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HOLIDAYS TO NORWAY
THE GEIRANGERFJORD A COASTAL VOYAGE & ALESUND
9 days from £990 pp
Take in Oslo’s extraordinary Vigeland sculpture park and Viking ship museum before boarding the ‘Raumabanen’ that climbs up Norway’s mountain spine to Åndalsnes on the edge of Romsdalsfjorden; meet your guide the next day for a journey along the Trollstigen, down along the Geirangerfjord to Ålesund. After enjoying this Art Nouveau city and enjoy the unfolding vistas along the coast on a Hurtigruten steamer before rounding off your trip in the Hanseatic port town of Bergen, nestled in the embrace of its seven mountains.
DAY 1 UK – OSLO Scheduled SAS flight to Oslo. Self transfer to Hotel Byporten for two nights.
DAY 2 OSLO Day at leisure. Excursion option: Hop on - Hop off sightseeing by bus including the Vigeland Sculpture Park and the Viking Ship Museum.
DAY 3 OSLO – ÅNDALSNES Spectacular train journey from Oslo to Åndalsnes along the scenic ‘Raumabanen’. Overnight at Grand Hotel Bellevue.
DAY 4 ÅNDALSNES-GEIRANGERFJORD-ÅLESUND Guided travel by bus from Åndalsnes along the ‘Troll Road’, Trollstigen, across the mountain and through the valley to Valldal and Linge. Ferry to Eidsdal and further on by bus through the valley and decend via the ‘Eagles Road’, Ornevegen’ to Geiranger by the fjord. Continue by boat down the amazingly narrow and stunningly beautiful Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt where the journey continues by bus to Øye and Leknes, ferry along Hjorundfjord to Magerholm and bus to Ålesund for two nights at Hotel Brosundet.
DAY 5 ÅLESUND Day at leisure. Excursion option; Hop on - Hop off sightseeing by boat including stops at the Devold factory outlet and the Sunnmøre open air museum.
DAY 6 ÅLESUND – BERGEN Day at leisure in Ålesund, enjoy the unique and beautiful Art Nouveau architecture and visit the Art Nouveau Centre to learn how the town was remarkably quickly rebuilt after the great fire on the 23rd of January 1904. Visit the Atlantic Sea Park, one of Europe’s largest saltwater aquariums and see the fish being fed by divers, daily at 1pm and 3.30pm. Midnight departure by Norwegian Coastal Steamer bound for Bergen. Overnight in cabin on board.
DAY 7 BERGEN Enjoy the rugged coastal archipelago en route to Bergen. Mid afternoon arrival and self transfer to Hotel Strand for two nights.
DAY 8 BERGEN Day at leisure. Excursion options; Funicular railway to Mount Fløyen; Bergen sightseeing tour including visits to Trollhaugen, home of composer Edward Grieg, and the Fantoft Stave Church.
DAY 9 BERGEN – UK Morning at leisure before return SAS flight to UK.
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