city during dinner with your Travel Director and fellow travellers.
• Falun: Dine at a local restaurant in Falun that works closely with nearby farms and producers. Expect a seasonal menu that reflects central Sweden’s ingredients, from vegetables and dairy to meats and preserves drawn from the surrounding countryside.
• Voss Municipality: Visit Finnegarden Farm near Voss to see how glacial soils and a cool inland climate support fruit orchards. You’ll tour the farm and cider house, hear how traditional and modern pressing methods are used and taste juices and ciders where acidity, sweetness and aroma reflect the local growing conditions.
• Oslo: Scandinavian hospitality is matched with fine food and a glass of wine during dinner at a local restaurant.

Insight Choice

• Fjaerland: Visit the Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland, which presents Norway’s glaciers and the Jostedalsbreen icefield through interactive models, films and exhibits. You’ll see how ice forms and moves, how it shapes valleys and fjords, and how scientists monitor changes in glacier mass and climate.
• Fjaerland: Walk through Fjærland with your Local Expert, passing wooden houses, boathouses and fields between the fjord and the glacier valley. You’ll hear how farming, fishing, tourism and the village’s role as Norway’s “book town” fit together in a small community at the end of a fjord.

Insight Experiences

Uppsala: Meet local storyteller Hans Odoo in Uppsala to explore the story of Carl Linnaeus and his garden. You’ll hear how this 18th-century botanist organised plants by their characteristics and geography, turning the space into a model for scientific classification.

Make Travel Matter

Graenna: Meet Mattias at his family-run cafe in an 18th-century wooden house, where you’ll share fika with coffee and pastries from local farms and producers, and learn how the cafe helps fund preservation of regional 18th-century memorabilia and artefacts. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Top Rated Highlights

• Copenhagen: Visit Tivoli Gardens, opened in 1843 as a public pleasure garden beside Copenhagen’s central station. Walk the landscaped paths between pavilions, theatres and restaurants and see historic rides, including one of the world’s oldest wooden roller coasters, still operating with a brakeman on board.
• Copenhagen: Join your Local Expert to understand the city through its key sites, from the Little Mermaid statue on the harbourfront to Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish parliament. You’ll view Rosenborg Castle and Amalienborg Palace, walk the 17th-century Nyhavn waterfront and see Copenhagen Cathedral and the Round Tower that served as an observatory.
• Gothenburg: Explore Gothenburg with your Local Expert, tracing its 17th-century origins as a fortified trading port. You’ll see how Dutch-planned canals, wide boulevards and former shipyard areas shape the modern city, with stops that connect the harbour, historic centre and everyday neighbourhoods.
• Stockholm (Solna): Explore Stockholm with your Local Expert, moving from Gamla Stan, where many streets and buildings date from the 13th–17th centuries, to later civic and waterfront districts. You’ll see Stockholm Cathedral and view a capital planned across 14 islands, established as Sweden’s political centre from the 17th century.
• Stockholm (Solna): Visit Stockholm City Hall, completed in the early 20th century in National Romantic style. You’ll step into the brick-built Blue Hall, site of the Nobel Banquet, then continue to the Golden Hall, where mosaics made from glass and gold leaf depict episodes from Swedish history and mythology.
• Falun: Join your Travel Director for an orientation of Falun, home to its famous copper mine. You’ll view the vast mine crater that sits beside the town and see how historic workers’ housing and streets developed around this industrial site, now recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
• Salen: Get your bearings in one of Sweden’s key alpine resort areas and the starting point of the long-distance Vasaloppet ski race. Your Travel Director will highlight how the village and its facilities serve winter sports and year-round outdoor activities in the surrounding mountains.
• Lillehammer: Join your Travel Director for an orientation of Lillehammer, set above Lake Mjøsa. You’ll see the town centre and Olympic landmarks from the 1994 Winter Games, and learn how this former market town developed into a hub for winter sports and outdoor life in Gudbrandsdalen.
• Lom: View Lom stave church, one of Norway’s largest surviving stave churches, with origins around 1158. You’ll see its tiered wooden structure, carved portals and later extensions that show how the building adapted over centuries while retaining its medieval timber frame.
• Geiranger: Join your Travel Director for an orientation of Geiranger, set at the head of a UNESCO-listed fjord. You’ll note how the harbour, hillside roads, viewpoints and walking paths connect the village with the steep surrounding landscape.
• Geiranger: Cruise along Geirangerfjord, part of a UNESCO World Heritage area known for its narrow channel, high walls and waterfalls such as the Seven Sisters. From the water you’ll see abandoned mountain farms, forested slopes of birch and pine and may spot seabirds, porpoises or white-tailed eagles in the fjord.
• Fjaerland: Stop at the viewpoint for Bøyabreen, an outlet of the Jostedalsbreen icefield. From here you’ll see the glacier tongue, moraines and exposed rock, with clear evidence of past ice levels and recent retreat that illustrates how glaciers advance and shrink over time.
• Leikanger: Join your Travel Director for an orientation of Leikanger on the shores of Sognefjord. See the village church, waterfront and surrounding orchards, and learn how the area’s mild fjord climate supports fruit growing and small-scale farming alongside tourism.
• Flam Railway: Ride the Flåm Railway, a 20-kilometre branch line linking Flåm on Aurlandsfjord with the Bergen Railway. Built in the mid-20th century, it climbs from sea level to 866 m (2,841 ft) with gradients as steep as 1:18 and a series of tunnels, giving clear views of the valley, river and waterfalls.
• Bergen: Explore Bergen with your Local Expert, tracing its history from an 11th-century royal settlement to a key Hanseatic trading port. View the fish market, Haakon’s Hall and the timber warehouses of Bryggen, where German merchants once handled stockfish and goods moving along North Sea and Baltic routes.
• Hardangervidda: Follow the road across Hardangervidda, one of Europe’s largest mountain plateaus, with open moorland, scattered lakes and distant peaks, linking Norway’s western fjords with inland valleys.
• Oslo: Explore Oslo with your Local Expert, viewing the 19th-century Royal Palace and the medieval Akershus fortress that guarded the harbour. Continue through the city centre to see Karl Johans gate and the Stortinget Parliament building before reaching the Opera House and Bjørvika waterfront, where former docklands have been redeveloped into a cultural district.
• Oslo: Visit Frogner Park to see Gustav Vigeland’s permanent sculpture installation, with more than 200 bronze and granite works arranged along bridges, terraces and the Monolith plateau.

