Treat yourself to a Nordic adventure! Feel the region’s cozy, optimistic charm as you explore enchanting Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen. Discover palaces, modern architecture and Viking history on this nine-night, small-group journey. Cruise along Copenhagen’s canals, the North Sea and Norway’s pristine Aurlandsfjord, plus watch storybook landscapes unfold aboard mountain railways!
Day 1-2: Depart for Copenhagen, Denmark
Arrive at Copenhagen Airport
Transfer to the hotel
Afternoon at leisure
Welcome Reception
Day 3: Copenhagen
Discuss current events shaping Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Rosenborg Castle
Cruise the canals of Copenhagen
Explore Copenhagen at your leisure
Suggested for free time: Tivoli Gardens or Carlsberg Brewery
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: Copenhagen
Walking tour of Copenhagen
Free time to explore on your own
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Copenhagen | At sea
Free time to explore on your own
Suggested for free time: Amalienborg Palace or Christianborg Palace
Overnight Seaways Ferry to Oslo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6: Oslo, Norway
Views of Oslo Fjord
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
Ski Museum
Vigeland Park
During lunch – an introduction to Norwegian cuisine
Check into the hotel
Free time to explore on your own
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7: Oslo
Viking Ship Museum
Kon-Tiki Museum
Rest of the day at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Oslo | Bergen
In the morning, depart for Bergen
Check into the hotel
Day at leisure in Bergen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9: Bergen
Learn about Nordic geologic and cultural history
Explore Bryggen
Walk through the old Hanseatic Warehouses
King Haakon’s Hall
Rosenkrantz Tower
St. Mary’s Church
Tour Troldhaugen – summer home of composer Edvard Grieg
Remainder of the day is at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Myrdal | Fjords | Voss district
Train journey on the Bergen Railway to Myrdal
Flåm Railway – one of the steepest train rides in the world
Cruise from Aurlandsfjord to Gudvangen
Explore the Voss district
Farewell Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Depart for Home
Breakfast
Transfer to Bergen Airport
Meals: Breakfast
Barry Fishman is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Learning Technologies in the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Education. His research focuses on: video games as models for learning environments, teacher learning and the role of technology in supporting teacher learning, and the development of usable, scalable, and sustainable learning innovations. He is the co-creator of GradeCraft, a game-inspired learning management system.
In 2017, Dr. Fishman was named the Michigan Association of State Universities “Distinguished Professor of the Year.” Dr. Fishman has been on the Michigan faculty since 1997. He received his A.B. from Brown University in English and American Literature in 1989, his M.S. from Indiana University in Instructional Systems Technology in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University in 1996.
Highlights
Treat yourself to a Nordic adventure! Feel the region’s cozy, optimistic charm as you explore enchanting Copenhagen, Oslo and Bergen. Discover palaces, modern architecture and Viking history on this nine-night, small-group journey. Cruise along Copenhagen’s canals, the North Sea and Norway’s pristine Aurlandsfjord, plus watch storybook landscapes unfold aboard mountain railways!
Itinerary
Day 1-2: Depart for Copenhagen, Denmark
Arrive at Copenhagen Airport
Transfer to the hotel
Afternoon at leisure
Welcome Reception
Day 3: Copenhagen
Discuss current events shaping Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Rosenborg Castle
Cruise the canals of Copenhagen
Explore Copenhagen at your leisure
Suggested for free time: Tivoli Gardens or Carlsberg Brewery
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4: Copenhagen
Walking tour of Copenhagen
Free time to explore on your own
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5: Copenhagen | At sea
Free time to explore on your own
Suggested for free time: Amalienborg Palace or Christianborg Palace
Overnight Seaways Ferry to Oslo
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6: Oslo, Norway
Views of Oslo Fjord
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
Ski Museum
Vigeland Park
During lunch – an introduction to Norwegian cuisine
Check into the hotel
Free time to explore on your own
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7: Oslo
Viking Ship Museum
Kon-Tiki Museum
Rest of the day at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8: Oslo | Bergen
In the morning, depart for Bergen
Check into the hotel
Day at leisure in Bergen
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 9: Bergen
Learn about Nordic geologic and cultural history
Explore Bryggen
Walk through the old Hanseatic Warehouses
King Haakon’s Hall
Rosenkrantz Tower
St. Mary’s Church
Tour Troldhaugen – summer home of composer Edvard Grieg
Remainder of the day is at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10: Myrdal | Fjords | Voss district
Train journey on the Bergen Railway to Myrdal
Flåm Railway – one of the steepest train rides in the world
Cruise from Aurlandsfjord to Gudvangen
Explore the Voss district
Farewell Dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11: Depart for Home
Breakfast
Transfer to Bergen Airport
Meals: Breakfast
Journey
Host
Barry Fishman is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Learning Technologies in the University of Michigan School of Information and School of Education. His research focuses on: video games as models for learning environments, teacher learning and the role of technology in supporting teacher learning, and the development of usable, scalable, and sustainable learning innovations. He is the co-creator of GradeCraft, a game-inspired learning management system.
In 2017, Dr. Fishman was named the Michigan Association of State Universities “Distinguished Professor of the Year.” Dr. Fishman has been on the Michigan faculty since 1997. He received his A.B. from Brown University in English and American Literature in 1989, his M.S. from Indiana University in Instructional Systems Technology in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University in 1996.
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