Arctic Adventures - Nordic Experience

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NORDIC
EXPERIENCE
Arctic Adventures
(featuring the Scantours programme)
Icehotel • Igloos • Husky Safaris • Arctic Wildlife
Snowmobiling • Northern Lights • Winter Iceland
New Year Fireworks • White Weddings
2010-2011
ARCTIC ADVENTURES
THE NORDIC EXPERIENCE
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
In the first instance, that any tour you choose from us has
been designed by a team, one or all of whom, have
been to the places featured in it. So when talking to us
you’ll know you are doing so with somebody who has
first hand knowledge of where you’ll be going.
And if you need advice on where to go and what’s right
for you, ours will be completely unbiased because we’re
the only UK travel company specializing in ALL the
Nordic countries. We’re independent of any group or
company. So we don’t have a preference for one country
over another: each has its merits.
You’ll stay in hotels that we’d stay in ourselves. If it’s in
the city it’ll be close to the centre so you don’t waste
time or money shuttling back and forth to where you
want to be. And if it’s out in the wilds, your
accommodation will be authentic, in a picturesque
setting and family run.
Your Nordic Experience travels with you, rather than
disappears when you’ve paid your invoice, because we
provide a comprehensive Travel Guide detailing
everything you need to know. So you get the most from
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your holiday experience. And last but not least a
Personal Concierge who is always on hand to talk to you
about your booking up until the day you travel.
We only fly you on scheduled airlines (SAS, Blue1,
Icelandair, Finnair, BA, Norwegian, Estonian Air and Air
Baltic) because they invariably offer better value for
money than so called ‘low cost’ carriers or charters. They
also offer a better choice of, and more flexible, departure
times and either include on-board cabin service or offer a
better standard of ‘Pay on Board’ service.
Finally, any tour you book with us is 100% financially
secure (however far in advance you book) because we
hold an ATOL licence (No 6558) and are members of
ABTA (No W8779X). In simple terms this means in the
unlikely event of our insolvency either the CAA or ABTA
will see to it that, if you were on holiday at such time,
you could continue or alternatively any money you had
paid in advance of a tour would be refunded. For further
information please check with the Civil Aviation Authority
at www.atol.org.uk or the Association of British travel
Agents at www.abta.com.
ARCTIC ADVENTURES
OUR WINTER EXPERIENCES
As the polar night lengthens and the snows fall along the
66th parallel, an arctic adventure playground slowly takes
shape across Lapland and Iceland stretching from
Norway’s watch towered Russian border in the East to
Greenland in the West.
Northern Lights at the Top of the World
(everything Joanna Lumley did & more)
Kirkenes Snow Hotel
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel
A Lofoten Wildlife Safari
In the Footsteps of Whalers
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For thirty-something’s, husky mushing and glacier
snowmobiling will probably pass muster as an adventure.
But of course for a five year old, meeting Father
Christmas is an adventure like no other. And for the
seasoned traveller either would be old hat but a trip
round Nordkapp, Europe’s most northerly point, might
count. Whatever you think of as an adventure; whether
you’re looking for a ‘been there-done that’ experience or
just somewhere to gaze at the Northern Lights, have a
flip through these pages. And enjoy.
OUR FINLAND EXPERIENCE
The Sounds of Silence
Kakslauttanen (Log cabins, igloos & safaris)
Lakeside Vistas and Fell Adventures
Adventures at Harriniva
Adventures by Lake Inari
Christmas in Harriniva
New Year by Lake Inari
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OUR ICELAND EXPERIENCE
Reykjavik Brief Encounters
Reykjavik Excursions (Days out like no other)
New Year in Reykjavik
Romantic Getaway
Glaciers and Waterfalls under the Northern Lights
Iceland in a Nutshell (All the island’s iconic attractions)
Safari Adventure by Super Jeep
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WHITE WEDDINGS
Ice Hotel (Swedish Lapland)
Sorrisniva (Norwegian Lapland)
Oddi Church (Southern Iceland)
A Glacier Wedding (Iceland)
The Small Print (Printed big so you read it)
Booking Conditions (Our commitments and your rights)
Booking Form
Back Cover
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OUR SWEDEN EXPERIENCE
The Ice Hotel
The Ice Hotel
Our Ice Break
Ice Hotel Excursions
Classic Ice Break (the classy way to do the Ice hotel)
Super Classic Ice Break (give yourself a treat)
Driving on Ice
Husky Mushing
The Tree House
Aurora Retreat
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OUR NORWAY EXPERIENCE
Northern Lights Adventure
Northern Lights Experience
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES
OUR OTHER EXPERIENCES
CLICK AND GO
HAND MADE TOURS
Our web site www.nordicexperience.co.uk with its
downloadable print pages and extended flip-through
digital brochure features lots of additional tours and
arrangements to those countries featured here and
beyond. You’ll find an exclusive arrangement flying to
Swedish Lapland and down to Stockholm to see the
crowning of this year’s Santa Lucia; a tour with Norway’s
leading Husky Musher following trails once taken by
nomadic Sami tribes with their reindeer; glacier walking
excursions in Iceland; tours to Greenland where the
Northern Lights appear in their most colourful garb and
more. Lots more. Just click and go.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for to any of the
countries we specialize in then let us HAND MAKE one
for you tailored exactly to your requirements. You get all
the benefit of our exclusive and confidential rates we use
for our published tours in one designed exactly the way
you’d like. We like to think of it as the travel equivalent
of Saville Row bespoke tailoring at ready to wear prices.
Just give us a ring; fill in the simple form on our web site
or send us an e-mail. And every one of our hand made
tours comes with our inclusive Travel Guide.
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES SWEDISH LAPLAND
OUR SWEDEN EXPERIENCE
A land of elegant cities inseparable from the exquisite
beauty of its countryside. In winter the celebrated
ICEHOTEL opens its doors and Swedish Lapland is
carpeted with snow trails for husky mushing; tracks along
frozen rivers for snowmobiling and grazing grounds for
reindeer and moose.
You can stay in one of the ICEHOTEL’S's elegantly
sculpted Art Suites; combine a stay there with husky
mushing across open tundra or skiing in nearby
Bjorkliden.
In the evening you can eat, sleep and safari under a
canopy of stars and hopefully the Northern Lights
beneath them variously either wispy white swirls, rainbow
coloured curtains sliding down the sky or white seahorses
dancing across the constellations.
For an “adventure” or “adrenalin” weekend there’s
nothing to beat the Saab test track near Kiruna where
you can put your skills to the test in a high performance
car with its ABS and stabilization systems calibrated to
your personal skills.
In the village of Harads you’ll find the new and ultra chic
Treehotel with a sauna up
in the trees whilst over by Junosuando you’ll find the
contrastingly traditional
SWEDEN
clapboard hotel Aurora
BJORKLIDEN
Retreat where you can
relax in style.
JUKKARSJARVI
JUNOSUANDO
And on the way up to
STOCKHOLM
Swedish Lapland you can
HARADS
stop off in Stockholm
LULEA
where Lake Malaren’s water
meets the Baltic ‘Gamla
Stan’ (the Old Town) with
beautifully preserved narrow
cobbled streets. For those
in search of retail therapy the city’s two large pedestrian
precincts offer a host of elegant shops and boutiques.
If you can’t find exactly the Swedish Lapland adventure
you’re looking for let us use our experience to design an
itinerary tailored specifically to your requirements.
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES ICE HOTEL
EXPERIENCE THE COOLEST
MORE THAN JUST A HOTEL
As the Besam automatic ice doors slide apart to reveal
the Hall of Pillars, ICEBAR and a labyrinth of corridors
leading to Snow Rooms, Ice Rooms and elegantly
sculpted Art Suites, you enter not just a hotel but a
unique interior unmatched by imitators anywhere on the
planet.
Now celebrating its 21st year the ICEHOTEL, a one time
modest igloo that was the brainchild of today's CEO
Yngve Bergqvist for a local Sami heritage project, has
today morphed into a hotel proper with the distinction of
being built from the uniquely translucent, turquoise ice
cut from the adjacent Torne river.
Across the last two decades fashion photographer Herb
Ritts has used the ICEHOTEL as a backdrop for a Versace
shoot; a Sami repertory company has staged Hamlet in
an ice replica of the Globe Theatre; Absolut Vodka
established the world’s first ICEBAR and the ICEHOTEL
has become a magnet for ice sculptors from Chile to
Osaka. And ICEHOTEL’S involvement in space tourism at
Space City Kiruna 2020 means the hotel may be the
coolest hotel on another planet before long!
In the hotel’s warm areas you can relax in a Republic of
Fritz Hansen egg chair; savour the taste of Absolut vodka
infused with lingonberry juice, dine in the ICEHOTEL or
Homestead restaurants both of which use local
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ingredients such as arctic raspberries, white fish roe and
venison occasionally even served on ice plates.
