Sami visit, Ivalo, Norway Bryggen, Bergen, Norway
Itinerary
DAY 1 • Depart U. S. Depart today for your overnight flight to Helsinki, Finland.
DAY 2 • Arrive Helsinki, Finland A Grand Circle representative will meet you at the airport and assist you to your hotel, where you’ ll be joined by your fellow travelers, including those who took our pre-trip extensions to Stockholm, Sweden. Scandic Grand Marina or similar
DAY 3 • Helsinki Discover Helsinki’ s highlights on an included tour, featuring local landmarks such as Market Square and Senate Square. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner.
Meals: B, D | Scandic Grand Marina or similar
DAY 4 • Helsinki • Ivalo Depart for your flight to Ivalo in northern Finland to begin your Lapland discoveries. Meals: B, L, D | Ivalo Hotel or similar
DAY 5 • Ivalo • Visit Siida Museum
• Sami family visit • Home- Hosted Dinner Tour the Siida Museum for a closer look at Lapland culture. Then, visit a Sami reindeer farm for an Exclusive Discovery Series lunch. Next, explore a husky farm, then end the day with a Home-Hosted Dinner with a Finnish family. Meals: B, L, D | Ivalo Hotel or similar
DAY 6 • Ivalo • Kirkenes, Norway • Embark ship Depart for Kirkenes, witnessing rural Lapland along the way. Then, board your Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage ship.
Meals: B, L, D | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage Ship
DAY 7 • Hammerfest Explore Hammerfest, Europe’ s northernmost city, which enjoys uninterrupted daylight from mid-May to the end of July.
Meals: B, L, D | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage Ship
DAY 8 • Vesteralen • Stokmarknes Discover Vesteralen on an included tour, continuing to Sortland. Then, explore Stokmarknes on the Lofoten Islands.
Meals: B, L, D | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage Ship
DAY 9 • Bronnoysund Sail past Alsten Island, enjoying views of the De Syv Sostre mountain range. Then, tour Bronnoysund, crossing the Arctic Circle southbound.
Meals: B, L, D | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage Ship
DAY 10 • Trondheim Today’ s highlight will be an included tour of the medieval-flavored city of Trondheim, founded in AD 997.
Meals: B, L, D | Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Voyage Ship
DAY 11 • Disembark ship • Bergen Bid farewell to your coastal ship in Bergen. Explore the old Hanseatic
League capital, Bryggen Harbor, and the lively fish market at leisure.
Meals: B, L | Thon Hotel Orion or similar
DAY 12 • Bergen • Optional Oygarden fish farm tour Explore Bergen or opt for an optional tour of Oygarden fish farm. Explore a salmon farm with a local farmer, as you ride an inflatable boat into the breeding grounds to learn more about the industry. Meals: B | Thon Hotel Orion or similar
DAY 13 • Bergen • Norway in a Nutshell tour • Borgund Stave Church • Oslo Embark on an included Norway in a Nutshell tour. Ride the Flam Railway, visit Borgund Stave Church, and arrive in Oslo.
Meals: B, L | Thon Hotel Opera or similar
DAY 14 • Oslo Explore Oslo, visiting the Fram Museum to learn about Norwegian polar exploration. Later, enjoy a Farewell Dinner. Meals: B, D | Thon Hotel Opera or similar
DAY 15 • Return to U. S. Transfer to the Oslo airport for your flight home. Or begin your post-trip extension in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Meals: B
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