{"id":6588,"date":"2016-10-05T09:18:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=6588"},"modified":"2016-09-23T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T19:47:13","slug":"tour-oslo-copenhagen-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/tour-oslo-copenhagen-stockholm","title":{"rendered":"New tour! Oslo, Copenhagen &#038; Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no shortage of beautiful green spaces, royal palaces, state-of-the-art museums and rich ancient history in Scandinavia. In Oslo, leap back in time and walk amongst the mighty Vikings and their precious ships. Copenhagen is an old maritime city, with quaint canals that set the scene for many of Denmark\u2019s charming fairy tales. Copenhagen, too, is known for its impressive waterways; countless ferries, sightseeing cruises, and recreational boaters sail beneath the more than 50 bridges around the city.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Sample Oslo, Copenhagen &amp; Stockholm itinerary:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a01: Start tour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a02: Hallo Oslo<br \/>\n<\/span>Meet your tour director and check into hotel<br \/>\n<a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"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\u2019ll get an up-close-and-personal view of how the monarchy lives at Slottsparken, where the Royal Palace sits grandly. You\u2019ll be able to pose for pictures just feet from the main entrance, a lot closer than you can get to some other European palaces. \" data-title=\"Oslo city walk\" data-original-title=\"\">Oslo city walk:\u00a0<\/a>Royal Palace,\u00a0Karl Johans gate,\u00a0National Theatre,\u00a0Egertorget<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a03: Oslo to Copenhagen<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"On your professionally guided tour of Oslo, you\u2019ll 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\u2019s 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. \" data-title=\"Oslo guided sightseeing tour\" data-original-title=\"\">Oslo guided sightseeing tour:\u00a0<\/a><\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"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\u2019ll be able to see everything from the fjord archipelago and its dwellings to Oslo\u2019s cityscape and the mountains beyond. \" data-title=\"Oslo Opera House\" data-original-title=\"\">Oslo Opera House<\/a>,\u00a0Akershus fortress,\u00a0Vigeland Sculpture Park visit<br \/>\nViking Ship Museum visit<br \/>\nOvernight ferry to Copenhagen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a04: Copenhagen<br \/>\n<\/span>Copenhagen city walk<br \/>\nChurch of Our Lady,\u00a0Round Tower,\u00a0Stroget,\u00a0City Hall Square<br \/>\nCanal cruise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a05\u00a0Copenhagen<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"&amp;#160;At&amp;#160;Langelinje&amp;#160;Pier you will find one of Copenhagen&amp;#39;s most&amp;#160;famous tourist attractions: The sculpture of&amp;#160;The Little&amp;#160;Mermaid. The sculpture was inspired by&amp;#160;Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s&amp;#160;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. \" data-title=\"Copenhagen guided sightseeing tour\" data-original-title=\"\">Copenhagen guided sightseeing tour:\u00a0<\/a>Little Mermaid Statue,\u00a0Gefion Fountain,\u00a0Christiansborg Palace,\u00a0Tivoli Gardens visit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a06: Copenhagen to Stockholm<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"The &amp;#216;resund Bridge is an iconic Scandinavian landmark, spanning 16 km (about ten miles) linking Denmark and Sweden. \" data-title=\"Travel to Stockholm via the Oeresund Bridge\" data-original-title=\"\">Travel to Stockholm via the Oeresund Bridge<br \/>\n<\/a>Granna<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> peppermint candy shop visit<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a07: Stockholm landmarks<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"Gustav Adolfs torg is the central square in Stockholm and the perfect place to begin your tour. There you\u2019ll 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\u2019s oldest square is the historical center of medieval Stockholm. \" data-title=\"Stockholm Guided Sightseeing Tour\" data-original-title=\"\">Stockholm Guided Sightseeing Tour<br \/>\n<\/a>Gustav Adolfs Torg,\u00a0Swedish Parliament,\u00a0Swedish House of Lords,\u00a0Stortorget Main Square<br \/>\nNobel Museum visit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a08: Stockholm<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"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.