All of our arrangements to the ICEHOTEL combine a
night (generally the first because you just won’t want to
wait) in what we refer to as a “cool” room followed by
one or more in a “warm” one. Both come in three
versions with substantial differences between cool rooms
which we will be happy to talk through with you. Warm
rooms have identical furnishing and fabrics but vary as to
size and number of beds.
COOL ROOMS
SNOW ROOMS
Designed like a mini-igloo with a double bed illuminated
from below and a rug hung across the door for privacy.
ICE ROOMS
Are slightly larger than snow rooms with the principle
difference being the addition of wall sculptures and ‘ice’
furniture.
ART SUITES
Literally what it says: suites of art and suites in
themselves. More than double the size of an ice or snow
room each is individually and imaginatively designed by
visiting award winning international designers and the
ICEHOTEL’S own Art Design group. The walls are
covered with ice sculptures; the lounge area fitted with
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HOTEL ON THE PLANET
ice furniture and each has a theme which can be
anything from the New York skyline to something done
by Dali. Cutting edge fibre optics bathe each one in
surrealistic lighting.
WARM ROOMS
NORDIC CHALETS
Equipped with two bedrooms [one double & one bunk
bedded] these chalets are furnished in a simple, clean
Scandinavian style with tiled floors and walls lined with
Swedish Pine. Each has an en-suite bathroom, small
lounge area with TV and kitchenette with fridge & hot
beverage making facilities.
NORTHERN LIGHTS CABINS
So called because each bedroom has a skylight over the
bed in the double room [there is also a single] through
which you can see the stars and, if the positioning and
atmospherics are right, the Northern Lights. Cabins also
have an en-suite bathroom, small lounge and
kitchenette/dining area.
KAAMOS ROOMS
Named after the Swedish for ‘winter lights’, the half light
that comes from reflected snow, these are self contained
rooms set in groups of four around a common private
reception area.
FOOD AND DRINK
ABSOLUT ICEBAR
Every winter people from around the globe meet up at
the ICEHOTEL and break the ice over a drink or two at
the frosty counter of the world-famous ICEBAR in
Jukkasjärvi, sponsored by Absolut Vodka.
ICEHOTEL RESTAURANT offers a gastronomic
adventure and a high-end a la carte menu in a bright and
modern atmosphere. The Restaurant’s cuisine has been
featured in international gourmet food magazines and
been awarded the prestigious Werner Vögeli Statuette.
OLD HOMESTEAD RESTAURANT overlooking the
Torne River is an authentic, charming timber building built
in 1768 and serves a traditional Swedish dinner buffet.
WARM LOUNGES The Main Lounge, which is open until
one in the morning serving sandwiches, drinks and
coffee, is somewhere to relax, have a drink, chat with the
other guests or just curl up on a comfortable couch. The
Dressing room Lounge (so called because it’s where you
change before staying in your cool room) is adjacent to
the ICEHOTEL and has comfortable seating set around a
crackling fire
®ICEHOTEL is a registered trade mark of ICEHOTEL AB
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E
xperience the extraordinary,
unique and glistening
ICEHOTEL at Jukkasjarvi deep in
the heart of Swedish Lapland.
Enjoy traditional Sami cuisine;
the Absolut Ice Bar; and
snowmobile, reindeer and husky
safaris for a thrilling holiday with
a difference.
OUR
Ice Break
Our ‘Ice Break’ takes you up to the IceHotel
in Swedish Lapland on early morning
scheduled flights with SAS via Stockholm
for a three night stay to which you can add
your excursions to suit your needs (and
budget).
You can try your hand at ice sculpting under
the tuition of an accomplished ice sculptor
or test drive a Saab turbo on a an ice track
used by professionals. All of the options
shown opposite are pre-bookable and for
those involving the use of an animal or
something with an engine we strongly
recommended doing so, as all get booked
up very early. Extending your stay at the
ICEHOTEL and safariing in the wilderness
for an overnight stay in a log cabin is just
one of the more adventurous options that
are available and that we'll be happy to talk
through with you.
Each December, the celebrated ICEHOTEL
is sculpted from 30,000 tons of snow and
ice only to melt away each spring. Each
year’s design differs, the final detail being
revealed only when the last ice block is in
place and the last bedroom finished.
The hotel consists of the Absolut Bar, art
gallery, consecrated chapel, ‘hall of pillars’
and a choice of snow rooms, ice rooms or
art suites all sculpted from ice. Guests sleep
in special thermal Arctic sleeping bags on
frame beds topped with reindeer skins.
ICE BREAK
DAY 1 UK - ICEHOTEL Early morning
scheduled SAS flights via Stockholm to
Kiruna in Swedish Lapland. On arrival,
transfer to Jukkasjarvi, check in, collect
thermal clothing and enjoy a guided tour
of the ICEHOTEL and its environs. Choice
of optional excursions. Later that evening
retire to your ICEHOTEL Snow Room for
the most unusual night of your life.
DAY 2 ICEHOTEL Wake up to a hot
cloudberry juice, take a sauna (optional)
and breakfast across at the Inn. Choice of
optional excursions. Overnight
accommodation in either a Nordic cabin,
Northern Lights chalet or Kaamos room
for 2 nights.
DAY 3 ICEHOTEL After breakfast, once
again a choice of optional excursions is
available or you can just watch the day go
by.
DAY 4 ICEHOTEL - UK Breakfast
followed by transfer to the airport and
return flight(s) to the UK.
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DEPARTURE DATES
10 Dec-14 Apr
ICE BREAK
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PRICES FROM
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£8950000
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FRI
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10 DEC-31 MAR
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995 1050 1095 1095 1060 995
1 APR-14 APR
895
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990 1040 1040 995
960
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices are in £ per person in twin room
accommodation and include return scheduled SAS
flights from Heathrow to Swedish Lapland via
Stockholm • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • Overnight in a Snow
room • 2 overnights in a Nordic cabin, Northern
Light Chalet or Kaamos hotel style room (Prices
based on Kaamos room) • 3 breakfasts • Airport/Ice
hotel transfers in Lapland • Protective thermal
clothing for the duration of your stay in Jukkasjarvi
• Guided tour of the ICEHOTEL
PRE-BOOKABLE SAFARIS
HUSKY SAFARIS
MOOSE SAFARI
AA01 A 11⁄2 hour safari along a 13 km trail
through the surrounding forest with only
the swish of the sled’s runners to be heard.
En route, stop for coffee and cake by an
open fire.
£141 pp
AA08 A 6 hour trip, initially by minibus
and thereafter by snowmobile, to the
grazing pastures of the moose. £256 pp
REINDEER SAFARI
AA09 A 31⁄2 hour trip by snowmobile sled
to a traditional Sami encampment including
instruction, short reindeer safari and
traditional Sami lunch in a Lavva. £135 pp
AA02 A 4 hour husky safari along 28 km of
marked trails in the surrounding wilderness.
A stop for a traditional Sami lunch by an
open fire is included before returning to
Jukkasjarvi.
£268 pp
ICE SCULPTING
ICE TRANSFERS
SNOWMOBILE SAFARIS
AA03 BY HUSKY Start your visit to the
ICEHOTEL with a very special and unique
form of airport transfer! On arrival, you will
be kitted out with protective thermal
clothing and your luggage taken separately
to the hotel, whilst you enjoy your first taste
of tranquil Sami landscapes on a husky sled.
(based on 4 people sharing) £132 pp
AA04 After a short instruction period with
your guide, this snowmobile safari, lasting
approximately 11⁄2 hours is fun for boys and
girls alike.
£81 pp
AA07 BY SNOWMOBILE Start your visit to
the ICEHOTEL with a high speed, hardcore
transfer: a snowmobile safari along marked
trails in the
boreal forest
of spruce and
pine and on
the frozen
surface of
river Torne.
£156 pp
AA05 A 3 hour guided snowmobile safari
along 28 km of marked trails in the
surrounding wilderness. A stop for a
traditional Sami lunch by an open fire is
included before returning to Jukkasjarvi.
£143 pp
AA06 A 4 hour guided evening tour in
search of the Northern Lights with a
traditional Sami light supper at a wilderness
encampment.
£161 pp
AA10 A three hour
back to primary school
session learning how
to fashion your own
sculpture out of a
single block of ice.
Tuition
by somebody involved
in building the hotel.
£58 pp
DRIVING ON ICE
AA11 Discover your inner Jeremy
Clarkson in a Saab Sport Turbo on an ice
test track a short distance from the
ICEHOTEL. Supervised driving at up to
100km per hour Fri & Sun only.
