Nordic Adventure

Loved the trip overall. Took most of the optional tours as well but was disappointed with the one that they took us to at the Ranua Zoo where we went in the morning and did not manage to see most of the animals. Nor were we given a complete tour of the premises due to time constraints. Suggest organzing this tour in the afternoon's after 2 p.m. instead of the morning. The tour operator and both the drivers were excellent and very friendly and accomadating. Thanks for an excellent itinerary...

Some days involve a lot of travelling. This seems obvious but some travellers seemed unprepared for this. On several days there did not seem to be a scheduled meal stop near the middle of the day. Our tour leader worked hatted to have things as well organised as possible but people did not do as they promised. While I have no doubt the transfers on the focal morning were well organised difficulties would have been avoided if the tour leader had stayed until the second transfer took place. The scenery and many of the experiences were excellent. So glad we joined the tour.

While overall the itinerary is outstanding, some of the days are, by necessity very long days on the road. Also, it must be noted that the accommodations in some of the more remote locations are somewhat basic. That being said the trip is very much value for money.

Overall very good, but too many optional experiences should have been part of the original tour. Those extras were way too expensive for what the purchaser got and one of them (the nature park) was a complete and total bust since the time allocated to the event was when all the animals were asleep or hidden from view. The stop at the Husky Farm was good but pricey for the experience. A visit to a place like that should definitely be part of the tour without extra cost to the travelers. Some of the hotel locations were too far from anything interesting for those that chose not to go on that day's optional excursions. All hotels should be within walking distance to places of interest. Two nights stay at a couple of the places was unnecessary and should have been switched to extra nights at Stockholm and Oslo. The overnight ferry was abysmal as the cabins were claustrophobic with no portholes or windows. The advice of the tour director to purchase tickets to eat at the buffet were completely misguided (the food was not good, the enormous crowds for the timed seating were absolutely chaotic, and the experience was again, too expensive for what you got). A meal at any one of the perfectly available restaurants would have been much better, but the advice was that if you didn't quickly purchase a buffet ticket, you were pretty much not going to find any other place to eat on board. This was completely wrong. On a positive note, the general hotel quality and comfort were very good, the food at the hotels for breakfast was superb (the variety of choices to eat was astounding) and the bus was comfy with just the right amount of rest stops along the way. I'm fully cognizant of the long distances that had to be traveled in order to get to the "good" places, and the intermediate places of interest were pretty good and interesting considering there may have not been a slew of places to stop at in between the nightly layovers. The locally hired guides were top notch with the gentleman in Stockholm being one of the best tour guides that I have had in three Trafalgar trips. The very much looked forward to "Be My Guest" dinner at a local farm was a real winner with delectable food and wonderful hosting. Overall, I was pleased with the trip but felt that perhaps, trying to see four countries in twenty days was taking too big a bite. Will probably be looking for slightly shorter, less all-encompassing trips that allow for a slower pace of travel with greater emphasis on what you do see.

Best tour I ever had so far, great value and comfortable.

There was a lot of driving involved, although this could be excused as we headed to the remote regions of Scandinavia, and had to get there and back,.

An awesome tour, well organised, great experiences and guides. Loved every minute. Thoroughly recommend

Too much bus time. Poor accommodation. Was not value for money. Could of flown between Helsinki and artic Circle.. some of optionals should just of been included. Just a money grab by the company. Tour director and driver were excellent. Not everyone wants to see cathedrals and castles. There are so many other things to see and do in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki and oslo. Think out side the box. Make it more exciting

Great itinerary, saw so much and well worth the trip from Oz.

The Nordic Adventure provided a great opportunity to see the beauty of these Scandinavian countries, and to learn about the culture and history.

Everything was taken care of- Tour guide was very knowledgeable, excursions were interesting, extremely well organized- our tour guide even introduced himself via email before the trip so we knew who to look for at the airport or to call if we needed anything. It was truly a vacation- no worries!

our tour director and our driver provided us with excellent service and great driving. We enjoyed thw service as well as the natural scenes. Thank you for your kindness and taking care of our trip. We were extremely pleased with your investigative abilities in solving the problem of the lost bag for an unknown fellow traveller. Because of your perseverance and dedication, you saved a fellow traveller from being miserable when he found his important travel documents. Thank you for caring to take the time to return the precious documents to the rightful owner. As travelers ourselves, we can only imagine the angst of losing our documents, only to have a kind soul who took the time to return them to you because of the kindness of another human being.

This was a great trip! The landscape is stunning, and the sites are unique and interesting. The contrast in the 4 countries in landscape was just amazing! A few days of just driving from one hotel to another, but our tour guide always filled the time with stories of culture, history and social constructs of the area so the time went by fast! If you see Dino is your tour guide, you won't be disappointed, he made the trip so interesting and fun! This is like no other Trafalgar trip and we loved it!

It was an adventure. Lots of places I will never see again. It was a tour to see lots of places that you wouldn’t normally go to. It was amazing. Well worth doing. Our tour director was brilliant. Making sure we saw everything at the best time and to our advantage.