SCANDINAVIA 2018 7 days / 6 nights CAPITALS OF THE NORTH COPENHAGEN - OSLO STOCKHOLM The Capitals of the North. All known for theirs green spaces, Viking culture, quality of life and weather that can change from one minute to another. Do you know which one of them is called the Venice of the North? Hope you will find out during our tour. Guaranteed Departures: FITs June: 4 th & 18 th July: 16 th August: 6 th & 20th
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ITINERARY DAY 1 ARRIVAL TO DENMARK Welcome to the Kingdom of Denmark Arrival in Copenhagen. Upon arrival, transfer on your own to a hotel in the city centre. Rest of the day at leisure - walk along the streets and explore the city of the royal family, and the main street Strøget, with many shops, bars and cafes. Overnight in the Comfort Vesterbro Hotel or similar (B) DAY 2 COPENHAGEN Enjoy the famed charms from the past and present, including the infamous Little Mermaid and the rococo Royal Palace Amalienborg. Walk around Nyhavn, originally a busy commercial port, but nowadays a popular tourist place. Don t forget to notice the house nr. 20, which was home to the famous writer H.C. Andersen. Especially during summer Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. If time allows you, you should try to bike around the city as the real Copenhagener. Copenhagen is world famous for its biking culture which is as old as the bicycle itself. Copenhageners have used bicycles to transport themselves to work since the 1880s. Every morning at around 7am Copenhagen comes to life. Men in business suits, women fashionably dressed in the latest styles down to their high heel shoes and parents carrying their children in a cargo bike all hop on their bikes and get off to work or school. Overnight in Copenhagen Strand or similar (B)
DAY 3 COPENHAGEN - OSLO You are free today to shop for Viking souvenirs, relax or take an optional tour on the Copenhagen canals. In the afternoon you will embark on the DFDS cruise to Oslo. Overnight on board of a cruise, inside B-class cabin, including dinner on board. (B/D) DAY 4 ARRIVAL TO NORWAY Welcome to the Kingdom of Norway a country with the most beautiful fjords on Earth Upon arrival in Oslo you will disembark and make your way to your hotel in city center. Take a tour past the royal palace, Akerhus fortress and with a stop in Vigelandspark. Use this time to walk along the streets and explore the city of the royal family, the main Karl Johan s street with its many shops, bars and cafees. Overnight Scandic St. Olavs/Scandic Holberg (B) DAY 5 OSLO - STOCKHOLM Make your way to the train station in the morning where you will embark a train to Stockholm. Upon arrival make way to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure - walk along the streets and explore the city of the royal family, and the main Drottninggatan - Queen Street, with many shops, bars and cafes. Overnight in the Clarion Hotel Amaranten/Elite Palace (B)
DAY 6 STOCKHOLM Time to explore the Swedish Capital! Stockholm is generally referred to as Beauty on Water, or Venice of the North, which is understandable, as the city is built upon 14 islands. It is surrounded by the Lake Mälaren, and by the Baltic Sea. City's grand public buildings, palaces, rich cultural history and museums tell her 700 year-old history beautifully. Vsit the Gamla Stan (Old town), where you will be charmed by cobblestone streets, crooked but beautifully preserved buildings, The Royal Palace, gothic churches and excellent cafés, bars, restaurants and Swedish design-ware shops. We recommend a visit to the Vasa Museum, a maritime museum displaying a ship of the famous king Vasa, which sunk after only 1300m. Overnight in the Clarion Hotel Amaranten/Elite Palace (B) DAY 7 DEPARTURE Enjoy some last minute shopping for the Viking souvenirs Transfer to the airport on your own Transfers can be also pre-booked in advance End of our services See you soon in Scandinavia, Iceland & The Baltics
Rates NET per person in double/twin in EUR PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM (from) SINGLE SUPPLEMENT 1155 pp 575 pp Our rates include: Hotels: 5 overnight in centrally located hotels in Copenhagen (2), Oslo (1), Stockholm (2) 1 overnight on board DFDS Cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo (inside B cabins) Meals: 6x Breakfasts, Dinner on board DFDS (1) Trains: Oslo to Stockholm Our rates do not include: Transfers Meals not mentioned above Tips Personal Expenses Luggage Handling Supplements: Upgrade to A-class cabins (DFDS) 45 per person
