Joanna lumley aurora borealis northern lights, Join us in thrilling and fun activities in the far north. We have standard packages and a varied tailor menu to choose from for those who wants to design their own holiday. Northern lights weekend stays in Tromso, Norway. The packages contain activities, accommodation, transport, restaurant preferences and lists of clothing suitable in this area.
Northern lights cultural ferry cruise in the island district: Search for the northern lights on the local ferry which traffics the island district of Tromso city. Your guide will pick you up at your hotel and take you to the ferry all islanders use as daily transport. The ferry departs Bellvik ferry quay in the afternoon. The first port of call is the fishing village Vengsoy. The village still has a lively, yet not very large, fishing industry. Around 80 people live at the island and a number of city people have cabins here. The next port of call, if the ferry is summoned, is the village Laukvik, this is now merely a holiday village. The island which is inhabited is Musvar, an archipelago of islands where the biggest island houses a family of five and one single man. This island is a remainder of the old culture which is now vanishing, a culture where people fed themselves through fishing and farming. The outermost island before we visit Vengsoy again is called Sandoy – population two. A historic village populated since the Viking age.
Night picnic on the ferry.
Operation: 4.15pm-10pm
Duration: 6hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 1850 Child 50%
Included: Private transport, local guide, facts and myths about this mystical phenomenon, late night refreshments.
Info: Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.
Max 10 persons
Optional:
Including overnight in log cabin at Vengsoy island. Max 4 persons
Accommodation this night will be in a timber cabin at Vengsoy island.
Accommodation Nok 350 per person
Breakfast Nok 75 per person
Snowshoeing to go tobogganing and Shore walk lunch: Lauklines shore walk is perfect for all our guests. Imagine staying for hours on the beach looking for beach crab, small fish and sea shell. Competitions of throwing rocks into the sea are always popular forl kids all ages – girls and boys. When you combine these activities with an outdoor campfire to grill sausages and marshmallows you have found the winning receipt for everyone.
Operation: Whenever you feel like it
Duration: 11am-3.30pm
Cost: Total Nok 1495
Included: Firewood, grill sticks, snowshoes, sledge boards, guide, lunch and hot drinks.
Info:
Departure from the island 4.15pm
Northern lights jeep safari - Native guide
Our guide will pick you up at your hotel in our 4 wheel drive Toyota Rav4. Your safari brings you away from the lights of the city, to the best possible place to see this incredible phenomenon. If conditions are right you’ll get to experience the dancing lights and enjoy the stories spun around this magical phenomenon.
Operation: 7pm-midnight
Duration: 5hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 1195
Included: Private transport, local guide, facts and myths about this mystical phenomenon, light meal.
Info: Max 4 persons. Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.
Kicksleding and search for the dancing Aurora - Native Guide
We are delighted to invite you to participate on this fun activity. You are picked up at your hotel and brought into Tromsdalen for kick-sledgeing. Enjoy learning the particular technique to handle the kick-sledge on hard tracks into the valley. Our junior guides will find a suitable place to stop for a break. They will light a bon-fire and help you grill hot dogs. This is challenging, fun and playing in the snow. Nissen will be amongst the trees(Norwegian santa) in the period Dec 13-30.
Operation: 6pm-10pm
Duration: 4hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 650
Included: Private transport, kicksledge, outdoor fire, grilling sausage, hot drinks and Nissen(Norwegian santa) in the period Dec 13-30.
Info: Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.
Theatre of food searching for the northern lights - local guide:
We would like to present an addition to fine views and tired legs to our guests. Join us for a meal prepared in the Lavvo in front of you while you look for the Northern lights. We promise you fresh and colourful dishes with smells to whet your appetite away from all kinds of light pollution to challenge the lights. Wave with a white handkerchief to see if the lights show themselves, if they do they will come down to you when you wave something white.
Price per person Nok 1450.
Snowshoeing nightwalk and aurora chase - local guide:
We are delighted to invite you to participate on this fun activity. You are picked up at your hotel and brought out to areas where snow conditions are super for snowshoeing. Enjoy learning the particular technique to handle walking with bigger feet. This is challenging, fun and playing in the snow.
Northern ligts chase - local guide:
Our guide will pick you up opposite the Tromso cathedral in the main street. Your safari brings you away from the lights of the city, to the best possible place to see this incredible phenomenon. If conditions are right you’ll get to experience the dancing lights and enjoy the stories spun around this magical phenomenon.
Price per person from Nok 895 (max 8 persons)
Included: transport, information about this mystical phenomenon, late night refreshments.
Dog sledding in Arctic Tromso - local guide:
Picture yourself sitting on your sled as it glides through the snow covered tundra being pulled by excited huskies. The snow capped peaks are off in the distance and its easy to imagine you are following in the footsteps of Amundsen. Then you stop.You can feel the fresh air bite your cheeks and you can smell the snow in the air, as you sit on your sled through the winter night.This adventure is quietness, howling of huskies, darkness, snow and cold. Being out in the cold, it is nice to know that a bonfire is waiting to defrost you. Dinner included.
Operation: 10am-2pm/6pm-10pm// 9am-4pm/ 5pm-midnight
Duration: 4hrs// 7hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 1225 // 1595
Included: Private transport, dogsled, thermal clothing, hot drinks and cake(warm meal on the expensive one)
Info: Dogsledding is only possible if enough snow and weather provides it!
Arctic winter lights jeep safari - Native guide:
Our guide will pick you up at your hotel in our 4 wheel drive Toyota Rav4. We visit remote villages along fjords and in the mountains. Enjoy seeing the blue light in December if there is snow, or the total darkness before the snow sets. Or maybe you would like to go out in January when the sun returns and creates incredible pink light in the sky. Local guide.
Operation: On request
Duration: 3-4hrs
4-6hrs
Day tour
Cost: 3-4hrs: Price per person Nok 995
4-6hrs: Price per person Nok 1250
Day tour: Price per person Nok 1850
ncluded: Private transport, local guide, snack.
Info: Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.
Snowmobile - Native guides:
Enjoy a great ride on a snowmobile in the daytime or night time. Thorough briefing from your guides on how to handle your snowmobile, you will enjoy the fact that this is an easy task.
Operation: 5pm-midnight
Duration: 7hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 1695/ 1795
Included: Private transport, snowmobile, thermal clothing, warm meal and hot drink.
Info: Min 1 persons. Snowmobile is only possible if enough snow and weather provides it!
Snorkelling and rib ride at sea
We are happy to present a sea adventure out of the ordinary. You are dressed up in dry suits and snorkelling equipment ashore. Take place in the rib and get ready for speeding at sea. Your certified guides bring you to the best area on the day to snorkel and swim in the arctic sea. The activity is around 2hrs.
Operation: On request
Duration: 4+hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 3330
Included: Private transport, dry suit, snorkel gear.
Info: Min 4 persons. Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.
Skiing for beginners - Native/local guides:
Test your balance with slippery poles on your feet. Challenge your walking skills. Have some fun with us, and feel frustration when your feet do not do what they are told. You will remember this activity. The snow smells winter, enjoy close encounter with the snow, hear the sound of your skis towards snow, feel the triumph when you overcome the secret of skiing. You will discover muscles where you never new you had any.
Operation: 3pm-6pm
Duration: 3hrs
Cost: Per person Nok 900
Included: Private transport, ski equipment, hot drinks.
Info: Dress warmly! Preferably woollen underwear, woollen socks, winter shoes, thermal jacket and pants, hat, gloves and scarf// neck warmer.