Scandinavian Escape
11 Nights / 12 Days
2 Nights Finland | 2 Nights Sweeden | 5 Nights Norway | 1 Night Denmark / 1 Night on Board Ferry
DEPARTURE DATE – 14 Aug 2026
CITIES / COUNTRIES VISITED
Helsinki
- Guided City Tour
- Visit Lutheran Temppeliaukio Church
- Visit Sibelius Monument
Estonia ( Tallinn)
- Guided walking City Tour of Tallinn
Stockholm
- Guided City Tour
- Visit Vasa Ship Museum
- Visit City Hall
- Visit the Ice Bar
- Visit the Sky View
Karlstad
- Photo Stop at Lake Vanern
Oslo
- Guided City Tour
- Vigeland Sculpture Park
- Visit Holmenkollen Ski Jump Area
- Cruise in Oslofjord
- Visit Fram Museum
Bergen
- Norway In A Nutshell
- Guided City Tour
- Visit Hanseatic Wharf Bryggen
- Funicular Ride at Mt. Floyen
Copenhagen
- Guided City Tour
- Visit Tivoli Gardens
DAY WISE ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive in Helsinki
Meals: Indian dinner
We arrive at the Helsinki airport and after clearing the immigration and customs procedures, we head out to the exit where our tour manager is waiting to give us a warm welcome and transfer us to our hotel (Check in at 16:00 hrs). Settle in, rest for a while, freshen up and head out for dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight HelsinkiÂ
DAY 2 : Helsinki -Tallinn-Helsinki Guided walking tour of Tallinn
Meals: Breakfast, Indian lunch, Indian dinner
After breakfast transfer to Helsinki Pier to take your fast ferry to Tallinn. Arrive Tallinn pier. Transfer to the old town. Meet your guide for the Tallinn walking city tour. Visit Tallinn Old town. Toompea hill. Aleksander Nevski Katedraali. Tallinna Raekoja Plats. St Olaf’s church ( Outside View . No Entrances ). Proceed for lunch at the Indian restaurant. Later proceed to Tallinn pier to take your fast ferry back to Helsinki. Arrive Helsinki pier , proceed to restaurant for Indian dinner . Proceed back to hotel. Overnight Helsinki.
DAY 3: Helsinki. Overnight cruise to Stockholm.
Guided city tour of Helsinki, Visit Lutheran Temppeliaukio Church , Visit Sibelius Monument
Meals: Breakfast , Indian lunch and Local International buffet dinner on Board the cruiseÂ
We are about to meander through Europe’s youngest capital, Helsinki. There are no antique ruins or remains, no medieval squares and not even a palace here, all you have is a vibrant metropolis with a multi-faceted architecture that boasts as much of Neoclassicism as it does of Romanticism and Modernism.
We begin our guided city tour of Helsinki immediately after breakfast discovering some of the world’s most distinct architectural merits such as Finlandia Hall (the leading congress, event and entertainment venue in Finland), the Helsinki Cathedral, the Market Square (bustling with activities with vendors selling fresh food and souvenirs) and many other landmarks. The highlights of the city tour, however, happen to be our visits to the Lutheran Temppeliaukio Church (a unique Rock Church known for its thrilling work of modern architecture, built entirely underground with a ceiling made of copper wire) and the Sibelius Monument (dedicated to the Finnish Composer, Jean Sibelius, consisting of a series of more than 600 hollow steel pipes welded together in a wave-like pattern).
We then halt at a popular Indian restaurant for lunch before boarding our ship at Silja Line in Helsinki that will take us on to Stockholm, Sweden. As we see Finland disappearing before us, we gear up to embrace ourselves for a night spent marvelling at the eternity of the blue water beneath us, pausing only to enjoy a lavish dinner buffet served aboard. Overnight on board the ferry.
Note: From the moment we step on the ship, we follow Swedish time till Copenhagen , which is one hour behind Finland.
