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ARCTIC CIRCLE & HURTIGRUTEN CRUISE W/ ICELAND EXTENSION

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The best 20-day vacation for those who - ve always wanted a chance to experience the midnight sun. Visit Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen and travel to Stockholm, Sweden. Then take the overnight ferry to Helsinki in Finland and continue north towards Lapland. Visit the interesting Arctic Center before and cross the Arctic Circle. Stop at the Santa Claus workshop, then continue to Kirkenes in Norway where you board your ship for the world's most beautiful sea voyage: the Hurtigruten Cruise. You will have first-class outside twin-bedded cabins with private facilities during this 4-night cruise. Sail along Norway's coast and through its most beautiful fjords. Land in Trondheim and continue to Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics, before arriving in Oslo, where sightseeing includes magnificent Frogner Park and the City Hall, and a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of your vacation. Extension ZNE includes a flight and 3 nights in Reykjavik, Iceland (hotel Grand Hotel Reykjavik). Welcome dinner on day 10 and Local Host service from day 10-13 included

City Highlights
COPENHAGEN
Welcome drink; guided sightseeing, Little Mermaid; visit the Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace; visit Tivoli Gardens

ELSINORE
Ferry crossing with a view of Hamlet's Castle

STOCKHOLM
Guided sightseeing, visit the City Hall

SWEDEN-FINLAND
Overnight cruise Stockholm-Helsinki in first-class outside two-berth cabins with private facilities

HELSINKI
Guided sightseeing, Sibelius monument, visit the Lutheran Cathedral and the Open-Air Market

KUOPIO
Ascend the Puijo Tower

OULU
Lunch stop

ROVANIEMI
Orientation; visit the Arctic Center

ARCTIC CIRCLE
Visit Santa Claus Workshop

HURTIGRUTEN CRUISE KIRKENES-TRONDHEIM
4 night cruise in first-class outside twoberth cabins with private facilities, category P; various stops, see itinerary for details

TRONDHEIM
Orientation drive

LILLEHAMMER
Guided visit of the Maihaugen Open-Air Museum

HAMAR
See the Olympic ice rink

OSLO
Guided sightseeing, visit Frogner Park and the City Hall; farewell dinner

REYKJAVIK
Orientation; welcome dinner, included excursions