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YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION POST-TRIP EXTENSION
F I N L A N D Helsinki Ar ctic Ocean Bergen N
o f f F i n l a n d NORWAY E Baltic Capitals: Riga,
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e Tallinn D Latvia & Tallinn, Estonia
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c Parnu I S PRE -TRIP: 5 nights from
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l Inari Sea S
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B Riga R DENMARK ilde Copenhagen
Roskilde
LATVIA Bodo
LATVIA
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Rundāle Palace N
Y Rovaniemi
No rw egia n A E D Copenhagen, Denmark
Se a N
W D B o t h n i a POST -TRIP: 4 nights from
R L A RUSSIA $ 1995 Only $ 499 per night
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Bergen Voss F Internal flight
Land route
No rt h Oslo S Helsinki Rail route
Gulf l of of o F Fi Fi F nla la l nd
Se a B alti c Gulf f f 0 0 0 Ferry route 100 To view your optional extensions in detail,
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Archipelago, Norway yourself further in Sami tradition when we DAY • Oslo • Controversial Topic:
travel to a husky farm for our NEW A Day Terror & justice in Norway Arrive Early, Stay Later
in the Life experience. View the statues of Vigeland Park and the July Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
New! Under the Midnight Sun: Sami Lapland, Norway B,L,D — Wilderness Hotel Inari or similar 22nd Memorial Center, which commemorates and private airport transfer.
the 2011 terrorist attacks in Oslo. After, visit
DAY • Inari • Fly to Svolvaer, Norway
• Arrive early in Riga on your Baltic Capitals pre-trip
WayBack, a non-profit institution which
& the Arctic Circle Today’s transfer includes a flight to Tromso, helps ex-convicts reintegrate into society, extension for $125 per person, per night
then Bodo, followed by a final flight for a Controversial Topic discussion on the • Arrive early before your main trip in Helsinki for
Finland: Helsinki, Inari | Norway: Svolvaer, Oslo, Flam, Bergen Departures: to Svolvaer. divided attitudes toward Norway’s restorative $200 per person, per night
For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ mns pricing Apr-Sep 2023 B,D — Thon Lofoten Hotel or similar justice system. • Conclude your main trip with more time in Bergen
B — Thon Cecil Hotel or similar
DAY • Svolvaer • Trollfjord cruise • for $200 per person, per night
Lofoten World War II Museum DAY • Oslo • Borgund Stave Church • Spend more time in Copenhagen at the end of your
16 days from $ 6495 At the top of the world, just above the Arctic Circle, there’s a land of astonishing beauty Discover the Lofoten Archipelago aboard a • Farm visit • Home-Hosted Dinner • Copenhagen post-trip extension for $250 per person,
including international airfare where the summer sun never sets. From stylish Helsinki and the wilderness of Inari to small boat that will weave through the islands Flam region per night
Single Supplement: FREE Svolvaer, in the heart of the beautiful Lofoten Islands, and Oslo, travel north with us and pass by snowcapped peaks and small Explore the village of Aurland in the
fishing villages. Then, visit the Lofoten War
picturesque Flam region, stopping along the
to the Nordic countries of Finland and Norway on an adventure that no other travel Museum, and meet the owner for a look at his way for lunch and a visit to the Stave Church of
Save a FULL 10%, up to $750, with our company can oer. collection of World War II artifacts. DAY • Bergen • Fish farming conversation
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 Borgund. Then, visit a cider farm in the village Visit the Green Warriors of Norway, an environmental
B,L,D — Thon Lofoten Hotel or similar of Laerdal. Later, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner activist organization where we’ll enjoy lunch and
with a local family in the village.
WHAT TO EXPECT a stop at the Fazer Café—one of the oldest cafés second-oldest town, Porvoo. Later, enjoy a DAY • Svolvaer • Henningsvaer B,L,D — Hotel Aurlandsfjord or similar meet members of the team for a conversation about
fish farming in Norway, and its harmful impact on the
in Finland. conversation about education in Finland with a Visit the fishing village of Henningsvaer. Then, local environment. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner at a local
Klaus K Hotel or similar local teacher. head to an old cod liver oil factory turned DAY • Flam • Norway in a restaurant this evening.
B — Klaus K Hotel or similar exhibition hall and restaurant, whose owner Nutshell • Bergen
View all physical requirements at DAY • Helsinki • Suomenlinna fortress will tell us about Lofoten fisheries and the Discover Norway in a Nutshell on a tour aboard B,L,D — Thon Hotel Bristol Bergen or similar
www.oattravel.com/ mns A walking tour of Helsinki includes the Esplanadi DAY • Helsinki • Inari • Reindeer farm Stockfish production before letting us lend a the vintage Flam Railway, admiring waterfalls DAY • Return to U.S.
and Swedish Theater. Later, take a ferry for a Fly to Lapland, then drive to a local reindeer farm. hand preparing a fresh lunch. and glacier-carved ravines on our way to the
ITINERARY guided tour of the sea fortress of Suomenlinna, a Here, meet the owner, and enjoy a brief tour of the B,L — Thon Lofoten Hotel or similar town of Voss. We then continue on to Bergen. Transfer to the airport for your flight home or begin
UNESCO World Heritage Site. farm before sitting down for dinner. B,L — Thon Hotel Bristol Bergen or similar your post-trip extension to Copenhagen, Denmark.
DAY • Depart U.S. B,D — Klaus K Hotel or similar B,D — Wilderness Hotel Inari or similar DAY • Svolvaer • Oslo B
Depart on your flight to Helsinki, Finland. Fly to Oslo via Bodo, then enjoy a discovery DAY ¡ • Bergen
DAY • Helsinki • Local farm • Porvoo • DAY • Inari • Conversation with indige- walk around Oslo to see City Hall, the Enjoy a walking tour of Bergen including the
DAY • Helsinki Finnish education conversation nous Sami woman • A Day in the Life of a 19th-century Royal Palace, Karl Johans gate, colorful historic buidlings of the Bryggen
Arrive in Helsinki and meet your fellow travelers, Tour the grounds of Norrkulla Gard farm and Sami husky farm Oslo Cathedral, the opulent Oslo Opera House, (Wharf) area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
including those who took our optional pre-trip get to know the family over tea and snacks in Meet a local Sami woman for a conversation about and Akershus Fortress. B — Thon Hotel Bristol Bergen or similar
extension to the Baltic Capitals: Riga, Latvia & their traditional farmhouse. Then, visit Finland’s the contemporary issues affecting the Sami people B,D — Thon Cecil Hotel or similar
Tallinn, Estonia. Later, enjoy a discovery walk with today: their indigenous rights in Lapland and To learn more about
the preservation of their culture. Then, immerse this adventure, scan the
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