LAND OF THE FJORDS
6 days / 5 nights Bergen - Oslo
Guaranteed departures
All Escorted Coach Tours featured in
this programme have guaranteed
departures. This means that all tours
will be performed regardless of the
number of participants.
Hotels
All hotels in this programme are
rated as first class (i.e. 4 or 5 stars
by Scandinavian standards), and
have in addition been selected
because of their excellent locations.
All city hotels are centrally located,
whilst fjord hotels are situated in
areas of outstanding natural beauty
and close proximity to their
respective fjords.
Hotel rooms
Hotel rooms in Scandinavia are
normally furnished with twin beds,
which can be moved together to form
a double bed or placed separately.
Please note that single rooms are
generally smaller than doubles, and
are often equipped with a shower
instead of a bath. Purpose-built triple
or family rooms are likewise unusual
in Scandinavian hotels. Whilst it is
possible for 3 persons to share a
room, this will normally be a double
room with an extra bed, with
correspondingly less space to move
about in.
Meals
Dinner (3 courses or Scandinavian
buffet) and buffet breakfast are
included during every day of the tour
except on second evening in
Stockholm, including dinner on day
of arrival and buffet breakfast on day
of departure. Please note that in
Stockholm we have found that the
majority of clients prefer to eat dinner
at a restaurant of their own choice. On days which
are mostly spent travelling by coach
inside Scandinavia, lunch is also
included. Days on which lunch is
included, are carefully indicated
under the list of services for each
tour. Please note that hotel kitchens
in Scandinavia normally close around
22.00 hrs, and that in the case of late
arrivals it may not be possible to
serve dinner after this time. We
regret that no refund can be made to
clients who arrive too late for dinner.
Similarly no refund can be made for
clients who are unable to take
breakfast at the hotel because of
early flight departures. Beverages
are not included in the tour price,
except where specifically stated in
the itinerary.
Vegetarian or special diet meals
can normally be arranged;
however these must be requested
at the time of booking.
Extra nights
Clients who have
reserved extra nights before the start
or after the end of a tour have
Scandinavian buffet breakfast
included each day.
Service charges, tips and taxes
All service charges and taxes at
restaurants and hotels are included
in the tour price, therefore tipping is
not necessary. Gratuities to your tour
manager and driver are, according to
custom, entirely at your own
discretion.
Luggage
Passengers may bring 1 piece of
luggage per person on the coach.
Hand luggage must be stowed on the
overhead shelf. For reasons of
security and as a precaution against
theft, we strongly advise the use of
hardback suitcases which can be
locked.
Luggage handling
The carrying of 1 piece of luggage
per person between the coach and
your hotel room during the tour is
always included in the tour price.
Because of security regulations,
passengers are normally required to
collect and deliver their own luggage
at airports.
City sightseeing tours
These are guided by a local
authorised guide. Museums and
other places, to which entrance is
included, are specified in the list of
services for each tour. The mention
of a famous sight, such as a royal
palace, does not imply that entrance
to this place is included in the
program.
Panorama tours
A panorama tour is intended to
familiarise you with the city or town
by showing you the major points of
interest. Transportation may be by
coach or on foot, and the tour may
be conducted by a local guide or by
your tour escort. A panorama tour
does not include any entrances.
Airport transfers
Transfers by car, taxi or bus between
the local airport mentioned in the tour
itinerary and your hotel on both
arrival and departure are always
included in the price of our escorted
coach tours. Transfers will be
arranged to coincide as conveniently
as possible with your flight arrival
and departure times. All clients will
be met at the airport, in the arrivals
hall past the customs and passport
control, by the driver or a
representative of local tour office, who will carry a sign
displaying the surnames of the
passengers. In the case of delayed
arrivals due to flight changes or any
other causes, then the local tour office is no longer responsible
for providing the transfer.
We regret that no refund can be
given to clients who do not make
use of the transfer offered in the
tour program.
For clients arriving or departing on a
different day from that published in
the tour programme, the local tour office will be pleased to
arrange a special transfer, however
such transfers will be subject to a
supplement, available on request.
Please note that certain airlines now
offer cheaper flights to alternative
airports from the main city airport,
even though these airlines may
advertise the destination as Oslo,
Stockholm, etc. Such airports can be
situated more than 2 hours drive
from your hotel. If you are arriving
at or departing from a different
airport from the one mentioned in
the tour program, it is essential
that the local tour office is
informed about this in advance.
Supplements for transfers to/from
other airports will gladly be given on
request.
Tour escorts
All coach tours are accompanied by
an experienced English-speaking
tour escort. The tour escort will
normally meet you in the lobby at
your hotel at 19.50 hrs in the evening
on the first day of the tour. The local tour office does not operate
bilingual or multilingual tours.
Prices
The prices of our Escorted Coach
Tours are quoted in both Euros and
US Dollars. Clients resident in the
United States will normally be
invoiced in US dollars, clients in all
other countries will be invoiced in
Euros, unless payment in another
currency has been specifically
requested and confirmed at time of
booking. Once a booking has been
accepted, the currency cannot be
changed. A detailed
list of all services included in the tour
price is to be found under each tour.
Any extra expenses incurred by the
client during the tour, for example
use of telephone, hotel mini-bars,
etc. must be paid directly by the
client to the hotel or other provider of
such services, before departure.