Premium Sweden and Norway

Premium Sweden and Norway

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Premium Sweden and Norway

9 Days Starting in Stockholm and ending in Bergen

Visiting: Stockholm, Vadstena, Oslo, Bergen

Tour operator:

Intrepid Travel

Tour code:

BMPN

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

1 - 12

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

15-99 years

Tour operated in:

English

Trip Styles:

Adventure Tours

From: $6350

NB: Prices correct on 24-Dec-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

Dive into the epic scenery of otherworldly Scandinavia on this Premium trip through the highlights of Sweden and Norway. On this nine-day adventure, you’ll explore Stockholm at your own pace before heading off-track to the gorgeous lakeside Vadstena for your Feature Stay on former royal grounds. Wander through a castle and relax on Lake Vatten before heading to Oslo for art, music and modern architecture. Take one of the world’s most popular train journeys to Flam, past mountainside fjords and deep ravines to the world's deepest and second-longest fjord. Cruise through an UNESCO World Heritage-listed site on board an electric boat then end in Bergen, surrounded by incredible views.

Highlights

  • Take a once-in-a-lifetime Premium Exclusive day trip from Flam and cruise through the incrediblye UNESCO World Heritage-listed Western Norwegian Fjords. Enjoy a cheese tasting in picturesque Undredal and then explore Gudvangen with epic views.

  • Stay in a historical monastery hotel for your Feature Stay in off-the-beaten-path Vadstena on Lake Vattern. Learn about the property’s incredible history and take a guided tour of the town and the nearby Renaissance castle.

  • Hop on the scenic Flam Railway for your Premium Exclusive Experience and see why this is rated one of the world’s most spectacular train journeys. You’ll ride past mountainsides with cascading waterfalls, through ravines and rivers and past idyllic farms.

  • Discover dynamic Oslo on a walking tour and learn all about the city’s sustainability efforts from a local guide who will take you through the old industrial architecture and the modern buildings.

  • Enjoy coffee, pastries and a gorgeous Old Town in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden on the Baltic Sea archipelago. You’ll have some free time here to explore this incredible city at your own pace.

  • By travelling on this trip, you’ll directly support our Intrepid Foundation partner, Eden Reforestation Projects. Donations help them provide local employment opportunities and tackle climate change one tree at a time as they restore forests across 10 different countries.

  • Hop on an electric boat for an unforgettable cruise through the incredible UNESCO World Heritage-listed Western Norwegian Fjords.

  • Spend two nights on a 13th century royal farm and granary for your Feature Stay near the shores of Lake Vattern, making the most of the extensive indoor and outdoor spas.

  • Ride on the scenic Flam Railway for your Premium Exclusive Experience and see why this is rated one of the world’s most spectacular train journeys. You’ll ride past mountainsides with cascading waterfalls, through ravines and rivers and past idyllic farms.

  • Discover dynamic Oslo on a walking tour and learn all about the city’s history from a local guide who will take you through the old architecture and the modern buildings.

Itinerary

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Day 1: Stockholm

Location: Stockholm

Accommodation: Freys Hotel or similar

Meals Included: dinner

Valkommen! Welcome to Sweden. When you arrive in Stockholm, you’ll be picked up from the airport and transferred to your accommodation. Often referred to as the 'Venice of the North' and arguably Scandinavia's most beautiful city, Stockholm is packed full of amazing architecture, parks and clear waters. Your adventure will begin with a welcome meeting at 6 pm tonight. If you arrive early, maybe stroll by the narrow cobblestone streets and colourful merchant houses and soak up the culture. Maybe grab a cinnamon roll in Stockholm’s oldest café – Sundbergs Konditori, on Jarntorget Aquare – dating back to 1785. Tonight, you’ll have a welcome dinner with your trip leader and group to toast to a new adventure.

Included Activities:
-Stockholm - Welcome Dinner
-Stockholm - Complimentary Arrival Transfer

Day 2: Stockholm

Location: Stockholm

Accommodation: Freys Hotel or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast

This morning after breakfast, you’ll head out on a walking tour of Gamlastan (the Old Town of Stockholm) to get your bearings. Afterwards , make a fika stop (for coffee and pastry) for morning tea and refuel for your free time this afternoon. Then, why not leave the city behind for a few hours and see the waterways of Stockholm on a cruise? Maybe take a self-guided millennium walking tour or visit the ABBA Museum. You can also take a trip to Drottningholm Palace – the residence of the Swedish royal family. Tonight, maybe head to Stockholm's Sodermalm district – the inner-city island with the best nightlife, full of great shops, bars and cafes. Or maybe sit down at one of the restaurants on the cobblestoned islet of Gamla Stan or in Kungsholmen.

