Tours of Northern Europe
- Sweden is a popular tourist destination in Northern Europe.cathedral in stockholm, sweden image by Albo from Fotolia.com
If you haven't found your way to Northern Europe yet, you're missing out on a wide variety of beautiful landscapes, quaint towns and bustling cities. Northern Europe is often ignored by tourists from overseas, making a visit to this region a welcome change from the usual European excursions. If you want to see Northern Europe at its finest, there are various tours available. - If you want to see a large portion of Northern Europe in a short amount of time, consider "The Scandinavian," a tour offered by Globus Tours through Affordable Tours. This is a 15-day guided tour covering three countries: Denmark, Norway and Sweden. You'll visit major cities such as Arhus, Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Lillehammer, Oslo and Stockholm. You'll see major sights in each of these cities, along with small towns such as Uppsala and Borgund. You'll also enjoy panoramic views, especially at the fjords that make the area famous. They include Sognefjord, which you'll experience during a boat excursion departing out of Flam.
Get a tour quote from Affordable Tours by calling (800) 935-2620. Prices start at $2,375, which does not cover air fare. - If you want to go deeper into Northern Europe, Globus Tours offers a "Russia & Northern Europe" tour. This is a 19-day "first-class" tour that will take you through six countries: Belarus, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Russia and Sweden. You'll begin from Copenhagen, Denmark, before taking a short cruise across the strait to Sweden. You'll spend the night in beautiful Stockholm before taking yet another cruise, this time across the Baltic Sea to Helsinki, Finland. You'll spend two nights in Helsinki before heading eastward toward St. Petersburg, Russia. The next several days are spent in Russia, seeing the sights in Novgorod, Moscow and Smolensk before crossing into Belarus. Minsk, Belarus, is the second-to-last stop before heading into Poland to end the tour in Warsaw.
Book the tour through Affordable Tours by calling (800) 935-2620. Prices start at $3,329, air fare not included. - If you really want to see and experience Northern Europe, don't forget to make a stop in Iceland. Collette Tours offers a "Wonders of Iceland" guided tour, an eight-day jaunt around the island nation. You'll visit famous geysers, springs and other natural wonders between the cities of Reykjavik, Skaftafell and Vik. The tour will point out historic sights in those three cities and also show you how Iceland was formed through intense volcanic activity. Expect to see black sand beaches and lava fields as you travel.
Book this tour by calling Affordable Tours at (800) 935-2620. Prices start at $1,349, excluding air fare.
