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Experience northern Norway in all its splendor with plenty of exciting activities and the Northern lghts!

Itinerary

Arrive Tromsø airport and meet with your pre booked taxi transfer that will take you to your hotel in the city center.

In the evening, meet your transfer outside Radisson BLU Hotel Tromsø. We are going to hunt the Northern Lights in comfortable coach, trained English speaking Northern Light guide. Included are a great Northern Light movie shown in the coach, tripods, warm overalls if you should need, photographic advice, a hot meal at the Base station made of local produce, hot chocolate, coffee & cake. Duration 5-7 hours.

Enjoy breakfast before you meet with our representative at 8:45am outside Scandic Ishavshotel – departure at 09.00 to the beautiful Lyngen area for your activities and your overnight stay. Transfer time is 75 minutes.

10:15 Arrive Camp Tamok and get ready for your Dog sledding experience! The dog sledding adventure starts with meeting the dogs and preparing for the trip. Say hello to a bunch of barking huskies that are ready for action (but still very friendly). You will get instructions on how to drive a dog sledding team. Then you drive the dog sled by yourself into the white landscapes, through the beautiful Vass Valley. The trails you follow have a total distance of approximately 15 km. The area where you lead the sled is totally uninhabited, with mountains and forest landscape.

You will be driving in pairs, one driver and one passenger on each sled, with opportunity to switch places half way. At the end of your trail you will return to Camp Tamok. There you will be served a hot meal in a lavvu (Sami herdsmen’s tent).

With the overnight program, you spend the night at Camp Tamok in a Aurora Chalet. Spending the night “outdoors” like this in wintertime is an Arctic experience in itself. And in the period September – March you will have the chance to experience the Northern Lights.

An overnight program includes an evening adventure such as snowmobiling and a morning adventure the following day: Three experiences in one!

Breakfast. After spending the night, you will be transferred directly to one of our morning activities, starting at approx. 10.15am. Our skilled guides take care of you, making sure you are safe and comfortable at all times. Time to go reindeer sledding!

10:15am Reindeer sledding is the oldest form of transport in the north, and an ancient part of Sami culture. You will be driving in pairs, with one sled for each reindeer. People of all ages can participate on this very “soft” adventure. This cultural adventure includes trying lasso-throwing, the way the Sami people still today catch their reindeers when they are rounded up for marking or slaughter. Also, you will learn about Sami culture and history. Daytime trips give you an amazing view of the wild mountains in the area of Lyngen.

At 4.00pm a transfer back to the city of Tromso for check in to the HURTIGRUTEN CRUISE. Transfer time is about 75 minutes. Depart onboard Hurtigruten from Tromsø to Kirkenes at 6.30pm with a stay in outside cabin or similar.

Enjoy breakfast onboard. Your day starts by sailing through Magerøysund before an early stop in Hammerfest. After a brief stop in Havøysund you arrive in Honningsvåg, the gateway the spectacular North Cape. Visiting the North Cape Plateau on an excursion, you get an eerie sense of being at the end of the world. As well as being continental Europe’s northernmost point, this area is also known for its birdlife, and springtime is when the birds return. Before Kjøllefjord a local fisherman will demonstrate traditional fishing techniques out on deck.

Enjoy breakfast before you enter the last port of the voyage: Kirkenes. At longitude 30°E, you are actually further east than Istanbul and St. Petersburg. The ship arrives at 9.00am

Join us for an amazing trip out on the frozen sea to catch delicious Red King Crab!. Departure from Kirkenes 9: 30am. A totally unforgettable experience awaits you on the frozen fjords of Kirkenes. This is your chance to catch, learn how to cook, and most importantly EAT this mysterious creature. 

The Arctic King Crab is one of the most sort after meals in top restaurants, and yet here, you get to eat the best and the freshest, pulled from the fjord in front of your eyes. You all take part in helping to saw the hole in the ice and bring up the catch. You will see how the crab is prepared by your master guide, and you will be taken by snowmobile sled (an experience in itself) to a beautiful farmhouse by the lake. 

It is here by a cosy log fire that your King Crab meal awaits. Although presentation is simple, the superb, white leg meat and claws with their particularly juicy and naturally sweet taste make this meal in a league of its own. Warm clothing and a helmet is provided. After the king crab meal you are transported back to the coolest check in at Kirkenes SnowHotel.

Please note: This tour is done by snowmobile (fisherman drives snowmobile and guests are in s sled behind the snowmobile)

Meet with the representatives from the amazing Kirkenes SnowHotel on the pier – they will be wearing yellow vests and you can easily locate their mini shuttle bus.

Upon entering the gates of the SnowHotel, you will receive a welcome drink at the SnowBar, made from berries collected from surrounding hills. It will then be time to make the ‘coolest’ hotel check-in around!

Your evening will then progress to a 3-course dinner prepared of the local ingredients. The food served, is charmingly traditional and locally sourced. Your guide will be available to help you prepare for the evening ahead, making sure you are as comfortable as possible.

After dinner you will have the opportunity to walk around the SnowHotel and say hello to our resident reindeers, and with any luck, catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights.

Arrangements end after breakfast. Transfer included to airport.