Grand Aurora Tour.

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1 Grand Aurora Tour Experience the best of Northern Scandinavia on this tour through Norway, Sweden and Finland. All three destinations have been hand-picked for this very special trip as they are some of the best places in the world for experiencing the amazing aurora borealis. A specialist northern lights guide will take care of you and your group and ensure that you have a wonderful trip. By day you will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the best winter activities and in the evening your search for the Northern Lights will take you out into the dark frozen night. Example Itinerary Grand Aurora Tour Day 1 Arrive in Tromso airport, Northern Norway and meet your Aurora guide for your tour. Transfer to your superior room in the centre of this interesting small Arctic city. Settle into your accommodation, do some shopping and then spend the evening at leisure. Day 2 After your breakfast meet up with a local guide who will take you on a walk around the city of explain a little about its history and what it is like to live in the Arctic. Your walk will end with a tour around Polaria, one of the best museums in Tromso where you will also get to feed the seals. Afternoon at leisure to enjoy some shopping, relax or go for a walk. In the evening head out on a Northern Lights dinner cruise. A cruise into the darkness including a fish supper. Day 3 Day at leisure to enjoy one of Tromso's museums or do some shopping. In the evening your guide will drive you out to the beautiful Lyngen Alps where you will meet up with some reindeer for a sledding tour under the dark skies and hopefully Aurora. Day 4 After your breakfast it is time to say goodbye to Tromso for now and enjoy the journey though the mountains and into Swedish Lapland. There will be plenty of opportunities to stop and take photos and enjoy the fresh air. Arrive in Bjorkliden and check into your large hotel room. Enjoy a meal in the restaurant and then head straight out in search of the Aurora on a Lights over Lapland photography evening our most popular Aurora tour! Day 5 After breakfast head into Abisko National Park to meet your bunch of barking huskies for a thrilling dogsled tour through the snowy forests. If you are lucky you may even spot an elk. Afternoon at leisure to take a sauna or go for a walk. After dinner your guide will help you search for the Aurora using the latest forecasts. Day 6 After breakfast experience a true Arctic day. Snowmobiling, ice fishing, a walk on the frozen lake and reindeer cooked on the fire are all on the menu! In the evening head to the world-famous Aurora sky station for a 4 course exclusive supper. You will be lifted into complete darkness for one of the best possible views of the northern lights. Day 7 After breakfast say goodbye to Abisko and head to the ICEHOTEL for a few hours looking around the amazing ice chapel, ice bar and art suites. After lunch continue your journey over the border to what some would say is true Lapland Finland! A slight change of landscape as the mountains give way to forests but still absolutely breathtaking. Arrive in Kilpisjarvi and check into your deluxe Saana chalet and settle in. Enjoy a delicious meal in the restaurant and then head out onto the lake in search of the Aurora with your guide. Day 8 After breakfast it is time for an exciting self-drive snowmobile tour to the border point where Finland meets Sweden and Norway! To stand at this point and see the mountains of all 3 countries near the end of your trip will feel like a great accomplishment! Afternoon at leisure or you can enjoy a snowshoe hike with A guide and a sauna followed by a dip in the lake! In the evening you will enjoy a meal cooked in a traditional Finnish Kota on an open fire. Day 9 After breakfast it is time to head out and meet a traditional reindeer herder. Kilpisjarvi is one of the last areas still herding reindeer in this way so it is a once-ina-lifetime experience to see hundreds of reindeer in their natural habitat. In the evening you will enjoy one final Aurora trip. You will be pulled in a large sled by a snowmobile up into the mountains to a dark spot, enjoy coffee and a snack around the warming fire and then wait for the green to appear! Day 10 After breakfast cross the border back into Norway and head back to Tromso for one night. Again the journey will show you lots of interesting Arctic scenery. Arrive in Tromso and check back into the Clarion The Edge. Enjoy your last evening at the amazing Fiskekompaniet restaurant where you will enjoy a 5 course supper with accompanying wine some of the most delicious food in the Arctic circle in our opinion! Day 11 Enjoy breakfast and then check out and head back to the airport. Say goodbye to the Arctic and the rest of your group and return home with some amazing memories and photographs! Package starts from 5999 per person based on two people sharing, excluding flights. All of our packages are tailormade, please contact us for your personal itinerary.