DAY 4 : Arrive Stockholm.
Explore Stockholm Guided City Tour of Stockholm , Visit City Hall , Visit the Ice Bar
Meals: Breakfast on board the cruise , Indian lunch, Indian dinner
After enjoying breakfast while cruising on the Baltic Sea, we disembark the ship in Stockholm. Without wasting any time at all, we start our guided city tour of the Swedish capital sprawled over 14 islands. Incidentally, one-third of this coastal capital consists of water while another one-third is occupied by parks and woodlands. It’s safe to say then that there is certainly no dearth of scenic beauty in Stockholm, but scenic stretches aren’t all there is to the town; there is also an interesting amalgamation of historic architectural treasures and that of modern structures. We get a hint of this beautiful blend of historic and modern as our tour takes us past popular landmarks like The Royal Palace, the Skansen Open-Air Museum (the world’s first ever open-air museum) and Gamla Stan (the colour-rioted old town) among others. Enjoy lunch at Indian restaurant.
The final destination on our itinerary today is the Stadshuset, the iconic Stockholm City Hall which is often spotted on pictures and postcards of Sweden. Apart from assembly rooms and offices the building also houses grand ceremonial halls including The Blue Hall (which houses the world’s largest organ with 10,270 pipes) and The Golden Hall (which is adorned with no less than 18 million mosaic tiles that depict Swedish history).
We then visit the Ice Bar, yes you heard that right. All of the interior components of the Ice Bar, including the spectacular glasses, are made of pure, clear ice from the Torne River in northern Sweden. The interior of the Ice Bar is kept at a crisp 23 degrees Fahrenheit temperature (-5° C) all year round. When you arrive, an Ice Bar employee will help you don the marvellous silver capes and mittens that are designed to keep your body heat inside so that you are kept warm. The Ice Bar has an interesting variety of drinks-all made with Vodka, of course! Visitors who do not drink alcohol can get juice or other non-alcoholic drinks.
Satisfied with our day’s excursion, we have the evening to ourselves to wade off the exhaustion that the cruise ride and the sightseeing brought along. Before we hit the bed, there’s one last thing to do step out for dinner at another Indian restaurant. Overnight Stockholm .
DAY 5: Stockholm
Visit Vasa Ship Museum , Visit the Sky View
Meals: Breakfast , Indo Chinese lunch, Indian dinner
After breakfast , visit the Vasa Ship Museum which, as the name suggests is a maritime museum. One of the most visited attractions in town. This is the only museum in the world to have an almost fully intact 17th century ship, the warship Vasa that was salvaged three centuries after it sank. Later we proceed to visit the Sky View , SkyView is the attraction that takes you up along the outside of the Avicii Arena inside two specially designed glass gondolas. Giving you a fantastic panoramic view from 85 meters up in the sky. Enjoy Indo Chinese lunch at Indian restaurant.
Afternoon free for shopping and leisure on the famous Drottninggatan street.
Proceed for Indian dinner in the restaurant. Overnight Stockholm.
DAY 6: Stockholm – Karlstad-Oslo. En route visit Karlstad Photo Stop at Vanern Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Indian Lunch, Indian dinner
Today, we gear up for a long road journey as we check out from our hotel after breakfast and hit the road to Oslo, Norway making a couple of pit stops on the way.
We halt at Karlstad, which happens to be one comfort-stop before Stockholm. Here, we enjoy a yummy lunch at an Indian restaurant and take some time to look around this beautiful riverside town (on our own) which is sprawled all the way down to the shore of the Vanern Lake. Incidentally, Vanern Lake marks our next halt. We make a photo stop here for beautiful picture additions to our social media folders.
Once in Oslo, we then head straight for the Indian restaurant that’s going to be our dinner host for the night. After indulging ourselves in a delectable dinner we check into our hotel and lay comfy in our beds for the rest of the night. Overnight Oslo.