£264/£95 pp (passengers)
MORE EXCURSIONS
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ur Classic Ice Break is the
ideal way to enjoy the
ICEHOTEL with a night in
Stockholm to help you unwind
before the short flight to Kiruna
the next day in time for a light
lunch.
In Sweden’s capital you stay at the family
owned Esplanade hotel overlooking the
harbour and at the ICEHOTEL a full
programme of excursions and activities is
included with an overnight in a Snow room
and another in ‘warm accommodation’.
Our
Classic
Ice Break
At the ICEHOTEL your snow room is formed
in the shape of an igloo with a double frame
bed, resting on blocks of ice illuminated from
below and topped with a thermal mattress
covered with reindeer skins.
OUR CLASSIC ICE BREAK
DAY 1 UK - STOCKHOLM Scheduled SAS
flight to Stockholm. Overnight at Hotel
Esplanade; small, discrete and on the
waterfront. Explore the cobbled alleyways
of Gamla Stan, enjoy good food or just
relax and dream about the adventure
ahead.
DAY 2 STOCKHOLM - ICEHOTEL
Breakfast in the hotel’s art nouveau
breakfast room before late morning flight
to Kiruna and transfer to Jukkasjarvi and
the ICEHOTEL. On arrival, check in and
lunch at the local Inn, after which collect
thermal clothing and take a guided tour of
the ICEHOTEL and its environs. Later, start
the evening with a guided snowmobile
tour through the forest with the possibility
of the Northern Lights in the night sky
above. Traditional Sami soup at a
wilderness encampment before returning
to Jukkasjarvi. Then, it’s into the “Absolut
Ice Bar” to enjoy a special drink (payable
locally) – a “Northern Lights” or a “Wolf’s
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Paw” – before retiring to your ICEHOTEL
room for the most unusual night of your life.
and breakfast across at the Inn. Afterwards,
you can enjoy an optional reindeer sled
safari through the forest and across the
fells to a “Lavvo” (tent) for a traditional
Sami lunch by an open fire before
returning to Jukkasjarvi. In the afternoon,
you can choose further optional excursions
either by husky or snowmobile. The final
night of your “Classic Ice Break” is spent
either in a Kaamos, Nordic or Northern
Lights room. The local Inn serves Lapp
specialities and has both table d’hôte and
à la carte menus.
DAY 4 ICEHOTEL - UK Breakfast at the
Inn. Morning free for a brief walk around
the village, with its traditional Sami
buildings and church, before transfer to
Kiruna airport and return flight(s) via
Stockholm to the UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily 10 Dec-14 Apr
OUR CLASSIC
ICE BREAK
PRICES FROM
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£1130
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WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices are in £ per person and include scheduled
return SAS flights from Heathrow (Manchester on
request) to Kiruna via Stockholm • All airport
departure taxes and passenger service charges
• Stockholm hotel overnight in twin room with
private WC/shower • Overnight in Snow Room
• Overnight in a Nordic cabin, Northern Light chalet
or Kaamos hotel style room (Prices based on
Kaamos room) • 3 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 light
meal as per itinerary • Excursions and services as per
itinerary • Airport transfers in Kiruna • Protective
thermal clothing for the duration of your stay in
Jukkasjarvi • Guided tour of the ICEHOTEL.
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o the ICEHOTEL in style with
our Super Classic Break
staying in the chic Hotel Anglais
in Stockholm and an individually
designed Art suite in Jukkasjarvi,
with transfers throughout. Ideal
for a special occasion, anniversary
or just a treat for yourself: our
Super Classic pampers you at
every stage of your trip.
Super
Classic
Ice Break
The designer Art Suites at the ICEHOTEL
are something to behold: designed by the
hotel’s own design team or by international
ice artists all have imaginative themes,
sculptures, mood lighting and a spectacular
bed with double sleeping bag.
We can refine your Super Classic trip to suit
your requirements including a transfer by
husky or snowmobile on arrival in Kiruna;
private guided tours in Stockholm and a
hotel upgrade there to the Grand Hotel
and/or business class flights with SAS.
Please ask us for tailor made arrangements.
THE ANGLAIS HOTEL
On Humlegardsgaten just round the corner
from Stureplan, one of the city’s smartest
spots, the Anglais is
ideally located for an
overnight stay with
restaurants, shops
and bars all within a
few minutes walk.
The hotel’s decor is ultra cool Scandinavian
done throughout in different textured white
and black materials offset with red fabrics.
All the twin rooms are larger than average
with a desk and armchair and have private
WC/shower, deposit box, hair dryer, TV, iron
and wireless internet acess.
SUPER CLASSIC ICE BREAK
DAY 1 UK - Stockholm scheduled SAS
flight to Stockholm. Private transfer to and
overnight at Hotel Anglais.
Breakfast in the hotel before private
transfer to the airport for a late morning
flight to Kiruna and transfer to Jukkasjarvi
and the ICEHOTEL. On arrival, check in
and lunch at the local Inn, after which you
collect thermal clothing and take a guided
tour of the ICEHOTEL and its environs.
Later, start the evening with a guided
snowmobile tour through the forest with
the possibility of the Northern Lights in the
night sky above. Traditional Sami soup at a
wilderness encampment before returning
to Jukkasjarvi. Then, it’s into the “Absolut
Ice Bar” to enjoy a special drink (payable
locally) – a “Northern Lights” or a “Wolf’s
Paw” – before retiring for the most unusual
night of your life in your Art Suite, specially
sculpted and individually themed by an
award winning ‘ice artist’ and with a
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double sleeping bag.
get ready for your reindeer sleigh safari
through the forest and across the fells to a
“Lavvo” (tent) for a traditional Sami lunch
by an open fire before returning to
Jukkasjarvi. In the afternoon, you can
choose optional excursions either by husky
or snowmobile. The final night of your
“Super Classic Ice Break” is spent either in
a Kaamos, Nordic or Northern Lights
room. The local Inn serves Lapp
specialities and has both table d’hôte and
à la carte menus.
DAY 4 ICEHOTEL - UK Breakfast at the
the village with its traditional Sami
10 Dec-14 Apr
SUPER CLASSIC
ICE BREAK
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£1450
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1450 1495 1555 1555 1555 1515 1450
WHAT’S INCLUDED
request) to Swedish Lapland via Stockholm • All
airport departure taxes and passenger service
charges • Private transfers in Stockholm • Stockholm
hotel overnight in a superior twin room with private
WC/shower • Overnight in an Art Suite • Overnight
in a Nordic cabin, Northern Light chalet or Kaamos
hotel style room (Prices based on NL Chalet)
• 3 breakfasts, 2 light lunches and 1 light dinner
• Excursions and services as per itinerary • Airport
transfers in Kiruna • Protective thermal clothing for
the duration of your stay in Jukkasarvi • Guided tour
of the ICEHOTEL.
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ndulge your inner Jeremy
Clarkson with our Driving on
Ice tour with an overnight stay in
a Designer Ice Suite at the
ICEHOTEL; a test drive on Saab’s
professional ice circuit; a race
along a forest trail in an ATV and
dinner at the Esrange Space
Centre with binoculars at the
ready to search for the Northern
Lights.
Driving on Ice
Your Saab test drive starts with setting ABS
functions and stabilization systems to the
test standards under the supervision of
experienced and qualified instructors. They
then lead you around the loop where you
can test the car systems and your own
ability.
Your ATV drive is in a Polaris Ranger RZR
the gold standard vehicle in ‘side by side’
ATV vehicles with tilt steering and the
lowest centre of gravity and power to
weight ratio on the market, for the ultimate
adrenaline flush drive.
The Swedish Space Corporation’s Esrange
Centre is just outside of Kiruna and in a
spot that needs to be clear enough for
satellite launches so the chances of seeing
the Northern Lights are exceptional.
The designer Art Suites are designed by the
hotel’s own design team or by international
ice artists all have imaginative themes,
sculptures, mood lighting and a spectacular
bed with double sleeping bag.
DRIVING ON ICE
DAY 1 UK - STOCKHOLM Scheduled SAS
flight to Stockholm. Private transfer to and
overnight at Anglais Hotel. Take a wander
round to Stureplan for a mocha or more
and then on to the Spy Bar or
Sturecompagniet.
Breakfast in the hotel before private
transfer to the airport for a late morning
flight to Kiruna and transfer to Jukkasjarvi
and the ICEHOTEL. On arrival, check in
and lunch at the local Inn, after which
collect thermal clothing and take a guided
tour of the ICEHOTEL and its environs.
Later, start the evening with a transfer to
Esrange (or if necessary to Aurora Sky
Station depending on weather conditions).
