DAY 01: Mumbai - Copenhagen
Arrival in Copenhagen, Denmark. Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the Danish capital. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 02: Copenhagen
After breakfast, day at leisure in Hans Christian Andersen’s friendly city. See some of the more famous sights on your included orientation drive. An optional tour of Zealand’s castle is also available. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 03: Copenhagen - Aalborg Area
After breakfast start the journey northwards enjoying the drive across the new Storebaelforbindelsen bridge, which will connect you to the fairy-tale island of Funen. Via Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s home, and the Little Belt waterway, head for tidy Aalborg on the rural Jutland peninsula and overnight in this area. |
DAY 04: Aalborg - Area - Oslo
After breakfast a pleasant two-hour ferry ride from Frederikshavn across the strategic Kattegat to Gothenburg, Sweden’s thriving second-largest city and one of Europe’s major sea ports. From here follow the inland route and cross into Norway. Evening arrival in Oslo. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 05: Oslo - Telemark Area
After breakfast, Vistas of Akershus Castle, the 4th-century fortress guarding the harbor, are a highlight on the tour, which also features the soaring City Hall, National Theater, Parliament, Royal Palace, Broadcasting House and Gustav Vigeland’s stark sculptures of people and animals in Frogner Park. In the afternoon drive through the Telemark region to Bolkesjo. Overnight at hotel. |
 DAY 06: Telemark Area - Bergen
After breakfast take the scenic route this morning 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 proceed through the Telemark region with its lakes, winding valleys and rugged gorges backed by towering mountains. En route experience a picture stop at the 500-foot Latefoss Waterfall, then by ferry across the Hardangerfjord from Utne to Kvanndal, continue to Bergen, Norway’s picture-perfect Hanseatic seaport. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 07: Bergen
After breakfast, take the optional tour of Bergen. Built on seven hills with the fjords on one side and the 1,000-foot Floyen on the other, Bergen was the home of the composer Grieg. The optional sightseeing excursion takes in the main sights, including St. Mary’s Church, one of the oldest in Norway, and also a panoramic view of the city from one of the surrounding hills. Tonight an optional folklore evening. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 08: Bergen - Sognefjord Cruise - Fagernes
This morning after breakfast experience a more spectacular scenery as you drive towards the Sognefjord where you embark for a breathtaking cruise on one of Norway’s most mighty fjords. Today may well be the highlight of your journey. Overnight in Fagernes. |
DAY 09: Fagernes - Karlstad
After breakfast first to Lillehammer of Olympic fame. See the highlights of this famous winter sports resort on the included visit. Then great scenery, green valleys, shimmering lakes and towering mountains. Drive towards Gjovik and, after a stop, motor along beautiful Lake Mjosa and continue through Värmland’s unspoiled wilderness of forest and lakes to Karlstad. Overnight at hotel. |
 DAY 10: Karlstad
After breakfast time to savor the leisurely pace of small-town life in pretty Karlstad and to browse among its enticing shops. You are in the heart of the Värmland, and its provincial capital. Karlstad is one of Sweden’s loveliest lakeside towns. Then east towards Stockholm via Alfred Nobel’s Bofors, the ancient garrison town of Örebro, and modern Eskilstuna, world famous for its stainless steel. Just before reaching Stockholm stop in Mariefred to view the Castle of Gripsholm. The Swedish capital’s beauty is due to its unique setting on 14 islands between Lake Mälar and the Baltic. Join the optional evening outing. Overnight at hotel. |
DAY 11: Stockholm
After breakfast, city tour of Stockholm. This is perhaps the most beautiful of the Scandinavian capitals, because the crystalline waters which flow through its intersecting canals gives a luminous appearance to palaces, castles, and parks. Your included city sightseeing takes in all the highlights. |
DAY 12: Stockholm - Mumbai
After breakfast, transfer to airport, for onward flight back home, with all the happy memories of your tour with Equino Fun Holidays. |
