Scandinavia

We will arrive in Helsinki, the capital of Finland by late afternoon. On arrival, we will be driven to our hotel which is in the center. In the evening after dinner while the sun is still out you could walk to explore the surroundings including the Parliament House.

In the morning after breakfast, enjoy a Tram Ride, which will take you through the various attractions of this beautiful city. It is also a nice way to catch a local going through his daily life. Later visit the very interesting Rock Church carved into bedrock and wonder at the copper roof of this simple yet lovely architectural wonder. Return to Hotel and check out in the noon to start with Coach City tour. The tour includes The Sibelius (composer of the Finnish National Anthem) Monument and the Cathedral Square. You would have free time overlooking the Baltic Sea to enjoy lunch (on your own). After the tour, we will move to the Cruise terminal to board the Cruise- Ferry to Stockholm. Enjoy a view of Helsinki as we bid good bye to the capital from the sun deck. Dinner will be an International Buffet enjoyed from the cruise deck.

Helsinki (City Tour) – Stockholm

In the morning as we arrive in Stockholm. However, enjoy the view of the archipelago of Stockholm before arrival. On disembarkation, proceed for your sightseeing trip of this beautiful city, also known as the Venice of the North. Visit the Djurgarden Island to view Skansen, the beautiful Open-Air Museum to experience Sweden's Culture. Later we will visit the Vasa Museum where you can view the sheer beauty of Vasa Ship that sank on its maiden voyage. In the afternoon check-in and later after some rest, we will enjoy a leisurely walk on the Drottninggatan (queen’s street) which is a pedestrian street in the heart of Stockholm.

Stockholm

After breakfast, proceed to the airport to board the flight to Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden. This is the day where we cross the Arctic Circle. A coach will stay with us for the next 3 days for our journey in the Norwegian Arctic’s. The Journey will take you through the wilderness of North Norway and will get more exciting as you enter the Lofoten Islands. In the night, enjoy local Norwegian Cuisine. Tonight (weather permitting) we will drive to a viewpoint, from where we might be able to spot the Mid Night Sun.

Norwegian cusisine

Today we will spend a day at leisure. Our morning activity includes a drive to Henningswaer a local fishing community. On the way, we will make multiple stops to enjoy the view and the clear waters of the North Sea. After some rest in the afternoon, we will enjoy a safari on an open boat in the sea to spot the sea eagle. This sea eagle safari is unique as these birds are indigenous to these waters. We will also try our luck with some Cod Fishing as we enter the narrowest fjord in the North ‘The Troll fjord’.

Sea angle safari

Experience the most picturesque scenery of Norway when you drive on the E 10 highway (Unesco World Heritage Road) from Svolvaer to Moskenes, there would be many picture-perfect fishing villages in between. The Cod fishing culture and the local fervor of this part of Norway is what kept the country from joining the EU. At Moskenes, take a ferry to Bodo. Arrive in Bodo and check-in. Tonight, if the sky is clear there are chances to see the midnight sun again. .

Mskenes

Take the morning flight to the beautiful town of Bergen. On arrival, we will drive to the center of Bergen. We will walk to take the Funicular Tram to Mount Floyen to catch a breathtaking view of the town along with its two ports. Later we will depart for our hotel in Voss. This acts as a transit stay for our journey tomorrow.

Drive to Bergen, Voss

Check Out from the Hotel and drive to Gudvagen. Our journey will take us through 11 exciting hairpin bends. From Gudvagen we will sail to Flam on the narrowest arm of the Sognefjord. The Fjord is the longest and the deepest of all the Norwegian Fjords and this 2-hour sailing promises to be very picturesque. Flam is a scenic village from where we will take the Flam Railway, which will take us uphill to Myrdal. Enroute view the beautiful scenery as we go up including the Voringfoss Waterfall. From Myrdal board the train to Oslo.

Gudvagen, Sognefjord, Oslo