Included Activities:
-Stockholm - Fika Break
-Stockholm - Gamlastan Walking Tour

Optional Activities:
-Stockholm - Nobel Prize Museum
-Stockholm - Fotografiska (Photography Museum)
-Stockholm - Abba Museum
-Stockholm - Drottningholm Palace
-Stockholm - Vasa Museum
-Stockholm - Millennium Books Tour

Day 3: Vadstena

Location: Vadstena

Accommodation: Starby Hotel (Feature Stay) or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast, lunch, dinner

Leave Stockholm this morning after breakfast and head for the town of Linkoping. When you arrive, take a leader-led tour of the Old Linkoping Open Air Museum – a reconstructed example of a 19th century Swedish town. Enjoy learning about the area’s history in a fully immersive experience, then have lunch with your group at a local restaurant. Continue to the shores of Lake Vattern – Sweden’s second largest and deepest lake. The next two nights will be spent at the family-owned Starby Hotell, your Feature Stay for this trip, which is located on former 13th century royal estate.

Included Activities:
-Dinner at Vadstena
-Linkoping Local Lunch
-Linkoping - Old Linkoping Open Air Museum

Day 4: Vadstena

Location: Vadstena

Accommodation: Starby Hotel (Feature Stay) or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast

After breakfast this morning, join a local guide for a historical walk around Vadstena to uncover stories from the city’s long history. Learn about the fascinating past of the monastery which was once greatly favoured by the Royal House and nobility, and became the spiritual centre of the country as well as the greatest landowner in Sweden during the 15th century. In the afternoon, accompany your tour leader on a visit to Vadstena Castle, a spectacular building parts of which date back to 1545. The rest of the day is free for you to explore. Perhaps relax on the lake or maybe visit one of Vadstena’s many museums before finding a cosy restaurant for dinner..

Included Activities:
-Vadstena - Castle Entrance
-Vadstena Guided walk

Optional Activities:
-Vadstena - Lace Museum
-Vadstena - Gottfrid Larsson Garden - Free
-Vadstena - Sancta Birgitta Klostermuseum
-Vadstena - Fogelsta Railway
-Vadstena - The Town Museum
-Vadstena - Modern Sculptures Park - Free

Day 5: Oslo

Location: Oslo

Accommodation: First Hotel Millenium or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast

Leave Vadstena behind this morning and travel to Oslo, admiring the scenery of endless forests and lakes along the way (grab a window seat if you can!). On the way, you’ll stop in one of the local towns for lunch and say your farewells to Sweden. Arrive in Oslo in the late afternoon, take some time to unwind and check in to the hotel. The evening is free for you to explore on your own. Maybe head to a local rooftop bar for nighttime city views or head to Gamla – Oslo’s oldest performance venue – and catch a jazz or rock gig.

Included Activities:
-Local Lunch on The Way to Oslo

Day 6: Oslo

Location: Oslo

Accommodation: Thon Hotel Opera or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast

This morning after breakfast, explore the major attractions of the vibrant Norwegian capital including Oslo Opera House, which quickly became the city's icon after it's reconstruction in 2008, and Karl Johan’s Gate, the city's emblematic two-lane central street. Admire the Royal Palace from the distance and look at frescoes depicting Scandinavian history on the walls of red-brick Oslo City Hall. The afternoon is free for you to enjoy as you wish. Maybe visit the Ski Museum, housed inside the famous monumental Holmenkollbakken (ski jump), which looks more like a work of art than a sports venue. Here, you can learn about Norwegian polar expeditions, the history of skiing over the past 4000 years and the Winter Olympics at Oslo and Lillehammer. At the top of the tower, soak in the 360-degree views of the city, with its fjords and forests. Maybe browse the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art on the harbour or taste local flavours at the Vulkan food hall. Perhaps explore the immense Akershus Castle and Fortress or check out some cool shops in the Grunerlokka district. 

Included Activities:
-Oslo – Walking Tour

Optional Activities:
-Oslo - Island Hopping on Oslofjord
-Oslo - Resistance Museum
-Oslo - Fram Museum
-Oslo - Akershus Castle & Fortress
-Oslo - The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
-Oslo - Museum Edvard Munch
-Oslo - Holmenkollen Museum

Day 7: Bergen

Location: Bergen

Accommodation: Zander K Hotel (Superior Rooms) or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast, lunch, dinner

Today is a travel day, but it’s one of the most impressive you’ll experience! Start with an incredibly scenic train journey from Oslo to Flam, seeing Norwegian nature at its most magnificent. Stopping in Myrdal, you’ll travel to the head of Aurlandsfjord on one of the world’s steepest stretches of train line, cutting through deep ravines, rivers, waterfalls, mountains and farms. In Flam you’ll have lunch, then set sail through the breathtaking Naeroyfjord onboard an electric boat. Disembark in Gudvangen, then take a bus through the equally striking Naeroydalen on route to Voss. Stop for dinner in Voss before catching a final train to Bergen.

