Northern Lights & Icehotel
7 days from £2,719 including flights
in spectacular Arctic Sweden
- Witness the spectacular Northern Lights
- Spend a night in the unique Icehotel
- Dogsled along silent forest trails
- Experienced Tour Leaders throughout
The Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis are one of nature’s most stunning displays.
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The Unique Icehotel is located in the small village of Jukkasjavi, 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle and is a marvel of architectural design built from solid ice. In the winter the Torne River freezes over and the metre thick layer of ice is used to build the beautiful Icehotel. The ice rooms are decoated by artists with hand crafted ice sculptures and also feature furniture made from ice. There is fibre optic cable running through the whole hotel to decorate each unique room. Artists from around the world compete to have their design chosen to build the Icehotel. Work starts in mid-December and it is possible to speak to the designers while their winning structure is taking shape. [jcol/] [/jcolumns] The Icehotel is also an art gallery and is open to the public from 10am until 6pm. Guests have access to their rooms outside these hours. [jtab/] Itinerary :: [jcolumns]Itinerary
DAY 1 Fly to Kiruna and transfer to Lappis Lodge DAY 2 After breakfast, transfer to Reindeer Farm. Afternoon – head out for Lappeasuando using snowshoes. In this wilderness there are no other sources of light and makes for an excellent chance to see the Northern Lights. DAY 3 Ice fishing in the morning and afternoon free with option of snowmobiling. DAY 4 Learn how to dogsled. These very friendly dogs love to pull sleds and with 2 people to a sled make our way to spend the night at the wilderness camp located between the Kaitum and Kalix rivers. DAY 5 Return to base by dogsled taking in beautiful scenery and have lunch by a campfire along the trail. DAY 6 In the morning snowshoe along the trails surrounding Lappeasuando. After lunch transfer (approx 45 minutes) to Icehotel. Rooms are available from 6pm and dinner (not included in the cost of the trip) is reserved at one of the restaurants. DAY 7 Transfer to Kiruna Aiport. [jcol/] [/jcolumns] [jtab/] Activities :: [jcolumns]Five days of mixed activities:
- Dogsledding
- Snowmobile Excursions
- Sami and Cultural Activities
- Ice Diving
- Ice Sculpting
- Northern Lights Excursions
- Ice Fishing (Some at extra cost)
- Four nights are spent in the comfortable Lappis Lodge with en suite facilities. There is also a restaurant and sauna on site.
- One night is spent at the Wilderness Camp which is a heated Sami tent with sleeping mats and reindeer skins for beds.
- One night is spent in the Icehotel at Jakkasjarvi.
Food and Drinks
Local cuisine is served throughout the week and all meals are included except Day 6 when guests stay at the Icehotel. Typically this includes Scandinavian breakfasts of porridge, yogurt, muesli, cheese, ham and breads, served with tea and coffee. Picnic lunches are hot soups and sandwiches with evening meals consisting of meatballs, salmon, sausages, stews and cooked vegetables. Drinks are cordials, water and tea and coffee after meals. If you are a vegetarian please advise this when booking as a meat diet is the norm in this part of the world. Although vegetables are served at meals they are limited and guests may wish to supplement their diet with some of their own food from home. [jtab/] Important Information :: [jcolumns]What’s included:
- 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 dinners
- All accommodation (Lappis Lodge, Wilderness Camp and Icehotel)
- All transport and listed activities
- Tour leader throughout
- Return flights from London
- Arrival & departure transfers
- Full Arctic clothing
Trip notes are available that give details of everything you could possibly want to know about this trip including full kit lists and a detailed itinerary.
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