TERMS AND CONDITIONS RESERVATIONS The client will send all reservations, sales situation and final numbers directly to V.O.S. The client will send the final rooming-list 35 days prior to departure. All bookings thereafter are on request. VOUCHERS Vouchers will be issued by V.O.S. for all services required, clearly explaining the services to be provided. OFFERS/QUOTES V.O.S. does not book any services until the client confirms them. This means that V.O.S. cannot guarantee any availability on mentioned hotels or other services in a quoted offer to the client. All bookings are made on specific requests. V.O.S. urges the client to book services as early as possible and preferably one year in advance. ROOMS: Requests for room types will be, at the best honoured, and based on the availability at the respective hotels. Single rooms are usually limited per tour, as well as limited on the part of the availability at the hotels, due to limited inventory of such in comparison to twins/doubles. In the same comfort of single rooms are often less so in comparison to the latter. In the event that the single room is not provided and guest is offered a shared twin room, the single supplement shall be refunded at the end of the tour. Twin/double rooms bookings are accepted based on the mutual acceptance of both parties. In the event that a guest in double room should decide to cancel, the remaining guest shall be charged a single supplement for the duration of the tour. This is also applicable for cabins on trains and cruises. Triple room accommodation is subject to availability at the time of booking. Often the triple room is a double room in which the hotel will add a 2nd or 3rd bed (roll-out) or a sofa at the expense of comfort and space, especially for the 3rd adult. Guests wishing to book a triple room, despite these reservations, cannot claim discount or compensation, if not satisfied. CHANGES V.O.S. reserves the right to change the hotels and programs as long as the service is of same level or higher as what was quoted to the client. The client is not entitled to any compensation in this respect. LIABILITY V.O.S. disclaims responsibility for any loss, damage, accidents, sickness or schedule changes caused by weather or road conditions, force majeure such as natural catastrophes, strikes or any other irregularities beyond the control of V.O.S. V.O.S. reserves the right to alter routes, itineraries or departure times, without prior notice, should the necessity arise. Luggage is at owner s risk throughout the tour. VALIDITY OF PRICES All rates are net and include taxes in effect of today (date of the offer). Any eventual changes in rates will not be made with less than 8 weeks notice prior to arrival. Prices are guaranteed against any surcharge after an invoice has been issued, unless the increase is due to currency changes and amounts to 5% of the package price or more. The amounts that exceed 5% will be charged and clients will be entitled to cancel their booking with a full refund if the surcharge exceeds 10%. Any increase due to changes in government laws, i.e. tax changes, will be added to the invoice.
Furthermore, all rates are based on exchange rates in effect of today (date of the offer). In case of fluctuation of more than 5% of the course of a currency used in the rate, the impact would be fully passed on it. INSURANCE Please note that individual travel insurance is not included in the tour price, and the client pays all medical cost and other cost involved. It is therefore strongly recommended, that participants acquire personal insurance. CANCELLATIONS Cancellations must be made by e-mail. Cancellation fee may apply for Groups cancelled less than 30 days prior to departure (see below). Cancellation fees for individuals: - 30-21 days before arrival: 25 % - 20-08 days before arrival: 50 % - 7-2 days before arrival: 75 % - 48 hours or less before arrival: 100 % Cancellation fees for entire groups: - Up to 30 days before arrival: No charge - Less than 30 days before arrival: 100 % Flights: - 90-31 days before arrival: 20% - Less than 30 days before arrival 100% PAYMENTS V.O.S. requires that full payment of group or individual should be made no later than 35 days before arrival of guest(s). For bookings that include flights/non-refundable services, V.O.S requires payment to be made no later than 3 days after receiving the invoice. This amount may be a non-refundable deposit or the full amount depending on prior agreement between the T.O and the client. Payment shall be made in one instalment by bank transfer. In the event that payment is made in several instalments, a 50 invoicing fee will be added to every additional invoice and per instalment. CUSTOMER RELATIONS SERVICE: Compensation claims should only cover the contractual elements of the reservations. No subjective nature of assessment will be taken into account. The purchaser may notify of a complaint for poor or non-execution of service as soon as possible including necessary documentation and in writing no later than 30 days after their respective return. We advise our clients to notify us of problems on site so that the difficulties can be resolved during the travellers trip, failure to do so may result in repudiation of compensation.