Included Activities:
-Flam - Naeroyfjord Cruise
-Flam - Railway

Day 8: Bergen

Location: Bergen

Accommodation: Zander K Hotel (Superior Rooms) or similar

Meals Included: breaksfast

After breakfast, ride the Floibanen funicular on Mount Floyen. Taking you to 1,050 feet above the city in just seven minutes, it offers a bird eye prospective of the town and vistas of the deep blues of the sea. Those who want to get active can also continue following its multiple hiking trails, or you can choose to return to town. You’ll have free time in the afternoon to explore however you like. Perhaps visit World Heritage Bryggen area and wander through the reconstructed medieval homes and warehouses, visit the beautifully preserved wooden Hanseatic Museum (a former trade building) or explore the old Hanseatic port area – the Hanseatic merchant confederation dominated Baltic maritime trade for 400 years from the 15th century. Tonight, perhaps join your group for a final dinner at a local restaurant.

Included Activities:
-Bergen - Floy Mountain Hike
-Bergen - Floibanen Funicular Ride

Day 9: Bergen

Location: Bergen

Meals Included: breaksfast

Your adventure comes to an end after breakfast this morning. If you would like to spend some more time in Bergen, just speak to your booking agent ahead of time to organise additional accommodation.

Optional Activities:
-Bergen - Bergenhus Fortress - Free
-Bergen - Vidden Trail Hike - Free
-Bergen - Hakons Hall
-Bergen - Rosenkrantz Tower
-Bergen - Aquarium
-Bergen - Mt Ulriken Cable Car & Shuttle
-Bergen - 24 hour Transport and Sightseeing Pass

What's Included

  • Accommodation
    Hotel (6 nights), Feature Stay (2 nights)

  • Stockholm - Complimentary Arrival Transfer

  • Stockholm - Welcome Dinner

  • Stockholm - Gamlastan Walking Tour

  • Stockholm - Fika Break

  • Linköping - Guided Tour

  • Vadstena - Castle and Monastery Grounds Tour

  • Oslo - Green Walking Tour

  • Flam - Beer Tasting

  • Flam - Fjord Cruise

  • Flam - Undredal Cheese Tasting

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What's Not Included

  • Insurance

  • International Travel

Transport

TRANSPORT IN EUROPEHalf the fun of travel is the travelling itself, that's why we like to travel the local way – whether that means mingling with commuters on a local train, watching the scenery roll by from the window of a long distance bus, arriving on a high speed train in the city centre of your next destination, or navigating each city's public transport system. In Europe, you are guaranteed to travel by genuine local public transport wherever possible, which puts you right in the centre of the action.LONG TRAVEL DAYSAs we cover lots of ground on this trip, expect some long travel days on local trains and buses. This is an opportunity to mix with the locals and enjoy the scenery out the window. Travel schedules are known to change with little notice. Not all transport may have air conditioning.

Accommodation

The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation.Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available.

Important Information

A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement applies to all nights on your trip and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.

Mode of Transport

TRANSPORT IN EUROPEHalf the fun of travel is the travelling itself, that's why we like to travel the local way – whether that means mingling with commuters on a local train, watching the scenery roll by from the window of a long distance bus, arriving on a high speed train in the city centre of your next destination, or navigating each city's public transport system. In Europe, you are guaranteed to travel by genuine local public transport wherever possible, which puts you right in the centre of the action.LONG TRAVEL DAYSAs we cover lots of ground on this trip, expect some long travel days on local trains and buses. This is an opportunity to mix with the locals and enjoy the scenery out the window. Travel schedules are known to change with little notice. Not all transport may have air conditioning.

Check out our Q&As

  • Is this trip right for you

    The areas visited on this trip can be very cold at night throughout the year, especially at the start and end of the season and during the winter months. On the other hand summers can have mixed weather, with some very hot days. Please familiarize yourself with what climate to expect and bring appropriate clothing for adverse weather conditions, including base layers, a hat, gloves, scarves, coats and anything else that you think may be applicable.

    On this trip you will be responsible for getting your luggage on and off the train, so please keep this in mind while packing.

  • What policies are in place for Covid-19?

    Please contact us for latest COVID-19 policies

  • How long has the tour company been trading?

    Intrepid Travel has been taking travellers around the world for over 30 years

  • Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?

    Yes

  • What Ethical Travel credentials does the tour company have?

    Since 2002, The Intrepid Foundation has supported over 130 organisations across the world. We’re creating positive impact through the joy of travel, community and connection.

  • Do you operate a “single share” option and how does it work?

    Over 50% of traveller travel solo with Intrepid. You can choose to share a room with another solo travelle of the same sex for no additional charge, or choose to pay a single supplement if you’d like your own room. Please request this when booking, and we will secure you a single supplement wherever possible. Please note, if you are booking a last-minute trip, it may be harder for us to secure a single room

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