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This is a boutique tour designed for the discerning traveler to Europe. The Best of Scandinavia have been put together as never before. The spectacular Troll route, Geiranger... the most scenic of all fjords, flam rail ride will be scenic delights of a lifetime. 5 great capitals are included. Nobody else has anything like it.
A tour fit for the connoisseur!
SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS: See what is included!
Scandinavia…
There is a saying “If you have never been to Scandinavia, you have never lived !”
Fun, Fjords & fascination, the hallmarks of a great tour is the Scandinavia we show you. We take you to heart of Fjordland …. See Geiranger , Leikanger and the Sognefjords including staying and cruising on the Fjords. There is an excursion on the unique and spine chilling Troll route ! Besides , visit 4 swank capitals and beautiful Bergen. Fijord Norway was voted the best preserved natural UNESCO heritage area in the world. |
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| SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS: See what is included! |
Helsinki : |
1 night hotel Holiday Inn City West or sim, Enroute visit including Half day city tour |
| Cruise : |
1 night Helsinki to Stockholm on Silja Lines |
| Stockholm : |
Half day city tour with guide |
| Orebro : |
night Hotel Scandic or sim |
| Hamar : |
1 night First hotel Victoria or sim |
| Geiranger : |
2 nights hotel Geiranger or sim; Cruise the King of the Fjords … Geiranger Fjord, see
the 7 sister Water falls. |
| Troll route : |
Enroute traverse the spectacular & spine chilling Troll route |
| Atlantic Road : |
The fabulously scenic Atlantic Ocean Road tour
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| Leikenger : |
1 night hotel Leikanger on Sognefjord |
| Bergen : |
1 night hotel Quality Edvard Geirg or sim; Flam rail ride; Bergen city tour; Flyogen;
Sognefjord cruise from Flam to Gudvangen |
| Oslo : |
1 night hotel Quality 33 or sim, half day city tour
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| Cruise : |
1 night on board Oslo-Copenhagen on world famous DFDS Seaways |
| Copenhagen : |
1 night Hotel Scandic Hvidovre or sim; half-day city tour with guide; visit the
Tivoli Gardens & Oresund Bridge … the longest suspension bridge in Europe |
| Meals : |
Daily American / Continental breakfast, 2 lunches, 11 dinners |
| Scenic Drives : |
All over Norway from Hamar to Oslo. Extraordinary scenery in the Norwegian Fjord,
Troll Route & great Atlantic Ocean Road |
| Best Buys : |
Souvenirs apart, Troll Models |
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| DAY BY DAY ITINERARY |
DAY 01 - ARRIVE HELSINKI (ID) |
Morning arrive Helsinki airport complete your immigration and customs formalities. Then transfer to hotel and check in. Afternoon at leisure. Evening Indian dinner and check into hotel.
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DAY 02 - HELSINKI-STOCKHOLM – SILJA LINE CRUISE (ABF,IL,D) |
Breakfast. Late morning do a city tour shows us Finlandia Hall, the Senate and Market Squares, broad boulevards and domed Russian Church. Indian lunch. Late afternoon transfer to port for an overnight Cruise on Color line to Stockholm. Fun, entertainment and dinner on board. |
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DAY 03 - STOCKHOLM-OREBRO – 200 Kms / 2 ½ hrs driving time (ABF,L,D) |
Morning, on arrival at the Swedish Capital Stockholm …“Beauty on Water”, free time near the palace / pedestrian area behind it for shopping or at leisure. Lunch at Indian restaurant and then proceed for a city tour. See Fjällgatan Viewpoint, Royal Palace (from outside), Old Town, Kings Garden, City Hall and Vasa Museum (from inside). Then drive to Orebro. Arrive Orebro check into hotel.
Long daylight hours allow further explorations on your own. |
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DAY 04 - STOCKHOLM-HAMAR - 360 Kms – 5 ½ hrs driving time (ABF,ID) |
Morning breakfast. We drive to the resort town of Hamar & check in. Have your cameras and reels ready from today. |
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| DAY 05 - HAMAR-GEIRANGER - 330 kms – 5 hrs (ABF,D) |
Spectacular scenic feast today as we drive along the lake Mjosa… the largest lake in Nordic country to the town of Lille Hamar… famous for its winter sports activities. We visit the ski jump site. Some free time here. Later we proceed to town of Lom via some of the most spectacular landscape that you can imagine. Picture yourselves along the giant trolls on the way. Some free time at Lom to feel this beautiful town. Then drive on to Geiranger via Dollsniba view point for a beautiful view of snowy mountains around and an overview of the Geiranger … king of the Fijord.
