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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.

Our visa-free tour from Helsinki to St Petersburg was wonderful! All arrangements worked out smoothly. The ferry trips on the St. Peterline’s “Princess Maria” from and to Helsinki were pleasant with a comfortable, roomy cabin and great choices of food for dinners and breakfasts. As promised, a private tour guide (Ludmilla), with car and driver (Dmitri) were at the St Petersburg ferry terminal to meet us for the extensive tour of the city. It was certainly a huge benefit to have a private guide for our visit to the Hermitage Museum, bypassing the queues. Ludmilla was an excellent guide throughout the entire day. The Hotel Domina Prestige where we were taken at the end of the 7+ hours of the tour was of a very high standard, with friendly helpful staff who spoke excellent English. This hotel is so central – an easy walk to the Neva River, the Hermitage, Palace Square, etc. Mariia was our guide for the next 2 days, driving us herself to Pushkin one day and to the Peterhof the following day. We cannot thank Mariia enough for her enthusiasm in sharing so much information with us during these 2 days. We also thank Susie Main for her helpfulness in arranging the tour. In conclusion, we can whole-heartedly recommend this visa free tour to St Petersburg arranged for us by Susie Main of Nordic Saga Tours, and we thank Susie for all her help! The tour gave an excellent overview of the city and the museums and palaces which were included in the program. Best of all was the benefit of the private guide, so much better than tagging along with a full-busload of tourists with one guide! Many thanks to Nordic Saga Tours and Susie, Ludmilla and Mariia!

I used Nordic Saga to book all our travel and accommodation arrangements for our 30 day trip to 5 Nordic countries. By using this company, we were able to travel independently, without having to worry about various travel and lodging logistics. Everything worked out very well, their choices were very suitable for our needs and budget. Of note, Nordic Saga was able to get us good travel and accommodation rates, better than other companies who packaged travel and hotels together and called it "an independent tour", with rates that appeared to be about 10 to 20% higher than Nordic Saga. They also got us a better trans-atlantic flight rate than I could get booking on my own online. Nordic Saga was able to provide the advice we needed both before our trip and even during our trip when we had a few questions. Susie Main in particular was very knowledgeable and responsive to our various queries.

We had a group of 15 family and friends traveling to Iceland and Norway in the summer of 2015. Susie was very helpful with all of our groups needs and changes and was able to find accommodations to fill all our needs. The whole trip was wonderful (except for the chilly weather) and ended with our stay at a lighthouse in Norway which was beautiful.