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Seven Sisters Waterfall in Geirangerfjord
Geirangerfjord
Briksdal Glacier
Lom Stave Church
Royal Palace in Oslo
Vigeland Park Museum
Akershus Fortress
Maihaugen Open Air Museum in Lillehammer
Bryggen- Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen
Cable Railway, Bergen
Departs: August 16th, 2021 Tour Dates & Pricing
From Viking longboats to coastal cities, experience Norway's dramatic scenery and unique culture on this nine-day adventure. Arrive in Oslo and tour the city with a local guide. In Lillehammer, tour the open-air museum Maihaugen and enjoy free time to explore the town on our own. Explore scenic Geirangerfjord by ferry and arrive in Loen where we feel the beauty of Briksdal Glacier by troll-car and take the Loen Skylift to the top of Mount Hoven. Take a ferry along the Norway's longest inlet, the Sognefjord, then board the Flamsbana Railway on a breathtaking journey to Bergen. Tour Bergen and visit composer Edvard Grieg's museum Troldhaugen with a Farewell Dinner atop Mount Fløyen before we return home.
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Day 1 : Depart the USA
We board our flight for a relaxing journey across the Atlantic.
Day 2 : Arrive in Norway
Arrive in Oslo, Norway’s capital. We meet our English-speaking European guide and check-in for two nights at a comfortable hotel, centrally located in the heart of the city.
Day 3 : Oslo
Begin the day with breakfast at our hotel. A local guide joins us for a tour of Oslo. Major sightseeing destinations include the Royal Palace, Vigeland Sculpture Park, Akershus Fortress, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, and the Bygdoy museums.
Tour the Viking Ship Museum where we learn about the Vikings’ maritime adventures and browse artifacts including entire Viking ships from the 9th century AD.
We have the afternoon at leisure. Consider strolling the halls of the Kon-Tiki Museum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, the Norwegian Maritime Museum, or shopping near our hotel.
Tonight we celebrate the day with an included Holiday Vacations Welcome Dinner.
Day 4 : Lillehammer
After breakfast we depart Oslo and travel to Lillehammer, located in a picturesque setting overlooking the northern end of Lake Mjosa. Home to the 1994 Winter Olympics, it remains a popular ski resort today.
Tour Maihaugen, one of Norway’s greatest open-air museums, and learn what life was like from the middle ages to today. Maihaugen resembles a small inland village and features nearly 200 buildings including turf-topped houses, a railway station, school, post office, fishing cabins, and barns. Also on display is a stave church from Garmo.
We have the afternoon at our leisure. You may want to visit the Lillehammer Art Museum, the Norwegian Olympic Museum, or Fabrikken, a creative and cultural arts center. Dinner is at our hotel.
Day 5 : Geirangerfjord
Today we travel westward through spectacular scenery to Norway’s fjordlands. On our way we drive through Gudbrandsdalen, a traditional region of Norway best recognized by its bucolic farmland.
We stop in Lom and visit the Lom Stave Church, one of Norway’s largest stave churches with a history that goes back to the 12th century.
From Geiranger we take a ferry through the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt and enjoy some of Norway’s most beautiful vistas.
A short drive takes us to the village of Loen where we check-in to our hotel for two nights.
Day 6 : Briksdal Glacier
Today we enter Jostedalsbreen National Park to experience the mighty Briksdal Glacier, arriving after an exciting ride on an open-air off-road vehicle called a Troll-Car. Briksdal Glacier is one of Norway’s most famous glaciers due to the spectacular waterfalls and mountain peaks that surround it. Later, take the Loen Skylift to the top of Mount Hoven for panoramic views of Loen, the Nordfjord, and the surrounding peaks.
Day 7 : Scenic Flam Railway
Travel by motorcoach south to Leikanger on the shores of the Sognefjord. Known as the King of the Fjords, the Sognefjord is Norway’s longest and deepest inlet.
Take a scenic 2 ½-hour ferry ride to the village of Flam, then take in a breathtaking journey on the Flam Railway to Voss by way of Myrdal, featuring towering mountains, plummeting waterfalls, and lush valleys.
Arrive in Bergen by motorcoach and check-in to our hotel for two nights.
Day 8 : Bergen
Bergen is Norway’s second largest city and is nicknamed the City of Seven Mountains. Following a scrumptious breakfast, a local guide boards our motorcoach and leads our tour of Bergen. Highlights include Bergenhus Fortress, Rosenkrantz Tower, and Bryggen, the city’s medieval wharf district and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tour Troldhaugen, home to the famous composer Edvard Grieg, and explore its museum and the luxurious villa which Grieg himself described as his “best opus so far.”
Following a cable car ride up Mount Fløyen, we celebrate our Norwegian vacation with our traveling companions at a Farewell Dinner at Folkerestaurant with outstanding views of the city and the sea beyond.
Day 9 : Fly Home
We fly home with new friends and lifelong memories of our vacation.
August 16th, 2021 - August 24th, 2021
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Price Per Person
Double
$6999
Single
$7899
Final Payment Date: 05/13/2021
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Mike has been a popular TV newsman in Milwaukee for more than three decades. He is the only person ever to anchor at all three of the “Big Three” local stations. Mike retired in 2010 from ABC network affiliate WISN-TV, after seven years of anchoring and reporting. Previously, he worked at Milwaukee’s CBS station for 12 years and the NBC station for 13 years. Mike was inducted into the Milwaukee Media Hall of Fame in October 2011 and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. Only 15 people in Milwaukee TV have won both of these prestigious awards.
He married his 7th grade sweetheart, Mary Anne, and they have three grown children and six grandchildren. Mike spends much of his free time as the lead singer for a rock & roll band. He and Mary Anne also enjoy camping, swimming, golf, tennis, hiking, skiing and hunting for antiques.
Join them and WISN-TV viewers on this exciting vacation!
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