Arrive Geiranger and check into your superbly located hotel on the Geiranger Fjord… the best preserved natural landscape of the world. Truly the king of all fjords... a stay you will remember for a long time… great setting. |
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| DAY 06 - AT GEIRANGER (ABF,D) |
Morning we start with an excursion to Trollstigen…. Depending on the time of the year, you could be almost “ploughing” though snow ! Then the spectacular Troll Route. Hold your breath as we drive along the Troll Ladder to the top at Trollstigen… free time here. You may have done many a mountain drive with bends. Usually they go around the mountain. Here it is a ‘ladder’ ... top to bottom in 11 genuine ‘hair pin’ bends on the same side/facade of the mountain... waterfalls at bends... ‘chilling & spectacular’. Our tour director will regale you with the stories and myths of the Trolls.
Then visit the Atlantic Ocean Route…. The Atlantic Ocean Road is a unique road connection between the municipalities Averøy and Eide. This unique, highway will bring you out to the very farthest point where the land ends and the ocean begins.
Today, the Atlantic Highway provides you with the best opportunity of experiencing life along the ocean´s edge. The Atlantic Ocean Road takes you over 8 brigdes from islet to islet out to the very point where the land ends and the ocean begins.
The name of the bridges are Vevangstraumen Bridge (119 metres), Hulvågen Bridges (3 bridges - 293 metres), Storseisundet Bridge (260 metres), Geitøysundet Bridge (52 metres), Store Lauvøysund Bridge (52 metres) and Lille Lauvøysund Bridge (115 metres).
Evening return to Geiranger. |
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DAY 07 - GEIRANGER-CRUISE-HELLESYLT-LEIKANGER (ABF,D)
(Hellesylt-Leikanger) 211 kms – 3-1/2 hrs |
We will depart early today. We will board a ferry for a spectacular sailing on the Geiranger Fjord. Have your camera’s ready… as we pass by the seven sisters water falls and some of the finest scenery in Norway. Then board your coach for a journey over the Josetedal Mountains with a view of the Boya glacier and then drive along the shores of Sognefjord to our hotel in Leikanger… lovely setting. |
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| DAY 08 - LEIKANGER-FLAM-BERGEN - 211 kms – 4 hrs (ABF, ID) |
A day to remember as we drive to Flam . Here, we board the world famous Flam scenic railway for a breathtaking journey. For 50 minutes the view through the carriage window is a constantly changing panorama of sky-high snow covered mountains, thundering waterfalls and green pastures at the bottom of the valley. And in this background comes out a ‘Fairy’ and dances to music. Continue to Myrdal, where we change over to a local train and travel to Voss. Thereafter to Bergen… Norway’s most naturally beautiful city with its bustling harbour, flea market for bargain shopping and the colored row houses. Follows a visit to Flojen mountain by the funicular rail for a superb view of Bergen Fjord and surrounding area. Dinner at Indian restaurant. Long daylight hours allows further exploration |
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| DAY 09 - BERGEN-GEILO-OSLO - 516 kms – 8 hrs (ABF, ID) |
Morning we drive to Oslo Via Geilo. A short crossing on the Hardanger fjord. The scenery is a bit like the landscape inside the Arctic Circle. Water Falls enroute. Great scenery. Continue your drive to the Viking capital of Oslo. It is also the seat of the Nobel Prize committee. Dinner at Indian restaurant. |
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| DAY 10 - OSLO-COPENHAGEN– DFDS CRUISE (ABF, D) |
Morning we take you on a sightseeing tour of the swank Norwegian Capital with an English speaking guide for a Panoramic City tour including the Holmenkollen Skijump, Royal Palace, Karl Johan, Viking Museum and the famous Vigeland Sculpture Park where you will have some free time to admire the Array of modern sculptures, Akers Brygge and other major sights. Late afternoon transfer to the pier to board your cruise ship for a memorable overnight cruise to the Danish capital Copenhagen. Plenty of entertainment, casino, disco and duty free shopping facilities available. Dinner is served on board. |
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| DAY 11 - ARRIVE COPENHAGEN (ABF, ID) |
Scandinavian buffet breakfast on board ship. On arrival proceed for a City Sightseeing of Copenhagen, see the Stock-exchange, Amalienborg Palace where Denmark’s ‘Cycling Monarchy’ –informal, accessible and unstuffy, has its city home, the Little Mermaid … Denmark’s most famous landmarks, Ströget Shopping Street. Then check into hotel.
