The Bergen Festival - Music & art in the western fjords
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit to the Fantoft stave church, a meticulous reconstruction following a fire in 1992
- Discover Bergen
- Visit the excellent Bergen Art Museum, a collection particularly strong on Edvard Munch and modern art
- Bergen is the perfect festival venue: compact, historic and in the beautiful setting of Norway’s western fjords.
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Trip includes
- Air travel (economy class) on Norwegian Air flights (aircraft: Boeing 738)
- Private Coach for transfers and some excursions Boat trip as indicated in the itinerary
- Hotel accommodation as described below
- Breakfasts, one light lunch and three dinners (including one light dinner) with a glass or two of wine, water and coffee
- Admissions to museums visited with the group
- All tips for restaurant staff
- Drivers, guides
- All taxes
- The services of the lecturer.
Itinerary
Fly at c. 10.45am from London Gatwick to Bergen (Norwegian Air). Transfer to the hotel in the Bryggen. Lecture and dinner before the evening concert at the Håkonshallen with Mathias Kjøller (clarinet), Chloe Hanslip (violin), Andreas Brantelid (cello), Mariana Shirinyan (piano): Debussy, first rhapsody; Ravel, piano trio in A minor; Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time.
A morning lecture followed by an optional walk with the tour leaders through the historic Bryggen. In the early afternoon, drive to Troldhaugen, the summer home of Edvard Grieg. His villa remains much as he left it, his Steinway in the drawing room among memorabilia a...
A morning lecture is followed by some free time. Afternoon visit to the Fantoft stave church, a meticulous reconstruction following a fire in 1992. It has been rebuilt exactly as it was before the fire. Afternoon recital in the Troldsalen, Troldhaugen: 1B1 Ensemble wi...
Guided visit of the excellent Bergen Art Museum, a collection particularly strong on Edvard Munch and modern art, after which the day is free. Leave for the airport at c. 4pm for the flight, arriving London Gatwick at c. 8.15pm.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Martin Randall Travel is one of the most respected travel companies in the world, among both travellers and within the tourism community. We are committed to providing the best planned, the best led and altogether the most fulfilling and enjoyable cultural tours currently available.
We offer an unequalled range of tours and events focusing on art, architecture, music, archaeology, history, gardens and gastronomy. Our mission is to deepen your understanding and enhance your appreciation of the many civilizations around the world.
For over two decades we have been the most influential organisation in the field of intellectual travel. Pioneering and innovative, we have led the way with ideas and itineraries and by setting the benchmarks for customer service and administration.
Small groups, and congenial company
Most of our tours run with between ten and twenty participants. We strictly limit numbers, specifying the applicable maximum in each tour description. The higher costs of smaller numbers are outweighed by the benefits of manoeuvrability, social cohesion and access to the lecturer.
The small-group principle is diluted when there are private concerts or several speakers exclusively for our clients.
Not the least attractive aspect of travelling with MRT is that you are highly likely to find yourself in congenial company, self-selected by common interests and endorsement of the company’s ethos.
Health & safety
Martin Randall Travel and its management team attach the upmost importance to the health and safety of clients, tour leaders and employees travelling on our tours and events. It is our duty to comply with relevant health and safety legislation, and we take seriously our 'duty of care' to all who travel with us. Employees and tour leaders cooperate with the company in fulfilling our duty of care by following company rules on safety and codes of practice – which together form our Health and Safety Policy.
We allocate clear responsibilities and accountabilities to implement our Health and Safety Policy.
We set clear direction for the business to follow our Policy, supported by the Board and senior management.
We adopt and review health and safety management systems.
We make available suitable resources to meet our commitments.
We maintain consultation and dialogue with employees.
We assess travel-related risks faced by clients and staff.
We provide clients and staff with information to the risks they may face and the preventative and protective measures there are to control these risks.
Value for money, and no surcharges
The price includes nearly everything, not only the major ingredients such as hotel, transport and the costs of the lecturer and manager but also tips, drinks with meals and airport taxes.
We do not levy surcharges for fuel price increases, exchange rate changes, additional taxes or for any other reason. The price published here is the price you pay.
Travelling solo
We welcome people travelling on their own, for whom our tours are ideal, as many of our clients testify. There are usually several solo travellers on tour. On evenings when dinner is not included there is always the option of dining with the tour manager.
Hotels usually charge a supplement for single occupancy of a room, but we never add anything to this – indeed, most of the supplements we charge are subsidised by ourselves, sometimes by hundreds of pounds.
Where we are able to, we assign those travelling on their own to rooms which are normally sold as doubles.
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Logistics
If you have to cancel your participation on a tour, there would be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before the tour the deposit only is forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost of the tour will be due:
between 56 and 29 days: 40%
between 28 and 15 days: 60%
between 14 days and 3 days: 80%
within 48 hours: 100%
If you cancel your booking in a double or twin room or cabin but are travelling with a companion who chooses to continue to participate on the tour, the companion will be liable to pay the stipulated single supplement.
We take as the day of cancellation that on which we receive written confirmation of cancellation.
All Breakfasts, 1 Lunch and 3 Dinners
Strenuous
Participants need to be able to manage everyday walking and stairclimbing without difficulty. We walk to most concerts in the town centre, and there are boats and coaches to board. Average distance by coach per day: 18 miles.
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