Chasing the Northern Lights

Highlights

  • Small Group Tour up to 25 passengers
  • Visit to the award-winning Alta Museum
  • Enjoy a traditional Norwegian dinner in our cosy Gamme-hut (turf home) at the Aurora Camp.
  • Learn more about this natural phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis during your tour to Sorrisniva adventure facility

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Duration

3 days

Min Age

12+

Pickup

Airport

Enjoy the magical northern lights, and the beautiful winter polar night in the cozy villages of Tromso and Alta.

Begin your journey in the beautiful city of Tromso and explore the city and surrounding area with its stunning natural setting before moving East to Alta where you will have the opportunity to visit the award-winning Museum and the Impressive Northern Lights Cathedral.

Included/Excluded

  • 5 nights in 4* hotels centrally located
  • Coach transfer to Alta on Day 4
  • 2 hours guided city tour of Tromso
  • Buffet style breakfasts
  • Visits, excursions and entrances as mentioned in the program
  • Domestic airfares and taxes, unless otherwise specified in our holiday package Visa expenses, processing and issuance fees

Tour Plan

Day 01 Tromso

Arrival to Tromso airport and make your way to the hotel, otherwise, please check out our optional extras for the transfers (additional cost).

Check-in at your hotel (guaranteed from15:00). The rest of the day is at leisure. Please consult the welcome letter, which you will receive upon check-in to your hotel, and kindly note where and when to meet your Tour Director.

Day 02 Tromso

Breakfast at the hotel.

This morning we depart by private coachf or a 2-hour city sightseeing tour and perfect introduction to Tromso. Tromso enjoys a subarctic climate, its location corresponding to the northern coast of Alaska. Learn about the indigenous Sami people, their traditional culture and recent history.

Following this, you will continue a tour around the island,passing Lake Prestvatn where the Meteorological Institute issituated. Travel across the bridge to the Arctic Cathedral for a visit to this masterpiece by Jan Inge Hovig. Built in 1965, the cathedral reflects north Norwegian nature, culture, and faith with a monumental stained-glass window (Entrance at the Cathedral-not included).

Afternoon at leisure.

Be ready for a pick-up right outside your hotel at 18:30 hrs where you will be met by a representative from Tromso Villmarkssenter and taken on a 25-minute bus ride to the Aurora Camp. At the camp you will be equipped with thermal overalls and boots to keep you nice and warm all evening. 300 friendly Alaskan huskies are waiting to greet you and enjoy some cuddles, followed by an affectionate and playful visit to the puppy enclosure.

Once you have filled up on puppy love, it is time to enjoy a traditional Norwegian dinner in our cosy Gamme-hut (turf home). You will beserved Norwegian Bacalao, prepared with locally sourced cod andtomato sauce, and for dessert their savoury signature chocolatecake. As it is impossible to predict when the Aurora will appear during the evening, your guide will keep a close eye on the sky for you and the program will be adjusted accordingly. For those of you who wish to sit outside and wait for it to appear, a bonfire will set the mood and keep you toasty.

Day 03 Alta

Breakfast at the hotel.

The ride from Tromso to Alta is breath-taking regardless of the time of year. Stunning scenery andmagnificent nature ensure that this trip will stay with you for along time. The distance between Tromso and Alta is about 300km,a route travelled in approximately 8 hours,and include two ferry crossings.Arrival in Alta and check in at your hotel.

Evening at leisure.You will have the chance to visit the impressive Northern Lights Cathedral (entrace fees not included), a result of an architectural competition organized in 2001. The very modern and elegant cathedral was designed by architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen in collaboration with Kolbjorn Jenssen of Link Arkitektur. This impressive monument was built in concrete and wood; its exterior is clad with titanium plates. The central part of the cathedral is its spiral tower with a bell tower.Inside is the work of Danish artist Peter Brandes.

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