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Bryggen



        Majestic Fjords of Norway



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        9 DAYS   13 MEALS   FROM $7,599 incl. AIRFARE                           Moderate Activity Level ●●●○○
                                                              ahead. This evening, we get to know fellow travelers at a
           ATTRACTIONS & HIGHLIGHTS                           wonderful Welcome Dinner. MEAL D

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

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

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