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| 6 days/ 5 nights Bergen - Flåm - Balestrand - Geiranger - Oslo | |
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Day 1 Arrive Bergen |
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Transfer from Bergen Airport to hotel. Dinner and overnight at Radisson SAS Hotel Norge, overlooking the Bryggen Harbor in the very center of Bergen. |
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Day 2 Bergen - Flåm -Balestrand |
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Day 3 Balestrand |
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Day free in Balestrand, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the outstanding beauty and nature of the fjords. The day starts with a traditional Nowegian buffet breakfast in the hotel's elegant dining room. You may want to spend the morning relaxing on the hotel terrace, breathing in the fress mountain air and enjoying the spectacular views. We may also recommend a visit to the local aquarium and art gallery, or you may prefer to rent a bike or row boat from the hotel. A walking tour of the village of Balestrand, with its historic buildings and other noteworthy sites can also be arranged. Dinner and overnight at Kvikne's Hotel. |
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Day 4 Balestrand - Geiranger |
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After breakfast departure from your hotel by ferry, for a 1-hour cruise along the fjord to Fjærland. Continue by coach along the scenic route, passing under the Jostedal Glacier, the largest in Europe, to the village of Skei. Descend to the beautiful Nord Fjord, making a detour at Olden to visit the world-famous Briksdal Glacier. The journey up to the glacier will be made in open cars to give you the best of views. Afterwards a typical Norwegian lunch will be served in sight of the glacier. During the afternoon, the tour continues via Loen and Stryn, to the picturesque village of Hellesylt. From here you go on board the ferry for a 1-hour cruise along the spectacular Geiranger Fjord, possibly the most impressive of all the Norwegian fjords. During the cruise you will pass close by some magnificent waterfalls, such as the Bridal Veil and the Seven Sisters. Dinner & overnight at Union Hotel |
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Day 5 Geiranger - Oslo |
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Ascend the famous Serpentine Road, with amazing views of the fjord below, before crossing the rugged Grotli Mountains to the village of Lom - famous for its 14th century stave church. The tour continues alongside Lake Vågå to Otta, then descends the wonderful Gudbrands valley to the world-famous town of Lillehammer. Lunch in Lillehammer. After lunch the journey continues alongside Lake Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake, back to Oslo and Holmenkollen, home of the world-famous ski musuem, offering unforgettable views of the city and Oslofjord way below. Dinner and overnight at the famous Holmenkollen Park Hotel. |
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Day 6 Oslo |
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After buffet breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Oslo Airport in connection with your flight home. |
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Rates: ***$75 per person*** Early booking discount if pay by Feb 26, 2010 |
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Per person based on double occupancy $2,265 |
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After buffet breakfast, depart from Bergen driving via Dale to the town of Voss. Descent the Næroy Valley, passing the amazing Staheim Canyon, to the fjordside village of Flåm. Board your train for an exhilarating ride on the amazing Flåm Railway to Myrdal. The descent from Myrdal to Flåm offers opportunities for photo shots of waterfalls and mountain scenery. Back in Flåm, board the M/S Lady Elisabeth for 2 hours cruise along Sognefjord, longest and deepest fjord in the world. After disbarking in Gudvangen at the head of the Næroyfjord, continue by coach across the Vika Mountains to Vangsnes, for the short ferry crossing to the beautiful resort of Balestrand. Dinner and overnight at Kvikne's Hotel, one of Norway's finest hotels, superbly located in private grounds on the banks of the fjord and surrounded by mountains.