Oslo, Copenhagen & Stockholm

Get acquainted with the capital of Norway on a tour director led walking tour of the city. Karl Johans gate is the main street of Oslo, connecting the main railroad station with the Royal Palace. Along the street are many beautiful sights and attractions, including Egertorget; a large square where musicians and jugglers gather to entertain the masses. At the western end of central Oslo, you’ll get an up-close-and-personal view of how the monarchy lives at Slottsparken, where the Royal Palace sits grandly. You’ll be able to pose for pictures just feet from the main entrance, a lot closer than you can get to some other European palaces.

On your professionally guided tour of Oslo, you’ll see some of the most iconic buildings in Scandinavia. The world-class cultural center that is the Oslo Opera House resembles a huge glacier floating in the harbor. Go from modern to medieval, the Akershus Fortress is a proud pillar of Oslo’s past and present. It has withstood many sieges since its construction in the 1300s and now serves as a popular venue for concerts and holiday celebrations. Millions of people flock to Vigeland Sculpture Park each year to see the 200+ unique statues created by sculptor Gustav Vigeland.

Change your perspective! One of the amazing features of this iconic landmark is, of all things, the roof. Designed to give the waterfront back to visitors, you’ll be able to see everything from the fjord archipelago and its dwellings to Oslo’s cityscape and the mountains beyond.

Norsk Folkemuseum shows how people lived in Norway from 1500 to the present through its collections from around the country.

Board the sightseeing boat for a chance to see Copenhagen from the water. This guided tour around the harbor and through the idyllic canals offers an opportunity to see some of the city's beautiful churches, castles, old listed houses, new buildings and other sights of interest.

 At Langelinje Pier you will find one of Copenhagen's most famous tourist attractions: The sculpture of The Little Mermaid. The sculpture was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a mermaid who gives up everything to be united with a young prince on land. Another iconic landmark, the Tivoli Gardens, was founded in 1843 and has become a national treasure. Hans Christian Andersen visited many times, as did Walt Disney and many other celebrities, who all fell in love with the gardens. See where the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court, and Ministry of State preside at Christiansborg Palace.

The Øresund Bridge is an iconic Scandinavian landmark, spanning 16 km (about ten miles) linking Denmark and Sweden.

Gustav Adolfs Torg is the central square in Stockholm and the perfect place to begin your tour. There you’ll find the Royal Opera, Ministry of Defense and Swedish State department. Just south of the square stands the impressive Parliament Building. The terrace on the east end of the building is a public park and holds a restaurant dating back to 1832, and the Swedish House of Lords. Travel back in time to Stortorget, the city’s oldest square is the historical center of medieval Stockholm.

Explore this capital city in an environmentally friendly fashion - by walking! Start your city walk at the Stockholm Stock Exchange, located in the old town section of Stockholm. The building is owned by the Swedish Academy and is the site of the yearly announcement of the winner of the Nobel Price for Literature. Continue on to see the Stockholm Palace, first built in the 13th century as a fortress, it is now the private residence of the Swedish royal family.

 Built in the 1600s by Dutch master shipwright Henrik Hybertsson and his business partner, Arendt de Groote, the Vasa was one of the most powerful warships to sail the Baltic. When fully outfitted with ten sails, 64 cannons, 120 tons of ballast and hundreds of sculptures the ship weighed over 1200 tons. The maiden voyage of the sea beast would be its last; after making it less than a mile and still in sight of the shipyard, it leaned onto its portside, filled with water, and sank. In September of 1956, navy salvage divers discovered the impeccably preserved warship but it wasn’t until April 1961 that the Vasa would reappear from its resting place of 333 years.