A 3 course dinner is prepared around an
encampment alongside Lake Salmijärvi
beginning with a welcome drink whilst you
study the night sky with binoculars, look
for your favourite star constellations and
hopefully the Northern Lights. Return to
the ICEHOTEL for a nightcap in the
Absolut Bar before snuggling into your
sleeping bag in your Designer Ice Suite.
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head off to the specially built ice track to
drive your Saab 9-3 Sport Combi under
the supervision of a skilled instructor.
Begin with manoeuvring tests on the ice
which push the ABS and stabilization
systems to the limit. Out on the track your
instructor guides you around a course to
test the car, its systems and your own
abilities at up to 100km/hr. Coffee and
cake in Sami-style.
Afterwards switch vehicles and terrain,
swapping your Turbo Saab for Polaris
Ranger and ice track for rough cut track
throught the forest. Follow a route through
the pines and check out your skills against
the competition.
Your final night is spent either in a
Kaamos, Nordic or Northern Lights room.
The local Inn serves Lapp specialities and
has both table d’hôte and à la carte
menus.
DAY 4 ICE HOTEL - UK Breakfast at the
the village with its traditional Sami
DEPARTURE DATES
Wednesdays and Fridays
Jan 2nd – Mar 29th
DRIVING ON ICE
PRICES FROM
AA1201
£1790pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices are in £ per person & include scheduled
request) to Swedish Lapland via Stockholm • All
charges • Stockholm hotel overnight at Hotel
Anglais in twin room with private WC/shower
• Overnight in a Designer Art Suite • Overnight in
a Nordic cabin, Northern Light chalet or Kaamos
hotel style room • 3 breakfasts and 1 dinner
• Excursions and services as per itinerary • Airport
transfers in Kiruna • Protective thermal clothing for
the duration of your stay in Jukkasarvi • Guided
tour of the Ice Hotel.
M
ush your own team of
pedigree huskies through
the sparkling white vistas of the
Tornedalen valley; swoosh past
pine & birch forests, across
frozen lakes and through
reindeer pastures. Stay overnight
in traditional log cabins; eat
around open fires; discover the
soothing, soporific warmth of a
logwood sauna and, if you fancy,
finish off with a night in the
world’s most famous igloo.
Husky
Mushing
& THE ICEHOTEL
Mushing teams of Alaskan or Siberian
huskies is one of the oldest ways of
travelling in the Arctic and on this tour you
will learn to both care for and drive your
own dog team, as well as picking up the
tracks of moose, reindeer and fox.
Overnight accommodation is in traditional
log cabins with bunk beds. Above all this is
a shared intimate experience - group size is
never more than 6.
HUSKY MUSHING
& THE ICEHOTEL
Johan Vaisanen & Sara Ljunggren are an
item, showing passion about nature as well
as for each other. Born in Kangos on the
Lainiojoki riverbank, Johan learnt to mush in
Alaska where he lived in remote splendour
for a year before returning home to work
with his own huskies. Sara grew up in Gota
(population 500), found it too urban and
joined Johan in Kangos (population 300).
Between them, they can ride, ski, kayak,
canoe, fish, climb, mountain bike and of
course mush, so you couldn’t be in better
hands.
DAY 1 UK – KANGOS Scheduled SAS
flights to Kiruna in Swedish Lapland via
Stockholm. Private transfer with lunch en
route to Kangos where you meet up with
your guide/hosts. Briefing around an open
fire and when you feel comfortable about
things, harness up and mush away into the
wilderness. Dinner and overnight in a log
cabin
DAY 2 MUSHING Start the day by
checking on the dogs, helping with their
breakfast and over yours, discussing the
trails lying before you. Harness up and
mush for 2 to 3 hours with lunch in the
wild before continuing to your next
overnight cabin. Supper and overnight.
DAY 3 MUSHING With the experience
of the last two days under your belt,
today’s mush will feel as relaxed as that
magic moment when learning to drive a
car your foot depressed the clutch without
thinking about it. After soup round an
open fire you trail through reindeer
feeding grounds before reaching your next
cabin. Sauna, supper and overnight
DAY 4 KANGOS – UK Short mush back
to Kangos and the dog kennels before
private transfer to the airport and return
flight to the UK OR to the ICEHOTEL for a
final night in a snow room, leaving for
home the following day. (See pages 6 to 9)
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays 5 Dec-3 Apr
HUSKY MUSHING
& THE ICEHOTEL
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PRICES FROM
£1295pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices are in £ per person and include return
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Kiruna via
Stockholm • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • Private transfer from/to
Kiruna/Kangos • 3 overnights in shared log cabin
accommodation (min 2 people; max 6 people)
• 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches & 3 dinners • Services of
experienced dog handler/guide during the husky
tour • Arctic clothing for dog mushing
NB Supplement for ICEHOTEL extensions from
£150pp dependent on room type.
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D
iscover something quite like
nothing on earth: the newly
opened Tree Hotel is
sophisticated design and living
amongst and in Swedish
Lapland’s boreal forest whilst
echoing the dreams of your
childhood. Here you can luxuriate
in über cool hotel rooms styled,
lit and furnished by award
winning Swedish designers whilst
communing with nature. Enjoy
time with an authentic Sami
family, a snowmobile safari and
finish off your break with time in
Stockholm.
Tree Hotel
THE
The Tree Hotel with its modernistic design
principles contrasts with the renovated
wooden clapboard Britta’s Pensionat that
provides the hotel’s reception and dining
room and which makes extensive use of
local produce such as reindeer, salmon and
wild berries. Along with wood fired
outdoor hot tubs and an atmosphere only
an owner driver such as Britta can provide,
makes the Tree House experience truly
special.
The Blue Cone Room is a split level 22sqm
tree room with double bed on the lower
level and singles above, sitting room and
private WC. The room is linked to the
mountainside by a short bridge and
clasped to three separate conifers. Others
available at the time of going to press are
the Mirror Cube, Cabin Nest and Room
with a view.
Our itinerary uses the SAS direct flight to
Lulea to whisk you from London Heathrow
to Swedish Lapland in just 3½ hours and
rounds off your break with a couple of days
in Stockholm at the Elite Plaza.
DEPARTURE DATES
THE TREE HOTEL BREAK
DAY 1 UK - LULEA Scheduled SAS flight
direct to Lulea in Swedish Lapland. Private
transfer to the village of Harads and a
guided tour of the Tree Hotel before
checking in to your chosen Tree Room.
Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 2 TREE LIFE AND A SAMI LIFE A
visit to Flakaberg in the Rame valley and
the family home of Lars Eriksson for a day
with his family recounting tales of a past
Sami life and showing you his family’s
present one. You’ll see a reindeer corral
(and perhaps try your hand at reindeer
lassoing); thrill at your snowmobile safari
along Lake Gorgini to a kota for a
traditional meal around an open fire and
above all enjoy the Eriksson’s family
hospitality.
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DAY 3 LULEA - STOCKHOLM Mid-day
SAS flight down to Stockholm, self transfer
to and overnight (2) at the Elite Plaza.
DAY 4 STOCKHOLM At leisure in this, the
most sophisticated of the Scandinavian
capitals. Take a stroll in Gamla Stan (the
Old Town) with its narrow cobbled streets
and gabled, hanseatic buildings. Not to be
missed is the Vaasa, Sweden’s version of
the Mary Rose, a perfectly restored 16th
century Galleon lifted from the harbour
sea bed and now housed in Djurgarden,
the one time Royal Hunting grounds.
DAY 5 STOCKHOLM - UK Self transfer to
Stockholm’s Arlanda airport and return
flight to UK.
Sundays Dec - Apr
THE TREE HOTEL
PRICES FROM
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£1450pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices include scheduled return SAS flights from
Heathrow (Manchester on request) to Lulea in
Swedish Lapland (OUTBOUND DIRECT AND VIA
STOCKHOLM ON RETURN) • All airport departure
taxes and passenger service charges • Private
transfers in Swedish Lapland • 2 nights
accommodation at Tree Hotel in the Blue Cone
room with private WC/shower (alternative rooms at
a supplement available on request). 4 breakfasts,
1 snack lunch, 2 dinners according to itinerary.
Protective clothing for duration of stay at Tree
Hotel. Full day Sami Life excursion including
Snowmobiling and local services as per itinerary.
2 nights accommodation in Stockholm at the Elite
Plaza Hotel in twin room with private WC/shower.
R
etreat to the quiet of
Swedish Lapland for a break
from the modern world in an
arboreal setting barely changed
in a thousand years. Stay in this
small intimate guesthouse where
you’ll never be short of exciting
things to do. Enjoy a silence you
can hear along with adventures
in the forest snows surrounding
the tiny village of Junosuando.
Relax by an open fire and enjoy
home cooked food prepared
from local ingredients.
