Vinaayak holidays

TOUR PLAN
PRICE AND TERMS

Day - 1	Welcome to the World of Vinaayak Holidays! Arrive Helsinki. Today, meet at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (T2) to check-in 3 hours prior to departure to Helsinki. On arrival at the Helsinki Airport meet our Tour Manager and proceed to your hotel for check-in (after 14:00 p.m.) for an overnight stay. The rest of the day is at leisure.Overnight at hotel in Helsinki. (D)
Day - 2	Guided City Tour of Helsinki. Overnight Cruise to Stockholm After breakfast, check out and meet you local guide for a tour of the Finnish capital: see the colourful harbour market, the neo-classical Senate Square, the Cathedral, the Sibelius monument, the Russian orthodox Uspenski Cathedral and the famous Church in the Rock: Temppeliaukio. You then have some free time. Late afternoon you are transferred to the pier for embarkation for the overnight cruise to Stockholm.Overnight onboard Cruise. (B, D)
Day - 3	Guided City Tour of Stockholm. After breakfast onboard the Cruise disembark at the breath-taking Stockholm archipelago. On arrival, proceed with your local guide for a tour of the Swedish capital. From Fjallgatan you will have the view of Stockholm spread out on 14 islands connected by bridges. You will visit Gamla Stan, the old city with its narrow cobbled-stoned lanes, charming small squares, medieval buildings in happy colours, the Cathedral, and the Royal Palace. The afternoon is at leisure. Later check in at your hotel for a two-nights stay.Overnight at hotel in Stockholm. (B, D)
Day - 4	Visit City Hall. Visit Vasa Ship Museum After breakfast, proceed on a tour to visit the City Hall where the annual Nobel Prize banquet is held and the fascinating Vasa Ship Museum, with the unique wooden warship which sank in Stockholm’s harbour on its maiden voyage and was salvaged intact 333 years later. Overnight at hotel in Stockholm. (B, D)
Day - 5	Stockholm to Hamar. After breakfast, check out and begin the journey towards Norway, passing open landscapes, dense forests and glittering lakes. Stop in the city of Karlstad, the capital of the province of Varmland, beautifully located on the shores of Lake Varnern, the largest of Sweden’s lakes. After crossing the border into Norway, you continue to Hamar located by Norway’s largest Lake Mjosa. Later check in at your hotel for an overnight stay.Overnight at hotel in Hamar. (B, D)
Day - 6	Hamar to Balestrand. After breakfast, check out and head west into the fjord country passing the mountains of Filefjell and Borgund Stave Church, one of the best preserved iconic Norwegian wooden stave churches, still intact today more than 800 years after it was built. A short ferry crossing will take you across the Sogne Fjord, and you continue through the stunning fjord landscape. Yet another short ferry crossing and you reach the beautiful resort Balestrand located on the shores of the fjord and surrounded by high mountains. Later check in at your hotel for a two nights stay.Overnight at hotel in Balestrand. (B, D)
Day - 7	Visit Briksdal Glacier. After breakfast, you drive across the Gaular Mountains National Park to the famous Briksdal Glacier. The last part of the journey up to the glacier will be in the electric open Troll Cars, allowing you to enjoy the full panoramic view. Return via Skei to Balestrand. Overnight at hotel in Balestrand. (B, D)
Day - 8	Enjoy Sogna and Naeroy Fjords. Arrive Bergen After breakfast, check out and board the Ferry across to Hella and continue along the scenic coastal route to Kaupanger. Here you board a 2 hour mini-cruise of the Sogne Fjord, the longest and deepest fjord in the world. Marvel at the landscape as you sail into the Naeroy Fjord – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with small farms scattered on the steep hillsides of the fjord, cascading waterfalls and towering snow-clad mountains. Disembark in Gudvangen and continue to the fjord-side village of Flam for one of the most exceptional rail road trips in the world, the Flam Railway. With breath-taking views at every curve it will take you up to the mountain station of Myrdal where you will connect to your train to Voss where the coach awaits your arrival to take you to Bergen. Later, check in at your hotel.Overnight at hotel in Bergen. (B, D)
Day - 9	Bergen to Geilo After breakfast, check out and proceed on a guided city tour of Bergen, which will take you to the famous open air fish market; stroll across to Bryggen where the traditional wooden medieval buildings still remain as in the times of the Hanseatic league. You then have some free time shopping and maybe taking the funicular to the top of Mount Floyen for a stunning view of Bergen (entrance not included). In the afternoon, you continue towards the Hardanger Fjord with its romantic landscape of fruit orchards and rounded mountains. Make a stop at the impressive Voringsfoss waterfall which has a vertical drop of 180 meters, before ascending the Hardanger Mountain Plateau and reaching the resort town of Geilo. Later, check in at your hotel.\nOvernight at hotel in Geilo. (B, D)
Day - 10	Geilo to Oslo. Guided City Tour of Oslo After breakfast, check out and head for Oslo, the capital of Norway. On arrival you have some free time for lunch (not included), before proceeding on the guided tour of Oslo taking you to the Frogner Park with the controversial sculptures of the famous Norwegian, Gustav Vigeland. Other highlights of the tour: see the Royal Palace, the medieval fortress Akershus, the modern Opera house, the City Hall, etc. Later you visit the Fram Museum which houses the world\'s most famous polar ship, the Fram. Later, check in at your hotel. Overnight at hotel in Oslo. (B, D)
Day - 11	Overnight Cruise to Copenhagen After breakfast, is at leisure to continue exploring Oslo: the pedestrian street Karl Johan and the lovely shopping and restaurant wharf Aker Brygge. Later afternoon you are transferred to the pier for embarkation for the overnight cruise to Copenhagen. Enjoy the view heading out through the Oslo Fjord from the deck or one of the cafés or bars onboard. Dinner (Scandinavian Smorgåsbord Buffet) and overnight onboard the Cruise.Overnight onboard Cruise. (B, D)
Day - 12	Guided City Tour of Copenhagen. After breakfast onboard, disembark at Copenhagen. On arrival meet your local guide, who will show you some of the highlights of Copenhagen: the little Mermaid, the Gefion fountain, the royal residence - Amalienborg Palace, Christianshavn and Nyhavn with its charming canals etc. Later you visit the Carlsberg Visitor Centre, where you will get an idea about how the world famous Carlsberg Beer is made. Later, check in at your hotel.Overnight at hotel in Copenhagen. (B, D)
Day - 13	Return Home with Wonderful memories. After breakfast, checkout time is free until we transfer you to the airport for your flight back home with wonderful memories of your vacation with “Vinaayak Holidays”. (B)