Well-being

• Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
• Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

• Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen
• Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel, Gothenburg
• Scandic Grand Central (Superior rooms), Stockholm
• Quality Hotel Grand Falun
• Scandic Lillehammer
• Union Geiranger
• Leikanger Fjord
• Scandic Ørnen
• Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Oslo

Greetings to you, Copenhagen! Spend your afternoon at leisure to relax and settle in before joining your Travel Director and fellow travellers for drinks and a warm and friendly dinner. In the evening visit the glittering lights and enchanting atmosphere of the world-famous Tivoli Gardens.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen

A Local Expert will reveal the charm of Denmark's capital. Visit Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid gazing wistfully across the harbour and see Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Government. Continue to Rosenborg Castle, Amalienborg Palace and and the colourful waterfront district of Nyhavn. View the unusual Rundertaarn and enjoy an afternoon at your leisure, relaxing or exploring at your pace. Perhaps take an optional experience into the picturesque Danish countryside to see the castles of North Zealand?

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Copenhagen

Continue along Sweden’s west coast to the cosmopolitan port city of Gothenburg. On arrival, explore with your Local Expert and learn about the region’s culture and nautical history. The evening is at your leisure. Take a stroll along the leafy boulevards and enjoy dinner in one of the city’s many restaurants.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Riverside Hotel, Gothenburg

Enjoy views of the patchwork of fertile farmlands, as you journey along the shores of Lake Vättern to the Swedish capital. Stop at Grännaberget cafe for a Swedish Fika of coffee and freshly baked pastries, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER ® Experience that helps preserve Sweden’s cultural heritage.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Scandic Grand Central (Superior rooms), Stockholm

See the charms of Sweden's capital with your Local Expert. Wander the medieval streets of Gamla Stan and see the 13th-century cathedral. Visit the imposing City Hall to see its fabulous Gyllene salen, the Golden Hall, with its walls covered in 18 million gilded mosaic tiles, and the Blå hallen, the Blue Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquets are held. There's free time in the afternoon for you to explore at your own pace. Perhaps visit the fabulous Vasa Galleon, raised from Stockholm's harbour-bed in 1961 after sinking on its maiden voyage in 1628?

