Day 4 - Monday, May 17 B, L, D
NORWAY'S CONSTITUTION DAY
8 AM Flag raising and gathering at the Bake Park in Drøbak
11 AM Traditional Children’s Parade with marching bands and lots of bunads (the traditional Norwegian attire).
Lunch cruise on "Jacobine" for about 1.5 hours along the coastline of Oslofjord. Eating peel-on shrimp and drinking white wine (a Norwegian Tradition).
At 5 PM all the citizens of Drøbak partake in a parade.
Dinner at the hotel
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School Band Playing
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Bunads Galore
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"Jacobine"
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Constitution_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunad
Day 5 - Tuesday, May 18 B
Full day in Oslo with tour by coach visiting the center of Oslo, the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Holmenkollen Ski Jump with museum, the Vikingships and the Kon-Tiki Raft and Oslo’s brand new Opera house.
Bus and guide will pick you up in Drøbak. Other options available if you have already been to Oslo.
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Frogner Park
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Viking Ship Museum
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Akershus Castle
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Day 6 - Wednesday, May 19 B, D
We leave by plane from Gardermoen to Bodø. If the weather is good you can see a lot of Norway on the way up.
Bodø is the second largest city in Northern Norway and home to Saltstraumen the strongest maelstrom in the world. Every six hours, 400 mill m3 of water at speeds up to 20 knots rush through the 150 m wide and 3 km long sound connecting the Saltenfjord and the Skjerstadfjord. Ferry to Moskenes Island in Lofoten.
We continue to Reine Rorbuer which is part of Historic Hotels in Europe.
Late dinner and then enjoy the evening. It is light almost all night!
Midnight Sun: June 2 - July 10
www.lofoten.info www.reinerorbuer.no www.hurtigruten.no www.bodoe.com
Dinner at Reine Rorbuer.
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View to Reine
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Reine Rorbuer
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View on Reine Fjord
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Snow Capped Mountains
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Walking Tour with Guide
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Resting on the climb up
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Day 9 - Saturday, May 22 B, D
Free day. Rent a boat for fishing, go for a walk or longer hike, rent a bike, stop in at the local store, visit with the locals, explore the hamlet of Reine or just enjoy the scenery and relax.
Farewell Dinner
Day 10 - Sunday, May 23 B
We travel by ferry from Moskenes to Bodø and then plane to Oslo Gardermoen airport.
Stay at hotel close to the airport.
www.torghatten-nord.no
www.gardermoen-airporthotel.no
Day 11 - Monday, May 24 B
Depart Oslo at 2:45 PM
Short stop on Iceland and arrive Minneapolis at 5:55 PM
www.norway.org
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
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"National Geographic Traveler," one of the US’s most popular and respected travel and lifestyle magazines, has in its May issue an article about "50 Unforgettable Experiences – Tours of a Lifetime."
Lofoten Islands is one of them.
Read more about Lofoten...
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TRIP DETAILS
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Tour and celebrate 17nde Mai (Norwegian Constitution Day) with the locals of Drøbak, a quaint shipping town with picturesque architecture on the hilly banks of the Oslofjord. Visit the fortress, Oscarsborg, as well as art galleries and Norway’s largest Christmas store.
Stroll through Oslo’s streets and museums where Viking History meets the social ideals of the city of the Nobel Peace prize.
Lofoten Islands, the home of cod fishing for the world’s bacalao and lutefisk, are a unique string of islands above the Arctic Circle where fishermen and artists welcome the tourist to share their special place.
Price per person Double Occupancy: $ 4200
Single Occupancy: Add $ 500
(Price includes all fees and taxes by airline, but is subject to change by airline)
INCLUDED IN PRICE:
- Airfare with IcelandAir Roundtrip from Minneapolis to Oslo
- 9 nights in unique hotel - see websites
- 9 Norwegian Breakfasts
- 1 Lunch
- 8 Dinners
- Transfer from and to airport in Oslo
- All transfers to and from Lofoten Islands by air, ship and bus
- Sightseeing tour in Oslo
- Boat tour to Oscarsborg and guided tour of the fort
- Lunch cruise on the Oslofjord
- Boat tour on the Reinefjord and guided walking tour
- Day trip to Stamsund for gallery tour
- Tour Director for the whole trip – Ingeborg D. Sorensen
- Local Guide - Drøbak, Oslo and Lofoten walking tours
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Fill in form and mail with your deposit of $ 500
Final payment is due 60 days before departure (March 13, 2010)
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Please contact:
Ingeborg D. Sorensen at Trillium Tours LLC.
Phone: 612-532-6618 E-mail: info@trilliumtoursllc.com
1235 Yale Place # 1305, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Trillium Tours LLC is owned and operated by Ingeborg D. Sorensen. A Norwegian with 30+ years in the United States, she travels to Norway several times per year for business and pleasure. "I look forward to showing you my home country!"
Jomfru Reiser is owned and operated by Charlotte Ehde-Eliassen. She has worked in the tour industry in Norway for many years, arranging trips all over the world. Check out her website at www.jomfrureiser.no.
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