Day 01
Colombo / Copenhagen
Check-in at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport at 00.15 Hrs. for your flight to Copenhagen, Denmark at 03.15 Hrs. with Emirates Airlines.
Arrive in Classic Copenhagen at 1315 Hrs. in the afternoon. Your Tour Assistant will be waiting for you in Arrivals at Copenhagen Airport to meet, assist and transfer you to the coach to proceed to your hotel in Copenhagen. The rest of the day is at leisure. You have enough free time to visit the greatest Entertainment Park in Copenhagen – Tivoli.
Dinner and overnight in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen
In spite of its great traditions Denmark’s capital city is defiant, youthful, and free and easy. Copenhagen is more than a flourishing centre of famous museums, theatres, galleries and modern Danish deign, for alternative culture and cabaret thrives here too. At every step one encounters an atmosphere of individualism and tolerance. On what is probably the world’s longest doo-time strip Strøget, a pedestrian area of more than mile (almost 2 km) there is the usual bustle of business as in any other city but the people here also appear noticeably frequently to have friendly smiles on their faces. The atmosphere of the
NyHavn (New Harbour) which is actually the oldest is almost Mediterranean. Tourists flock to Copenhagen in summer to occupy the tables and chairs of the restaurants, bars, and other hostelries immediately on the waterfront.
Art at the Tivoli Gardens – This amusement park was opened in 1834 and is a Danish institution that attracts visitors now solely because of its giant Ferris wheel, carousels and roller-coaster. There are also displays of folk dancing and international orchestras and ballet troupes perform in its large concert hall.
Day 02
Copenhagen
Hot Buffet Breakfast at the hotel.
This morning we depart by coach with our local guide for a full day city sightseeing tour. It all starts in the city of fairy tales, Copenhagen. This tour will be the perfect introduction to “Wonderful Copenhagen”. We start with a drive towards the City Hall Square where the famous pedestrian street “Stroeget” begins. We pass the Tivoli Gardens, dating back to 1843 and onwards past the New Carlsberg Glyptotheque and the National Museum. Next up is the Old Stock Exchange and the Naval Church. We drive past the Kings New Square, the home of the Royal Danish Theatre with the world famous ballet, then through the old canal area Nyhavn, with its picturesque houses and vessels. We continue on to see the impressive Gefion Fountain and then make a photo stop at the Royal residence, Amalienborg Palace. Finally we stop by the landmark of Copenhagen, the statue of the Little Mermaid, known from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale. During the tour, you can also delight in the exterior of Christiansborg Palace, as well as Rosenborg Castle, which houses the Crown Jewels.
Dinner at Restaurant and overnight in Copenhagen.
Day 03
Copenhagen / Malmo / Helsinki
Hot Buffet Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning do Malmo Tour.
Around 10.30 Hrs. transfer to Copenhagen Airport for your flight to Helsinki. Upon arrival, meet and assist by Tour Assistant and transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 04
Helsinki
Hot Buffet Breakfast at hotel.
Leave with baggage to discover the sights, history and culture of Helsinki on a guided city tour of 4.30hrs. Travel between the sights by air-conditioned coach, and experience the Finnish capital’s 450-year-old past and stylish vibe from your guide. Admire the City Hall, Presidential Palace, Uspenski Cathedral and more and enjoy photo stops at Senate Square, the Sibelius Monument; and if you wish, visit Tuomiokirkon Church (White Cathedral), or Church of the Rock – carved underground from rock. View the Sibelius Park where the Sibelius Monument by EilaHiltuneu dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Finish with a stroll in Market Square, where stalls offer contemporary Finnish foods and goodies. Thereafter, you will be dropped at the Port to take the Silja Line to Stockholm. Scandinavian Buffet Dinner on board and overnight on board the ship.
