Day 1—Arrival into Copenhagen on own. Pre-tour night in city center hotel located close to car rental office. Remainder of day free to explore Copenhagen city or take an optional tour.
Overnight at 3* Hotel Mercur or similar
Day 2—Breakfast at your hotel. Pick up your rental car in Copenhagen and drive to Funen Island and Odense via the second-largest suspension span bridge* in the world measuring just over 11 miles. This city was the hometown of the world-famous author Hans Christian Andersen and his house is now a museum filled with his original works and belongings. Overnight at cozy Danish Inn-Naesbylund Kro or similar
(Total driving time 2 hours)
Day 3—After a good Danish breakfast, drive south to Svendborg via Egeskov Castle. From Svendborg you can choose to take a daytrip to Æroskobing by ferry.* This little city on the island of Æro has remained almost unchanged since the 17th and 18th century, and has been featured in many U.S. travel shows. Late afternoon return to Svendborg by ferry.* Overnight at Danish Inn-Hotel Troense or similar
(Total driving time 1 hour + OPTIONAL 1 1/4 hour ferry each way)
Day 4—Take a morning stroll through the cozy harbor city of Svendborg before driving west along the Funen coast to the peninsula of Jutland. Head northwest to Billund, home of the world famous Legoland Amusement Park, for overnight at Danish Inn-Billund Kro or similar. Spend the afternoon at Legoland Park* (entrance fee is not included - open ~ April 01 - October 28, 2012), the original park built by the Danish inventor of the Lego bricks
(Total driving time 2 hours)
Day 5—After breakfast, drive north through central Jutland to Silkeborg. This is a beautiful lake area and it is famous for its scenery. You can enjoy an optional 75 minute sailing by steamer on one of the many lakes or just explore some of the excellent museums in the area.
Overnight at Danish Inn-Horring Kro & Hotel or similar. (Total driving time 2 hours)
Day 6—Drive to Århus, the second largest city in Denmark, and spend the day exploring local sights such as “Den Gamle By,” The Old City. The Old City is a unique open-air museum that consists of sixty-five old buildings, dating as far back as the 16th century, collected from towns all over Denmark. The museum is now a working city showing life in Denmark in the past centuries. In the afternoon drive back to Sealand and on to Copenhagen. (Total driving time 3 hours)
NOTE!! A car ferry is available from Århus back to Kaundborg on Sealand at an additional cost. Book at www.mols-linien.dk
Post-tour night in city center hotel located close to car rental office. Remainder of day free for some last minute shopping and/or an optional visit to the famous Tivoli Amusement park located close to your hotel.
Overnight at 3* Hotel Mercur or similar
Day 7—After breakfast, check-out and your Denmark tour is complete
This tour can be modified to suit your schedule, from 2 nights to however many nights you want
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