Arctic Highlights

OSLO/TROMSO/ HONNINGSVAG/TROMSO/OSLO

Enjoy a tantalizing glimpse into life in the most remote regions of mainland Norway. This Arctic highlights tour is an Arctic adventure into hard-to-reach stretches of the magnificent northern Norway coastline. The entire duration of this tour is spent above the Arctic Circle, bettering the odds of spotting the ethereal but elusive Northern Lights.

Depart the U.S. on your transatlantic flight to Norway.

Arrive in Oslo, the cosmopolitan capital city of Norway. Transfer to downtown Oslo. Enjoy this bustling city on your own before enjoying an overnight stay. [B]

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Tromso, Norway's "Paris of the North," to embark your Hurtigruten ship. [B]

On board your Hurtigruten ship, sail round-trip from Tromso to the northern seaport of Honningsvag and back, plying Norway's Arctic waters along its spectacular coast. [B/L/D]

Arrive back in Tromso in the late evening, transfer to your hotel for an overnight. With luck, catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights or grab a bite or cocktail at its buzzing restaurants and bars. [B/L/D]

Transfer to airport for your flight to Oslo. Arrive and transfer to downtown Oslo. Enjoy an overnight stay in this charming, compact, and chic capital. Tour sights such as Oslo City Hall, Akershus Castle, or the Nobel Peace Center harbor-side national opera house. [B]

Depart Oslo. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the U.S. [B]

*USD per person, double occupancy, based on unspecified interior stateroom accommodations for 21 November and 8 December 2009 departures; other departures priced higher. Prices valid for North American residents, capacity controlled, and subject to change without prior notice. Prices include air from New York (JFK/Newark). Cruise fuel and air fuel surcharges, air taxes, and ticketing fees are additional.

All winter programs are sold on the basis of a guaranteed stateroom type or, in the case of suites, category or combination of categories. Stateroom assignment will not be made until boarding. Guests purchasing the Digital Photography or Arctic Voyage and Snow Hotel departures will be assigned staterooms at time of booking.

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