DURATION: 04 NIGHTS / 05 DAYS
PLACES COVERED: OSLO – FLAM – BERGEN
On arrival at Oslo airport, proceed to the hotel and check in. Rest of the day to familiarize yourself with Oslo city. Overnight stay in Oslo.
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by Grand City Tour and Oslo Fjord Cruise
Combine top Oslo attractions with Oslo Fjord's tranquil scenery on a 7-hour combo experience that comprises a city tour and sightseeing cruise!
Spend five hours exploring the city by coach, enjoying visits to Vigeland Park and the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and touring Oslo's famous ship museums: the Viking Ship Museum, Polarship Fram Museum and Kon-Tiki Museum. Take to the waters of Oslo Fjord and see pretty islands dotted around the coast while learning of their history from an onboard guide.
Meet your guide at Oslo City Hall, and then hop aboard your coach for your city tour. Relax as you travel and listen to your guide explaining Oslo's culture and sights. Your first stop is Vigeland Park, home to a world-renowned collection of sculptures by the beloved Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland. Walk around the bronze and granite sculptures, and then continue to the famous Holmenkollen Ski Jump that was used during the 1952 winter Olympics. Enjoy roughly 20 minutes of free time to ogle the dramatic city vistas from the hill-top jump and take as many photos as you like. .
Travel onward to Bygdøy Peninsula, the rural city neighborhood where three top Oslo ship museums are found: the Viking Ship Museum, Polarship Fram Museum and Kon-Tiki Museum. Explore each one on a tour, and learn about Norwegian Viking voyages, 19th-century polar expeditions and the intrepid Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl who sailed from Peru to Polynesia aboard the Kon-Tikiraft. A lunch break at the Polarship Fram Museum's on-site cafe is factored in to your visit. All food and drinks are at your own expense.
After your visit to Kon-Tiki Museum return to the start point where your city tour finishes. Your guide will then take you on a 5-minute walk to the pier, where you will board your sightseeing cruise boat. Admire the sights of the fjord from the water, passing alongside idyllic bays while listening to your guide talk about Oslo Fjord. Take a seat in the covered area of the boat, or bask in the sunshine if the weather is warm. The city's scenic gem, the fjord is home to a number of islands that each boast individual landmarks and history. Hear of the kayaking, canoeing and fishing that takes place around Oslo Fjord, and see vacation homes dotted around the islands.
Having enjoyed two hours of cruising around the waters of Oslo, return to the start point near Oslo City Hall and step back onto dry land where your combo tour finishes.
Overnight stay in Oslo.
After breakfast go on the famous “Norway in a Nutshell” trip. This unique tour takes you through some of the most magnificent scenery in and along the Norwegian Fjords! Your first stop will be in Myrdal where you change to the special Flåm line, a masterpiece of engineering set in wild and wonderful countryside of high mountains and thundering waterfalls. Overnight stay in Flåm.
After breakfast continue on the “Norway in a Nutshell” tour. In Flåm you board a boat that will take you on an about 2 hour’s tour on the Aurland fjord, an arm of the Sognefjord.
This is one of the narrowest fjord inlets in Western Norway, surrounded by mountains up to 1800 m. Small farms lie dotted along the mountainsides. In Gudvangen you will be picked up by a bus that will take you to Voss where you change to a train that will take you to Bergen. On the way you will drive up the steep and spectacular Stalheim skleivane hairpin bends, from where you have a fantastic view of the Stalheim waterfall. Arrive in Bergen in the early afternoon. Bergen is Norway's second largest city. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay in Bergen.
In the morning go on a guided sightseeing tour of Bergen. Guided tour with the sightseeing train "Bergens Expressen". The tour takes us through the central streets of Bergen, past the Fish Market, along the colourful port "Bryggen", with its wooden buildings from centuries back, and passing clusters of cosy, wooden houses so characteristic of Bergen. Drive up a section of Mount Fløien, to enjoy a view of Bergen.
Later depart by air from Bergen to Helsinki via Oslo.
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