Viking Ship Museum Copenhagen Card (10-5)
Includes museum, Museum Island and boatyard
Museum Shop-toilet
Outdoor tours at museum island 11-11:45 at Museum Harbour
Free family tour 12:30-1:15 or 2-2:45
Tours in Viking Ship Hall (1-1:45) (English)
Viking Talk 2:30-3 (English)
Guided tours in English 3:00
Cafe Knarr (10-5) Sandwiches, halibut, breaded fillet, soup, cake, latte, cappuccino, soft drinks, beer, mead and wine. ($25- The Viking plank-smoked halibut, meatballs with cabbage salad, oxe sausage, nordic cheese and berry compote, home-baked bread and butter.) Toilet

Alesund Highlights-AL01

Delight in a simpler life on this tour of charming Ålesund and its historic landmarks. On this adventure you will:

• Board an air-conditioned motorcoach for a 30-minute guided journey from the port through the art nouveau area of Ålesund en route to the Sunnmøre Museum.
• Arrive at this expansive outdoor museum featuring more than 50 well-preserved buildings, capturing life in this Norwegian seaport town from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
• Step back in time on this 90-minute visit as you tour the old houses, including a traditional Borgund stone church dating back to 1250. You’ll also see a vast boat collection, some of which are replicas of Viking ships.
• Reboard the motorcoach and head some 15 minutes up to the top of Mount Aksla for a 30-minute visit. From the overlook, take a few photos and enjoy the beautiful views of the town, the skerries and the Sunnmøre Mountains.
• Conclude your tour and return to the port.

• Wheelchairs need to be standard size and collapsible; no electric wheelchairs/scooters are permitted. Guests must be able to board and disembark the transportation on their own. Guests should be able to walk approximately 600 yards over uneven/rocky surfaces, including some steps and gravel inclines.
• Guests should dress in warm layers and carry rain gear. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
• The order of sites visited may vary.
• Guests are encouraged to bring currency and credit cards to purchase extras, such as souvenirs or snacks.
• You should never feel that gratuities are expected, but it is customary to leave a tip in recognition of exceptional service in restaurants, taxis and for excursion guides and drivers. It is always up to you to determine the amount.

The Golden Circle-Adult Departure Only

• Board a motorcoach and travel approximately 45 minutes inland to Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the nation’s most sacred historic shrine.
• See artifacts from the ancient Althing people’s legislative meeting place, such as the speaker’s rock and turf dwellings from 930 AD.
• During your approximately one-hour visit, discover Thingvellir’s stunning lake, lava-flow landscape and rugged chasm walls on the rift where Europe meets America at the Continental Divide.
• Travel approximately 45 minutes on a scenic road to Gullfoss Waterfall, Iceland’s most magnificent waterfall.
• Delight in its thundering waters and perpetual rainbow over an otherworldly landscape, and then behold the River Hvita as it dramatically drops 96 feet, splitting into 2 falls to create an awesome spectacle.
• Take a short drive to the Geysir area, where hot springs are in abundance. The most active one, Strokkur, is likely to spout a high column of boiling water up to 60 feet high every few minutes.
• Enjoy lunch at the Geysir area. You’ll have an approximately 90-minute lunch break.
• Travel to your last stop at Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant. During this approximate 30-minute stop, learn how more than 90% of all houses in Iceland are heated with geothermal energy.
• See a high-tech exhibit and get a guided tour for a look into this aspect of daily life in Iceland. This impressive building also offers sweeping views of the surrounding lava fields as white plumes of geothermal steam reach skyward.
• Drive through Reykjavik´s city center before arriving back at the pier.
• Lunch is included on this tour and many include soup of the day with bread, steamed salmon with vegetables, coffee, tea, water and a piece of chocolate. A children’s menu of spaghetti bolognese is also available.
• Guests should dress in warm layers and carry rain gear. Additionally, comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

Myvatn Nature Baths-AK13

Relax in the warm and soothing waters, containing a unique blend of minerals and silicates. On this adventure you will...

• Board a motorcoach for an approximate 90-minute journey across Iceland to Lake Mývatn.
• Lake Mývatn and its surroundings are one of Europe’s greatest natural treasures. Shaped by repeated volcanic eruptions and seismic activity, the landscape around the lake is a spectacular panorama of surreal lava formations, sulfur streaked mountains and sweeping wetlands teeming with flora and fauna. Enjoy approximate 90-minutes at this completely natural experience with a relaxing dip in clouds of steam rising from below the earth’s surface. Containing a unique blend of minerals, the warm and soothing waters of Mývatn Nature Baths benefit both skin and spirit alike.
• After your soak, board your motorcoach for a relaxing 60-minute drive to the Godafoss Waterfall, known as the “Waterfall of the Gods.” See one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland falling more than 36 feet across an almost 100-foot span.
• Reboard your motorcoach for an approximate 30-minute trip to the pier.

