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Copenhagen

Stockholm Old Town

rand

our

ail

–

candinavian

DAY 1

We depart London St Pancras by Eurostar to Brussels

and onwards to the Hanseatic city of

Bremen

for one

night at the Maritim Hotel. (D)

DAY 2

Departing Bremen, we head through northern

Germany onto the island of Fehmarn. Here, at

Puttgarden

, we encounter the rare experience of

our

train boarding the ferry to Rødby

in Denmark, one of

the last three such train ferries in Europe. Our journey

then continues to

Copenhagen

for two nights at the

Imperial Hotel. (B,D)

DAYS 3

We make the short journey to

Hedehusen

to join the

Hedelands Veteranbane

. The HVB society has rescued

and extended the line since its first 100 metre journey

in 1977, now covering 5.3km, making it Denmark’s

longest narrow-gauge railway. After a return steam

journey, we return to Copenhagen to head up the

coastal line (Kystbanen) to

Helsingør

, where we visit

royal

Kronborg Palace

, a UNESCO World Heritage

site immortalised in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. (B,D)

Following on from our popular Grand Tours to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, we

have bought the best of these tours together to create a brand new and unique tour

exploring all three of the Scandinavian Capitals – Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

But that’s not all, as we also discover heritage railways, gentle cruises

and a Royal Palace.

Nyhavn Harbour Denmark

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

★

Enjoy time sightseeing in Denmark’s capital -

Copenhagen

★

Enjoy a stay and free time in Norway’s capital

- Oslo

★

Stay in and explore Sweden’s capital –

Stockholm

★

Steam on the Hedelandsbanen in Denmark

★

Visit Denmark’s Kronborg Castle

★

Steam on the worlds oldest, publically working

Steamship – The Skibladner – in Norway

★

Cruise on Sweden’s Lake Mälaren on board

historic steamship SS Mariefred

★

Steam on the Östra Södermansland railway in

Sweden

Fares

From

£2749

DAY 4

Today is free to explore Copenhagen at leisure.

We will be providing hop-on, hop-off tickets which

will take you around the city’s main sites including

Amalienborg Palace

The Little Mermaid

and the

colourful

Nyhavn

. This evening, we make our way to

Copenhagen Port for our overnight ferry to Oslo with

dinner onboard. (B,D)

DAY 5

Arriving into

Oslo

this morning, we leave the rest of

the day free to explore Norway’s capital at leisure. We

will be providing hop-on, hop-off tickets which today

will allow us on both the bus and boat tours giving

an insight to Oslo from both the land and water. The

tour takes us around Oslo’s

Viking Ship Museum*

The Royal Palace*

and the

Nobel Peace Centre*

Also included in your Tour Fare:

★

11 nights’ bed, breakfast & evening meal

★

Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

Our hotel for the next two nights is the Thon Hotel

Opera. (B,D)

DAY 6

Today, we journey by train to the lakeside town of

Hamar

where we board the

world’s oldest operating

public paddle steamer, the Skibladner

, which was

launched in 1856. Our journey takes us south on

Lake

Mjøsa

to Eidsvoll. From here we return by train to

Oslo. (B,D)

DAY 7

Today, we make our way from Oslo to

Stockholm

by train, crossing from Norway, into west Sweden and

continuing to the east. Our hotel for the next three

nights is the Clarion Hotel Sign. (B,D)