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Hurtigruten Norway Cruise
April 14 - 25, 2018
Voyage Itinerary: Classic Voyage North, Bergen to Kirkenes
April 14:
Depart MSP at 3:00 am on Delta for Bergen, Norway
April 15:
Arrive Bergen at 10:00 am

Transfer to the hotel
Spend the night at the Hotel Admiral in Bergen
April 16:
Norway In A Nutshell Tour*

Depart Bergen at 8:43am

Arrive back in Bergen at 5:58pm

Spend the night at the Radisson Blu Norge in Bergen
April 17:
Transfer from the hotel to the cruise port

Bergen to Måløy
April 18:
Torvik to Kristiansund
April 19:
Trondheim to Nesna
April 20:
Ørnes to Risøyhamn
April 21:
Harstad to Hammerfest
April 22:
Havøysund to Vardø
April 23:
Disembark in Kirkenes

Do Russian Boarder Shore Excursion**

Transfer to the hotel

Spend the night at Thon Hotel Kirkenes
April 24:
Transfer to the airport
Fly to Oslo

Walk to the hotel across the street

Spend the night at Radisson Blu Oslo Airport
April 25:
Walk to the airport across the street

Depart Oslo on a Delta flight at 9:20 am

Arrive Minneapolis at 3:01 pm
Norway in a Nutshell Tour*
This legendary tour takes you through Norway’s most breathtaking UNESCO-protected fjord
and mountain scenery, as well as a trip on Europe’s top scenic rail journeys. You will experience
the scenic Bergen Railway, the breathtaking Flåm Railway, the Aurlandsfjord, the narrow and
dramatic UNESCO-protected Nærøyfjord and the steep hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva.
Russian Boarder Shore Excursion**
The tour starts with a short sightseeing tour of Kirkenes before the bus takes you deep into the
surprisingly-fertile landscape. Take in the expanse of green hills, dotted with scrubs, birch, and
pine trees that manage to survive despite the harsh Arctic climate. The region has an exciting
and at times highly-dramatic history, and you’ll hear more about this during the trip.
The first stop is Skafferhullet, the historical crossing point on the border between Norway and
Russia. Next up is the stop at Storskog – the border station between Norway and Russia. Unfor-
tunately, you cannot cross the border, but you are permitted to take pictures and you are usu-
ally able to purchase Russian souvenirs. On the other side of the border you’ll see the Russian
community of Boris Gleb.
Then you have a chance to see the small mining community of Bjørnevatn and hear more
about its history. Pasvikdalen boasts an imposing landscape filled with rolling green hills and
robust trees, and is an area known to have Norway’s largest population of brown bears. Back in
Kirkenes, you can enjoy the view from the impressive Prestfjellet Mountain.