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ARCTIC CIRCLE & HURTIGRUTEN CRUISE

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This is the best vacation for those who - ve always wanted a chance to experience the midnight sun. Your trip begins in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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 you cross the Arctic Circle. Stop at the Santa Claus workshop, then continue through the Finnish Lakeland to Kirkenes in Norway, where you board your ship for the world's most beautiful sea voyage: the Hurtigruten Cruise. You have first-class outside twin-bedded cabins with private facilities during this 4-night cruise. Sail along Norway's breathtaking coast and through its most beautiful fjords. Land in Saint Olaf's town Trondheim, visit Nidaros Cathedral, and continue to Lillehammer, host of the 1994 Winter Olympics, before arriving in Oslo. Your sightseeing tour in Oslo includes the magnificent stark sculptures in Frogner Park and the City Hall. Enjoy a farewell dinner in Oslo to celebrate the success of your Arctic Circle vacation.

City Highlights
Copenhagen:
Welcome dinner; guided sightseeing, the Little Mermaid; visit the Royal Reception Rooms in Christiansborg Palace; visit Tivoli Gardens

Elsinore-Helsinborg:
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

Lathi:
Take picture of the ski jumps

Kuopio:
Ascend the Puijo Tower

Trondheim:
Orientation, visit Nidaros Cathedral

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 two-berth 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

Note:

• Security cruise regulations require clients" family and first name, D.O.B., gender, and nationality at time of booking