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Alumni & Friends Tour

Next summer, there is a tour to Scandinavia. Highlights are listed below.

With tour host, Stephen Varvis, Ph.D., professor of history emeritus, you will have the opportunity to share experiences, learn from others, be a part of the extended FPU community, renew friendships and gain new ones all while being inspired by the creativity, history and spiritual experience of the art, architecture, culture, and people you meet. We hope you can join us.

Scandinavia—The Capitals & the Fjords

We will visit many historic and cultural sites, including

  • Historic Bergen
  • Norway’s fjord country and Fram Museum
  • Copenhagen’s Nyhavn district 
  • Stories of Danish writers including Hans Christian Andersen and Soren Kierkegaard 
  • Stockholm’s Old Town
  • Finnish cooking class and visit to Temppeliaukio Church
  • Optional excursions to Elsinore (known from Shakespeare’s Hamlet), Uppsala, Drottingholm, and Tallinn in Estonia
  • Optional extension to Iceland

Plus, free time at each stop

Tour Dates

June 17-30, 2025, plus optional extension to Iceland, June 30-July 3

Included

  • Daily breakfast 
  • Handpicked Hotels 
  • Six Dinners 
  • One cooking class
  • Two nights aboard a cruise ship
  • Expert tour director and local guides
  • Guided sightseeing tours
  • Private deluxe motor coach
  • Free time to explore on your own

Optional Extension

We will travel to Iceland!

Costs*

  • Land tour: $5,689
  • Flight from Fresno: $2,010
    • Flight from other cities can be arranged (costs may differ) and travelers can book their own flights
  • Total: $7699
    • Check with Go Ahead for any available discounts and interest free payment arrangements
  • Optional Extension to Iceland: $1,779

*Cost subject to change. For current costs check at Go Ahead Tours

Full details, itineraries and registration

Go Ahead Tours

 

Request Information

Or contact Steve directly at steve.varvis@fresno.edu, 559-453-7155 (work) or 559-906-5545 (cell)