DAY 7 : Visit Oslo
Guided city tour of Oslo, Visit Vigeland Sculpture Park, Holmenkollen Ski Jump Area
Meals: Breakfast, Indian Lunch, Indian dinner
You know a city is truly a culture-rich destination when its theatres, museums and galleries happen to be one of the most distinctive features of the town. And given that we are in one such capital, we dedicate today to exploring as much of this magnificent town as we can.
We begin our Oslo guided city tour after breakfast today, that will take us past the most popular attractions of the town. The Akershus Fortress, the Royal Palace, the Oslo Cathedral, the City Hall and the National Opera Theatre to name a few.
One of the biggest highlights of the tour happens to be our visit to the world’s largest sculpture park by a single artist, Vigeland Sculpture Park, one of Norway’s most visited tourist attractions. The park features more than 200 sculptures crafted out of bronze, granite and wrought iron by artist, Gustav Vigeland; the Wheel of Life and the 16-metre long Monolith (depicting 121 intertwined human bodies) being the most popular among these sculptures. Enjoy lunch at Indian restaurant.
Last on our list of must-visit attractions in the Norweigan capital, is the Holmenkollen Ski Jump & Museum. Perched atop a hill, the journey to the Ski Jump area alone is quite an interesting one and once there, the sheer height of the construction is likely to blow your mind away, irrespective of whether you are a ski enthusiast or not. Plus, there is the matter of the best possible panoramic views of the town below. There is also the Ski Museum that boasts of 4000 years of ski history.
Last on our list of must-visit attractions in the Norweigan capital, is the Holmenkollen Ski Jump & Museum. Perched atop a hill, the journey to the Ski Jump area alone is quite an interesting one and once there, the sheer height of the construction is likely to blow your mind away, irrespective of whether you are a ski enthusiast or not. Plus, there is the matter of the best possible panoramic views of the town below. There is also the Ski Museum that boasts of 4000 years of ski history. Proceed for Indian dinner in the restaurant. Overnight Oslo.
DAY 8: Visit Oslo.
Onto Gielo/Gol Cruise on Oslofjord , Visit Fram Museum
Meals: Breakfast, Indian Lunch , Local dinner
After breakfast we take the Cruise in Oslofjord . Oslo Fjord that takes you around a maze of narrow sounds, idyllic bays and small islands with summer houses. Later we proceed for lunch at Indian restaurant. After lunch visit the Fram Museum. The Fram Museum is a museum telling the story of Norwegian polar exploration. It is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.
Afterwards we proceed to Geilo / Gol for overnight. Arrive Geilo/ Gol.
Local dinner in the hotel and overnight at hotel in Geilo.
DAY 9 : Norway in a Nutshell.
Onto Bergen Excursion Norway in a Nutshell
Meals: Breakfast, Local Lunch, Indian dinner
Irrespective of how impressed we are by the architectural and cultural heritage of Oslo, it is an undeniable fact that you haven’t really seen Norway if you haven’t spent some time submerging yourself in the splendour of its natural beauty that comprises scenic landscapes, fascinating fjords and majestic mountains. And the best way to experience this beauty is to take the ‘Norway in a Nutshell’ tour, which is on our agenda for today. The tour, literally, is a long journey from Oslo to Bergen via trains, ferries and buses that take us past some of Europe’s most scenic stretches.
After breakfast, we proceed to board the train from Geilo to Myrdal that offers spectacular views of mountainous terrains. We then board our next train from Myrdal to Flam which gives us a glimpse of the Norwegian Fjords. Local lunch/ brunch will be served .From Flam starts our water voyage with a fjord cruise on the Aurlandsfjord and the Naeroyfjord (which is the narrowest fjord in Europe surrounded by huge mountains). Our cruise ends at Gudvangen, a small village cradled in the deepest reaches of Naeroyfjord. Our last leg of the tour finishes with a bus ride from Gudvangen to Bergen. Arrive Bergen and proceed for dinner at Indian restaurant . Later we check into our hotel for the night. Overnight Bergen.