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Scandic Grand Central (Superior rooms), Stockholm

Travel to the historic city of Uppsala, the seat of Scandinavia’s oldest university. Meet Hans Odoo, a passionate local storyteller, who will share the fascinating history of the Carl Linnaeus Garden on a guided tour. You’ll learn about Sweden’s first botanical garden and its 1300 species of flora and fauna.  Continue to the historic city of Uppsala, seat of Scandinavia’s oldest university.  Travel to Falun, an old historic mining town. In the evening, enjoy a delightful Farm-to-Table dinner at a local restaurant, prepared with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Quality Hotel Grand Falun

With your Travel Director see the Falun Copper Mine and the Great Pit, a vast crater created by an enormous mine collapse in 1687. Later on in the morning travel along the shores of Lake Siljan to Mora, the home of Sweden’s infamous 17th-century witch trials. Continue deep into the forested heart of the country to reach Sälen, the starting point for the world’s oldest and longest cross-country ski race, Vasaloppet. This 90 kilometre race across the snow has been challenging skiers since 1922. Later cross the border into Norway and pass Hamar with its Olympic ice skating rink which resembles an upturned Viking ship. Journey along the shores of Mjøsa, Norway’s largest lake, to arrive at Lillehammer, home of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Scandic Lillehammer

Journey northwest from Lillehammer, travelling through the countryside of Peer Gynt, immortalised by Ibsen. At Lom, view the Norwegian stave church dating back to 1158. Continue along winding roads that pass waterfalls, rivers, ice fields, lakes and snow-capped peaks. For the next two nights you will stay in the scenic village of Geiranger, overlooking fjords and soaring mountains.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Union Geiranger

Enjoy a Relaxed Start and a day reserved for your leisure amongst the most breathtaking scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Perhaps join an Optional Experience for an incredible scenic drive along the amazing Troll's Road? The road itself was a masterpiece of engineering when it was built over 70 years ago and the spectacular views will leave you speechless.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Union Geiranger

After a relaxed morning, take a scenic cruise along the Geirangerfjord. Your travels continue to the Bøya Glacier for a photo-stop. Explore Fjærland with Insight Choice. Choose to visit the interactive Norwegian Glacier Museum, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, the largest icecap in continental Europe at the foot of the Jostedal Glacier. Alternatively, take a walk through the village of Fjærland with a Local Expert and hear about life between the fjord and the glacier. Then enjoy a scenic drive onto your historic fjord hotel in Leikanger. Delight in a dinner of fresh and locally sourced produce.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Leikanger Fjord

Cross Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Norway, extending over 200 kilometres and reaching depths of 1,308 m (4,291 ft). Then take the Flåm Railway, a feat of 20th-century engineering, through steep terrain, tunnels and waterfalls. Continue to Voss for a visit to Finnegarden Farm and discover how glacial soil and a cool climate shape the distinctive flavours of their traditionally crafted juices and ciders. End the day in Bergen, a former Hanseatic trading port with a rich maritime heritage and distinctive wooden architecture along its historic wharf.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Scandic Ørnen

A Local Expert introduces you to Bergen. The ancient Hanseatic port city still largely looks to the sea for its living, as evidenced by the picturesque and lively Fish Market, set in a charming location in the heart of the city. The market also has stalls selling a colourful variety of fruits, vegetables, flowers, handicrafts and souvenirs. After seeing the 13th-century Haakon’s Hall, there will be time to explore all that this exciting town has to offer. Perhaps you might like to visit the Kode Museum before ascending Mount Fløyen on Scandinavia’s only funicular.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Scandic Ørnen

Travel along scenic and varied landscapes to Oslo, drive past some of Norway's most picturesque ski-resorts. Leaving the seaside town of Bergen, your journey continues climbing up to elevations of 1200m (3930ft) offering moon like scenery and passing some of Norway’s ski resorts on the Hardanger Plateau. After returning to lower areas you’ll be driving among dense forests before reaching the capital city of Oslo.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Oslo

With your Local Expert, see the Royal Palace and the spires and ramparts of Akershus Castle, the 14th century fortress guarding the harbour. At Frogner Park, view the intriguing Vigeland sculptures. Explore the area around the Opera House and see the strikingly modern architecture of the Bjørvika neighbourhood. In the evening, round off your Scandinavian adventure with a dinner at a local restaurant. Over a glass of wine, toast to your travels with your newfound friends.

Duration: 1 Day

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Oslo

Your Scandinavian exploration has come to an end.

Duration: 1 Day