Aurora Retreat
AURORA RETREAT
This wooden, clapboard former vicarage
and bakery, 100km north of the Arctic
Circle, now converted into a rustic guesthouse is truly a ‘retreat’ in every sense of
the word. Dating back to the 1920’s the
building has six simple, elegantly furnished
double rooms and a lounge area
overlooking the adjacent river. Two of the
bedrooms have private bathrooms whilst
the other four share two common
bathrooms. Dotted around are quiet,
comfortable nooks and crannies to relax in
after a day out in the snows of Swedish
Lapland. Run by your hosts Maya and
Mikael their passion is pantry stocked with
fresh fish from local rivers and lakes and
wild reindeer and elk meat.
AURORA RETREAT
DAY 1 UK - LAPLAND Scheduled SAS
flight(s) from London Heathrow to Kiruna
in Swedish Lapland via Stockholm. Private
transfer on arrival to the village of
Junosuando and Aurora Retreat.
DAY 2 SNOWMOBILE SAFARI Begin
your retreat with a snowmobile safari out
across frozen wetlands on which you can
rev up a bit and along trails in the forest
(2 hours). Return to the hotel and soak up
the rural ambiance in this little corner of
the world where time has stood still.
Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 3 HUSKY SAFARI After breakfast it’s
time to mush your own team of huskies
along a snow carpeted trail through the
forest with the silence broken only by the
whooshing sound of the slicing sleigh
runners. Stop for a snack lunch en route
and stretch your auditory senses to the
full. (3 to 4 hours). Return to the Aurora
Retreat. Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 4 OPTIONAL CHOICES Day at leisure
either to just watch the day go by; snug up
with a book in a quiet corner; visit a moose
park, ski, meet up with a reindeer herder,
try your hand at making bread or felt
handicrafts, build an igloo or enjoy a
massage
DAY 5 LAPLAND – UK Breakfast and
transfer to Kiruna airport for return flight(s)
home via Stockholm to London Heathrow.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily Dec - Apr
AURORA RETREAT
PRICES FROM
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£1285pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Price are in £ per person and include SAS return
flights from London to Stockholm/Lapland • All
charges • Private airport/ hotel transfers in Lapland
• 4 nights accommodation in twin room(s) with
shared W/C and shower • 4 Breakfasts • 1 lunch
2 dinners • EXCURSIONS AS PER ITINERARY
• Protective thermal clothing for all excursions and
activities.
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES NORWEGIAN LAPLAND
OUR NORWAY EXPERIENCE
A magical land of tranquil shimmering fjords, of sweeping
pine and spruce forests and towering mountains reaching
up across the Arctic Circle into Lapland, where its once
nomadic Sami people live a life, and in a world, apart.
Further North still, at the apex of their ancestral home, is
Nordkapp, the most Northerly point in Europe where the
jaw-dropping Northern Lights dance across the night
sky.(It was a Norwegian, Kristian Birkeland, who first gave
the world a scientific explanation of them from
observations he made in the Kafjord near Tromso).
As the Aurora lights appear in the night sky, as if
escaping from a genie’s bottle, Norwegian Lapland
becomes an adventure playground cloaked in glistening,
crystal snow with trails for husky mushing, snowmobiling
and reindeer safariing particularly in the tundra around
Alta and Karasjok.
December sees the building of the Sorrisniva Igloo
Hotel and the Kirkenes Snow Hotel for a 'once in a
lifetime' experience of sleeping in a hotel that literally
melts away in spring.
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Joanne Lumley created considerable excitement
searching for the Northern Lights in a programme made
for the BBC travelling to many of the places we feature
and our ‘Northern Lights at the Top of the World’
follows much of her journey.
NORDKAPP
GAMVIK
MEHAMN
HONNINGSVAG
HAMMERFEST
TANAFJORDEN
BERLEVÅG
KJØLLEFJORD
BATSFJORD
VARDO
PORS ANGEN
NORWEGIAN
LAPLAND
VARANGERF
JORDEN
KIRKENES
TROMSO
ALTA FINNMARK
PLATEAU
FINNISH
LAPLAND
If you can’t find exactly the Norwegian
Lapland adventure you’re looking for let
us use our experience to design an
itinerary tailored specifically to your
requirements.
NORWAY
RUSSIA
OSLO
S
nowmobile across the Arctic
tundra in the heart of
Norwegian Lapland under the
mystical phenomena of the
Northern Lights. Fashion your
trip exactly as you would like it
from our range of excursions
including husky mushing,
reindeer sled racing, mountain
sledging and more.
Northern
Lights
Adventure
Alta is a superb base camp for snow
adventures and spotting the Northern
Lights. Dubbed ‘the last great wilderness in
Europe’, the landscape and scenery is
awesomely varied both by geography and
season: running the gamut of Gulf stream
bathed fjord waters through vast snow clad
plateaux and from the reds and golds of
autumn to the slate white of winter. It’s
proximity to the magnetic North Pole means
you also have one of the best chances on
earth (literally) of seeing the Northern Lights.
RICA ALTA HOTEL
PRE-BOOKABLE
EXCURSIONS
SORRISNIVA IGLOO HOTEL BY
SNOWMOBILE following a trail through
forest, valleys and across vast snow
covered plains with a visit to the
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel. Hotel pick up,
protective thermal clothing included.
31⁄2hrs. 2 departures daily mid Jan-Apr.
Evening Northern Lights trip or daytime
£130/£145pp
including lunch.
SNOW SHOEING try your hand at the
traditional Sami way of getting around in
the snow. Easy and lots of fun. Hotel
pickup, protective thermal clothing and
snow shoes included. 3 hrs. Mid Dec –
£60pp
Apr. Daily
HUSKY SAFARI through the forest and
along the banks of the Altaelva river,
mushing your own team of huskies. Hotel
pick up, protective thermal clothing, cake
and hot drink included. 21⁄2 hrs. Mon-Fri mid
£120pp
Dec-April (Evenings Mon-Thu).
SNOWMOBILE SAFARI across the
Finnmark plateau with traditional Sami
lunch included. Hotel pick up, protective
thermal clothing and lunch included. 31⁄2
hrs. Twice daily (mornings and evenings)
£125pp
Dec – April.
MORE EXCURSIONS
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The Rica has the
standards you’d
expect from
Norway’s leading
hotel chain and is
set in the centre
of town. All 241
rooms have TV,
radio, telephone, mini bar, private
WC/shower. In the public areas there are 2
restaurants, lounge bar, cocktail bar and
night club.
VICA HOTEL
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After some
inhospitable hotel
experiences as a
young itinerant
music teacher,
Knut Rydningen
firmly believes
that a hotel should be ‘home from home’
and it shows. In the sympathetic renovation
and extension of the original farmhouse
building; in the individual fabrics and
decoration of the just 24 rooms; in the
‘Haldde’ restaurant where you can have
crab to die for. And, naming the hotel after
his daughters Vibeka and Camilla!
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily 1 Dec - 30 Apr
NORTHERN LIGHTS
ADVENTURE
£690pp
PRICES FROM
AA1701
DATES
ALL
AA1701
AA1702
3rd CHILD
3rd CHILD
TWIN ADULT (4-12) TWIN ADULT (4-12)
690
660
485
765
650
545
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Alta via
Oslo • All airport departure taxes and passenger
service charges • 3 nights hotel accommodation in
twin room with private WC/shower • 3
Scandinavian buffet breakfasts • BUFFET DINNER
(VICA HOTEL) INCLUDED ON ARRIVAL NIGHT
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W
itness the extraordinary
phenomena of the
‘Northern Lights’ in Tromso,
Norway’s ‘Paris of the North’. By
night, enjoy the effervescent
atmosphere of the world’s most
northerly university town and
sample fresh fish dishes in myriad
local restaurants. By day, enjoy a
thrilling husky safari, go ice
kicksledding or ice fishing.
Northern Lights
Experience
‘The Northern Lights’ or ‘Aurora Borealis’,
to give them their proper name, are a
natural phenomenon, totally unpredictable
but a magnificent spectacle when
atmospheric conditions are just right. The
Norwegian scientist, Kristian Birkeland, first
gave the world an explanation for the
Aurora by observing how electron rays from
the sun collided with the earth’s magnetic
field, followed it down to the magnetic
poles and created an explosion of light.
Visible from November to April, Tromso is
one of the world’s best spots from which to
see the lights as well as being a city, (first
christened ‘The Paris of the North’ by
visitors in the 19th century), in which to
enjoy yourself. We can’t guarantee you’ll
see the Northern Lights (no-one can) but
we can promise the best chance possible and numerous excursion options to make
your trip one to remember.
PRE-BOOKABLE EXCURSIONS
NORTHERN LIGHTS KICKSLEDDING At
Holmsletta Farm. Try a traditional kick sled,
the Nordic Winter substitute for a bicycle!
