Sweden Uncovered Tour: Stockholm, Gothenburg, and More

Zicasso’s travel specialist was our trip advisor and planner for a family trip to Stockholm and Norway, including a two-day stay in Tromsø chasing the Northern Lights. Although the Northern Lights did not appear for us, their absence did not dim our experiences, as organized for us.

She spent time and energy listening to what we wanted to hear from guides, as well as what we wanted to experience in each city we visited on our own. Equally important, she understood our budget and stayed within its limits.

Her suggestions for restaurants, her travel tips on clothing, her knowledge of the culture, her selection of private guides, and her careful listening to our needs made all the difference between a good trip and an excellent one. For example, I have an extreme shellfish allergy and every restaurant where she made reservations for us knew of that allergy before we walked in.

I cannot recommend her more highly. It was a privilege to work with her.

We just returned from a three-week trip through Scandinavia. Our trip included stops in Stockholm, Oslo, Aurland, and Bergen, a cruise along the Norwegian coast, and Copenhagen. We are fortunate enough to be able to do two or three international trips a year. This was one of our best trips; a wonderful experience.

We worked closely with Zicasso’s travel designer at the tour company to plan this trip. From our very first contact with her, we found her to be very knowledgeable, with some wonderful ideas. And just as important, she was always super-responsive. The hotels she selected were terrific, the walking tours were very interesting, and our cruise on the cruise boat was unforgettable. We are fussy American travelers and the travel designer was still able to plan a perfect trip. I am already thinking about another trip to book with her and the tour company.

Zicasso’s travel consultant and the travel company did a fabulous job arranging a family trip to Sweden and Denmark. She suggested experiences we would not have arranged on our own. All of us had a great time!

The planning was excellent. We were provided with outstanding advice from Zicasso's travel company. We were introduced to events that would interest us. Our guides were excellent and made enjoyable recommendations. Every question we asked was responded to immediately and with good ideas.

Our trip was great. We sincerely appreciated the knowledgeable and personable travel guides in Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Bergen. I do not remember the name of our food tour guide in Oslo, but she was also an interesting and competent guide. The drivers were all on time and much appreciated.

We had a five-star trip to Sweden and Denmark, which was, in large part, the result of the outstanding work of our Zicasso travel company.

Planning our trip was complicated by the fact that it involved two couples with different travel dates and different priorities, with five days of overlap for shared time in Stockholm and for a driving trip to family heritage sites in southern Sweden. They listened to our needs/desires and put together travel plans that worked very well for both couples, individually and together.

We were delighted with each of the guides, drivers, and local activities they arranged. Of most importance to me was the rental car booking. I had been very concerned about these arrangements and am happy to say that this could not have been smoother.

We were also quite pleased with the hotels recommended by the travel company. They found properties and room types with features that met each couple's stated requirements perfectly. The one exception was our final hotel in Copenhagen, which, I should note, was a property I suggested as we had stayed there previously. We arrived at that hotel to find out we had two reservations, neither of which matched our confirmation. I will also note that we had asked the travel company to make a rather last-minute change to the number of nights we were staying at this property. We expect the problem was a mess up by the hotel and our travel company quickly and effectively resolved the issue with the hotel.