2018 - APT Small Ships

76 | GRAND EXPEDITIONS Day 1. Arrive Tromso, Embark Ship. Arrive in Tromso and embark your small ship. This evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner. 28 Night Stay: aboard the MS Island Sky. D Day 2. Trollfjord, Lofoten Islands. Enjoy a full day to explore the Lofoten Islands. This morning stop at Reine, located at the outermost of the Lofoten Islands then onwards to Sund, to visit a Blacksmith at the Fishery Museum. Continue across the Lofoten Islands to Borg to a Viking Museum, featuring recreations of Viking homes. Enjoy lunch before traveling to Svolvær where you rejoin your ship. BLD Day 3. Bronnoysund, Torghatten. Cruise past Vikingen and see the Arctic Circle monument. Sail through Bronnoysund and admire Mount Torghatten, one of the most famous landmarks on the Norwegian coast. At this magnificent site, you will have a choice of guided walks, including one walk that takes you to view the legendary 'hole' in the mountain. BLD Day 4. Trondheim. In Trondheim visit the world's oldest open-air museum, the Norwegian Folk Museum. Learn about local life from the 16th century. BLD Day 5. Nordfjord, Olden. Arrive at the village of Olden and pass beautiful lakes on the way to the spectacular Briksdal Glacier. Take in the awe-inspiring spectacle from a nearby lookout. BLD Day 6. Bygstad. Absorb the stunning scenery in and around Bygstad then continue to the open- air Sunnfjord Museum, home to antiquarian buildings set in an authentic cultural landscape that displays a variety of building techniques and traditions from the 16th through the 19th century. After stopping to explore, a particularly picturesque drive takes you to the stunning region of Norway known as 'waterfall country'. BLD Day 7. Sognefjord, Naeroyfjord, Flåm. Cruise Sognefjord, Norway's largest fjord and the third longest in the world. Continue on to World Heritage-listed Naeroyfjord. Tonight spend a relaxed evening in Flåm. BLD Day 8. Flåm, Undredal. Embark on one of Europe's most scenic and steepest rail journeys along the Flåm Railway as you rise to 850 metres above sea level. After lunch, traverse the remote countryside on the way to Undredal. BLD IN THE VIKING'S WAKE 38 DAYS – TROMSO TO REYKJAVIK 28 Nights MS Island Sky – Norway & Baltics | 9 Nights MS Hebridean Sky – Iceland YOUR INCLUDED SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES Take a full day to explore the exquisite Lofoten Islands and discover the world's largest Viking longhouse at the island's Viking Museum Step aboard the Flåm Railway for one of Europe's most scenic rail journeys Visit the home of Edvard Grieg for a private recital of some his most well- known classical masterpieces Enjoy a private visit to the Myvatn Nature Baths, this popular hot spring will be opened early exclusively for APT guests Helsinki Tallinn Christianso Island Helsingor Bornholm Island Gdansk St Petersburg Riga Klaipeda RUSSIA SWEDEN ESTONIA LATVIA LITHUANIA POLAND FINLAND Mariehamn Saaremaa Island Visby DENMARK Stockholm A rctic C ircle Norwegian Sea North Sea Trollfjord Lofoten Islands Torghatten Trondheim Olden Sognefjord Naeroyfjord Flåm Undredal Bergen Bygstad Hardangerfjord Rosendal Oslo Marstrand Skagen Copenhagen Kragero Lysefjord Stavanger NORWAY MS Island Sky 28 TROMSO Cruise Coach Flight (included) No. of Nights Stay Included Sightseeing/ Freedom of Choice™ 1 ICELAND Grundarfjordur Isafjordur Jokulfjordur Siglufjordur Akureyri Grimsey Island Godafoss Waterfall Námaskard Mjoifjordur Neskaupstadur Hofn Westman Islands Westfjords MS Hebridean Sky 9 REYKJAVIK KEY SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE FREEDOM OF CHOICE TM EVENING DEPARTURE / OVERNIGHT (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner

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