Rory Mc Dyer Travel

Scandinavian Coach Tours

Four Capitals Tour + Fjords of Norway extension

FLY/COACH TOUR

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8 nights Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Oslo

€2,235 per person, sharing  + €140 air tax per person

14 nights as above + extension Oslo - Oslo

€3,719 per person, sharing + €140 air tax per person

     

Guaranteed 2012 departures:      Tuesdays: July 03, 10, 17, 24 & 31 and August 07

Day 1: ARRIVE STOCKHOLM

Arrive Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Transfer to hotel in connection with your flight arrival. Dinner and accommodation at the Clarion Sign Hotel. Your tour escort will meet you at 19h50 in the hotel lobby.

Day 2: STOCKHOLM

After your first Scandinavian buffet breakfast, start of 4 hours guided tour of Stockholm. Famous sights on the tour include the Royal Palace, the Parliament Buildings, the island of Djurgården and the Old Town (Gamla Stan), with its narrow cobbled streets and numerous antique shops. Highlight of the tour is a visit to City Hall with its famous Blue and Golden Rooms, where the Nobel Prize Banquet is held each year.  Afternoon free in Stockholm. We can recommend a visit to the impressive Wasa Museum or one of the popular canal tours. Accommodation at the Clarion Sign Hotel. Please note that dinner is not included today because our experience shows that in Stockholm, guests prefer to eat out at a restaurant of their own choice. Your tour escort will gladly assist you with table reservations.

Day 3: STOCKHOLM - HELSINKI

Morning free in Stockholm for exploring this beautiful city, often called the Venice of the North because of its many canals and waterways. We can recommend the 2 hours boat tour “Under the Bridges of Stockholm”. Afternoon coach transfer for embarkation on a luxurious cruise ferry of the Silja Line. 17.00 hrs: Start of your cruise to Helsinki, sailing slowly down the Stockholm archipelago past numerous small islands. Buffet dinner on board. Choice of entertainment, shops, casino, bars. Accommodation is in 2-berth outside cabins (seaside) with shower/WC. We recommend bringing an overnight bag for this cruise, to avoid having to carry suitcases to and from the cabin.

Day 4: HELSINKI - STOCKHOLM

Enjoy your buffet breakfast, as you sail into Helsinki. You retain your cabin on the ship. Morning 3 hours guided tour of the Finnish capital. Famous sights include the Senate Square, Uspenskij Cathedral, Parliament House, Finlandia Hall, New Opera House, Sibelius Park & Monument, Underground Temple, etc. Afternoon free for shopping or exploring this bustling city on the Baltic. 17.00 hrs: Embarkation on Silja Line ferry for return cruise to Stockholm. Three-course dinner and accommodation on board.

Day 5: STOCKHOLM - COPENHAGEN

After a delicious buffet breakfast on board, arrive back in Stockholm at 09.30 hrs.The tour continues by coach through the pleasant countryside of Southern Sweden to Klaralven, near Lake Vättern. Stop for lunch. After lunch continue through the provinces of Småland and Skåne to the city of Malmö. Cross over the new Øresund Bridge to arrive in wonderful Copenhagen during the early evening. Dinner and accommodation at Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel.

Day 6: COPENHAGEN

The day starts with a 3 hours guided tour of the city. During the tour you will see the Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace (seat of the Danish Parliament), Hans Christian Andersen’s statue, Gefion Fountain, the old harbour of Nyhavn, the famous Little Mermaid and many other popular sights. Afternoon free in Copenhagen. We can recommend a tour down the popular pedestrian shopping street - Strøget, or a visit to Rosenborg Palace. This evening you will be taken by your tour escort for dinner in the famous Tivoli Gardens. Accommodation at Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel.

Day 7: COPENHAGEN - OSLO

After a tasty Danish buffet breakfast, morning free in Copenhagen for shopping and sightseeing. Afternoon transfer by coach to DFDS Seaways terminal for your overnight cruise to Oslo, departing at 17.00 hrs. Enjoy a delicious Scandinavian buffet dinner as you cruise gently up the Kattegat on your way to Oslo. There is dancing and entertainment on board, or you may prefer to sit out on deck and watch a Scandinavian sunset. Accommodation is in 2-berth outside cabins with shower/WC. We recommend bringing an overnight bag for this cruise, to avoid having to carry suitcases to and from the cabin.

Day 8: OSLO

Scandinavian buffet breakfast is being served on board, as you sail up the exciting Oslo Fjord to reach the Norwegian capital at 09.30 hrs. After disembarkation, this morning’s 3 hours guided tour of Oslo takes you to see the world-famous Viking Ships, the Polar Exploration ship Fram, the amazing Vigeland Sculpture Park and other famous sights. Afternoon free in Oslo. We can recommend a visit to the Munch Museum or a stroll along the Karl Johan shopping boulevard.

Dinner and accommodation at Thon Opera Hotel, located facing the new Opera House and within walking distance of the Oslo Fjord and Harbour.

Day 9: OSLO DEPARTURE or start of FJORDS OF NORWAY EXTENSION.

Guests on the Four Capitals Tour have transfer to Oslo Gardermoen Airport to coincide with individual flight departures. Guests taking the Fjords of Norway extension depart from Oslo by coach after breakfast.

Day 9 - 15: FJORDS OF NORWAY EXTENSION (see complete programme itinerary "Fjords of Norway"which is added on to this one)

Price includes:

8 nights Stockholm - Oslo

* 5 nights accommodation including daily 3-course dinner (except on second night in Stockholm) and Scandinavian buffet breakfast in centrally located first class hotels, all rooms with private facilities.

* 1 lunch on day 5.

* 4 hours guided tour of Stockholm, 3 hours Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki, incl. all entrances.

* Baltic Cruise Stockholm-Helsinki-Stockholm, incl. 2 nights in 2-berth outside cabins with shower/WC, 2 dinners and 2 buffet breakfasts. .

* Overnight cruise Copenhagen - Oslo, incl. accommodation in 2-berth outside cabins with shower/WC, buffet dinner and buffet breakfast.

* Entrance to Tivoli Gardens for special dinner (also included) on day 6.

* All visits as mentioned in itinerary.

* Luggage assistance at all hotels.

* Robinson Scandinavia tour escort throughout.

* Transportation by modern deluxe coach with reclining seats etc.

* Transfers airport/hotel on first and last days to coincide with individual flight times. Transfers to/from a different airport than the one mentioned in the tour programme may incur a supplement. Please refer to Airport Transfers under General Information & Conditions on page 24.

14 nights Stockholm - Oslo incl. Fjords of Norway ext.

All above services, plus all services included in our Fjords of Norway Tour - please see separate listing

Prices per person sharing twin-bedded room

8 nights Stockholm - Oslo:    €2,235 per person

Tour Numbers:

FC8SO703     July 03-11

FC8SO710     July 10-18

FC8SO717     July 17-25

FC8SO724     July 24 - August 01

FS8SO731     July 31 - August 08

FC8SO807     August 07-15

Single supplement: €730

Air taxes:  €140 pp

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14 nights Stockholm - Oslo incl. Fjords of Norway ext.:  €3,719 per person

Tour Numbers: 

FC14SO703  July 03-17

FC14SO710  July 10-24

FC14SO717  July 17- 31

FC14SO726 July 26 - August 09

FS14SO731  July 31 - August 14

FC14SO807  August 07-21

Single supplement: €995

Air taxes:  €140 pp

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