Beautiful Norway: Up Close and Personal

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1 Beautiful Norway: Up Close and Personal Hosted by David and Gloria Anderson Tour Dates: August 15 - August 24, 2016 In cooperation with the Norwegian Tour Operator

2 Day 1 (Monday, August 15, 2016) Depart the U.S.A on your transatlantic flight Day 2 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016): Arrive in Bergen, the second largest city in Norway. A bus picks you up at the airport for flights arriving by 1:00 PM and drives you to your hotel. If weather is good, go to the top of Fløien, for a spectacular view of Bergen. Dinner at the hotel Radisson Blu Royal in Bergen. Day 3 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Meet with local guide for a 2.5 hour sightseeing tour in Bergen. We will walk along the historic Hanseatic Wharf (UNESCO World Heritage Site).Visit Fløien if not visited the day before. Afternoon is free to explore beautiful Bergen on your own. (Dinner and lunch not included). Day 4 (Thursday, August 18, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Visit home of Edvard Grieg. Mini Concert before we drive back to Bergen. (Lunch not included.) After lunch we will have a panel discussion of the diverse church life in Norway, including the Lutheran mission societies and pietism established by Hans Nielsen Hauge. Dinner at the hotel. Day 5 (Friday, August 19, 2016) Breakfast and Check-out. We leave Bergen by train to Myrdal and board the famous Flåm Railway, ranked as one of top 20 train rides in the world. Enjoy breathtaking views and the thundering sound of waterfalls as we descend 2800 feet within 13 miles from Myrdal to the Flåm Valley. Check-in at the hotel Fretheim in Flåm. (Lunch not included.) In the afternoon, visit the community center of Aurland by bus. Here you will find the local historical center, the beautiful Vangen Church from 1202, built in a gothic style, and Aurland Economusee, that still makes the traditional Aurland shoes. At the visitor center you can learn more about the Norwegian handcraft tradtions. If time permits we also can visit the art gallery Johannes Vinjum, collection of the poet Sivles and a local knitwear design. On the way back to Flåm, you will experience Otternes Farmyard, a cluster farm with 27 different buildings dating back to the 1600s. Today the farmyard stands as a center for old traditional hand craft and local traditional cuisine. Here we eat dinner before we return to our hotel in Flåm. Day 6 (Saturday, August 20, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Fjord Cruise from Flåm to Aural to Undredal. We take a short stop at Undredal with a local guide to tell the story of Undredal s Cheesemaking and taste local goat cheese and other local products. This would take about 45 minutes. We also visit the Scandinavia s smallest Stave Church in Undredal from 1147, with original decorations and worship vestments from the 14 th century. A guide will tell us about the church and its history. Afterwards we continue on by boat to Gudvangen. In Gudvangen our bus awaits us and takes us back to Flåm. Dinner at the Hotel. Hiking around Flåm is an option on Day 4 and Day 5.

3 Day 7 (Sunday, August 21, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Bus trip to Laerdal. This trip takes you through the world s longest tunnel to Laerdal. We walk with a guide among the 160 authentic wooden buildings down in the center, Old Laerdalsoyri. Close to Laerdal is the Borgund Stave Church from This is the best preserved Stave church in Norway. A guide will show us around. In 2005 a new visitor center opened and the center displays the history of stave churches, architecture and religious life back to old ages.(lunch is not included.) From Lærdal we drive to Oslo, with relaxing and scenic stops along the way. Arrive in Oslo in the afternoon and take a walking tour of Frogner Park to see the life work of Norwegian sculpture Gustav Vigeland before arriving at the hotel Thon Hotel Vika Atrium for check-in and dinner. Day 8 (Monday, August 22, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing in Oslo by bus (3 hours) to drive by all the main attractions, such as the Palace, the Storting, Homenkollen,Town Hall, Fortress of Akershus, and the Opera House. (Lunch is not included). In the early afternoon there will be a panel discussion of the church in Norway including information on the new status of the Church of Norway. Afterward, people are free to walk the city. For those who want, local Norwegian citizens will be available to take small groups to walk around central Oslo. (Dinner at the hotel is not included.) Day 9 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016): Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Viking Ship Museum and the Folk Museum on the peninsula of Bygdøy. The rest of the day is free to enjoy Oslo. The tour concludes with a tour celebration dinner. Day 10 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016): Check out and transfer to Oslo Airport. Price per person sharing a twin room: USD 2400* Additional price for single room: USD 600* *Pricing is based on an exchange rate of 7 NKR to 1 USD. Incl. in the price: Transfer from Airport in Bergen to Hotel, 8 nights at Tourist Class Hotel incl. Breakfast in shared twin room, 6 dinners, 2,5 hours guided sightseeing with English speaking local guide in Bergen (Bryggen, Fish Market), Fløyen ticket, guided tour incl. ticket at Edvard Griegs home with mini concert, entry fees according to the program, train ticket Bergen Myrdal Flåm (one way), luggage service in Flåm from train station to hotel (1 luggage pr. Person), bus trip to Aurland and back to Flåm, guided tour in Vangen Church, entrance fee on Aurland Economusee, guided visit at Otternes Farmyard, Fjord cruise ticket from Flåm Undredal Gudvangen, guide and cheese tasting in Undredal 45 min., guided visit at Undredal Stave Church, transfer bus from Gudvangen (evt. Undredal) - Flåm. Bus trip from Flåm Lærdal Oslo, guided tour in Lærdalsøyri, guided visit at Borgund Stave Church, entrance fee at the Visitor Center by Borgund Stave Church, 3 hours sightseeing with English speaking local guide in Oslo, Oslo Card (48 hours), guided visit at the Viking Museum, entrance fee at the Norwegian Folk Museum, transfer to airport Not included in the price: Airplane tickets from US Norway (roundtrip), meals (unless specified), beverage, other entrance fees (unless specified), excursions and guide services (unless specified), transport not specified in the itinerary, travel- and cancellation insurance, other personal expenses, luggage service/portering. Disclaimers: All prices are based on the availability of hotels, attractions, guides, and buses. Final prices are subject to booking of the group. The price is calculated based on current (2015) prices and we have to take subject against changes in exchange rates, devaluation, etc. and reserve the right to adjust prices due to price adjustments from bus companies, hotels, guide services and any route changes and so on. The same applies to unforeseen cost increases, new taxes and other price changes. Please notice that the prices are calculated by a minimum paying number of people. If these numbers are lower Si-REISER has to make pricing adjustments according to the number of people participating.