• Wheelchairs need to be standard size and collapsible; no electric wheelchairs/scooters are permitted. Guests must be able to board and disembark the motorcoach on their own. Guests must be able to walk portions without difficulty.
• The order of sites visited may vary.
• Guests with diabetes or heart problems should consult your doctor before going on this tour.
• Lockers are provided at the Mývatn Nature Baths.
• All jewelry must be removed before entering the baths. Guests are requested to leave it on the ship.
• The baths are a relaxing experience and should not be used for swimming. There is no visibility beneath the surface so goggles and underwater cameras are not permitted and are unnecessary.
• Guests should bring sunglasses, swimwear and a towel from the ship.
• Children are welcome but must be watched closely. Those under age 9 are required to wear arm floaters while in the baths.
• Guests should dress in warm layers and carry rain gear.
• Guests are encouraged to bring credit cards and currency to purchase optional extras such as souvenirs and snacks.
• You should never feel that gratuities are expected from you. However, it is customary to leave a tip in recognition of service at restaurants, taxis, and for exceptional excursion guides and drivers. It is always up to you as to what you feel is appropriate.

Nature and Flora - Adult Departure Only-

Walk among the museum’s grassy-roofed houses and experience what Icelandic farm life was like in the 19th century. On this adventure you will...

• Board your motorcoach for an approximately 45-minute scenic drive along the coastline of Eyjafjörður Fjord and past fertile farmland.
• Arrive at Godafoss Waterfall, also known as the “Waterfall of the Gods.” During your approximately 30-minute visit, see one of Iceland’s most spectacular waterfalls, falling more than 36 feet across a span of nearly 100 feet.
• Reboard your motorcoach for the approximately 30-minute trip through the wide-open Dalsmynni Valley.
• Arrive at the Laufás Folk Museum, a national historic landmark dating back to the 1860s. The turf farmhouse was built in the traditional Icelandic style of stone and turf and is now one of the last of its kind in the country. The old house serves as a museum and provides a genuine insight into farm life in Iceland in the 19th century. During your approximately 40-minute visit, you’ll see many small houses that make up the museum, showing what Icelandic life was like in the 19th century.
• Reboard your motorcoach for a 60-minute scenic drive through Akureyri before arriving at the Botanical Garden.
• Experience the beauty of Iceland’s flora with an approximately 40-minute visit to the Akureyri Botanical Garden, housing every plant species indigenous to Iceland.
• Return to the pier.

• Guests must be ambulatory. Wheelchairs (collapsible or electric) are not permitted. Tour operators will deny participation to Guests arriving in wheelchairs or electric scooters. Guests must be able to walk portions without difficulty.
• The order of sites visited may vary.
• Guests should wear comfortable walking shoes, dress in warm layers and carry rain gear.
• Guests are encouraged to bring credit cards and currency to purchase optional extras such as souvenirs and snacks.
• You should never feel that gratuities are expected from you. However, it is customary to leave a tip in recognition of service at restaurants, taxis, and for exceptional excursion guides and drivers. It is always up to you as to what you feel is appropriate.

After touring the 5,000-year-old Neolithic village, visit Orkney’s finest mansion, the 400-year-old Skaill House.

• Board your motorcoach for an approximately 45-minute drive to Skara Brae, the most exciting and best-preserved Neolithic village in Northern Europe. The remains of this 5,000-year-old Neolithic village are beautifully preserved and interpreted in a modern visitor center. Along the way, pass Maeshowe Tomb, a circa 2800 B.C. ceremonial cairn.
• Be guided on an approximately 45-minute tour of this Stone Age settlement that lies beside the sandy crescent of the Bay of Skaill. Skara Brae was completely buried for thousands of years, until suddenly revealed during a fierce storm in 1850. Among the fascinating relics found here were tools, beads, pottery and whalebone artifacts. Close inspection of the houses provides a glimpse into how our ancient ancestors may have lived. Note: This tour involves approximately one mile of walking on dirt and stone footpaths that are exposed to harsh weather. Wear comfortable shoes.
• Continue to Skaill House, one of Orkney’s finest manors and a complete contrast to the hardship of life found in Skara Brae. A powerful bishop built Skaill House on an ancient graveyard in 1620. Enjoy a guided tour of the manor with time on our own for browsing the visitors center or relaxing in the cafe.
• Take the short drive passing the Ring of Brodgar and the ancient Standing Stones of Stenness. These sights, along with Maeshowe Tomb and Skara Brae, comprise Orkney’s Neolithic Heartland, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Reboard your motorcoach and return to Kirkwall via the historic Scapa Flow while listening to stories of dramatic wartime experiences that make this one of the most renowned stretches of water in world.