DAY 10 : Visit Bergen
Guided City Tour of Bergen. Visit Hanseatic Wharf Bryggen. Ride Floibanen (Funicular Train)
Meals: Breakfast, Indian lunch , Indian dinner
When you have seven hills standing guard for a coastal city with an entire coastal belt of the city listed as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site, one thing you can expect from the town is ample beauty all around, both, in terms of landscape and cityscape. It is safe to say then that Bergen is nothing if not absolutely and entirely awe-inspiring.
Soon after breakfast today, we begin our guided tour of the city which takes us through its upward meandering roads past popular landmarks like the Fantoft Stave Church (though reconstructed in 1992, is still a classic expression of early Norwegian art), the Bergenhus Fortress (one of the best-preserved medieval building in all of Norway) and the Troldhaugen Villa (home of Norway’s most famous composer, Edvard Grieg, and his wife).
The most beautiful sight, however, in all of Bergen is the Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf, a coastal belt of colourful timbre structures that has often found its way not just on postcards but on several desktops across the world as a screen saver. One of the most visited attractions of the town, the Hanseatic Wharf now comprises a small museum and several shops, cafes and restaurants.
We then head to an Indian restaurant to enjoy a delicious lunch.
After lunch take a trip up one of its much-talked-about seven mountains, next on our itinerary is a ride on the Floibanen, a funicular train that takes us up Mount Floyen. This mountaintop is where you get the most splendid panoramic views of the city below.
Evening free at leisure for shopping.
Proceed for Indian dinner in the restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Bergen.
DAY 11: Depart Begen. Arrive Copenhagen
Guided City Tour of Copenhagen , Visit Tivoli Garden
Meals: Breakfast, Local Danish lunch, Indian dinner
After breakfast / box breakfast, proceed to Bergen Airport to take your morning flight to Copenhagen. ( Internal Flight Ticket to be managed by the Agent )Â
Arrive Copenhagen .
On arrival proceed on a guided tour of Copenhagen .Explore the beautiful Denmark capital, Copenhagen, a town that’s youthful and historic, at the same time. We kick off our guided city tour at the Rosenborg Castle which comprises the oldest royal garden of the country. The tour then takes us past the Renaissance Stock Exchange, Danish Parliament, the famous statue of the Little Mermaid and the Christiansborg Palace that comprises the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister’s Office and the Danish Supreme Court. We proceed to a famous restaurant for a delicious Danish lunch and make our way to the city’s most visited attraction, the Tivoli Gardens, the world’s second oldest amusement park. While part of its dreamy charm is the architectural romanticism the park offers, the rides and the open-air performances take the whole experience to new levels of fun. Dusk, indeed, is the best time to be at the park as thousands of lights lit up the park structures giving it a more surreal vibe.
After spending a substantial amount of time revelling in the fairy tale park. Later we move on to an Indian restaurant to enjoy a sumptuous cocktail dinner . Check into your hotel. Overnight Copenhagen. Â
DAY 12 : After breakfast we proceed to Copenhagen airport with beautiful memories in our minds and souvenirs in our luggage, we board our flight back home.
HOTEL DETAILS
| Nights | City | Hotel | Hotel category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Helsinki | Scandic Aviapolis / Scandic Helsinki Marina or similar | 4 Star |
| 1 | Cruise (HEL-STM) | Silja Lines On board | Ferry |
| 2 | Stockholm | BW Stockholm Bromma / voco Stockholm – Kista by IHG or similar | 4 Star |
| 2 | Oslo | Radisson Blu Hotel Alna | 4 Star |
| 1 | Geilo | Dr. Holms Hotel / Vestila Resort or similar | 4 Star |
| 2 | Bergen | Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg / Scandic Bergen city or similar | 4 Star |
| 1 | Copenhagen | Scandic Sydhavnen / Scandic Falkoner/ Ibis Styles or similar | 4 Star |
Package Inclusions
- Hotel accommodation
- Hotel city taxes
- Driver tips
- Buffet breakfast as per hotel policy
- Meals (as specified in the itinerary)
- Guided tours, attractions, sightseeing and entrances as per the itinerary
- All transfers by deluxe coach as mentioned in the itinerary
- Daily one mineral water bottle (500 ml)
- Services of a professional Holidays Carnival Group tour manager
Package Exclusions
- Airfare, passport, visa fees, port of entry charges, and overseas travel insurance.
