Four Nordic Capitals — Nine Nights with Two Overnight Cruises
All four mainland Nordic capitals in nine nights, with two of those nights spent at sea rather than in a hotel.
Journey overview
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
All four mainland Nordic capitals in nine nights, with two of those nights spent at sea rather than in a hotel.
Journey snapshot
The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.
Duration
- 9 Nights / 10 Days
Starts
- Helsinki
Ends
- Copenhagen
Route
- Helsinki → On board the overnight cruise → Stockholm → Oslo → On board the overnight cruise → Copenhagen
Travel style
- Cultural
Journey highlights
The moments that make this journey unforgettable — the signature experiences we have woven through every day, so the best of the destination is never left to chance.
- All four mainland Nordic capitals in one trip.
- Two overnight cruises — the Baltic and the Oslofjord.
- A small-group walking tour in every capital.
- The Stockholm Icebar, rebuilt from river ice each year.
- Four countries with no internal flights at all.
Day-by-day itinerary
You are met at Helsinki airport by a representative and driven to your hotel in a private vehicle. Helsinki is a small capital of granite and water, quiet by European standards and easy to walk. The rest of the day is free. · Helsinki
A small-group walking tour of Helsinki. The cathedral above the market square, the harbour front and the early twentieth-century architecture of the centre are all within walking distance of one another. The rest of the day is free. · Helsinki
The day in Helsinki is free. In the evening you are driven privately from your hotel to the port for the overnight crossing to Stockholm. The ship threads the Åland archipelago through the night and you sleep on board. · On board the overnight cruise
A private transfer takes you from Stockholm port to your hotel — early check-in is at the hotel's discretion. You then visit the Icebar, a room held below freezing where the walls, the bar and the glasses are all cut from river ice and rebuilt each year. · Stockholm
A small-group walking city tour of Stockholm. The city spreads across fourteen islands, and the old town occupies one of them entirely as a dense grid of narrow lanes. The rest of the day is free. · Stockholm
You are transferred from your Stockholm hotel to the station for the train west to Oslo, and transferred from Oslo station to your hotel on arrival. The line crosses from Sweden into Norway through forest and lake country. The rest of the day is free. · Oslo
A small-group walking city tour of Oslo. The city sits at the head of its fjord, and the tour brings out the contrast between the older centre and the waterfront rebuilt over the last two decades. The rest of the day is free. · Oslo
The day in Oslo is free. In the evening you are driven privately from your hotel to the port for the overnight crossing to Copenhagen. The ship leaves down the length of the Oslofjord, which is worth staying on deck for while the light lasts. · On board the overnight cruise
A private transfer takes you from Copenhagen port to your hotel — early check-in is at the hotel's discretion. A small-group walking city tour follows. Copenhagen is flat, compact and built for walking, and a small group reaches the courtyards a coach cannot. · Copenhagen
Breakfast at the hotel, then a private transfer from your hotel to Copenhagen airport. The source advises reaching the airport three to four hours before your departure flight.
Accommodation, meals & transport
What the journey covers day to day, taken from this package's own inclusions.
🏨 Accommodation
- Comfort standard
🍽 Meals
- Daily breakfast, from Day 2 to Day 10.
🚆 Transport
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Helsinki airport to your hotel.
- Private airport transfer on departure, your hotel to Copenhagen airport.
- Private transfers between hotel and port at Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen.
- Rail journey Stockholm to Oslo, with transfers between hotel and station at both ends.
Flights, visa & practical
Arranged separately from the journey itself — listed here so there are no surprises.
✈ Flights
- International airfare is extra and is not included.
- Domestic and internal airfare is extra and is not included.
🛂 Visa
- Visa is extra and is not included — visa fees, associated service charges, airport taxes and any related charges.
🛡 Insurance
- Travel insurance is extra and is not included.
What's included & excluded
Exactly what your journey covers — set out clearly, with no surprises, so you know precisely what to expect.
Included
- Nine nights — Helsinki 2, one night on board the Baltic cruise, Stockholm 2, Oslo 2, one night on board the Oslo to Copenhagen cruise, and Copenhagen 1.
- Daily breakfast, from Day 2 to Day 10.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Helsinki airport to your hotel.
- Private airport transfer on departure, your hotel to Copenhagen airport.
- Overnight cruise Helsinki to Stockholm, including the cabin.
- Overnight cruise Oslo to Copenhagen, including the cabin.
- Private transfers between hotel and port at Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen.
- Rail journey Stockholm to Oslo, with transfers between hotel and station at both ends.
- Small-group walking tours of Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen.
- Visit to the Icebar, Stockholm.
Excluded
- GST is extra and is charged on the final amount.
- TCS is extra and is charged on the final amount.
- International airfare is extra and is not included.
- Domestic and internal airfare is extra and is not included.
- Visa is extra and is not included — visa fees, associated service charges, airport taxes and any related charges.
- Travel insurance is extra and is not included.
- All meals other than the daily breakfasts listed above, and any meal expressly listed as part of a named included component. Lunches, dinners and drinks with meals are not included otherwise.
- Every activity the itinerary marks as optional. Optional excursions are named so you know what is available locally; none of them is included in the price.
- City tax, tourist tax or resort fee. Most European cities levy a per-person per-night tax which the hotel collects directly at check-in or check-out. It is not included.
- Any transfer other than those specified under Inclusions.
- Any sightseeing, entrance ticket or excursion not specifically listed under Inclusions.
- Tips and gratuities.
- Personal expenses — laundry, telephone, minibar, and anything of a personal nature.
- Early check-in and late check-out charges, and any hotel upgrade.
- Anything not specifically listed under Inclusions.
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