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Norway's Lakeland Adventure

Fri 11 - Mon 21 July 2025: A 11 Days Luxury Escorted Coach Holiday to Norway's Lakeland Explorer with Johnsons Coaches staying at The Straand Hotel, Vrådal

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Friday 11th to Monday 21st July 2025

Norway Lakeland Explorer

Norway’s Telemark region offers magnificent scenery with a high mountain plateau, deep valleys, forests, rivers and crystal-clear lakes and has a rich cultural heritage. Our hotel is in the lakeside hamlet of Vrådal, a terrific base from which to explore the areas highlights to include The Telemark Canal, Hardangervidda Plateau and the WWII heavy water sabotage site at Vemork. The tour is rounded off with a visit to Oslo, Norway’s capital.

Look What’s Included:

Door to Door Service *
Our own courier service *
Luxury Traveller Coach with ‘First Class’ seating & legroom *
Dover/Calais sailing (11 July) *
Overnight dinner, bed & breakfast on Day 1 at the Postillion Hotel, Utrecht/Bunnik, Holland *
Overnight dinner bed & breakfast on Day 2 at the Scandic Kolding Hotel, Kolding Denmark *
Ferry Crossings from Hirtshals to Larvik *
5 Nights dinner, bed breakfast at the Straand Hotel, Vrådal *
Overnight dinner, bed & breakfast on Day 8 at the Thon Hotel Horten, Norway *
Crossing from Larvik to Hirtshals *
Overnight dinner, bed & breakfast on Day 9 at the Best Western Hotel Schmoecker -Hof, Norderstedt, Germany *
Overnight crossing (20 July) from Rotterdam/Hull in inside cabins with lower berths*
Breakfast on Day 11 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Hull *
Excursions – A visit to the museum at Vemork with return coach transfer from the coach park *
Visit to the West Telemark Museum including Eidsborg Stage Church *
Telemark Canal boat trip Kviteseid/Spjotsod to Lunde(Or vice versa)

Not Included: All lunches.

Friday 11th

A morning departure to Dover and our channel crossing to Calais. From here we drive to
Holland and our overnight at the Postillion Hotel, Utrecht Bunnik (Board includes 3 course buffet
dinner & hot buffet breakfast). QUERYING

Saturday 12th

Travel across Germany and into Denmark for dinner and an overnight stay at the Scandic
Kolding Hotel, near Kolding.

Sunday 13th

An early departure from our hotel due to ferry timetables see us travel to Hirtshals on
Denmark's south coast. Here we board a fast-craft for the exciting journey across the Skagerrak Sea
to Norway. Leave the port and immediately encounter fantastic Norwegian scenery during the onward
journey to The Straand Hotel Vrådal, on the shore of Lake Nisser for our 5-night stay.

Monday 14th

A day at leisure in Vrådal. The hotel has great facilities including a large panoramic terrace,
lounge, indoor swimming pool and a wonderful garden that sweeps down from the hotel to the lake
shore and beach.

Tuesday 15th

A full day excursion featuring the magnificent Hardangervidda Plateau, home to Europe's
largest stock of reindeer. We include a visit to the fascinating World War II sabotage site at Vemork,
now a museum, to learn about the partisan mission to destroy the Nazi's efforts to create ‘the bomb'.
Round off the day by crossing the Telemark canal before arriving back to the hotel.

Wednesday 16th

Today enjoy an excursion around the West Telemark region. Call into Dalen, starting
point of the Telemark Canal, and continue to The West Telemark Museum. This is one of Norway's
largest open-air museums and includes the 13th century Eidsborg Stave Church.

Thursday 17th

We include a boat trip on the Telemark canal, considered one of the World's most
beautiful waterways. We include a journey on one of the historic vessels between Kviteseid and
Lunde. This cruise of around 3 hours provides an opportunity to relax and enjoy the wonderful views.
En-route pass through lakes, narrow channels and 2 locks.

Friday 18th

Depart Vrådal and travel east with a short photo stop at Heddal, Norway's largest Stave
Church. Continue to Oslo, Norway's charming maritime capital. It offers a unique Scandinavian
atmosphere and a beautiful city centre with many green spaces as well as wide range of monuments
and historic buildings. Late afternoon, leave Oslo and travel south to the Thon Hotel at Horten for
dinner and an overnight stay.

Saturday 19th

An early departure from our hotel due to ferry timetables see us travel by fast-craft ferry
crossing to Denmark. Proceed to the Hamburg area for dinner and an overnight stay at the Best
Western Hotel Schmoecker-Hof, Norderstedt

Sunday 20th

Travel through Germany, into Holland and on to the North Sea coast for a relaxing overnight
crossing from the Rotterdam Europort to Hull (Departs 8.30pm).

Monday 21st

Arriving back in the UK at 08.00am we pause for breakfast at the Doubletree by Hilton, Hull
and then its homeward bound.

Your Hotel:

3* The Straand Hotel, Vrådal

The Straand Hotel is located in Vrådal village on the north shore of Lake Nisser in Norway's Telemark

region. The hotel has been owned and managed by the Straand family for 5 generations. It combines

historic rustic charm with great facilities to include a lakeside garden. Facilities within this 3-star

superior hotel include 125 bedrooms, Lift, Indoor swimming pool, Terrace and lakeside garden.

Dates, Duration & Price:

Fri 11 - Mon 21 July 2025

10 Nights

£1989

Tour Departs: 4:45am

Returns By: 1:00pm

Supplements:

Single Room: £275

Holiday Insurance: £97.50

(All prices are per person & are for the entire tour)

Passports will be required for this tour.

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