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 Sweden has plenty to explore – from the glaciated mountains, the Viking wilderness, to a unique culture and nightlife. Offering everything from deep-blue archipelagos and Northern Lights, to killer fashion, food and design, Sweden is a Nordic dream date. Truth be told, the best thing about Sweden is its natural assets. Indeed, to really appreciate this country’s magnetism, take time to leave the city behind. Across the country, walled medieval cities, seaside fortresses, turreted palaces and revealing museums attest to Sweden's long and complex backstory. Explore the gay scene in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
• Individual & Small Group suggested tour
• Featuring: Stockholm - Gothenburg - Helsingborg - Malmö
• Explore Stockholm's LGBT Friendly Old Town, known as Gamla Stan
• Take a look to Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden's most popular museum and now attracts around a million visitors annually
• Walk through Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum
• Visit the UNESCO fairytale Drottningholm Palace on the island of Lovö
• Enjoy a LGBT Friendly Walking Tour in Gothenburg
• Enter the fantastic Älvsborg Fortress
• Cross the famous Oresund Bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen
• LGBT Friendly Tour Guide for Gaily Tours and Excursions
Day 1 -
• Arrival transfer from airport to your hotel.
• Accommodation and free time for shopping and dinner.
• Overnight at your hotel in Stockholm.
Narrow streets meet open minds. Gay and lesbian life in Stockholm is like the city itself: easily accessible, hugely fun, highly varied and warm and welcoming.
Once you visit Stockholm the first time, the city will get in your system and call you back over and over again. What is it that makes this city so special and magical? First off, the city is spread across 14 islands, which means you are never far from the water. Add to that loads of green spaces and striking architecture. And finally mix in the stylish and gorgeous Scandinavian people, who are fun loving and friendly.
Hotel: Gamla Stan Hotel, Stockholm, 4* (or similar)
Day 2 -
• Buffet Breakfast and start your exciting LGBT Friendly walking tour from Gamla Stan, the name for Stockholm's historical centre.
• Here you will find the Swedish Parliament, Riksdag, and the Royal Palace. Take a look to this enormous baroque building which is the King's official residence and with 600 rooms, it is one of Europe's largest palaces.
• Continue towards the spectacular Vasa Museum, a very impressive museum displaying the historical 17th century Vasa warship.
• Lunch on your own.
• In the afternoon free time for shopping and individual visits.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Stockholm.
Rainbow Tips: Stockholm’s main gay bars and gay-popular cafés are located in Gamla Stan (Old Town) area.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Gamla Stan Hotel, Stockholm, 4* (or similar)
Day 3 -
• Buffet Breakfast and enjoy a special morning inside Skansen Open-Air Museum, where you will be free to enjoy a spectacular visit to a unique museum that encompasses Stockholm's Zoo, a display of living history, and an exhibition on traditional Swedish festivities. • Lunch on your own.
• In the afternoon enjoy a special visit of the Drottningholm Castle, just outside Stockholm.
• Back to your hotel.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Stockholm.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Gamla Stan Hotel, Stockholm, 4* (or similar)
Day 4 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by high speed train to Gothenburg, the 2nd largest city in Sweden that is home to the biggest port in the Nordics.
• Lunch on your own.
• Accommodation at your hotel.
• In the afternoon, enjoy an extraordinary LGBT Friendly walking tour of the city.
• Notable landmarks include University of Gothenburg, futuristic Opera, Ullevi stadium, Poseidon statue, Slottsskogen park and many others.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight stay at your hotel in Gothenburg.
Rainbow Tips: Gothenburg's own West Pride festival has been around since 2007. The festival takes place every year in June, often with more than several hundreds of items on the programme, the highlight being the Rainbow parade.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Göteborg, 4* (or similar)
Day 5 -
• Buffet Breakfast and enjoy a fantastic visit of Älvsborg Fortress. Originally built on the mainland, it protected the gateway to Sweden from Atlantic Ocean in the Middle Ages.
• Return boat tour to New Älvsborg Fortress and guided tour on the island included. It was relocated onto a separate island in the 17th century and is well-maintained until now.
• Dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Gothenburg.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Göteborg, 4* (or similar)
Day 6 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by high speed train to Helsingborg. • Lunch on your own.
• Accommodation at your hotel. • In the afternoon, free time to explore Helsingborg. • The city is full of beauty. Architectural sights that extend from the early Middle Ages via the functional style to the present day. The city is also full of history – old and modern, Danish and Swedish. • Other locations and museums give an account of different occupations and industries – the rubber factory, fishing, the printing works, the stoneware factories etc. This and much besides can be found in the independent museums. • Dinner on your own
• Overnight at your hotel in Helsingborg.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Home Hotel Grand Helsingborg, Helsingborg, 4* (or similar)
Day 7 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by high speed train to Malmö, the 3rd largest city in Sweden that gracefully combines historical buildings and parks with modern architecture and progressive industry. • Accommodation at your hotel.
• Lunch on your own. • Afterwards start your amazing LGBT Friendly walking tour of Malmö and learn about the fantastic history of the city and many buildings and monuments that grace this beautiful city. • Learn the history of the Malmöhus and hear of the many battles between the Swedes and Danes. • See the beautiful Gamla kyrkogården, and sites such as Slottsmöllan, Malmöhus, cozy squares, the bronze marching band), and much more. • Afterwards dinner on your own. • Overnight at your hotel in Malmö.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Elite Hotel Esplanade, Malmö, 4* (or similar)
Day 8 -
• Buffet Breakfast and departure by high speed train to Copenhagen crossing the famous Oresund Bridge. • Lunch on your own. • Accommodation at your hotel. • In the afternoon, free time in the city for individual visits and shopping.
Copenhagen today is one of the worlds most sought after travel destinations defined by a gastronomical revolution fuelled by New Nordic cuisine, Danish design that embraces simplicity, detail and minimalist beauty, and of course, there is all the museums and cultural treasure stretch back to the Viking for tourists to marvel over.
There may, however, be no greater city in the world for homosexuals to visit than Copenhagen thanks to its tolerant and open communities and vibrant gay scene – and as a gay man here you can visit straight bars with no problems, or walk home holding your lover’s hand. And did we mention how absolutely gorgeous the Danes are...
• Dinner on your own • Overnight at your hotel in Copenhagen.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Hotel: Scandic Copenhagen Hotel, Copenhagen, 4* (or similar)
Day 9 -
• Breakfast in the hotel and transfer to the Copenhagen airport.
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