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5 Your Personal Travel Advisor is - Jonny JonnyCooper@offthemaptravel.co.uk Phone What next? All of our trips are tailor-made to our customer requirements and your package is no exception. If you would like to book this personal itinerary please contact your personal travel advisor as soon as possible. As all of our trips are tailor-made its important to know that all aspects of your trips are subject to availability and price change until booked. If there is any part of your trip that you would like to change or remove or if you would like to know about any other activities or accommodation options that are on offer please contact your personal travel advisor who will be more than happy to help. Why book with Off The Map Travel? Off The Map Travel is a family run business and we pride ourselves on offering a personal service to all of our customers, whether you decide to make a booking with us or not. This pride is reflected in the destinations, accommodation and activities that we select for all of our packages. All of the destination that we sell have been visited by at least one of our personal travel advisor's so ensuring all of our customers are provided with accurate information and guidance. Book with confidence To provide piece of mind when booking with Off The Map Travel all packages are financially protected by Protected Travel Service using a client account. Solicitors and accountants have always had to hold their customers money in client accounts, so why should we not do the same. The principle is very simple; it is your money so we hold it separately and do not use it to run our business. Insurance It compulsory when booking our packages that you have travel insurance to cover you for your trip. To assist you with this we have teamed up with Sports Cover Direct Insurance click here for a personal quotation Photos and images All of the photos that we use on our website and in our personal itineraries are designed to give you a true reflection of a destination before you arrive. Many of our packages are designed to offer our customers the chance to experience some of the most amazing features of the natural world, but as with much of nature nothing can be guaranteed. If you have any questions about any of the images used in our packages please contact your personal travel advisor. About Off The Map Travel Our aim is to provide truly exceptional travel experiences with a focus on soft adventure and exploring undiscovered parts of the world. We want our customers to have the opportunity to explore the amazing diversity of countries and cultures not offered by the larger travel companies. We ourselves have been lucky enough to travel to some fantastic places around the world often exploring locations off the beaten tourist track. With this in mind we decided to share our passion for travel and set up Off The Map Travel. The Northern Lights, whale watching and other nature based activities We try our up-most to select destinations and activities that are going to give you the best chance of seeing the some of the worlds most amazing natural phenomena, whether its the Northern Lights in Sweden or whale watching in Iceland. However we can never guarantee that you will be successful in this and we do not recommend you book a package with any company who claims they can! If you would like to discuss anything regarding this please contact your travel advisor.

6 Northern Lights Evening Photo Tour Skiing and Snowboarding Meter-deep natural snow, Sweden's third-highest vertical drop (538 m) and Scandinavia's most beautiful views. In Björkliden and Riksgränsen you will find great skiing on the threshold of the wilderness. Join Lights Over Lapland photographer Chad Blakley for an opportunity to see and photograph the aurora borealis Chad will provide you with a high quality camera & lens and and quickly teach you the skills that you will need to find and photograph the magical aurora borealis. Even if you have never used a camera before you have an extremely high chance of going home with beautiful aurora photographs and memories that will last a lifetime! ICEHOTEL (entrance paid locally) The Aurora Sky Station Lifting you up to the into the heavens on a open air lift the Aurora Sky Station is a truly amazing experience and provides you with one of the best possible views of the Northern Lights! Spend some time looking around the world famous ICEHOTEL. Made completely of snow and ice this hotel is built each year from scratch. See the amazing Art suites as well as the Ice Church in all its glory!

7 Snowmobile Experience Tour Snowmobile Tour A tour into the wilderness, discovering new routes by travelling over untouched snow on snowmobile. Travelling in pairs your guide will teach you all you need to know before heading out into the wilderness! A tour into the wilderness, discovering new routes by travelling over untouched snow. The group stops at Låktatjåkko Mountain Lodge to enjoy its fantastic atmosphere. Snowmobile Long Tour Alaska Trapper Dog Sledding We travel on the ice at Torneträsk, up by Kungsleden and turn into Hoigananvaggi valley at Råvvetieva Sámi camp where we stop and enjoy the stunning views. We pass Riksgränsen on the way and stop at Låktatjåkko Mountain Lodge, 1228 meters above the sea level. Comfortably leaning back in a big sled get answers to all your questions concerning the reasons why yesteryear s postal deliverers, explorers and hunters chose dog sledding as their preferred mode of transport in the winter wilderness.

8 Mushers Joy Dog Sledding Snowmobile to the ICEHOTEL Begin your stay at the ICEHOTEL in a most memorable way with a Snowmobile transfer. Travel through the Arctic snow, forests and wilderness on your way to the worlds first ICEHOTEL. A truly fantastic way to start your stay in the Arctic Circle. Be a musher of your own dog sled for a while! In Alaska, where dog sledding originated, the drivers of the sleds are called mushers. To drive a dog sled is know as mushing. Mushing is a great experience and is an exciting, fast and fun way to enjoy the natural surroundings. Ice Fishing Northern Lights Lavvu Experience With your guide travel by snowshoes to a traditional Sámi lavvu (tipi) situated on the mountain where without any interfering artificial light, the Northern Lights can be seen at their finest. Imagine pulling up your own fish through the ice you are standing on and then cook it over an open fire. An experience you'll never forget. Starting before noon, since the fishing is best during daylight, travel by snowmobile to the lake and try out this amazing activity.

