Southern Sweden

Day 1: Arrival in Stockholm

Arrival in Stockholm Arlanda airport (flight not included). You will be welcomed by our tour leader (language spoken dependent on the guest) as well as our driver. Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel in Stockholm region.

Day 2: Stockholm - Uppsala - Dalarna

Scandinavian breakfast. Meet with the city guide for a 4-hours guided tour of Stockholm also known as the Venice of the North. This tour includes a stroll through the Old Town (Gamla Stan) and its picturesque narrow streets, the exterior of the Royal Castle. You will also get an interior visit to City Hall, where the banquet following the Nobel Prize award ceremony is held every year on 10th December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Lunch in the city centre. Departure towards Uppsala for a panoramic tour of the city. Uppsala is famous for its castle and cathedral, but above all for being home to Scandinavia's oldest university. Continuation to Falun.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Falun region.

Day 3: Dalarna - Karlstad

Scandinavian breakfast. Drive to the heart of the Dalarna region alongside Lake Siljan. You will stop in Nusnäs to visit a factory producing the famous Dalahäst horses: these small, colourful horses that are typical of the region. Lunch on the way. Continue through Värmland region, with its many lakes. Arrival to the city of Karlstad, on the shore of Sweden's largest lake, Lake Vänern. 
Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel in Karlstad.

Day 4: Karlstad - Bohuslän - Göteborg

Scandinavian breakfast. Leave Karlstad for the West Coast pf Sweden and the Bohuslän archipelago, with its thousands islands. This archipelago is renowned for its many small fishing villages with typical colourful wooden huts. Lunch on the way. Continuation to Gothenburg. You will meet a local guide who will take you on a 2-hour guided tour of the city. In the program: the fish market, Götaplatsen square, the Concert Hall (outside), the city theatre (outside), the art museum (outside), and all main sights.  
Dinner and overnight stay in the city center of Göteborg.

Day 5: Göteborg - Malmö - Kristianstad

Scandinavian breakfast. Departure towards the South of the Sweden through Skåne, a region with a great Viking past. Arrival in Malmö for a panoramic tour including Malnohus Castle (outside), the sustainable district of Vëstra Hammen and the Turning Torso building (outside). It is the tallest tower in Scandinavia. Lunch. Continuation to Lund and picture stop at Scandinavian’s largest romanesque cathedral. Drive towards Kristianstad, where you will spend the night. 
Diner and overnight stay in Kristianstad region.

Day 6: Kristianstad - Kalmar - Jonköping

Scandinavian breakfast. Departure towards Karlskrona, a small 17th-century port town listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continuation to Kalmar. Panoramic tour of this hanseatic city. Lunch on the way. Continuation through Småland. This region is well known for its crystal and glassworks. Road towards Jonköping.
Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel in Jonköping region.

Day 7: Jonköping - Mariefred - Stockholm
Scandinavian breakfast. Drive along the Vättem lake, the second biggest in Sweden, towards Linköping. Continuation to Mariefred to visit Gripsholm castle, a major Swedish monument dating from the 16th century. Continuation towards Stockholm. Lunch. Visit of the Vasa Museum. It is the only preserved 17th century ship in the world. The rest of the afternoon is free.
Dinner and overnight stay in a hotel in the city centre of Stockholm. 

Day 8: Departure from Stockholm

Scandinavian breakfast. Transfer to Stockholm Arlanda airport and help with formalities.