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HOME AT
FIRST's independent
travel packages let you discover
the Scandinavia of your dreams in the right number of days,
at a comfortable pace, and at a great price!A |
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WHY WE GO TO
SCANDINAVIA— |
Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway |
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Once home to dreaded Vikings, modern Scandinavia is a playground
for outdoorsmen, and a cutting-edge center for the latest in style, design, and
technology.
Scandinavia's northern climate and rugged geography has always inspired
and challenged its people. Today's Scandinavia
— a product of their hard work and
vision —
is an ultramodern society with strong ties to Nature and echoes
of History.
In Scandinavia, size
matters when it comes to waterfalls, fjords, and North Sea oil
platforms. Slum-free glass cities encircle wonderfully walkable medieval
city centers.
Stone-age drawings,
modern painting and sculpture, Viking long ships, stories of Nazi
resistance (and collaboration), and two sites of Nobel Prize
presentations compete for our attention. Dragon boats, fast-flying
catamarans, and giant container ships share the same convoluted
coastlines and placid bays. Tiny red cabins dotting remote rocky islands
and rockier mountains are the dream houses of the largely urban
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Whitewater rapids, great lakes, and
saltwater sounds, once
obstructions, are now playgrounds. The fierce Vikings have evolved into
sophisticated Scandinavians, happy to welcome you, eager to show you
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"It was a wonderful trip. We couldn't have enjoyed ourselves
more. Every day was another special adventure. Thank you!"
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L. & B. Pilling, California
"We had a great trip. Trip of a lifetime. We enjoyed driving
in
the countryside on our own. Saw a lot. Thank!"
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B. & L. Van Den Einde, Ohio
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DISCOVER SCANDINAVIA! Discover the best of
SWEDEN,
NORWAY,
and
DENMARK:
Five flexible itineraries to choose
from! Three great countries! Eighteen fascinating destinations!
(click
on each regional title to see travel program details & prices)
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Design your own itinerary
with the help of
HOME AT FIRST.
Our most popular, most flexible option.
Choose from all 17 Scandinavian destinations in Sweden (5), Denmark (4,
and Norway (8). Select the appropriate transportation to get from each
to the next.
• Minimum of 10
Home At First lodging nights required.
PROGRAM DETAILS
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SWEDEN
DENMARK
NORWAY |
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COPENHAGEN'S HISTORIC
NYHAVN HARBOR
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Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen
A great combination any time of year—even
in winter.
Possible with or without rental car.
• Minimum of 7
Home At First lodging nights required.
PROGRAM DETAILS |
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Stockholm, Sweden's Great
Lakes,
Sweden's West Coast, and Gothenburg
A smorgasbord of history, culture,
scenery, and cuisine.
Not possible without a rental car.
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Minimum of 7 Home At
First lodging nights required.
PROGRAM DETAILS
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SKERRIES ALONG
SWEDEN'S WEST COAST |
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STAVANGER HARBOR
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Oslo, Lillesand/Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen
Norwegians have always been great
mariners.
This itinerary lets you see why.
Possible without rental car with some loss of flexibility.
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Minimum of 10 Home At
First lodging nights required.
PROGRAM DETAILS
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Oslo, the Mountains & Fjords of
Hardanger & Sogne, and Bergen
This journey across Norway from Oslo to
Bergen passes
through some of the most dramatic scenery imaginable.
Possible without rental car with some loss of flexibility.
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Minimum of 7 Home At
First lodging nights required.
PROGRAM DETAILS
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HIGH
LAKE BETWEEN THE
HARDANGER
PLATEAU AND THE SOGNEFJORD |
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ADD A WEEK IN BRITAIN ON YOUR WAY HOME FROM SCANDINAVIA —
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even the similarities differ!
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GUARDS ON
PARADE AT
OSLO'S ROYAL PALACE |
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A week of the Best of Norway
plus a week in a London apartment.
Two very different destinations that
combine readily
and for a super price! Possible without rental car
in Norway with some loss of flexibility.
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Minimum of 7 Home At
First lodging nights in Norway.
• Minimum of 7 Home At First lodging nights in London.
PROGRAM DETAILS |
GUARDS ON
PARADE AT
LONDON'S BUCKINGHAM PALACE |
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OSLO'S VIKING
SHIP MUSEUM |
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explore fjords and highlands;
encounter VIKINGS and clans!
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A week of the Best of Norway
plus a week in an Edinburgh apartment, or
in a cottage in Central Scotland's Highlands.
Both sides of the North
Sea!
Edinburgh, Scotland, is only 100
miles further from Bergen, Norway, than from London, England.
Vikings often visited Scotland; they even owned property there.
Good flight connections make it possible for you to add a week
in Scotland on the way home from your adventure in Norway.
Possible without rental car in Norway with some loss of
flexibility.
Edinburgh also possible by public transport or with
rental car.
Rural Central Scotland best done with rental car.
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Minimum of 7 Home At
First lodging nights in Norway.
• Minimum of 7 Home At First lodging nights in Edinburgh
or in Central Scotland.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
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HIGHLAND SCOT AT ROB ROY'S
GRAVE, CENTRAL SCOTLAND |
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discover 4 modern capitals
rich with cultural history!
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MAIN
SQUARE, GAMLA STAN,
STOCKHOLM'S OLD CITY |
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One
week in Stockholm, Oslo, & Copenhagen
followed by a week in a London apartment.
Four great European
capitals!
Fly into Stockholm.
Spend 3 nights in Sweden's island capital.
Take the train west across Sweden and on to Oslo, Norway.
Spend two nights in Norway's modern capital on the Oslo Fjord.
Fly south to wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen.
Spend two nights in the stylish capital of Denmark.
Fly west to London. Stay a week in your Home At First
apartment by the Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
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Minimum of 7 total
nights in Home At First hotels in Scandinavia.
• Minimum of 7 total
nights in Home At First apartment in London.
PROGRAM DETAILS |
LONDON'S TOWER BRIDGE: 3 MINUTES WALK
FROM THE APARTMENTS AT ST. KATHARINE'S MARINA |
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