Afternoon visit the Oresund bridge spanning 7845 mts …. A technological marvel connecting Copenhagen and Malmo in Sweden.
Evening transfer to visit the Tivoli Gardens. Tivoli Gardens is a cross between a Old Fashion funfair, a series of Beer Gardens, sophisticated open air restaurants, concert houses, dance halls and Manicured Gardens. Evening is free to feel Copenhagen… walk down the Stroget … the pedestrian street. Window shop only. Dinner at Indian restaurant |
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| DAY 12 - DEPART COPENHAGEN (ABF) |
Then transfer to airport for your flight to India. |
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| REAL SCANDINAVIA: 11 NTS / 12 DAYS |
Tours departure ex Helsinki
May: 19, 26
June: 02, 09, 23
July: 28
Sep: 01, 22
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ADULT ON TWIN SHARE |
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* CHILD WITH BED |
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* CHILD WITHOUT BED |
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55000 |
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176100 |
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142500 |
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100500 |
GRATUITIES |
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JOIN DIRECT |
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1915 |
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1470 |
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870 |
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* Child below 11 years sharing same room with 2 adults.
* Calculated at the rate of EUR 1 = Rs.70 ; Join Direct price are exclusive of airfare, taxes, visas & Medical Insurance
Single room supplement: EUR 375; 3RD Person Reduction: EUR 90
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PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
INR 20000 PER PERSON REGISTRATION AMOUNT REGISTRATION AMOUNT
BALANCE INR AMOUNT PAYMENT WITH IN 15 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF BOOKING
FINAL FOREX PAYMENT 30 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE 30 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE
Tour price includes:
- Return airfare from India
- Visa fees, all taxes including GST.
- Medical Insurance for the duration of tour and for passenger below 60 years
- Hotel accommodation on twin sharing basis
- Transfer & sightseeing as per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary
- Tour kit comprising: - Air bag, ticket wallet, cap,
- Services of Our tour director
Note: Join Direct price are exclusive of airfare, taxes, visas & Medical Insurance, even the child going free on our celebration offer needs to pay for visa, insurance etc if we need to process same.
Tour price does not include :-
- Cost of BTQ, available upto US$ 10,000 for a calendar year which the passenger may wish to carry for
there personal expenses.
- Any items of personal nature such as telephone bills, any medical expenses, laundry or for any item
which are not specifically mentioned in the itinerary.
- Any amount charged by the airlines for deviation of the tour by the passengers on his own.
- Any increase in the air fare / taxes / routing changed by the airlines on your ticket (presently calculated as on 1st November, 2009)
- Porterage at hotels, apartment, airports and seaports, train station, tips, wines, mineral water etc.
- Anything not specifically mentioned in “Tour Price includes” section.
DOCUMENTATION DEADLINE:
All necessary documents for Visa processing need to be submitted with in 15 Days from date of registration.
If the booking date is with in 40 days of departure then documents need to be submitted with in 48Hrs of registration.
CANCELLATION TERMS:
IN CASE OF REFUSAL OF VISA VISA COST + SERVICE CHARGE OF INR 2500
30 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE REGISTRATION AMOUNT OF INR 20000
29-15 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE 30% OF THE TOUR PRICE
14-02 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE 50% OF THE TOUR COST
IN CASE OF 1 DAY OR “NO SHOW” 100 % OF THE TOUR COS
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TOUR CODE & OPERATING SCHEDULE :-
Group CODE |
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Ending |
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Helsinki |
Copenhagen |
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CRSH01 |
19-May |
30-May |
CRSH02 |
26-May |
6-Jun |
CRSH03 |
2-Jun |
13-Jun |
CRSH04 |
9-Jun |
20-Jun |
CRSH05 |
23-Jun |
4-Jul |
CRSH06 |
28-Jul |
8-Aug |
CRSH07 |
1-Sep |
12-Sep |
CRSH08 |
22-Sep |
3-Oct |
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