The distance, between 2-15 kms, is decided
by you. A superb way to catch the Northern
Lights in a rural farm landscape. Traditional
Sami light supper with coffee and cake
served afterwards. Hotel pick-up at 19.00
hrs. 31⁄2 HOURS. £75 PP.
HUSKY SAFARI including a traditional
dinner by an open fire in a Lavvo (tent).
Hotel pick-up (9.45 or 18.15 – please advise
preference), protective thermal clothing
and traditional Sami light supper included.
31⁄2 HRS - £154 PP.
of 100 years ago and traditional Sami light
snack included. 31⁄2 HRS - £99 PP.
NORTHERN LIGHTS SPOTTING TOUR at
the 100 year old Holmesletta Farm far
away from the urban lights of Tromso.
Hotel pick-up and “coffee and cake”
included. 3 HRS - £55 PP.
NORTHERN LIGHTS ARCTIC CRUISE
Cruise offshore in the evening blackness on
the fishing boat ‘Havcruise’, spotting for
the aurora to burst out over the Sound.
Light supper on board & hotel pick-up at
20.00 hrs included. 3 HRS - £140 PP.
POLAR NIGHT SLEIGH RIDE TOUR on a
horse-drawn sleigh from Holmesletta
Farm. Folklore tales from the farm’s days
MORE EXCURSIONS
NORTHERN LIGHTS
EXPERIENCE
PRICES FROM
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HOTEL WITH
AA1802
The Scandic’s hill top setting on the western
side of Tromso Island, 4kms away from the
glare of the urban lighting in the city centre,
is perfect for “Northern Lights” spotting.
All 146 non-smoking rooms are furnished in
a functional Scandinavian style and
equipped with telephone, radio, TV, hair
dryer, iron and private wc/shower.
The Hotel With is down close to the
quayside in the city centre with Tromso
Sound on one side and the city’s historic
centre on the other. Close by are the Arctic
Botanical gardens, Mack Brewery, Arctic
Cathedral and several restaurants and bars.
All 76 rooms have air conditioning,
telephone, cable TV and private WC/shower.
• Hilltop location • Non smoking rooms
• Lobby bar restaurant • Sauna • Distance from
Airport 1km • Distance from city centre 4km
• Waterfront location • Non smoking rooms
• Restaurant
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AA1801
AA1801
£670pp
AA1802
DATES
3rd CHILD
3rd CHILD
TWIN ADULT (4-12) SINGLE TWIN ADULT (4-12) SINGLE
ALL
670 575 395 745 695 585 495 795
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Tromso via
service charges • 3 nights hotel accommodation in
twin room with private WC/ shower • 3 Scandinavian
buffet breakfasts and 3 BUFFET SUPPERS (HOTEL
WITH ONLY)
T
ravel around the top of the
Norwegian peninsula for a
very special adventure.
Snowmobile across Norwegian
tundra; fish for king crabs; sail
along the Norwegian coast to the
Russian border; pop into the
world’s most northerly snow hotel
and husky safari along its watch
tower lined border. Soak in a hot
tub: enjoy fish straight from the
sea in a quayside restaurant and
reindeer over an open fire in a
traditional Sami Teepee. And
that’s just the half of it.
HOTEL WITH
AT THE
AA1901
The Hotel With is down
close to the quayside in the
city centre with Tromso
Sound on one side and the
city’s historic centre on the
other. (more on p 17)
FOLDALBRUKET
AA1902
A listed former fish
processing warehouse with
a museum and a few
characterful rooms,
sauna and hot tub. An
authentic taste of Norwegian maritime life
in the 50’s with all sorts of nautical memorabilia.
HURTIGRUTEN
AA1903
Norway’s everyday maritime
bus service dropping off
people, post and packing
cases all along the coast
(more on our website).
NORTHERN LIGHTS AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
DAY 1 UK - TROMSO Scheduled SAS
flights to Tromso via Oslo . Self transfer &
overnight at Hotel With. Dinner at the
hotel.
DAY 2 TROMSO Day at leisure in this uni
town set down by Tromso sound; great sea
food, the Polaria museum and Fjellheisen
cable car with its overview of the city are all
worth it. Early evening departure by
Hurtigruten sailing up the coast to
Honningsvag, overnight accommodation in
an I2 cabin.
DAY 3 TROMSO – NORTH CAPE KJOLLEFJORD Late morning arrival in
Honningsvag: travel by bus north to the
vertiginous cliff face, christened North Cape
by English explorer Richard Chancellor,
which is Europe’s northernmost point. On
arrival toast your intrepidity in champagne
and gaze out across the eerie Arctic Ocean
before re-embarking on your Hurtigruten
steamer and sailing across open water into
the tiny Kjollefjord for a night at charming
Foldalbruket. Hot tub & dinner.
DAY 4 KJOLLEFJORD - KIRKENES This
morning sail out into the fjord on a local
trawler to catch your lunch, a giant red King
Crab now immortalised by Gordon Ramsey,
before re-embarking on the Hurtigruten and
cruising above the 70th parallel overnight to
Kirkenes on the Norwegian/Russian border.
DAY 5 KIRKENES & THE SNOW HOTEL
Disembark early morning and transfer to
the world’s most northerly Snow Hotel (see
page 14) before kitting up for a husky safari
over by the Russian border with a hot snack
lunch en route. Return in the afternoon for
a tour of the Snow Hotel, dinner in a nearby
Kota and a night in one of the hotel’s
exquisitely sculpted snow suites.
DAY 6 KIRKENES – UK Warm up with a
sauna before breakfast and transfer to the
airport for return to the UK.
Overnight stop(s)
BY AIR
BY BUS
BY SHIP
BY SHIP OVERNIGHT NORDKAPP
HONNINGSVAG
HAMMERFEST
GAMVIK
TANAFJORDEN
BERLEVÅG
MEHAMN
KJØLLEFJORD
BATSFJORD
VARDO
PORS ANGEN
VARANGERF
JORDEN
NORWEGIAN
LAPLAND
TROMSO
ALTA FINNMARK
PLATEAU
FINNISH
LAPLAND
KIRKENES
RUSSI
NORTHERN LIGHTS AT
AA1901
THE TOP OF THE WORLD
PRICES FROM
£1195pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices include return scheduled SAS flight(s) from
Heathrow to Tromso and Kirkenes to Heathrow via
service charges • 2 nights accommodation in twin
room(s) with private WC/shower (shared facilities in
Kjollefjord) • 2 nights onboard Norwegian Coastal
Steamer in 2 berth cabin with private WC/shower
• Overnight in a Snow Suite at Kirkenes Snow hotel
• 5 breakfasts, 2 lunches & 3 dinners • Excursions
in Nordkap, Kjollefjord and Kirkenes as per itinerary
• Local transfers as per itinerary • Protective clothing
during husky safari
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A
t 69ºN, The Kirkenes Snow
Hotel is the world’s most
northerly Ice Hotel. With just 15
suites exquisitely sculpted, ice
art and double beds topped with
reindeer pelts, the Kirkenes
Snow Hotel is – we think –
destined to become the
‘boutique’ of the world’s Ice
Hotels.
The
Snow Hotel at the
Top of the World
Just outside Kirkenes, characterised by
rather utilitarian architecture, is the
awesomely stark Gabba Reindeer Park
where the Kirkenes Snowhotel is just a ‘kick
sled’ ride away. Here, as you eat your
supper in a traditional Sami ‘lavvo’ under
the arctic night, it’s hard to imagine this
being one of the Cold War’s most
incendiary flash points, which the watch
towered Norwegian Russian border still
bears testimony to.
Kirkenes sits 400km north of the Arctic
alongside the Barents Sea at the apex of
the Scandinavian peninsula where Norway
meets Russia and Finland.
THE SNOW HOTEL AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
DAY 1 UK – KIRKENES Scheduled SAS
flight(s) to Kirkenes via Oslo. Transfer on
arrival to safari station and then kick sled to
the Gabba Reindeer Park and Kirkenes
Snow Hotel. Supper in a traditional Sami
‘lavvo’ before retiring to your ice suite for
the night – sleeping in a giant igloo at the
top of the world.
In the surrounding plains of Norwegian
Lapland you can enjoy a cocktail of
adventures: snowmobiling over the
mountain ridge to observation point 247
where NATO faced down the Russian Bear
for half a century; husky safariing under
(hopefully) the Northern Lights and
snowmobiling out over the ice to fish for
Giant Crabs unique to the Barents Sea.
All in all, a real ‘been there – done that’
experience.
DAY 2 KIRKENES & HUSKY SAFARI After
breakfast in the Snow Hotel, kick sled back
to Kirkenes and check in to the Rica Kirkenes
hotel for 3 nights. Afternoon at leisure and
evening husky safari in surrounding
wilderness including traditional dinner.
