In Oslo.
Meet your English speaking local guide at the hotel for a 4hour sightseeing tour of Oslo.   Your tour includes a walk at Vigeland Sculpture Park and visits to Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Ski Museum and the Viking Ship Museum.  Afternoon and evening free to explore on your own. 
Overnight at Rica Grand Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast included)

Oslo – Skien.
After breakfast depart Oslo by touring coach and head southwest towards the town of Notodden known for its Blues Festival.  Visit the largest stave chuch in Norway, Heddal Stave Church and see the rose painting from the 1600s, “The Bishop’s Chair”, and the richly carved portals from the Middle Ages.  We continue to Skien for our overnight.  We will also visit Venstøp, childhood home of Norway’s and Scandinavian’s most famous author in the world of literature, Henrik Ibsen.  At the Henrik Ibsen Museum, we will see a multimedia exhibition of his life and works.  Dinner will be served at the hotel.
Overnight at Clarion Hotel Bryggeparken or similar .
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Skien - Vrådal.
A wonderful journey awaits us today.  We sail on The Telemark Canal, one of Norway’s most fascinating attractions.  Built in 1892, it stretches 105 km from the beautiful Telemark coastline to the foot of the Hardanger plateau.  By means of 18 lock gates divided between 8 lock chambers the boats are lifted 72 meter above sea level.  We sail from Skien to Kviteseid across  beautiful lakes, up through lock chambers with their stonewalls, past small houses with typical canal architecture.  We will continue by coach to the town of Vrådal for our overnight.   
Overnight at Quality Straand Hotel & Resort or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Vrådal - Kristiansand.
We leave Vrådal after breakfast and head to the heart of Setesdal valley where landscape varies from flat countryside to wild and beautiful mountains.  We pass towns like Valle which is in the cultural centre of Setesdal valley and Evje known for its unusual mineral deposits.  After Evje, we continue further south to Kristiansand, Norway’s Floral Town, where we will be overnighting.     
Overnight at Hotel Norge or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Kristiansand - Stavanger.
This morning we travel to Norway’s southernmost point, Lindesnes.  We visit Lindesnes Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Norway, and is situated on the tip of the Lindesnes peninsula.  We leave behind the gentle coast of southern Norway and enter Fjord Norway proper.  We pass the busy fishing port of Egersund and continue to Jæren, offering some of the most open landscape in Norway.  At Hafrsfjord, we see “Swords in Rock”, where Harald the fair-haired united Norway into one country.  Our journey ends in Stavanger,  the timber town.
Overnight at Clarion Hotel Stavanger or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

In Stavanger.
This morning our Tour Director will take us on a stroll through Gamle Stavanger, consisting of more than 170 wooden houses built at the end of the 18th and 19th century.  We end our stroll at Skagenkaien where we will board an express boat for a 3,5hrs round-trip cruise to Pulpit Rock.  The rest of the day is at leisure.   
Overnight at Clarion Hotel Stavanger or similar.
(Breakfast included)

Stavanger – Haugesund.
We leave the lively town of Stavanger and head to historic Haugalandet.  We take a ferry from Mekjarvik to the charming town of Skudeneshavn on the island of Karmøy.  A short stop in Skudeneshavn before continuing to Avaldsnes – the Birthplace of Norway.  In Avaldsnes we see St. Olavs Church and the Virgin Mary Needle.  Next to the church we visit the Nordvegen Historic Centre and look at Norwegian history from the Stone Age up to the present.    We continue to Haugesund known for its film and jazz festivals.
Overnight at Rica Maritim Hotel or similar .
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Haugesund – Voss.
This morning we visit Haraldshaugen, the only national monument in Norway.  Haraldshaugen was erected in 1872  to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Norway’s unification by Harald Hårfagre.  We take the scenic route along Åkrafjord to Odda in Hardanger, stopping at the famous Låtefossen falls.  We continue to the village of Aga and visit Agatunet, a hamlet dating back to the Middle Ages.  Continuing north, we take a ferry from Utne to Kvanndal and head to Voss in the heart of Fjord Norway.
Overnight at Fleischer’s Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

In Voss – Excursion to Bergen.
Today we visit Bergen, beautifully situated between seven mountains.  Our sightseeing tour in Bergen will include a walk along the Hanseatic Wharf Bryggen (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the Fish Market and a visit to Troldhaugen, Edvard Grieg Museum.  A free time in the afternoon to explore Bergen on our own.  We return to Voss late in the afternoon for our overnight. 
Overnight at Fleischer’s Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Voss – Geilo.
Experience some of the most beautiful fjord scenery today!  First, we travel on the steepest road in Northern Europe, Stalheimkleiva.  After arriving in the village of Gudvangen, we board a ferry for a 2-hour fjord cruise on the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites – Nærøyfjord, known as the narrowest, wildest and the most dramatic fjord in Europe, and into the  Aurlandsfjord.  We disembark in beautiful Flam, where we will board the Flam Railway, one of the steepest and most beautiful railway lines in Europe. In the mountain station of Myrdal, we board a national train to the mountain resort town of Geilo.  Check-in at our hotel upon arrival.
Overnight at Dr. Holms Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Geilo – Oslo.
From Geilo, we journey back to Oslo passing mountain villages, lakes and farms scattered on the hillsides.  In Jevnaker, we visit Hadeland Glassworks and have a tour of the Glass Blowing Hut.  We arrive in Oslo in the afternoon.  The rest of the day is at leisure.  Our farewell dinner will be served at our hotel restaurant. 
Overnight at Rica Grand Hotel or similar.
(Breakfast and Dinner included)

Departure Oslo.
Our tour ends after breakfast.  Latest check-out at 1100hrs. 
End of our services.
(Breakfast included)