NOTE: TRANSFERS ARE NOT INCLUDED TO / FROM THE INDIAN RESTAURANTS IN SCANDINAVIA. HOWEVER, THE RESTAURANTS WILL BE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE HOTELS.

WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
SIGHTSEEING AND EXCURSIONS

HELSINKI

Guided City Tour: see the Harbour Market, Senate Square, Cathedral, Sibelius monument, Russian Orthodox Uspenski Cathedral and the Temppeliaukio Church

STOCKHOLM
Guided City Tour: visit Fjällgatan to see the view of Stockholm; visit Gamla Stan; see the Cathedral and the Royal Palace; visit the City and the Vasa Ship Museum

KARLSTAD
Free time

BRIKSDAL GLACIER
Journey (last part) up to the glacier in electric open Troll Cars

SOGNE FJORD & NAEROY FJORD
2 hour Mini-Cruise

FLAM RAILWAY
Rail-road journey from Flam to Myrdal

BERGEN
Guided City Tour: visit the open-air fish market, Bryggen, Mount Fløyen (entrance not included), see Hardanger Fjord and Vøringsfoss Waterfall

OSLO
Guided City Tour: see Frogner Park, the Royal Palace, the medieval fortress Akershus, the modern Opera house, the City Hall etc.; visit the Fram Museum; free time to visit Karl Johan Street and the lovely shopping and restaurant wharf Aker Brygge.

