By Package, the Easiest Way to Go -- For travelers who feel more comfortable if everything is prearranged -- hotels, transportation, sightseeing excursions, luggage handling, tips, taxes, and even meals -- a package tour is the obvious choice, and it may even help save money. A reliable tour operator is Scantours, Inc., 3439 Wade St., Los Angeles, CA 90006 (tel. 800/223-7226 or 310/636-4656; www.scantours.com).
Bus Tours -- ScanAm World Tours (tel. 800/545-2204; www.scanamtours.com) offers a tour through the "Heart of Fairy Tale Denmark." You can choose a 5-day, 4-night trip through Hans Christian Andersen country, including a visit to Odense (his birthplace) and an excursion to Legoland. Tours begin at $485 per person.
Self-Drive Tours -- Several companies offer self-drive tours, which usually include accommodations, rental cars, and customized itineraries. Scantours Inc. (tel. 800/545-2204; www.scantours.net) features the 5-day "Taste of Danish Castles & Manor Houses" tour, which is available year-round. Prices begin at $1,395 per person. The company also sponsors a tour of Danish inns. The 4-day self-drive tour includes accommodations, breakfast, car rental, and an itinerary. Prices start at $435 per person.
Bicycle Tours -- An excellent way to explore the flat, rolling Danish countryside is on a bicycle. Numerous organizations (including Scantours Inc. and ScanAm Tours) sponsor bike tours through various regions of the country. You can choose one that covers the castles, beaches, and fjords of northern Denmark; the southern Funen islands; the beaches and marshland of western Jutland; or the lake country in eastern Jutland. Blue Marble Travel (tel. 215/923-3788; www.bluemarble.org) offers 7-day excursions to Hans Christian Andersen country and several small islands in the Baltic for $1,850 per person. Dansk Cyklist Forbund, Rømersgade 7, DK-1362 Copenhagen K (tel. 33-32-31-21; www.dcf.dk), can provide the latest information on cycling tours in Denmark.