DAY 3 SNOWMOBILE SAFARI After
breakfast, a day long guided snowmobile
tour over the mountains and alongside the
watch towered Norwegian/Russian border.
Along the way stop for an open fire lunch of
venison washed down with hot coffee,
before continuing out to the Barents Sea.
Late afternoon return to Kirkenes for some
relaxation in the hotel.
DAY 4 KING CRAB SAFARI Breakfast and
morning at leisure before getting ready to
meet up with the sub aquatic albatross of
the Barents Sea: the two metre claw span
King Crab. From Lars Petter Øie’s place
alongside the fjord you travel by
snowmobile or RIB to the edge of the ice
where your driver guide vanishes beneath
the water, re-surfacing with a crab for you to
take back to the quayside, cook & enjoy.
Late afternoon return to Kirkenes.
DAY 5 KIRKENES – UK Breakfast and
morning free before transfer to the airport
and scheduled SAS flight(s) via Oslo to UK.
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DEPARTURE DATES
Daily Dec 15 - April 20*
THE SNOW HOTEL AT
THE TOP OF THE WORLD AA2001
PRICES FROM
£1649pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Kirkenes
via Oslo • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • Overnight in Snow
Hotel and 3 nights at Hotel Rica in twin bedded
room(s) with private wc/shower • 4 breakfasts, 1
dinner and 2 lunches • Welcome drink (1st night),
Husky safari, snowmobile safari & king crab safari
as per itinerary • Protective thermal clothing for all
safaris • All transfers in Kirkenes. SNOWMOBILE
SAFARI SOLE DRIVER SUPPLEMENT £80
NB *Weekday flight schedules necessitate an
overnight stay in Oslo on the outbound flight at
a supplement.
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iscover the intimate charm
and intricate ice architecture
of the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel.
Snowmobile across the Arctic
tundra; mush your own husky
team under the Northern Lights
and feast on ptarmigan, smoked
reindeer and crab.
The
Sorrisniva
Igloo Hotel
With building beginning as the snow falls
the Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel opens its door in
January each year and melts away again in
the spring. The structure includes just 20 or
so rooms and a few suites; ice lounges and
sculpture gallery; an exquisitely decorated
ice bar and a consecrated chapel.
Annexed to the hotel is something akin to
a giant, tent shaped, pine cabin with an
open fire, sauna, changing cubicles and
restaurant serving Sami inspired dishes from
aquatic fowl to chanterelle mushrooms.
Surrounding the Igloo Hotel in the heart of
Norwegian Lapland is the Finnmark plateau
with its undulating tundra marked only by
the old trekking trails and lushly scarred by
river valleys with their pine, spruce and
birch trees. This is where you can hear ‘the
sound of silence’; be awestruck by the
density of stars on a clear night in the
canopy above you; watch the cold air –
blue, pink and yellow.
VICA HOTEL
After some inhospitable hotel experiences
as a young music teacher, Knut Rydningen
firmly believes that a hotel should be ‘home
from home’ and it shows. In the
sympathetic renovation and extension of
the original farmhouse building. In the
individual fabrics and decoration of the just
24 rooms. In the ‘Haldde’ restaurant where
you can have locally caught crab. And,
naming the hotel after his daughters Vibeka
and Camilla.
THE SORRISNIVA IGLOO HOTEL
DAY 1 UK – ALTA Scheduled SAS
flight(s) from Heathrow to Alta in
Norwegian Lapland via Oslo. Self transfer
to the Vica hotel for two nights (see
opposite).
DAY 2 HUSKY SAFARI Breakfast and
private transfer to local Husky Kennels to
try your hand at mushing with your own
team of dogs along the banks of the Alta
River.
DAY 3 SNOWMOBILING & IGLOO
HOTEL Breakfast followed by morning
transfer to the Sorrisniva Igloo hotel for an
exciting day and night. The day starts with
a snowmobile safari following a forest and
valley trail out and across vast snow
covered plains. Late lunch at the Igloo
Hotel. Afternoon at leisure in these idyllic
surroundings on the banks of the Alta river,
take a walk, go for a kick sled ride or
spend some time in the outdoor hot tub
gazing at the starry skies perhaps even
seeing the Northern Lights. Dinner in the
Lavvu shaped restaurant specialising in
Sami cuisine, followed perhaps by a
fortifying drink in the Ice Bar before
settling down for one of the more unusual
nights of your life; sleeping in an igloo.
DAY 4 ALTA – UK Breakfast at the Alta
Igloo hotel. Transfer to Alta and the Vica
hotel for a last taste of Norway, before self
transfer to the airport for return flight(s) via
Oslo to the UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily 16 Jan-20 Apr
THE SORRISNIVA
IGLOO HOTEL
PRICES FROM
AA2101
£1195pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Alta (via
Oslo) • All airport departure taxes and passenger
service charges • 2 nights at Vica hotel in twin
room(s) with private shower/WC • 1 overnight in
Sorrisniva Igloo hotel in standard snow room • 3
breakfasts • 1 lunch • 1 dinner • SNOWMOBILE
AND HUSKY SAFARIS AS PER ITINERARY
INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND PROTECTIVE
THERMAL CLOTHING • Luggage storage whilst
overnighting at Igloo hotel.
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F
ly up high over the Arctic
Circle for a taste of the
picturesque Lofoten Islands,
spectacular Arctic wildlife and
hopefully the Northern Lights
overhead. The adjacent
Vestfjorden is overflown by
herring gulls and sea eagles
whilst onshore are some of the
finest fish restaurants in the
world.
Lofoten
Wildlife Safari
Our tour bases you in Svolvaer in the heart
of the island’s fishing community so you can
enjoy some of the best fish you'll ever eat;
savour the unique Lofoten atmosphere,
spot wildlife by day, the Northern Lights by
night and tour round the archipelago.
SVINOYA’S RORBUER
Originally fisherman’s huts, Svinoya’s
collection of 30 or so ‘Rorbu’ cabins have
been painstakingly restored, or rebuilt using
reclaimed timber, to provide some really
‘atmospheric’ accommodation at the water’s
edge in the heart of Svolvaer’s fishing
community. Each cabin has beds for up to
6 and a modern bathroom with private
WC/shower. Nearby, one of the old
warehouses has been similarly renovated
and now hosts a lovely little restaurant
turning out home cooked traditional fish
dishes.
DEPARTURE DATES
Thursdays Oct - Apr
WILDLIFE AND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
DAY 1 UK – LOFOTEN ISLANDS
Scheduled SAS flight to Bodo via Oslo and
Wideroe to Svolvaer. Private transfer to
your Rorbu accommodation in Svolvaer.
DAY 2 WILD LIFE SAFARI Your safari day
begins with a shore side presentation on
the mammals and wild life of the area
including the local maritime mystery of the
missing herring and Orcas and then 4/5
hours at sea in a converted trawler with a
fish lunch on board. Unlimited coffee to
keep you warm.
DAY 3 SVOLVAER Guided day exploring
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this dramatic archipelago’s coastline with
its multi-coloured fishing huts and white
sand beaches set against a vertiginous
mountain backdrop. Highlights include
Henningsvaer, Kabelvag, Eggum,
Stamsund and Nusfjord. Return to Svolvaer
for R & R. Evening visit to the Polar Light
Centre in Laukvik for a multi-media
presentation and exposition of the Aurora
and then down to the beach to wait
hopefully for a sight of the real thing.
DAY 4 LOFOTEN ISLANDS - UK Transfer
to Svolvaer airport and return flights to the
UK via Bodo and Oslo.
WILDLIFE AND THE
NORTHERN LIGHTS
PRICES FROM
AA2201
£995pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Bodo
via Oslo • Flight by Wideroe from Bodo to
Svolvaer return • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • Airport/hotel return
transfers in Svolvaer • 3 nights Rorbu
accommodation with private WC/shower
• Breakfasts throughout • Wildlife safari as per
itinerary including fish soup lunch, coffee and
snack on board ship • Full day escorted tour of
the Lofoton Archipelago between Heeningsvaer
and Nusfjord • Evening Northern Lights visit to
the Polar Centre
S
ail in the manner and
footsteps of trappers, hunters
and whalers on the western edge
of Spitsbergen, an archipelago of
extraordinary beauty with unique
glacial landscapes and remote
settlements just 600 miles from
the North Pole. As well as the
chance of savouring a mountainous
beauty unmatched anywhere in
the world this proximity to
magnetic North gives you one of
the finest chances you’ll have of
seeing the Northern Lights.
