Lapland in Winter

   
 
 

Alta Igloo & North Cape Tour

Lapland in Winter

4 Days / 3 locations in Norway

This tour does not depart on Thursdays or Fridays.

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Alta
Accommodation: Scandic Alta Hotel

Arrival in the airport of Alta. Transfer to the hotel with taxi or shuttle bus.

 
Day 2     Alta - Honningsvaag
Accommodation: Scandic Hotel Honningsvag
Meals: Breakfast

At 10.30/11.00: Dog-sledge trip in the land of the elk. Drive your own dog-sledge or take the passenger seat. This trip takes you through the forest and along the banks of the Altaelva river. You may spot the "king of the forest". Coffee and cakes included, served in a lavvu (sami tent). Transfer to Alta and in the afternoon departure with public bus to Honningsvag (approx. time: 14.20-18.20. No departure on Saturdays).

 
Day 3     Honningsvaag - North Cape - Alta
Accommodation: Alta Igloo Hotel
Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

At 10.00-11.30: Check out of the hotel and optional guided tour of Honningsvag by kick sledge (spark)

At 11.45: Pick up from the hotel and bumper to bumper drive to North Cape. Enjoy the view from Europe's northernmost point. We will celebrate with champagne and a North Cape certificate proving that you have been here !! The North Cape Hall offers a film presenting North Cape's four seasons, a souvenir shop and a coffee shop. At 14.00: Return to Honningsvag, change bus and continue to Alta (approx. 15.00-18.20) Transfer from the busstation to the Alta Igloo Hotel. Alta Igloo hotel has room for around 80 persons, an ice bar and several lounges. All exterior and interior is made from snow and ice; the rooms, beds, even the glasses in the bar! The hotel is decorated with ice sculptures - beautiful pieces of art created by talented sculptors. The indoor temperature in the Igloo hotel varies between 4 and 7 degrees Celsius. You spend the night wrapped comfortably in sleeping bags and reindeer skins. Meals served in Laksestua restaurant. At 20.30: 2 course dinner in the Laksestua Restaurant.

Optional: Mini Spa in Alta Friluftspark. Enjoy a refreshing and relaxing bath in an outdoor Jacuzzi.

 
Day 4     Alta
Meals: Breakfast

Sauna and breakfast at Laksestua Restaurant. At 10.00: Snowmobile safari starting outside the Igloo Hotel. Driving licence for car/motorcycle required when driving. Two persons on each snowmobile. The journey takes you through a breathtaking variety of beautiful landscapes as we follow the old trade route towards Karasjok. The ground is varied, from forest and valley to unending, snowcovered plains. The tour ends with a lunch at Laksestua Restaurant, . At 13.15: Transfer to Alta Aiport

 
Price Includes
One Night Alta Igloo Hotel
Hotel Accommodation As in Itinerary With Daily Breakfast
Daily Breakfast
Entrances Per Itinerary
Dinners As Mentioned
Optional Excursions
Public Bus Alta - Honningsvag - Alta
Transfers Per Itinerary
ROB-1269
1.28.15.WP26