9 Riksgransen Låktatjåkko Mountain Lodge Snowshoe Tour Accompanied by your guide drive through the white plains surrounded by the fantastic mountains up to Låktatjåkko Mountain Lodge where you will make and stop and you can treat your-self with the famous Låkta waffles! Head out into the winter landscape on snowshoes. Whatever the weather, we can guarantee that you will experience the feeling of being out in the middle of the wilderness whilst your guide tells you all about the untouched wilderness. Full Board Northern Lights Kit Enjoy delicious food including breakfast, buffet lunch and 2 course dinner every day whilst in Swedish Lapland. This package includes a comprehensive Northern Lights clothing kit hire. With, Hooded Down Insulated Jacket, Insulated Salopettes, Thermal Snow Buff/Balaclava, Ear Flap Hat, Base Layer Set, Gloves/Mitts including Liners, Fleece Mid Layer Hire and Snow Boots Hire from the top brands in the market. Designed to keep you warm in the Arctic.

10 Kåppas Caves Cross country ski touring The Kåppas caves comprising one of Sweden s longest cave systems. To crawl into a cave and get deep into the mountain in the middle of winter is a magical experience. Improve your skills with this beginners session on touring skis. This extremely popular activity is great fun and in this session you will practise balancing, stopping as well as other basic skills with the help of your ski instructor. A great activity in beautiful surroundings.

11 Elite Marina Towers - Stockholm Explore the beautiful city of Stockholm from your base in the beautiful Elite Hotel Marina Tower Hotel. With magnificent views over the inlet to Stockholm, where the city meets the archipelago. Each room is elegantly decorated in natural colours, with a focus on comfort. At the Elite Hotel Marina Tower you will get more than a room for the night it is a total experience at a unique location where the city meets the archipelago.

12 Swedish Lapland Bjorkliden - Kappas Cabin Two bedroomed, well appointed chalets equipped with kitchen including hob, oven/microwave and dishwasher. All chalets have a sauna and balcony and are a short walk away from the hotel bars and restaurants. Skiers are well catered for with purpose built ski storage cupboards. All chalets have TVs and individually controlled heating. Bed and breakfast and half board options are available on request.

13 Bjorkliden (Swedish Lapland) Double or Twin Hotel Room These well appointed premium hotel rooms offer all the facilities and comforts required for a great stay, with single, double and family rooms available. Situated in the heart of the hotel these rooms are close to all the facilities, including the café reception area, sports desk and restaurant.

14 Bjorkliden (Swedish Lapland) - Solhyllan log cabins 4 bedroom, luxury log cabin with fully equipped kitchen, 2 lounge areas, 2 bathrooms, sauna, wifi and a fantastic outdoor Jacuzzi on a private terrace, all located a short walk away from the hotel bars and restaurants. Skiers are well catered for with purpose built ski storage cupboards. Just sit back relax and watch the Northern Lights from your hot tub!

15 Laktatjakko Mountain Lodge Spend a night in the high mountains in the Laktatjakko Mountain Lodge. Enjoy a three course dinner and relax in the amazing location. At night search for the Northern Lights in the dark skies right outside. ICEROOM at the ICEHOTEL Stay amongst snow and ice on a special bed tucked up warm inside a thermal sleeping bag on reindeer skins all keeping you cosy whilst at the world famous ICEHOTEL. Take a look around the amazing art suites and ICEbar at this amazing hotel

16 Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL Stay amongst ice art with fantastic designs and wonderful sculptures in this spacious accommodation, ideal for a special occasion. Sleeping on a special bed of snow and ice in a thermal sleeping bag on reindeer skins all keeping you warm when sleeping amongst the ice. Snow Room at the ICEHOTEL Stay amongst snow and ice on a special bed tucked up warm inside a thermal sleeping bag on reindeer skins all keeping you cosy whilst at the world famous ICEHOTEL. Take a look around the amazing art suites and ICEbar at this amazing hotel

17 Kiruna Bishops Arms Hotel Bishops Arms Kiruna offers 37 comfortable and modern furnished rooms which correspond to the needs of our guests. Here, you will have the feeling of being home and you will wake up rested. Staying in a deluxe room.