COPENHAGEN
Guided City Tour: see the little Mermaid, the Gefion fountain, the royal residence, Amalienborg Palace, Christianshavn and Nyhavn; visit the Carlsberg Visitor Centre

ACCOMMODATION
•    01 night at hotel in Helsinki
•    01 night Onboard Cruise Silja Line from Helsinki to Stockholm (Seaview Cabin)
•    02 nights at hotel in Stockholm
•    01 night at hotel in Hamar
•    02 nights at hotel in Balestrand
• 01 night at hotel in Bergen
•    01 night at hotel in Geilo
•    01 night at hotel in Oslo
•    01 night Onboard Cruise DFDS Seaways from Oslo to Copenhagen (Seaview Cabin)
•    01 night at hotel in Copenhagen

MEALS
• Daily Continental buffet breakfast (Day 2 to Day 13)
• Daily Indian / Local Vegetarian / Jain / Non Vegetarian dinners (Day 1 to Day 12)

TRANSFERS
• All transfers and extensive excursions with entrance fees (as specified in the itinerary) by deluxe air conditioned coach

AIRFARE, VISAS AND TAXES
•    Return economy class group airfare as per the itinerary
•    Cost of ticket taxes
•    Cost of Schengen Visa
•    All local taxes as of 01st November 2014

TOUR MANAGER
Services of a professional and experienced local representative throughout your tour in Scandinavia

WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
•    Rs. 10,000, cost of deviation, in case you want to deviate from the group departure dates mentioned in the brochure and Fare Difference.
•    Cost of Basic Travel Quota (BTQ) equivalent to USD 10,000.
•    No Porterage included.
•    Any increase in the rate of exchange leading to an increase in surface transportation and land arrangements, which may come into effect prior to departure. Prices quoted are as 1 GBP = INR 95. The tour price is subject to increase without notice if this rate changes substantially prior to the departure of your tour. GBP card rate on day of final payment will be applicable. Tour Cost will be accepted only in INR.
•    Any expenses of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, food and drink not in the regular menu provided by us, pay TV, mini¬bar, telephone calls, etc.
•    Cost of excursions, city sightseeing, entrance fees and local guides other than that mentioned in “What your Tour Price Includes”.
•    Tips of any nature, i.e., drivers, guides, tour managers, etc.
•    Government Service Tax 3.09 % on entire invoice amount.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
•    On confirmation we would request you to please send us an initial non-refundable, interest free deposit amount of Rs. 60,000/- per person.
•    All cheques / demand drafts to be drawn in favour of Vinaayak Holidays.
•    Balance payments need to be made 30 days prior to your departure date.
•    We shall try our best to confirm the same hotel / airline that we have based our quotation upon. However the same would be subject to availability at the time of confirming your booking. We shall however ensure that we confirm a hotel of similar category.

POINTS TO BE NOTED
• Passengers will have to travel to / from the hub city at their own expense.
• We reserve the right to amend, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised or substitute a hotel of similar class if deemed advisable or necessary.
• For the convenience of our passengers, we will sometimes amend the itinerary, however all the other services will remain the same.
• Checkin time at hotel is 14:00 hrs and Checkout time is 11:00 hrs.
• The airfare is based on the fare structure existing as on November 01, 2014. Any further increase in the airfare due to an increase in the fuel price, change in government regulations, taxes etc. charged by the airline will have to be borne by the passengers.
• Please refer to the booking form for detailed ‘Terms and Conditions’.

VISAS REQUIRED TO TRAVEL ON YOUR TOUR
Scandinavian Panorama
• Multiple Entry Schengen Visa

Important: The dates and granting of Visas is at the sole discretion of the concerned consulate. Vinaayak Holidays is not responsible for granting of visas and is only a facilitator in the visa application process.

TOUR COST – SCANDINAVIAN PANORAMA

	Per Person on Twin Share	Per child with bed (Below 12 Years)
Ex-Mumbai	INR 97,000 + GBP 2065	INR 77,000 + GBP 1720

Single Room Supplement: GBP 800
Triple Room Reduction: INR 1000

OVERSEAS MEDICAL INSURANCE
It is extremely important to possess an overseas medical insurance policy before you travel on your tour.

DEPARTURE DATES:
June: 28
August: 02

Cancellation Charges Per Person Amount Payable

60 days prior to departure                                         10% of the total tour cost
45 days prior to departure                                         25% of the total tour cost
30 days prior to departure                                         50% of the total tour cost
29-15 days prior to departure                                    75% of the total tour cost
14-8 days prior to departure                                      80% of the total tour cost
7 days or less prior to departure or NO SHOW      100% of the total tour cost

DISCOUNT:
ADULT : INR 30,000
CHILD : INR 15,000