Helsinki
Famous architects dominate the scene of the Finnish capital with its Nordic atmosphere. When one thinks of sun, sea and convivial entertainment, Helsinki is not the first place that springs to mind. Yet these are precisely the characteristics that make up the delight of the Finnish capital, together with the slightly Russian style of its townscape and the overwhelming friendliness of the city’s inhabitants.
In summer when the days are hot and the nights are clear the life spills out onto the streets, in courtyards, on the water, and in the many extensive parks. Then music of every genre drifts through the air whether by day on the esplanade –where people take a stroll by the harbour and in front of cultural centres surrounded by greenery or by night amid the canyons of the sleeping office blocks. Hordes of young people sun themselves on the steps of the cathedral mixed in with tourists enjoying the panorama of the city and its harbour. The atmosphere is almost Mediterranean, especially on the colourful market place alongside the waters of the southern harbour in front of the residences of the mayor and Finland’s president.
Surely the most striking church though is the Temppeliaukio rock church that is one of the most impressive examples of modern Finnish architecture. Rock was hewn to the design of architects Timo and TuomoSuomalainen to rise almost 40 feet in the centre of a residential area. The broad and largely uniform rotunda, enclosed by plain hewn rocks, is spanned by a giant copper and glass dome. From outside this is the only part of the building to be seen. The church is also used as a concert hall because of its dramatic acoustics resulting from the rock formation.
Day 05
Stockholm
Scandinavian Breakfast on Board the ship.
Arrive in to Stockholm at 09.45 a.m. After disembarking we will board the coach to commence on a sightseeing tour of Stockholm – proudly called “Beauty on Water” and lovely and very elegant capital of Sweden with local guide. Walk in the Old Town and a visit to the City Hall, makes for a memorable tour. Discover a city of contrasts. Go back 750 years in time and feel the medieval atmosphere of the Old Town “Gamla Stan” as you wander through its narrow streets. The seven hundred year old cathedral of Stockholm, Seat of the Archbishop, will be seen during your stroll through Old Town, where you will also get a chance to see Stortorget, where the Stockholm Blood Bath took place. An inside visit is paid to one of the city’s best known symbols, the City Hall with its Blue and Golden Halls, where the great Nobel banquet is held. The Vasa ship capsized and sank in Stockholm 1628. … Today Vasa is the world’s best preserved 17th century ship and the most visited museum in Scandinavia. Entrance to the Museum is included.
Dinner at an Indian Restaurant and overnight in Stockholm.
Stockholm
The city of Stockholm is built on 14 islands and connected by 57 bridges. The city embraces the unique character of the 13th century Old Town and modern hi8gh-tech architecture. Stockholm’s islands are bordered by Lake Malaren in the west and the Baltic Sea in the east where the archipelago, with its 30,000 islands awaits exploration. The capital is a big city with a small town personality. Stockholm is proudly called “Beauty on Water”.
Originally Stockholm was just the now well preserved and idyllic Gamla Stan or Old Town on a single island, with its narrow, enchanting streets with small cafes, restaurants, galleries, and boutique-lined squares.
The massive Baroque royal castle crowns the northern end of the island alongside the smaller islet on which the Swedish parliament is situated. It is the only royal castle that was open in those days to the public. It was built between 1697 and 1704 on the foundation of a smaller castle that burnt down and was extended in 1754.
Close by and housed within a futuristic wooden building is the Vasa, an old wooden Swedish warship that was once the pride of the Swedish navy although it never set to sea. It foundered on its maiden voyage with all hands and sixty four cannon within the harbour basin. The Vasa lay well preserved in the Stockholm waters for 333 years before she was lifted from her 114 feet (35m) deep resting place in 1961.
Day 06
Stockholm
Hot Buffet Breakfast at hotel.
Continue your sightseeing in the morning with a visit to Drottningholm and experience a historic milieu of the highest standard. Drottningholm Palace is Sweden’s best-preserved royal palace constructed in the seventeenth century, the permanent residence of the royal family and one of Stockholm’s three World Heritage Sites.
Overnight in Stockholm.