Encounter the isle’s rugged coastline and dramatic views of the Atlantic—on a clear day, you can see the mainland too.

• Depart Kirkwall for an approximately 45-minute panoramic drive through the pastoral landscape of Orkney’s west mainland to the magnificent sandstone cliffs at Yesnaby. At this photo stop, you will encounter stunning views of the rugged coastline and the Atlantic Ocean. On a clear day, you can also see the Scottish mainland and Old Man of Hoy, a 250-year-old sea stack off the isle of Hoy that stands nearly 450 feet tall.
• Continue to the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. Here, you will see Scotland’s largest henge monument, the great Neolithic stone circle known as Ring of Brodgar. Built about 4,500 years ago, the ancient stone circle has retained 27 of its original 60 stones.
• On the return drive to Kirkwall, you’ll pass the imposing Standing Stones of Stenness, one of the earliest stone circles in Great Britain dating back 5,000 years.
• The photo stop at the cliffs of Yesnaby is accessible via a grassy, dirt path. The Ring of Brodgar can be muddy and/or slippery due to weather conditions.

Visit the largest house in the Highlands and seat of the Duke of Sutherland, once the biggest landowner in Scotland.

On this adventure you will…

• Meet your guide and board a coach for the 60-minute drive past the town of Tain and the fishing village of Golspie to Dunrobin Castle. The impressive house is the largest in the northern highlands, and contains 189 rooms, with a rich collection of fine furniture, paintings, tapestries and objet d’art. The collections make for a fascinating visit, as you browse through the bedrooms, nurseries, studies and public rooms. Displays include antique household equipment, ceremonial robes, uniforms, arms and a complete working 19th-century fire engine—all of which give a detailed insight into for the lives of the earlier Earls and Dukes of Sutherland. All of it is magnificently set in a grand park and you are free to walk these beautiful formal gardens which overlook the sea.
• In a spectacular falconry display, you’ll see peregrine falcons and golden eagles—both species that are native to the Scottish Highlands—and more exotic birds like the South American Chilean Blue Eagle and the European Eagle Owl. The ancient art of falconry is a way of hunting fast prey, and the castle’s resident falconer will demonstrate and explain the different methods. Get close-up for photographs.
• After the visit, return to Invergordon and the pier.

Take a romantic ride back to a time when sea monsters reigned—at least in Highland folklore!

On this adventure you will…

• Meet your guide and board a motorcoach for the 75-minute drive past the banks of the beautiful Cromarty Firth, Muir of Ord and Beauly, to Loch Ness. This lake is Britain’s largest volume of fresh water whose murky depths conjure up such lurid tales and sightings of weird creatures, including its most famous legendary inhabitant—Nessie the Loch Ness monster.
• Head to the 14th-century Urquhart Castle ruins, magnificently situated right on the edge of the lake, and it is one of the most photographed scenes in Scotland. Enjoy a partially guided tour at this state-of-the-art visitor center.
• Continue to Inverness, the “Capital of the Highlands,” for a city tour. The town is full of historic sites, such as the gothic-style Town House and Tollbooth Steeple, and also offers lovely views of the pretty tree-lined River Ness. Enjoy free time to explore on your own and purchase lunch.
• Travel inland past Culloden Battlefield, an eerie windswept moorland, where the last battle on British soil took place, marking a turning point in Scottish history.
• Arrive at the pretty conservation village of Cawdor and the impressive medieval Cawdor Castle, a truly beautiful residence, which dates back to 1372 and still remains in the hands of the Cawdor family. The approach is over a drawbridge, the inside is romantically furnished and the outside surrounded by exceptionally pretty gardens.
• After the visit to Cawdor, reboard the motorcoach to return to the pier at Invergordon.

Westminster Abbey (9:30-3:30) £25/ £22 65+ Tickets
Built 960AD, includes cloisters, college garden, chapter house and the Pyx Chamber
St Margaret's Church (9:30-12:30)
Cellarium Cafe and Terrace (8-4)
Abbey Shop (9:15-5:30)

The Roman Baths (9-10 pm) 25.50/24.50 pounds
Shop
Abbey Church Yard, Bath, BA1 1LZ

Parking: Avon, Manvers, Southgate, Kingsmead car parks

York Minster (9:30-4) 12.50 pounds-Tickets
Shop (9:30-5)
Undercroft Museum (10:30-4) Free

Go above the rooftops of York and explore one of York Minster’s architectural gems with our hidden tour of the Chapter House roof and old Mason’s Loft.

Learn how 13th century Masons used a revolutionary engineering technique to create a structure that is one of the wonders of medieval carpentry. View the centuries-old design drawings still visible on the Tracing floor, see Victorian wooden templates and touch timber believed to be nearly 1,000 years old.

These tours take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 11am.

9:30 a.m.-
10:00 a.m.