\" data-title=\"Stockholm City Walk\" data-original-title=\"\">Stockholm City Walk<br \/>\n<\/a>Stockholm Stock Exchange,\u00a0Royal Palace<br \/>\n<a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"&amp;#160;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\u2019t until April 1961 that the Vasa would reappear from its resting place of 333 years. \" data-title=\"Vasa Museum visit\" data-original-title=\"\">Vasa Museum visit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a09: End tour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><em><strong>or add an extension!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a08: Start extension to Finland<br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"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.\" data-title=\"Stockholm City Walk\" data-original-title=\"\">Stockholm City Walk<br \/>\n<\/a>Stockholm Stock Exchange,\u00a0Royal Palace<br \/>\n<a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"&amp;#160;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\u2019t until April 1961 that the Vasa would reappear from its resting place of 333 years. \" data-title=\"Vasa Museum visit\" data-original-title=\"\">Vasa Museum visit<br \/>\n<\/a>Overnight ferry to Helsinki<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">Day\u00a09: Helsinki<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">\n<p><a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"Tour the Temppeliaukio Church, an oddly shaped round structure that was built into rock and fitted with a glazed dome roof to allow natural sunlight in. Then visit City Museum to learn about the history of the city and see Finland\u2019s Parliament House.\" data-title=\"Helsinki guided sightseeing tour\" data-original-title=\"\">Helsinki guided sightseeing tour<br \/>\n<\/a>Temppeliauko Church visit,\u00a0City Museum visit,\u00a0Sibelius Monument,\u00a0Parliament House<br \/>\n<a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"Your tour director will show you the vibrant seaside city of Helsinki, complete with beautiful islands and vast green parks. The University of Helsinki&amp;#39;s campus offers ample opportunities for every visitor to see, hear and experience the research that is being conducted by the students and faculty. Uspenski Cathedral is the largest Eastern Orthodox church in western Europe. The cathedral is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the death of the Virgin Mary). The exterior, while moderately decorated, is still striking with its deep-red brick walls and green-gold onion domes. The interior starkly contrasts the exterior, richly adorned with chandeliers and an immense gold altarpiece. Shop like a local at Old Market Hall where the merchants sell everything from cheese, fish, vegetables, fruit, cakes, spices, souvenirs and more. \" data-title=\"Helsinki city walk\" data-original-title=\"\">Helsinki city walk<br \/>\n<\/a>Helsinki University,\u00a0Uspenski Cathedral,\u00a0Market Square,\u00a0Old Market Hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">Day\u00a010: Tallinn Excursion<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">\n<p>Travel to Tallinn by ferry<br \/>\n<a class=\"open-popover internal-popover notLower arrow\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-placement=\"top\" data-content=\"Take a tour of the capital city of Estonia on the banks of the Gulf of Finland. Walk through over 850 years of history in the narrow cobbled streets, old stone walls and towers of Tallinn\u2019s Old Town and see the best preserved medieval town hall in Northern Europe.\" data-title=\"Tallinn guided sightseeing tour\" data-original-title=\"\">Tallinn guided sightseeing tour<br \/>\n<\/a>City Hall visit,\u00a0Hermann Tower,\u00a0Old Town,\u00a0Parliament<br \/>\nReturn to Helsinki by ferry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Day\u00a011: End tour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day extension\"><\/div>\n<p>Ready to show your students the best of\u00a0Oslo, Copenhagen &amp; Stockholm? Let&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/contact-us.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">start planning<\/a><\/strong> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no shortage of beautiful green spaces, royal palaces, state-of-the-art museums and rich ancient history in Scandinavia. In Oslo, leap back in time and walk amongst the mighty Vikings and their precious ships. Copenhagen is an old maritime city, with quaint canals that set the scene for many of Denmark\u2019s charming fairy tales. Copenhagen, too, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/tour-oslo-copenhagen-stockholm\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[160720,410,345,58,160719,160721,59,128,86,172,425,12],"class_list":["post-6588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-teachers","tag-copenhagen","tag-cultural-immersion","tag-educational-tours","tag-educational-travel","tag-oslo","tag-stockholm","tag-student-tours","tag-student-travel","tag-student-trips","tag-teachers","tag-travel","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6588"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6598,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6588\/revisions\/6598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}