ESCORTED TOURS THE LAND OF FJORDS & GLACIERS - 2008 - 8 days/7 nights - Print Tour A remarkable journey through the land of the fjords starting in the Hanseatic port of Bergen, the gateway to the fjords. You will experience picturesque villages, magnificent waterfalls, breathtaking mountain peaks and glaciers, and the highlight, the Geiranger Fjord, which is included on UNESCO´s World Heritage List. This tour is bound to leave you speechless!

TOUR INCLUSIONS: * 7 nights at hotels in standard double/twin roomswith private facilities * 7 breakfasts, buffet style * 3 dinners & 1 lunch as mentioned in the program * Multilingual tour escort from Day 2 to Day 7, inclusive * All tours by private coach, including all the tours mentioned in the program * Visits, excursions and entrances as mentioned in the program * Guided tours in the cities of Bergen & Oslo * Porter service at hotels

Tour Code	Dates
BDMFG01	June 10th - June 17th
BDMFG02	July 8th - July 15rd
BDMFG03	July 22nd - July 29th
BDMFG04	August 5th - August 12th
BDMFG05	August 12th - August 19th
BDMFG06	August 19th - August 26th
BDMFG07	August 26th - September 2nd
Price pp in double room $2,658 - Supplement sor single room $568

Tuesday - Day 1: Arrival in Bergen Arrival in Bergen, own transfer arrangements to your hotel. Overnight: Radisson SAS Norge Hotel **** Wednesday - Day 2: Bergen After breakfast, your morning is at leisure. Please be in the hotel's reception area between 14:00-14:30, to meet your tour escort and receive information on the upcoming tour programme. At 15:00 you will depart by private coach with your local English-speaking guide for a 3-hour city sightseeing tour. The beautiful city of Bergen was founded in the year 1066 and up to 1830 the city was the largest town in the country and a centre for commerce and shipping. Enjoy a pleasant walk through the typical Bryggen quarter with the characteristic buildings, with pointed gables facing the harbour, St. Mary's Church and the fish markets, where all specialities from northern Scandinavia, as salmon and king crabs are sold. We will also appreciate the Haakon's Hall before ending back at the hotel. Evening is at leisure. Overnight: Radisson SAS Norge Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast Thursday - Day 3: Bergen - Flam - Balestrand Breakfast at our hotel. Morning departure from Bergen and travel to the historic town of Voss, with a stunning background of snow clad mountains. Here we board a train which will take us across the mountain plateau to Myrdal where we change to the World famous Flam railway, the highlight of the day. Experience one of the most spectacular rail journeys, descending down from the Mountain station of Myrdal to the quaint fjord village of Flam. Here we have some free time before embarking the afternoon ferry, which will carry us on a breathtaking crossing along the lovely Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. The coast offers very strong contrasts, sometimes you will experience rocks falling dramatically into the fjord and other times the river turns into a wonderful green. Disembarkation in Balestrand and arrival at your hotel, located on the edge of the stunning fjord. Dinner and overnight at your hotel. Overnight: Kvikne's Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Friday - Day 4: Balestrand - Briksdal Glacier - Loen Breakfast at our hotel. Depart by coach to Dragsvik, from where we will cross the beautiful Sognefjord once again, before disembarking in Hella. We will then continue driving via Sogndal, through several picturesque villages, forests of birches and crops, until we arrive in Skei, located at the foot of Europe's biggest mainland glacier named "Jostedalsbreen". After a short break we continue our journey to Loen from where we continue to the Briksdal Glacier. Here we travel by small motorized Troll cars to the very snout of the glacier and experience the breathtaking blue ice. We return to Loen and arrive at the hotel late in the afternoon. Here we will spend two nights in the wonderful surroundings of mountains and fjords, and get the most out of this extraordinary part of the world. Dinner at your hotel. Overnight: Alexandra Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Saturday - Day 5: Loen - Geiranger - Loen Breakfast at our hotel. Morning departure by coach, via Hellasylt where we will take the ferry, crossing the dramatic and ever so impressive, UNESCO's World Heritage listed, Geiranger Fjord, situated among lush mountains and wild waterfalls. We disembark in the village of Geiranger where we will have time to admire and be inspired by this beautiful unspoiled landscape. Lunch is included at the stunning 4th generation run Hotel Union, where you enjoy a 3 course lunch with incredible views of the fjord. After lunch we board the coach and travel up to the Dalsnibba viewpoint of Geiranger. This is probably the most fantastic view in the world, at 1,500 metres above sea level. After this we return to Loen and our hotel. Dinner at your hotel. Overnight: Alexandra Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Sunday - Day 6: Loen - Oslo Breakfast at our hotel. Early morning departure by coach to the capital Oslo. We travel via Lom, where we can admire the oldest wooden church in Norway, which dates from the 12th Century. We will continue, via Otta, leaving the fjords area of Central Norway, which is characterized by mountains and lakes and which is the major attraction in the country. Late in the afternoon we will arrive in Oslo and check-in to our hotel. Overnight: Clarion Royal Christiania Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Monday - Day 7: Oslo Breakfast at our hotel. After breakfast, meet our local English-speaking guide for a 3-hour city sightseeing tour in the Norwegian capital, beautifully situated by a fjord. We will enjoy a magnificent view of the Oslo Fjord from Holmenkollen Hill, with the famous ski jumps where the Winter Games were held in 1952. Among other highlights, we will visit the Viking Ship Museum, with its three Viking vessels. The Vigeland's Park, one of the major Scandinavian cultural treasures, will welcome us with the sculptures of Gustav Vigeland, who dedicated his life to his artistic works. We will also pass by the Royal Palace and the main street, Karl Johan as well. The tour ends at the hotel, from where you will be free to explore the Viking capital at your own pace. Overnight: Clarion Royal Christiania Hotel **** Meals: Breakfast Tuesday - Day 8: Oslo - Departure Tour concludes after breakfast at the hotel. Individual transfer. Meals: Breakfast

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