- Personal expenses such as porterage, laundry, alcoholic beverages, meals or drinks not included in the standard menus, minibar, and telephone calls, fan and kettle in the room.
- Meals outside of the specified itinerary (meals are preset, and menu choices may not be available).
- Costs for optional excursions, city sightseeing, entrance fees, and local guides not included in the itinerary.
- Any items not specifically listed in the itinerary.
Airport Transfer Instructions
Helsinki Vantaa Airport Arrival Transfer
The flight should land between 13:00 hrs and 15:00 for airport transfer services.
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport Departure Transfer
The coach will drop passengers at the airport by 10:00 AM. Please ensure your flight departs accordingly. (Last day coach will be for one way transfer only).
- Please inform clients that there may be a waiting period of up to 2–3 hours after arrival in the arrival hall before the transfer.
- If the flight arrival or departure times fall outside the suggested hours, clients will need to arrange private transfers at their own expense. Holidays Carnival Group will not reimburse the cost of private transfers, though such transfers can be arranged for an additional fee.
Important Travel Information
- A child is considered to be anyone under the age of 12 for the purpose of this tour.
- In a triple room, most hotels provide rollaway beds; room sizes may be similar to those of a double room.
- The tour will operate subject to all government regulations.
- All local taxes, entrance fees, and services are calculated as of 1st December 2025. Any increases in these costs will be borne by the traveller or agent.
- All transfers and sightseeing (including entrance fees as specified) will be conducted in an air-conditioned coach.
- We recommend passengers carry one checked-in bag and one carry-on per person due to limited luggage space in the coach.
- Land surcharges may apply to certain departure dates and will be communicated accordingly.
- In case certain sightseeing or excursions are closed, alternative arrangements will be made where possible.
- The itinerary may change on certain departure dates, including the possibility of the tour operating in reverse order; no included sightseeing or excursions will be missed unless closed due to a holiday. Any such changes will be communicated by the tour manager.
- If there are significant delays or strict driving laws, a packed dinner may be provided.
- Any increase in taxes, particularly in Europe, may result in price adjustments.
- No refunds will be given for unutilized services.
- Please check with your sales representative for the most up-to-date details.
- For issues or grievances, passengers should contact their travel agent (the agent from whom the tour was booked).
- Holidays Carnival Group operates on a Business-to-Business (B2B) model, where travel agents are considered customers of Holidays Carnival Group. There is no contractual relationship between Holidays Carnival Group and the end customer. As such, Holidays Carnival Group will not be held responsible for any grievances raised by the end customer.
- Any disputes or claims shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court, Delhi.
General Terms and Conditions
- Holidays Carnival Group reserves the right to claim from passengers any additional expenses incurred due to delays or changes in schedules of flights, trains, coaches, cruises, or other services.
- Holidays Carnival Group reserves the right to modify the itinerary for operational reasons or due to unforeseen circumstances (such as weather conditions, strikes, or force majeure events).
- Holidays Carnival Group shall not be held liable for any damages, loss, injury, accident, death, delay, breakdown, or irregularity that may occur during the tour due to weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine, or other causes beyond our control. Any such losses or expenses must be borne by the passenger.
- All tours are subject to the regulations of the Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India.
These terms and conditions govern the travel arrangements with Holidays Carnival Group. By booking your tour, you agree to comply with and be bound by these terms. Please review all details carefully before confirming your reservation.
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