Railtrail Annual Brochure 2020

G rand T our by R ail – S candinavian

Following on from our popular Grand Tours to Sweden, Norway and Denmark, we have bought the best of these tours together to create a brand new and unique tour exploring all three of the Scandinavian Capitals – Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm. But that’s not all, as we also discover heritage railways, gentle cruises and a Royal Palace.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 1 We depart London St Pancras by Eurostar to Brussels and onwards to the Hanseatic city of Bremen for one night at the Maritim Hotel. (D) DAY 2 Departing Bremen, we head through northern Germany onto the island of Fehmarn. Here, at Puttgarden , we encounter the rare experience of our train boarding the ferry to Rødby in Denmark, one of the last three such train ferries in Europe. Our journey then continues to Copenhagen for two nights at the Imperial Hotel. (B,D) DAYS 3 We make the short journey to Hedehusen to join the Hedelands Veteranbane . The HVB society has rescued and extended the line since its first 100 metre journey in 1977, now covering 5.3km, making it Denmark’s longest narrow-gauge railway. After a return steam journey, we return to Copenhagen to head up the coastal line (Kystbanen) to Helsingør , where we visit royal Kronborg Palace , a UNESCO World Heritage site immortalised in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. (B,D) ★ ★ Enjoy time sightseeing in Denmark’s capital - Copenhagen ★ ★ Enjoy a stay and free time in Norway’s capital - Oslo ★ ★ Stay in and explore Sweden’s capital – Stockholm ★ ★ Steam on the Hedelandsbanen in Denmark ★ ★ Visit Denmark’s Kronborg Castle ★ ★ Steam on the worlds oldest, publically working Steamship – The Skibladner – in Norway ★ ★ Cruise on Sweden’s Lake Mälaren on board historic steamship SS Mariefred ★ ★ Steam on the Östra Södermansland railway in Sweden Also included in your Tour Fare: ★ ★ 11 nights’ bed, breakfast & evening meal ★ ★ Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

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Nyhavn Harbour Denmark

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DAY 4 Today is free to explore Copenhagen at leisure. We will be providing hop-on, hop-off tickets which will take you around the city’s main sites including Amalienborg Palace *, The Little Mermaid and the colourful Nyhavn . This evening, we make our way to Copenhagen Port for our overnight ferry to Oslo with dinner onboard. (B,D) DAY 5 Arriving into Oslo this morning, we leave the rest of the day free to explore Norway’s capital at leisure. We will be providing hop-on, hop-off tickets which today will allow us on both the bus and boat tours giving an insight to Oslo from both the land and water. The tour takes us around Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum* , The Royal Palace* and the Nobel Peace Centre* .

Our hotel for the next two nights is the Thon Hotel Opera. (B,D) DAY 6 Today, we journey by train to the lakeside town of Hamar where we board the world’s oldest operating public paddle steamer, the Skibladner , which was launched in 1856. Our journey takes us south on Lake Mjøsa to Eidsvoll. From here we return by train to Oslo. (B,D) DAY 7 Today, we make our way from Oslo to Stockholm , by train, crossing from Norway, into west Sweden and continuing to the east. Our hotel for the next three nights is the Clarion Hotel Sign. (B,D)

Copenhagen

Stockholm Old Town

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