4 Tour Registration Form FULL NAME: (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) ADDRESS: Town/City: Prov./State: Postal/Zip Code: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: Res. ( ) PERSONAL DETAILS: Bus.( ) Age: Sex: Food Allergies/Diet: Physical Limitations: Other: Please list name(s) & telephone number(s) of person(s) to contact in case of emergency: Check One Option: Please notice there are only non-smoker rooms in Norway O O I desire to have single accomodations (without a roommate), and pay the single accomodations supplement. I will share accomodations with: IMPORTANT! We recommend that all travelers have a valid travel and cancellation insurance!

5 I have read the Conditions & Responsibilities paragraph on the next page of this tour registration form, and agree to its terms & conditions. Date: Signature: Payment Terms: Deposit of $ 500 USD per person is due at the time of registration The balance of the tour cost is due by May 15, Cancellations/Refunds: Cancellations must be submitted in writing to Gloria and David Anderson. Cancellations received 61 to 49 days before the departure are subject to loss of deposit. Cancellations received 48 days to 15 days before the departure date are subject to an addidional $ 700 cancellation fee. Cancellations received zero to 15 days before the departure date are not eligible for any refund. No refunds are provided for unused services. Registration to : Gloria and David Anderson 2982 Farrington St. Roseville, MN U.S.A David Anderson: phone number (651) or danderson2982@gmail.com Gloria Anderson: phone number (651) or andersongloria2982@gmail.com Registration by: January 15, 2016

6 Tour Registration Form: Conditions & Responsibilities This tour is under the management of Si-REISER AS, which has made all arrangements for accomodations and services in Norway furnished in conjunction with this tour. Si-REISER AS and it s agents shall be responsible for supplying the services and accommodations offered to the participants as set forth in the tour itinerary except such services and accommodations as cannot be supplied due to delays or other causes beyond the control of Si-REISER AS and its agents. The participant waives any claim against Si-REISER AS, and its agents, for any damage to or loss of property or injury to or death of persons due to any act or omission of any persons rendering any of the services and accommodationson this tour, or due to any event, happening, misfortune, or occurrence whatsoever. Si-REISER AS, and its agents, will not be held responsible for any delays, substitution of equipment or any act or omission whatsoever by the carrier, its agents, servants, and employees, and the partcipant hereby waives any claim arising therefrom. The prices quoted are based on double occupancy, and if we have less registered participants than intended, we reserve the right to cancel the trip or provide the clients with alternative travel dates. The right is reserved to decline or accept any person as a member of the tour and to require any individual to withdraw from the tour at any time, if the tour leader deems his/her act of conduct is detrimental to or imcompatible with the interest, harmony, comfort or well-being of any participant, or result in any penalty to the operators. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the participant(s). In the event this tour is cancelled, all deposits and other monies paid by the participant will be promptly refunded. Si-REISER has the right to change the itinerary if circumstances occur that makes it impossible to conduct the original itinerary because of any of the above mentioned reasons. Si-REISER can also change the transportation, accommodation, bus driver without further notice because of above mentioned reasons. Si-REISER can terminate the agreement without further notice and without paying the client/ organizer damages or compensation of any kind within 2 month prior to arrival. Si-REISER s liability according to a contract duly signed is restricted to what follows from Norwegian laws and regulations. Please notice that Si-REISER is not responsible to pay the guest/client/organizer for damages or compensation of any kind if something happens to the Host (Gloria and David Anderson) so that they cannot travel to Norway. Notice that cancellation rules will have to be followed.