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Drive by Akershus Castle, the new Opera House, Parliament Building, National Theater, Royal Palace and the Nobel Institute. Continue to the old residential area of Frogner on your way to Bygdoy Peninsula. You’ll pass one of the farms belonging to the Royal Family. Visit the Viking Ship Museum, housing three authentic long ships and items found aboard the ships from the Viking era. Continue through the beautiful farmland to the 230 year old Hadeland Glassworks. Learn about its history spanning more than two centuries during your guided tour. Watch the talented glass blowers creating art. Visit the museum to see its unique collection of glass. You can also purchase souvenirs at the glass shop.

Following lunch at the picturesque Sundvolden Hotel, your return drive to Oslo will be via the beautiful Tyrifjord Lake area. Once in Oslo, you’ll pass by the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park, created by one man – Gustav Vigeland. Centrally placed in the park is the 55 foot high monolith featuring 121 stone figures of men, women and children climbing on top of each other in their struggle for life. There are 150 sculptures in the park, made of stone, iron and bronze.

Note: There will be some walking at Hadeland and about a 45 minute walk at the sculpture park.

En route to the Vigeland Sculpture Park, you’ll drive through the center of Oslo passing the Akershus Fortress, Parliament Building, new Opera House, the main street ‘Karl Johan’, Royal Palace, and the Nobel Institute. The Vigeland Sculpture Park was created and completed by one man, Gustav Vigeland. Centrally placed in the park is the 55 foot high monolith featuring 121 stone figures of men, women, and children climbing on top of each other, in their struggle for life. There are more than 150 sculptures in the park, made of stone, iron and bronze, all symbolizing the different stages in the life of mankind. Your guide will walk you through the park while explaining the different sculptures and monuments.

Continue through beautiful residential areas of Oslo past the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, built in 1892 and was the main venue of the 1952 winter Olympic Games. Enjoy your lunch at a local hotel then continue to the Bygdoy Peninsula for a visit to the Viking Ship Museum. The museum housing three authentic longboats and a large collection of items from the Viking age around 900-1000. Next to the Viking Ship Museum is the Open Air Folk Museum. Here, you can get a glimpse of traditional Norwegian culture and history. The museum features 150 authentic buildings from different regions. You’ll see one of the country’s oldest structures, Gol Stave Church, from the 13th century.