I was actually disappointed in this trip. It seemed to be generally poorly thought out. Oslo: We had a scheduled visit to the National museum on our first day. Museum would have been wonderful except we went through it with a guide who took us only to a few exhibits and we only had one hour in the museum. We had no time to visit on our own since our dinner reservation was at 5:30 PM. Day 2 in Oslo we were accompanied by the same guide who wasn’t particularly good. Promised free time didn’t happen since lunch was scheduled at 3 pm. A 2 course meal at 3 pm and no scheduled dinner doesn’t make sense.to me. Tromso: we were not a small group as expected. All tromso activities were on public tour buses and we were with other groups and limited to their schedule. The northern lights chase would have been better if we were in our own bus and could have changed locations for better viewing. We stayed in one location, not a chase. Dog sledding was great but again it was a very long day as the site was 90 minutes away and we returned to go on a nighttime dinner cruise that was not interesting and it was dark and the food was awful. Our final day in Tromso was 2 hours away to go reindeer sledding which was dreadful, we were pulled around in a small circle by a Sami woman. The day involved hours standing around waiting for the return bus. The day of departure we were scheduled to go on a cable car ride that was closed so we went with a guide to an aquarium as a way of killing time. It would have been great if there were other options. Bergen: Again, we had a walking tour of the city in icy rain, a 3 pm 3 course lunch, and Norway in a nutshell which involved 5 hours on trains, 2 hours on a cruise, and one hour on a bus with lots of time waiting in train stations between rides. We did not get breakfast that day because our bus left before breakfast opened and bag lunches were ham and cheese sandwiches with no other options. There was no dinner that night as we got back at 9:30 pm; several women went to McDonalds. Several of us chose to forego the final day trip to Trondheim as we were exhausted and taking two flights the day before we left was poor planning. Due to the length of that trip the farewell dinner was at 8:30 pm which was too late for most of us and a few women chose not to come. The hotels in Oslo and Tromso were adequate but not great. The hotels in Bergen was dark and run down. Not even close to a 4 star hotel. The restaurant choices were mostly Italian; I was not planning on only eating pizza and pasta in Norway. As I said before, lunch and dinner timing was terrible. Our sights and soul tour guide Branka was delightful. She was warm and engaging and did a wonderful job despite some of the issues I mentioned. I came on the trip because the description sounded wonderful. This tour in no way lived up to that description.

What an amazing trip. Inga was fabulous as a tour director, met a great group of women from the US and Canada (I was the token Aussie) and got to experience everything you would want to in Norway - Northern Lights, dog sledding and cruising through the breathtaking fjords were my highlights.

Trip to Norway with Sights and Soul Travel was Amazing. Loved seeing all the sights of Norway. Everything was very organized and well planned. Tour Leader, Inga was so helpful and a joy to be around. Will definitely travel again with Sights and Soul and hopefully land on another tour with Inga in the future.

I recently traveled to Norway on the winter tour with Sights and Soul Travels. Our guide, Inga, was very helpful and kept us on track through many excursions and all of th interior travel. We were very fortunate with the weather and were treated to a stunning display of the Northern Lights in Tromso. My favorite activity was driving a dogsled with four huskies pulling us through the beautiful mountain valley. I've been on multiple tours with this company and each time I've been impressed with the organization and the many unique activities offered. And finally, it was such a pleasure to meet and make friends with other women who are interested in international travel.

I really enjoyed it. Highlights for me were seeing the Northern Lights, the fiords, dog sledding, feeding the reindeers (missed sledding due to lack of snow) and the Ice bar. Our tour guide, Inga, was wonderful - very helpful, kind, knowledgeable and has great leadership abilities. The mix of flights, buses, boats, trains and walking was a good mix to see lots of scenery and efficient use of time plus added variety to our transportation experiences. The hotels and meal locations were all top notch. I felt like it was a good value for the cost.