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Hardangerfjord



        Majestic Fjords of Norway



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        9 DAYS   13 MEALS   FROM $7,699 incl. AIRFARE                             Moderate Activity Level ●●○○

           ATTRACTIONS & HIGHLIGHTS                           day is yours to explore or relax before the exciting days
                                                              ahead. This evening, we get to know fellow travelers at
               »  Oslo guided city tour      »  Hardanger     a wonderful Welcome Dinner. MEAL D
             feat. Vigeland            Folk Museum            2 nights in Oslo
             Sculpture Park,            »  Hardanger Akvasenter
             Fram Museum &             guided tour            Day 3: City Tour & Museums
             Kon-Tiki Museum                                  Each morning begins with an included breakfast. Today,
                                        »  Bergen guided city
               »  Maihaugen open-air                          our local guide joins us for an intriguing tour of Oslo
             museum                    tour feat. Bryggen     featuring sights of the Royal Palace, Vigeland Sculpture
                                        »  Troldhaugen        Park, Akershus Fortress, the Norwegian National Opera
               » Voringsfossen Waterfall
                                        »  Ovre-Eide Farm visit  and Ballet, and Bygdoy. Afterwards, we visit the Fram
               »  Hardangervidda                              Museum to dive into Norway’s history of polar exploration
             National Park feat.       with lunch             and see the strongest wooden ship ever built, which
             Norsk Natursenter          »  Floibanen funicular  holds records for the farthest sailings north and south.
             – Hardanger               to Mount Floyen        Our journey through history continues next door at the
               »  Hardanger Juice       »  Time at leisure in  Kon-Tiki Museum, home to the original balsa wood raft
             & Cider Factory           Oslo, Lillehammer      Thor Heyerdahl famously used to cross the Pacific Ocean
             with tastings             & Bergen               in 1951. The rest of the day is yours at leisure. MEAL B

                                                              Day 4: Lillehammer
        Day 1: Fly to Norway                                  Our day is spent in Lillehammer, a picturesque ski resort
        Relax on an overnight journey across the Atlantic.    town that overlooks the northern end of Lake Mjosa. We
                                                              explore Maihaugen, one of Northern Europe’s largest
        Day 2: Welcome to Oslo                                open-air museums, and learn what life was like from the
        Upon arriving in Norway’s capital, we meet our English-  Middle Ages to the present. Marvel at this recreation
        speaking local guide and check in to our hotel for a two-  of a small inland village with hundreds of authentic
        night stay in the heart of the city. The remainder of the   buildings, including turf-topped houses, a railway

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