12 Days - Focus on Scandinavia
From Copenhagen to Stockholm
Itinerary & Map
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description.
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the Danish capital. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and travel companions.
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2: COPENHAGEN
Enjoy a day at leisure in the capital of the oldest kingdom in the world. Besides many interesting landmarks and architectural masterpieces, see some of the more famous sites on your orientation drive, including the legendary Little Mermaid statue. An optional tour of Zealand’s castles is also available.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 3: COPENHAGEN–ODENSE–FREDERIKSHAVN
After breakfast, start the journey northwards, enjoying the drive across the Great Belt bridge, which will connect you to the fairytale island of Funen. Stop in Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown and, via the Little Belt waterway, head for Frederikshavn on the rural Jutland Peninsula.
Today’s Distance: 295 mi/ 475 km
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 4: FREDERIKSHAVN–HIRTSHALS-LANGESUND, NORWAY–OSLO
Take a pleasant ferry ride from Hirtshals across the strategic Skagerrak to Langesund to continue by road to Oslo, Norway’s capital city.
Today’s Distance by coach: 137 mi/ 220 km
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5: OSLO–TELEMARK AREA
Gustav Vigeland’s sculptures are among the highlights of the included Oslo sightseeing tour; also see the National Theater, Broadcasting House, Parliament, and Akershus Castle. In the afternoon, drive through the Telemark region, where you’ll spend the night.
Today’s Distance: 130 mi/ 210 km
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 6: TELEMARK AREA–VEMORK–BERGEN
Take the scenic route for a visit to Vemork, where the heavy water plant was blown up by a commando unit of British and Norwegians known as the Heroes of Telemark. Visit the Vemork Museum, then travel along lakes, winding valleys, and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. Ferry across the Hardangerfjord from Utne to Kvanndal with a picture stop at Steindalsfossen Waterfall. On arrival in Bergen, Norway’s picture-perfect Hanseatic seaport, start getting to know the city on the included orientation.
Today’s Distance: 280 mi/ 450 km
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7: BERGEN
Built on seven hills with the fjords on one side and 1,000-foot Mount Fløyen on the other, Bergen was the home of composer Edvard Grieg. Spend the day exploring at leisure or consider joining one of our optional excursions to discover the history, traditions, and breathtaking views of this beautiful port city.
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8:BERGEN–SOGNEFJORD/NÆRØYFJORD CRUISE–FAGERNES AREA
More spectacular scenery as you drive towards the Sognefjord, where you embark for a breathtaking cruise on one of Norway’s mightiest fjords, the Nærøyfjord. On to the Fagernes area.
Today’s Distance: 236 mi/ 380 km
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 9: FAGERNES AREA–LILLEHAMMER–KARLSTAD, SWEDEN
First to Lillehammer, the mountain resort that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, then, a scenic drive along beautiful Lake Mjøsa. Continue towards Sweden through Värmland’s unspoiled wilderness of forest and lakes to Karlstad, located by Sweden’s largest lake, Lake Vänern.
Today’s Distance: 286 mi/ 460 km
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10: KARLSTAD–MARIEFRED–STOCKHOLM
Leave Karlstad and head east towards Stockholm via idyllic Mariefred. Here, view majestic Gripsholm Castle, built in an enchanting rural setting. On to the Swedish capital. Its beauty is due to its unique setting on 14 islands between Lake Mäleren and the Baltic Sea.
Today’s Distance: 199 mi/ 320 km
Breakfast Breakfast
DAY 11: STOCKHOLM
This is perhaps the most beautiful of the Scandinavian capitals, because the crystalline waters that flow through its intersecting canals give a luminous appearance to palaces, castles, and parks. Your city sightseeing takes in all the highlights including the City Hall.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 12: STOCKHOLM
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations:
COPENHAGEN: SCANDIC SLUSEHOLMEN COPENHAGEN or Similar
FREDERIKSHAVN: JUTLANDIA or Similar
OSLO: SCANDIC HELSFYR or Similar
TELEMARK AREA: STRAAND HOTEL or Similar
BERGEN: THON HOTEL ORION or Similar
FAGERNES AREA: HOTEL SCANDIC VALDRES or Similar
KARLSTAD: SCANDIC KARLSTAD or Similar
STOCKHOLM: BEST WESTERN STHLM or Similar
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
Sightseeing:
COPENHAGEN
Orientation
GREAT BELT BRIDGE
ODENSE
Stop in Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown
FREDERIKSHAVN-GOTHENBURG
Ferry crossing
GOTHENBURG
Orientation drive
OSLO
Guided city tour
VEMORK
Visit the museum
STEINDALSFOSSEN
Waterfall
SOGNEFJORD CRUISE
FAGERNES
Visit
LILLEHAMMER, KARLSTAD & MARIEFRED
Visit
STOCKHOLM
Guided city tour
Transportation: Touring by private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi; cruise on Sognefjord; ferry crossings Frederikshavn-Gothenburg and Utne-Kvanndal.
Meals:
Buffet breakfasts daily; 5 dinners
Notes:
Security cruise regulations require clients’ passport information at time of booking.
Indicative Rate:
Notes:
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Prices based on double room occupancy.
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The seats are subject to availability at the time of confirmation.
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Vacation departures, itineraries and prices are subject to change.
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A non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is required for Cosmos to reserve space for you.
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