The Secret Land of the Arctic and Two Kingdoms | Eleven-day reference for the Aurora Tour of Finnish Snowfields and Norwegian Fjords
Core of the trip:
① Finland and Norway jointly travel to experience different scenery: forest wasteland and fishing village in fjord, and at the same time greatly increase the probability of encountering aurora.
② Avoid online celebrity hotels, choose small and beautiful residences that focus on comfort and privacy, and experience a variety of snow activities.
③ Follow the food guide, taste authentic snacks and beer, and listen to cultural and artistic anecdotes; Enjoy rustic cuisine at Island Family Bistro.
④ Wearing snowshoes Hike deep into the forest snowfields and enjoy the rare wonder of snow-covered pine forests.
⑤ Experience traditional sea fishing in Lofoten; Hike over mountains to inaccessible beaches; Explore the iconic fishing villages of the islands.
⑥ Carefully selected 4 unique accommodations with excellent food and wine.
⑦ Equipped with friendly and highly cooperative guides, you can go out unlimited times at night to pursue the aurora in the best places.
Fly to Ivalo, Finland, and pick up to the hotel by special car. Based on in-depth local investigation, we have selected 3 small but beautiful luxury resort hotels that focus on comfort and privacy and avoid mass tour groups starting from 2023.
Dining: Dinner
Hotel: Wild Luxury Resort Hotel
You will have two full days immersed in the Lapland wasteland. Experience a wealth of snow activities during the day (the fee is included), such as snowmobiling, dog sledding, snowshoe hiking, ice lake fishing, etc. (the specific items depend on the hotel stay, subject to reservation confirmation). At night, you can wait for the arrival of the Northern Lights in the hotel.
Dining: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Hotels: Wild Luxury Resort Hotel
It takes about 5 hours to drive to Kusammer on the Finnish-Russian border, which is famous for its unique canopy shape covered with snow. Driving on the empty northern highway, reindeer pass by from time to time, frozen lakes and continuous forests alternately appear, and the long journey is boring.
Today, I stayed in a mountain residence with only 8 rooms, overlooking the boundless forest and snowfields. An open-air hot tub and sauna are available at an additional cost. The restaurant serves a fusion of Nordic and French cuisine, accompanied by a selection of mellow wines.
Dining: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotels: Wild Luxury Resort Hotel
Put on your snowshoes and hike through the hilly snowfields (about 4 hours). In the dim blue light of morning and dusk, the pine forest covered with thick snow shows all kinds of shapes. If the sky is clear, the scene is like a fairy tale dream; If it meets a dark cloud, it will turn into a mysterious misty forest.
Dining: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotels: Wild Luxury Resort Hotel
On the basis of yesterday’s experience, today we challenge another more difficult hill snowfield. The terrain here is steeper, the pine forest is taller and denser, and the northern noise crow often falls on the shoulders of tourists (about 5 hours on foot). Fly to Helsinki in the evening (Reference flight: 17:55-19:40) , a special car pick up from the airport and drop off to the hotel.
Dining: Breakfast
Hotels: Hotel St George
Start a 5-hour food exploration in the morning, and taste 7 to 9 authentic flavors, including desserts, cheeses, sausages, seafood, etc., accompanied by refreshing beer (optional non-alcoholic drinks). The guide will share interesting anecdotes about urban culture and art from the local perspective. In the evening, fly to Oslo and check into the airport hotel.
Dining: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, fly to the Lofoten Islands, then stroll through the town and dock of Henningswell and visit local art galleries. Stay in a warm wooden cabin near the harbor, transformed from a traditional fisherman’s house, and stay for two consecutive nights. If the weather is fine, you will go to the beach surrounded by fjords at night to wait for the aurora.
Dining: Breakfast
Hotels: Select Holiday Chalets
In the morning, go to a quiet village with only a few dozen households, hike through birch forests and mountain peaks, and reach Kvarvika Beach (about 5 kilometers round trip, which takes about 4 hours). The magnificent scenery of blue sea, white sand and steep cliffs at the end will bring you a shocking feeling as if you were at the end of the world.
Dining: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotels: Featured Holiday Chalets
Dining: Breakfast
Hotels: Featured Holiday Chalets
Dining: Breakfast
Hotel: None
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