Nordic SagaReviews of nordicsaga.com

Susie, We had a good time. Hotels were well chosen (though walking directions from/to train and boat would have helped). We especially enjoyed Kviknes in Balestrand. Oslo and Glacier tours were good, and we found a local celebration in Fjaerland. Connections worked well, though we were disappointed, that, as you discovered, there is no early boat from Balestrand to Bergen on Sundays (in June and July - high season!). It was raining while we had to wait for the evening boat. That was the only hitch. Nice job. - Tom

“"Ice Cave Tour and Highlights of the South Shore" with Guide Pétur Helgason” Our family of 4 enjoyed an incredible 6 day/ 5 night "Ice Cave Tour and Highlights of the South Shore" with Pétur Helgason as our guide. We booked this tour through DORA at Nordic Saga Tours in the United States about 4 months prior to travel. Total group of 8 was an ideal and personal way to explore the highlights of Iceland's incredible beauty, landscape, culture and challenges of glaciers, volcanoes, caves, hot springs, lagoons and lava fields to name a few. Some of our tour partners were skilled photographers and we relished the opportunity of more photo time off the tourist track, to capture amazing memories. Our Guide Peter Helgason was above and beyond outstanding - extremely knowledgeable, safe, professional and entertaining. He provided us with not only the tourist version but also the cultural and more personal side to Icelandic people, their customs and history. Peter is an incredible asset to the Iceland Travel Guide Team. We hope to take another tour with Peter in the future. Visited March 2017

Our cruise was incredible. The arrangements made by Susie Main at Nordic Saga were flawless. The airline schedules worked well and the transport to and from the airports were timely with skilled, courteous and prompt drivers. The pace of the cruise activities worked well for us. The excursions were well planned and informative. We enjoyed wonderful food on the cruise - delicious and beautifully presented. The experiences in St. Petersburg and Moscow exceeded our expectations and the hotels were fabulous. I would highly recommend this cruise.

Alex with Nordic Saga made all of the arrangements including flights and Russian visas for our Baltic and Russian Explorer tour this July. Everything went so smoothly considering all of the transitions between cities and tour guides. They didn't miss a detail. The hotels were all well located, fantastically modern, comfortable, clean, and well deserving of 4 stars. We even had beautiful views from our hotels in Vilnius and Riga. Only our hotel Ibis in Moscow was a disappointing because of its more remote location from the commercial zone and its very modest furnishings. All of our guides except for one during the transition to Helsinki were very helpful, knowledgeable, giving us valuable insight into the history and culture of each city. We would absolutely recommend Nordic Saga again and will hope to use them again.

If you are looking for a tour of southern part of Norway; highly recommend Nordic Sagas tour called "Splendor of the Fjords". It was very top notch in every way. Great accommodations, tour guide, food, travel content, etc.. you could not go wrong on with this choice.

Good morning, Anna of NordicSaga! Holly and I have returned from our lovely trip to Scandinavia. We appreciate your working with us to plan it so beautifully. I'd like to offer some feedback—mostly highlights and a few challenges. The hotels you chose were just fine, and you know how wonderful hotel breakfasts are in Europe. The breakfast was especially terrific at the Best Western in Bergen. Yum! The most wonderful hotel was in Ulrik, Norway. We enjoyed an incredible view from our room—water and mountains! The train trips were perfect. The trains were so clean and comfortable. All transportation was excellent, buses and planes included. We made every connection without a hitch. The only challenges we encountered were in Norway with the Hardanger in a Nutshell tour, and while they were not major problems, we think it would behoove you to be aware. We were impressed with how well-orchestrated the connections were. The buses were waiting for us as promised, as were the boats. There was no time for dilly-dallying, as the drivers left right on schedule. When we arrived in Ulvik, we were the only passengers on the bus who stayed in Ulvik; all the other passengers boarded a boat. This confused us, as it was not clear that we had an entire free day in Ulvik! We spent a few hours feeling like we 'missed the boat.' At about 11 am, we began walking up the road to our hotel and fortunately met the owner of the hotel when we asked for directions. He took our baggage to store at the hotel, but we could not check into our room until 1:00 (supposed to be 3:00, but they made an exception). We checked out the hotel and then headed back into town for something to do. There is a lovely church, open to visitors, with a fascinating cemetery on the grounds. We visited the local grocery store and bought snacks for a picnic at a park on the water. Our day in Ulvik turned out to be delightful, thanks to a young woman at the local Tourist Office (We recommend you suggest that people on our plan go to the Tourist Office immediately after departing the bus). She suggested that we walk up to an apple orchard in Ulvik called ulvikfrukt&cideri. We enjoyed an hour round-trip walk to the orchard and a glass of cider once we reached our destination. Another issue in Ulvik was that the hotel had no record that dinner and breakfast were included in our reservation. We showed the receptionist our hotel voucher, and she reluctantly did not charge us extra for meals. That was a little awkward. The incredibly delicious water made up for any misunderstanding. It was the best water I have ever tasted! The next day, June 11, was an incredible day by boat and bus. The waterfall was inaccessible because of a car accident, so we went to a little farm instead. It was just right. At the Hardangervidda Nature Center, we watched an incredible panoramic movie about Norway and ate a delicious lunch at the lodge. The boat trip was incredible! We stopped at several towns to let passengers on and off, getting a flavor of the country. Our bus ride back to Bergen was fine, yet the walk back to our hotel was NOT short. It was about a mile, and with luggage (and we travel light), it was more than we bargained for. I would suggest that people take a cab from the bus station to the hotel. You did a fabulous job connecting us from Copenhagen to Stockholm to Nassjo, back to Stockholm, and onto Bergen. We enjoyed a few days with my relatives in Sweden. Stockholm is my personal favorite city that I've ever visited (Budapest a close second). All the travel vouchers worked, and we felt organized and confident at almost every step of the way. Thank you for making our trip so memorable, Anna. I would not hesitate to recommend you for Scandinavia trip planning. Sincerely, Cary

Our hotel, train, boat & bus arrangements were handled well by our travel agent Bobby at Nordic Saga. We enjoyed seeing Norway's inland & coastal cities, fjords & mountains!

Got delayed in NY by blizzard. Agent was great in rearranging things for us and had a taxi waiting at Rejkavik to pick us up and take us to meet the tour group. The tour itself was excellent. Accommodations were very good. Food was good. Bus was comfortable. Booked the cheaper option (large group) but as it turned out there were only 19 people in our group. Driver was great in bad conditions. Felt very safe with him. Scenery was wonderful and have no complaints.