Day 07
Stockholm / Oslo
Breakfast at the hotel.
By noon, we will take the train from Stockholm Centralplan Station to Jernbanetorget Station in Oslo along the beautiful and idyllic countryside of Sweden and Norway. The train journey will take about 6 Hrs. reaching the maximum speed of 125 miles per hour. You will arrive to the Viking Capital, Oslo late in the evening. The evening is at leisure.
Overnight in Oslo.
Oslo
The Norwegian capital retains great cultural heritage. Oslo has blossomed in recent years like no other city in Europe. The places in the inner city stay open until late at night. Bars, cafes and restaurants along the Karl Johan Gate (a street) and in the futuristic Aker Brygge are filled with people at all hours and the theatres play to full house.
The countless museums worth visiting, architectural monuments and parks are mainly within the inner city and easily reached on foot. At the most perhaps one might take one of the ferries that in ten minutes take you from the main rail station to the island museum of Bygdey.
The AkershusFesting is a castle that was built on a strip of land south of the station built to orders of Hakon V in 1300. He wanted to halt the Swedish and transferred his seat of government from Bergen to here. At that time Oslo was just a small Hanseatic settlement that had been found 150 years earlier by King HaraldHardrade.
Long before the first settlement on the northern bank of the Oslo fjord there were Norse living here who as Viking, knew all the seas around Europe, traded with Asia and brought fear and terror for a time to the shores of the northern Atlantic.
No less impressive are the 192 realistic-sensitive granite, bronze, and iron sculptures of Gustav Vigeland in Frogner Park. The most important is a fifty-five foot high monolith from single block of granite. With filigree finesse Vigeland hewed a Life cycle of Man here between 1928 and 1942 from birth to death at old age to say goodbye to his grandchildren before his own death.
Day 08
Oslo
Hot Buffet Breakfast at the hotel.
Commence on a city sightseeing tour in the Norwegian Capital, beautifully situated by the fjord. We will enjoy the view from the Opera House before heading off to Bygdoy Island, where we will visit the Viking Ship Museum (Entrance included) with its three Viking vessels. The VigelandParkone of the major Scandinavian cultural treasures will welcome us with sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, who dedicated his life to his artistic works. We will pass by the Royal Palace and the main street.
Overnight in Oslo.
Day 09
Oslo / Colombo
Breakfast at the hotel.
Morning is at leisure. After discovering the wonders and beauty of the Scandinavian Capitals,around 11.30 a.m. transfer to Gardermoen Airport for your flight to Colombo via Dubai.
Day 10
Colombo
Arrive in Colombo.
Cost of Tour
- Rs. 459,000/- Per Adult
- Rs. 449,000/- Per Child
- Single Supplement – Rs. 175,000 Per Person
(In the event any government taxes/VAT/levies are introduced, it will be passed on to clients.)
Tour Package includes:
• Cost of Air Passage on Economy Class (Colombo/Copenhagen-Oslo/Colombo) with new fuel surcharges
• Accommodation, Twin Sharing in 3- 4 Star Hotels
• Daily American Breakfast
• Meals as per the Itinerary
• Airport Transfers
• Motor Coach with Driver – A/C Coach
• English speaking Guide for Sightseeing Tours
• Road Toll Fees
• European Domestic Air Tickets – Copenhagen/Helsinki
• Entrance to selected Attractions/Sights
• Overnight Cruise Ticket – Helsinki/Stockholm (Port charges and Taxes included)
• Train Ticket
To be strictly followed-Rs. 200,000/- Deposit per Person at the time of booking. Balance to be paid in 60 Days prior to departure. Late payments are subject to an additional levy to cover exchange fluctuations. We have the right to change package price if deposit/final payments are not effected as per above deadlines. If deposits and final payment are made on due dates no price changes will be applicable for increases in the exchange Rate & Airfares. If availing any special discounts during a Promotion, stipulated deposits must be paid.
