Highlights of Swedish summer
Overview
Highlights
- Explore cultural Malmö by bicycle, cycling past the Turning Torso skyscraper and Øresund Bridge.
- Head out on the waters of Stockholm's archipelago, enjoying a traditional Swedish seafood buffet as you go.
- Visit UNESCO World Heritage Site Drottningholm Palace, one of Europe's most impressive royal estates.
- Go walking under the midnight sun in Lapland and admire the views in remote Abisko National Park.
- Enjoy a fast-paced reindeer sleigh ride and learn to lasso with a traditional Sámi guide.
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Itinerary
Accommodation: Clarion Collection Hotel Temperance
On arrival into Copenhagen airport, you'll be picked up by your private driver and driven over the famous Øresund Bridge to Malmö. Take the rest of the day to relax and explore the city.
Accommodation: Clarion Collection Hotel Temperance
Today, embark on a cycling tour of the Skåne capital. You'll see many of Malmö's sights, including the Turning Torso skyscraper and the Øresund Bridge.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel Post
You'll be picked up from your hotel today and taken to the station for your train journey to Sweden's second city, Gothenburg. After settling into your hotel, embark on a short walking tour of the city's key highlights, such as Avenyn, the main boulevard, and Haga, the old town.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel Post
Spend the day exploring Gothenburg on your own today. You might visit the Konstmuseum, one of Scandinavia's most impressive art galleries, or Sweden’s largest botanical garden, Botaniska Trädgården.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel Post
Explore the Gothenburg Archipelago on board the M/S St Erik, a traditional archipelago boat designed in 1881. The cruise sets sail from Lilla Bommen in the early evening, and heads into the southern archipelago, passing many of the region’s best-known islands, such as Styrsö, Donsö and Brännö, while you enjoy a traditional seafood buffet.
Accommodation: Miss Clara
You'll be picked up at your hotel in Gothenburg and driven to the central station in time for your rail journey to the Swedish capital. Spend the rest of the afternoon on your own, perhaps exploring Gamla Stan, the city's old town, or one of the leafy islands such as Skeppsholmen or Djurgården.
Accommodation: Miss Clara
Today, you'll be picked up at your hotel by your local driver-guide for a three-hour tour of the opulent Drottningholm Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Often referred to as Sweden's Versailles, Drottningholm is the 400-year old ro...
Accommodation: Miss Clara
You have the day to explore the capital on your own. You might take the train up to historic Uppsala to see its picturesque waterways and visit Sweden's largest cathedral, Uppsala Domkyrka.
Accommodation: Miss Clara
Journey outside the capital today to spend the day exploring Stockholm’s scenic archipelago. The yacht was built for sailing through the many narrow straits and can access wide range of the islands. The exact itinerary is decided on th...
Accommodation: Camp Ripan
You will be driven to the airport for your flight up to Kiruna, Sweden's most northerly town. In the afternoon, visit the Icehotel, where the rooms and hand-carved sculptures are made of ice.
Accommodation: Camp Ripan
Your driver will pick you up for the 90-minute drive to Abisko National Park, where you'll take a chair lift up to the sky station for far-reaching views across the park. Then, join your guide on a leisurely walk back down to the valley, learning about the flora and fauna as you descend.
Accommodation: Camp Ripan
Spend a day with a traditional Sámi family of reindeer herders. Help feed the reindeer, learn to throw a lasso and hear stories told through song. Join the family for lunch in their home and then on a reindeer sleigh ride through the forest.
You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
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