SCANDINAVIA TOUR 2024 OVERVIEW
Our “Splendours of Scandinavia” is the ultimate, bucket-list small group Scandinavia tour 2024 for those wanting to experience the natural beauty and spectacles of these Nordic countries without cutting any corners as most tour operators do. Choose either 14 days or the action-packed complete 24 day trip – the ultimate trip around Scandinavia!
Stunning UNESCO listed fjords to spectacular glaciers. The Midnight Sun from Norway’s most northern point, reindeer herds and husky sled-dogs to remote Arctic bird-life sanctuaries. Viking ships and 16th C galleons. Breath-taking natural scenery from ship, boat, plane and train rides to the beautiful Scandinavian capitols of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki (and Tallinn!). We also spend two nights in Norway’s “Most Beautiful City” – Ålesund!
Be inspired by the fjords and waterfalls of Norway, be impressed by the “Eagles Road” and “Troll’s Road” near Geiranger, meander through the streets of Stockholm’s beautiful Old Town and the quaint wooden villages of Ålesund, Honnigsvag, Sigtuna and Laerdal.
Have your breath taken away as we cruise out of Stockholm’s stunning archipelago on a luxury cruise-ship with a next-morning arrival into delightful Helsinki.
Enjoy a fun visit to “Santa’s home” and get up-close-and-personal with reindeer in Finland right on the Arctic Circle. Admire the dramatic scenery of the high Arctic in Finland and Norway, home of the Midnight Sun! Hand-picked accommodation in each of our special stops with included upgrades to Fjord View rooms in Geiranger and A class Outside cabins on the overnight cruise.
We take all the major highlights of Scandinavia and put them together into one unique adventure. With the option of 14 or 24 days you can finish your trip in either Stockholm (14 days) or continue with us across and up through Finland (including a day trip to Tallinn in Estonia!) We head right up to northernmost Norway/Europe to Honningsvag and Nordkapp experience the “Land of the Midnight Sun”!
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HIGHLIGHTS (14 days Copenhagen to Stockholm)
- Copenhagen Canal and Harbour Cruise and Tivoli Gardens visit and Highlight Dinner
- Copenhagen site-seeing tour w/local guide incl. seeing Little Mermaid, Amalienborg Palace and Stock Exchange
- Visits to Christianborg Palace (Danish Parliament), Danish Riviera drive, Fredriksborg Palace Visit and see Fredensborg Palace
- Internal flights Copenhagen to Bergen (via Oslo)
- Highlight Danish “Christmas Dinner”
- Bergen site-seeing with local guide including Edvard Grieg’s home and Floibanen funicular to Mt Floyen
- Flåm mountain railway trip and local train Bergen-Myrdal
- Visit UNESCO-listed Borgund Stave Church
- Ålesund orientation tour incl. visit to Jugendstil/Art Nouveau Museum
- Drive to Aksla viewpoint for Ålesund views plus Alnes Lighthouse visit on Gody Island
- “Troll’s Road” and “Eagle’s Road” drives plus Dalsnibba Peak visit to 1,500m
- UNESCO-listed Sognefjord and Geirangerfjord cruises
- Lillehammer Ski-jump chairlift and Ski Arena visit
- Stockholm city tour with local expert guide including Town Hall and Old Town
- Wasa Galleon Museum visit in Stockholm
- Stockholm highlight “Viking Dinner” in Old Town
- Upgraded fjord view rooms in Geiranger
Other Inclusions
- Welcome drink in Copenhagen
- Spectacular Norwegian mountain and coastal drives
- See the Bøyabreen glacier and visit to Glacier Museum/Visitor center
- See Lom 12th C Stave Church
- Swedish country drive and visit to Dala Horse workshop with demonstration
- Visits to Uppsala and Uppsala Cathedral plus Sigtuna village in Sweden
- Group photo (one per couple/single)
- Hotel porterage (on departure from each hotel)
- All tips to Tour Director, Tour Driver, local guides and included restaurants
Highlights (24 day Trip – includes all Highlights listed above)
- Afternoon departure for overnight cruise out of Stockholm through it’s spectacular archipelago (A-Class Outside Cabins)
- Helsinki city tour with local guide incl. visit to “Church in the Rock”
- Tallinn (Estonia) day trip incl local guide, fast ferry and local coach
- Internal flight Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Santa Park visit in Rovaniemi
- Reindeer Farm visit in Rovaniemi
- Sami Museum visit with guide in Karasjok and see the Sami Parliament
- Nordkapp Visitor Center and “Midnight Sun” trip
- Gjesvaer Island Arctic Adventure and Bird and Wildlife Safari
- Alta River boat trip
- Highlight Sami reindeer camp visit and dinner in Alta
- Husky sled-dog center visit incl. lunch in Alta
- Flight from Alta to Oslo
- Oslo site-seeing with local guide including Frogner Park and Vigeland Sculptures
- Visit to Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum with local guide
- From Ice-breaker and Polar Explorers Museum and Kon-tiki Raft Museum visits with local guide
- Visit to see Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Final Highlight Dinner by Holmenkollen
Other Inclusions
- Finnish countryside drives incl visit to Kekkonen National Park Visitor centre
- See changing of guard at Stockholm’s Royal Palace
Scandinavia 2024 Tour Pace
Plenty of relaxing two night stopovers and later starts than most tour operators. This is to ensure you won’t feel so burnt-out by the end of the trip! Lots of free-time to explore at your own pace in each location for those who are more independant and don’t want to have their hands held at every moment.
Most Scandinavian tours either don’t visit the northernmost reaches of Norway and Finland or do it by driving all the way up and back which takes many long and tedious days. We fly and coach up to the Arctic Circle from Helsinki and return fly back south to Oslo from Alta in Norway. This eliminates the long, tedious drive days in these sections. Husky sled dogs, reindeer, remote bird and wildlife sanctuaries, midnight suns, fjords, glaciers, traditional Sami culture, stunning Nordic cities and spectacular cruises. Too many inclusions to mention, this small group 2024 tour of Scandinavia has it all and we leave no stone left unturned!