Baltic and Beyond — Seven Nights from Helsinki to Oslo
Three Nordic capitals in seven nights, with the leg between the first two done overnight on a ship rather than in a seat.
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.
Three Nordic capitals in seven nights, with the leg between the first two done overnight on a ship rather than in a seat.
Journey snapshot
The shape of this journey at a glance — where it starts, where it ends and everything it passes through.
Duration
- 7 Nights / 8 Days
Starts
- Helsinki
Ends
- Oslo
Route
- Helsinki → On board the overnight cruise → Stockholm → Oslo
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.
- Three Nordic capitals in seven nights, with no internal flights.
- An overnight cruise across the Baltic from Helsinki to Stockholm.
- Arriving into Stockholm harbour by ship at dawn.
- Skansen, the oldest open-air museum in the world.
- A small-group walking tour in each of the three capitals.
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, easy to walk and quiet by European standards. 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 around the centre are what the city is built on, and all of it is within walking distance. 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 cruise to Stockholm. The ship crosses the Baltic and threads the Åland archipelago overnight, 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 Skansen, the oldest open-air museum in the world, where buildings brought from across Sweden are set out as a working village on an island in the middle of the city. · Stockholm
A small-group walking city tour of Stockholm. The city spreads across fourteen islands and its old town occupies one of them entirely — a dense grid of narrow lanes that is the historic core. 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 route 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 stands at the head of its fjord, and the contrast between the older centre and the rebuilt waterfront is the thing the tour brings out. The rest of the day is free. · Oslo
Breakfast at the hotel, then a private transfer from your hotel to Oslo 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 8.
🚆 Transport
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Helsinki airport to your hotel.
- Private airport transfer on departure, your hotel to Oslo airport.
- Private transfer from your Helsinki hotel to the port, and a private transfer from Stockholm port to your hotel.
- 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
- Seven nights — Helsinki 2, one night on board the overnight cruise, Stockholm 2 and Oslo 2.
- Daily breakfast, from Day 2 to Day 8.
- Private airport transfer on arrival, Helsinki airport to your hotel.
- Private airport transfer on departure, your hotel to Oslo airport.
- Small-group walking tour of Helsinki.
- Private transfer from your Helsinki hotel to the port, and a private transfer from Stockholm port to your hotel.
- Overnight cruise Helsinki to Stockholm, including the cabin.
- Entry to Skansen open-air museum, Stockholm.
- Small-group walking city tour of Stockholm.
- Rail journey Stockholm to Oslo, with transfers between hotel and station at both ends.
- Small-group walking city tour of Oslo.
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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