| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA | Overnight flight to Copenhagen. |
| Day 2 | Copenhagen | On arrival at Copenhagen airport you are met and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, there's time to unwind before enjoying a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers.Hotel: Plaza |
| Day 3 | Stockholm | This morning we cross the Oresund to Sweden, and drive to beautiful Lake Vättern where we view the 17th century Brahehus Castle. From here we're off to Stockholm with its cobbled streets and medieval buildings of the Old Town. (Scandinavian Breakfast)Hotel: Birger Jarl |
| Day 4 | At Sea | The charms of this city unfold on our morning sightseeing tour which includes the Royal Palace and City Hall. Our Tour Director will also show us a Hidden Treasure of this fascinating city , before time at leisure. This evening we will board our Silja Line ship for the overnight trip to Finland. (Scandinavian Breakfast) |
| Day 5 | Helsinki | We dock in Turku, then it's a short drive to Helsinki. Here our sightseeing tour shows us Finlandia Hall, the Senate and Market Squares, broad boulevards and domed Russian church. Then free time to shop and sightsee further. (Scandinavian Breakfast)Hotel: Scandic Marina |
| Day 6 | St. Petersburg | An early morning departure as we travel into Russia, passing the timber centre of Kotka. From here we continue our journey through the forests of Karelia to our hotel in St. Petersburg for our three-night stay. This evening, we will enjoy complimentary champagne with dinner, and then perhaps visit a theatre for a Russian folklore show. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Pribaltiskaya (3 nights) |
| Day 7-8 | St. Petersburg | Featured on our sightseeing tour this morning are the Tsar's Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the statue of Peter the Great and a visit to the Peter and Paul fortress. During our stay we enjoy an included visit to the Hermitage Museum to visit one of the world's largest and most valuable art collections set in the splendour of the Winter Palace. (Breakfast / Breakfast) |
| Day 9 | Tallinn | Today our drive brings us to the Russian border where we cross into the Baltic State of Estonia. We continue via Rakvere to the Estonian capital Tallinn for dinner and overnight. (Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Reval Park |
| Day 10 | At Sea | Today's sightseeing tour explores the beautifully preserved streets and buildings of the old Hanseatic Quarter and 15th century Luhike Jalg Gate. We visit the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and see the old Town Hall before time on your own perhaps to shop and sightsee further. Later, we drive to the port of Tallinn where we board our ship for the overnight mini-cruise from Estonia to Sweden. (Breakfast) |
| Day 11 | Hamar | Relax on board as we sail across the Baltic Sea for a mid-morning arrival in Stockholm. A scenic drive brings us to medieval Orebro. Then into Varmland and along the banks of Lake Vänern past Karlstad, and on across the Norwegian border. We follow the Glomma River to Lake Mjøsa and beautiful Hamar. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Scandic Hamar |
| Day 12 | Geiranger | This morning we make our way to Lillehammer, host to the 1994 Winter Olympics. Then on through the Gudbrandsal Valley, driving past the Jotunheimen Mountains, home of the Giants! Next we will visit a Stave Church at Lom, before beautiful scenic views near Dalsnibba Pass. Finally, we arrive in Geiranger. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Geiranger (2 nights) |
| Day 13 | Geiranger | After breakfast enjoy a full day to relax in this breathtaking fjord. You may wish to consider an optional excursion to Trollstigen, or walk along marked trails through the landscape echoed in Ibsen's Peer Gynt. Tonight, dinner is served at the hotel. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner) |
| Day 14 | Sognefjord | This morning it's a short ferry cruise along Geirangerfjord to Hellesylt, reboarding our coach for the journey via the Josetedal Mountains and Lake Jolstra. Next we'll view the Bøya Glacier before a drive along the shores of Sognefjord, to our hotel in Leikanger for dinner and our overnight stay. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Sognefjord |
| Day 15 | Bergen | Today across Sognefjord with superb views on the ascent to the Vikafjell Mountains. Then from here we continue through the ski resort of Voss to Bergen port. After viewing the colourful harbour, we head to our hotel for our overnight stay. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Scandic City |
| Day 16 | Geilo | Our morning orientation tour highlights Bergen's landmarks. Next on to Hardangerfjord and on across Eidefjord to the rugged landscape of the Hardangervidda and the resort of Geilo. Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)Hotel: Highland |
| Day 17 | Oslo | Today after breakfast, we enjoy a scenic drive to the Hallingdal Valley before our arrival in Oslo. Here a sightseeing tour shows us the Old Cathedral, the Royal Palace plus a visit to the Vigeland Sculpture Park. Our Tour Director will also show us another Hidden Treasure before time at leisure, maybe to see the Kon-Tiki raft? (Scandinavian Breakfast)Hotel: Scandic Kna |
| Day 18 | Gothenburg | Our day starts with a drive through the farmlands of Oslofjord to Sweden's 350-year old city of Gothenburg. On our arrival an orientation tour reveals this sophisticated harbour city with its well kept canals and parks. (Scandinavian Breakfast)Hotel: Scandic Opalen |
| Day 19 | Copenhagen | Gothenburg Copenhagen This morning we will drive to Copenhagen where our afternoon sightseeing tour includes a walking tour through the area around the Amalienborg Palace an elegant quarter of 18th century buildings. Then we will walk through the historic centre seeing the 17th century Stock Exchange, the Christiansborg Palace, the Cathedral and the 19th century Theatre Royal. Then, we'll see the Little Mermaid the statue inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Afterwards there's time at leisure. You may wish to do some last-minute souvenir shopping or explore this city further. This evening we get together with our Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a festive Farewell Dinner. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Farewell Dinner)Hotel: Plaza |
| Day 20 | Return USA | Time to bid farewell to new-found friends as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight to America. (Scandinavian Breakfast) |