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Jul 16, 2020 · By Vacations By Rail
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2025 Tour code: AYJ25
About the tour
Join us on a journey across the length of Norway - from sophisticated Oslo to the Arctic Circle - travelling on four of the country's world-renowned rail routes, the Flåm, Bergen, Nordland, and Rauma railways - cruising across the exquisite Geirangerfjord, discovering otherworldly landscapes and stunning archipelagos along the way.
On this exceptional tour of Norway's beautiful cities and Arctic Norway, we experience a taste of life in the spellbinding north, visit historic Viking cities and ancient ports, and witness the surreal summer phenomenon of the Midnight Sun.
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Itinerary
Your tour begins as you fly into Oslo, making your way independently to your centrally located hotel to meet your fellow travelers and Tour Manager.
Our 4-Star hotel is directly outside the station and only a short distance from Oslo's famous 17th-century cathedral. Used for state occasions, it is encircled on three sides by the beautiful Romanesque Revival bazaars - a charming, curved arcade built in the mid-1800s to house butchers stalls, they now contain independent stores and cozy restaurants. This afternoon you are free to relax or orientate yourself with the neighborhood, before dinner together. This evening, we take a short walk from our central hotel to a local restaurant where we get to know each other better during a three-course meal.
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5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews
Jean-Pascal Beaudoin
Submitted 15/Jul
It was our second trip booked with VBR/GRJ and once again it didn’t disappoint: Easy to book. Good communications from booking to end of trip. Quality itinerary, accommodation and food. Tour manager there to make the experience as seamless as possible. Lofoten Islands are the highlight of this tour. I suggest arriving two days in advance in Oslo to explore the city in more depth. Lots to see.
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CYNTHIA MONTALVO
Submitted 8/Jul
Outstanding beauty. Exceptional accommodations. Excellent, attentive tour manager.
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Edwin Woods Jr
Submitted 21/Jun
A wonderful tour with just the right amount of train ,coach and boat excursions . Not to mention the expert tour guide Caroline, she made our tour a lifetime memory. Will consider Vacations By Rail for another venture in the future.
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J Ferrell
Submitted 13/Jun
Great trip
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Don and Susan
Submitted 26 Jun 2023
I have been waiting since pre-covid for this tour. I loved the itinerary, and the actual tour did not disappoint. It was great in every way. The hotels, the food (except for 1 ham dinner), the scheduling, the amount of activities, the buses, the trains, everything was spot on. I was pretty physically active tour, but everyone (almost all over 65) was ok. Not to forget the tour manager, Jeanette, who was just wonderful! Friendly, professional, more than capable of modifying things as needed. There was one issue with the bus, that had a mechanical issue, and Jeanette kept us informed every step of the way and got everything sorted out. We only lost about 3 hours waiting, but regained the time by reorganizing the next day's activities. Bottom line, we gained extra time to sleep in the morning and did not miss out on the boat tour in the afternoon. I liked this tour so much, I am booking another one (with a new friend from this tour) as I write this review. Great Job!
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