IN THE
Footsteps
OF
Whalers AND Hunters
THE NOORDERLICHT
The MS ‘Noorderlicht' was originally built
and rigged as
a three-masted
schooner
spending most
of her
commercial life
carrying grain
in the Baltic
before being
bought in 1991
and completely refitted and re-rigged by her
current Dutch owners. Today the
‘Noorderlicht' is a well-balanced two-masted
schooner with a blue water capability and
ice class strengthened bow crewed by Dutch
officers and men. Down below, the ship has
twin cabin accommodation for 20
passengers in 10 cabins, all fitted with upper
and lower berths, frosted glass portholes in
the deckhead, hand basin with hot and cold
water and hanging locker. There are 5 heads
and 4 showers. More comprehensive details,
deck plan and specifications are available on
our web site or on request.
SPITSBERGEN
Spitsbergen is the largest of the Svalbard
archipelago’s islands, whose capital,
Longyearbyen, is the most northerly point in
the world reachable by scheduled flight and
where in winter the sun never rises. The
largest settlements are Longyearbyen, with a
population of about 1400, the Russian
mining town of Barentsburg that is frozen in
time and Ny Ålesund from where Amundsen
began his epic voyage across the North Pole
by airship.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WHALERS AND HUNTERS
DAY 1 UK - OSLO Scheduled SAS flight to
Oslo. Overnight at Clarion Oslo Airport
Hotel.
DAY 2 OSLO - LONGYEARBYEN
Scheduled SAS flight from Oslo to
Longyearbyen. Transfer and embark on MS
Noorderlicht. Mid afternoon sail for
Alkhornet, a high cliff below which there
are often Arctic Foxes and Reindeer.
Continue to Trygghamna and visit the
remains of a 17th century English whaling
station and an 18th century Pomor one.
DAY 3-6 SPITSBERGEN Sail from
Tryghamna early in the morning to the
north side of Bell Sund. Bell Sund is a fjord
system with two major branches (Van
Mijenfjord, Van Keulenfjord) and a smaller
side bay (Recherchefjord). The geology
here has created amazing landscapes, such
as the long, narrow island of Akseloya that
almost completely blocks Van Mijenfjord.
In Fridtjofhamna, the calving glacier
Fridtjofbreen is surrounded by picturesque
mountains. The area’s rich wildlife has
attracted hunters across the centuries: walk
in their footsteps and see remains of their
huts, for example at Ahlstrandhalvoya.
Recherchefjord has the highest
concentration of historical sites, dating
back to 17th century whalers and the
mining period of the early 20th century.
The glacier Recherchebreen ends at a
lagoon, likely to be frozen in October, with
many smaller icebergs. Polar bears are
likely to be present anywhere in the
Bellsund area, as are Belugas (White
whales).
DAY 7 BARENTSBURG Dock and
disembark in Barentsburg, the only
inhabited Russian settlement in Spitsbergen
or in Colesbukta, an abandoned Russian
coal mining settlement.
DAY 8 ISFJORD Sail into the inner reaches
of the Isfjord system, where on a clear night
temperatures drop to -10 degrees C and
new ice forms at the heads of the fjords.
DAY 9 SPITSBERGEN – OSLO – UK
Disembark and departure by SAS scheduled
flight from Longyearbyen to Oslo for return
onward flight to UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 2011
2010 departures sold out
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF
WHALERS AND HUNTERS AA2301
PRICES FROM
£1655pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
return SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Longyearbyen
via Oslo • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • Overnight
accommodation in Oslo as required by itinerary
• Accommodation on board ship in twin cabins
with upper and lower berths • All meals throughout
voyage from embarkation on Day 2 to
disembarkation on Day 9 Day including snacks,
coffee and tea • Shore excursions and activities by
Zodiac RIB as conditions allow • Services of
experienced expedition leader from arrival in
Longyearbyen to departure.
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES FINNISH LAPLAND
OUR FINLAND EXPERIENCE
A land of Golden Cloudberries and Arctic Salmon, of a
thousand lakes, majestic forests, inspired architecture and
civilised living. In winter, Finland means Lapland,
legendary home of Father Christmas and a vast
ruggedly beautiful place spread above the Arctic Circle,
where the snow falls in some parts from as early as
September and a white Christmas is all but guaranteed.
And this is a world so quiet that you can hear the silence,
all the more so if you live in or close to a city.
The Lapps or Sami as they are more correctly called
welcome travellers with a genuine hospitality. In Nellim,
where Inari, Skolt and Northern Sami peoples have
mingled for centuries, you can enjoy snowmobile and
husky safaris; try your hand at snow shoeing or cross
country skiing and camp out on Lake Inari waiting for the
Northern Lights. At Kakslauttanen you'll find the finest
example of dead wood pine log cabins to be found
anywhere in Lapland, an Igloo village with glass and
snow igloos as well as Santa's Resort where Elves guide
you around and show you how to pan for gold.
Harriniva on the banks of the Muonionjoki is altogether
something special and unique being the only place in
Lapland where everything you do is on your doorstep,
be it husky safariing, snowmobiling, driving a reindeer
sleigh; tobogganing; ice fishing and much more.
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Everything here is
owned by the
Pittakainen family: the
hotel itself, husky
breeding kennels;
snowmobiles and all
services provide by long
standing local staff.
INARI
KORPIKARTANO
NELLIM
JERIS
(INARI)
KAKSLAUTTANEN
HARRINIVA
(MUONIO)
ARCTIC
CIRCLE
In Korpikartano
FINLAND
overlooking Lake
Menesjarvi, the silence is
palpable; a quiet so clear
that you constantly ask
yourself what it is. And
there's just no end of
HELSINKI
things to do from snow
shoeing to skiing and ice
fishing to ice dipping. And
when you've finished with your adventures you can
discover the rejuvenating powers of the Sauna and the
native cuisine built around Arctic Salmon, water fowl, wild
mushrooms and Arctic berries.
If you can't find exactly the Finnish Lapland adventure
you're looking for let us use our experience to design an
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iscover a silence you can
hear in the wilderness
around Lake Menesjarvi and the
Lemmenjoki River close to the
Sami village of Inari. Enjoy a
snowmobile adventure safari
across frozen lakes and spend
time with people whose way of
life and belief system is
unchanged from that of their
nomadic ancestors. Meet a Sami
reindeer herder and help him
feed his herd in the wild. Kick
sled down to the lake shore and
wait patiently for the Northern
Lights to appear. And above all
enjoy the silence
Sounds
Silence
THE
OF
ADVENTURES IN THE WILD
DAY 1 UK - LAPLAND Scheduled Finnair
flight[s] from London Heathrow to Ivalo in
Finnish Lapland via Helsinki. Private
transfer on arrival to Korpikartano.
Overnight for 7 nights.
breakfast set off along a forest trail and
across frozen lakes to Lemmenjoki. Spend
time in a local atelier seeing Sami
traditional handicraft as well as with a
reindeer herder’s family, before
snowmobiling across frozen lakes. Return
to Korpikartano (3 to 4 hours). Dinner at
the hotel.
DAY 3 DAY WITH A REINDEER
HERDER Travel by sledge to local
reindeer feeding grounds where we meet
a local Sami herder, and help him feed his
herd in the wild and listen to his life and
times, and those of his reindeer, around
an open fire (4 hours). Dinner at the hotel.
DAYS 4 -7 OPTIONAL ADVENTURES
You’re really spoilt for choice across these
days with a plethora of activities to choose
from. Not to be missed is a visit to Inari,
the Sami cultural capital, the Museum
there and a visit to a Reindeer herder’s
home on the way back. You can learn to
cross country ski; take an adventure trip
into the wilderness by snowmobile; ski and
sled; spend a guided night out in a
wilderness hut in the forest or on a fell or
fish for perch and then cook your catch
over an open fire. You can even take a trip
to the edge of the Arctic Ocean travelling
through the historic lands of Inari, Skolt
and Northern Sami. If you fancy yourself as
hard man you can even arrange for a
guide to take you on a survival course.
Dinner at the hotel
DAY 8 LAPLAND – UK Breakfast and
private transfer to Ivalo airport for return
flight(s) home via Helsinki to London
Heathrow.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays Dec - Apr
HOTEL KORPIKARTANO
Originally a local school at the confluence
of two lakes but now sympathetically
renovated using local pine and traditional
carpentry, Ari Honkavuori and his family
have created a wilderness hotel in grounds
stretching down to the lake shore.
Consisting of two main buildings, a Kota,
glazed roof hut from which to watch and
wait for the Northern lights; two saunas
adjacent to the hotel and a wood fired
sauna with hot tub down by the lake shore.
There are just 30 lakeside and fell side
rooms including apartments suitable for
larger family groups all of which have
private WC/shower; TV and radio.
ADVENTURES
IN THE WILD
AA2501
PRICES FROM
£1490pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Price are in £ per person and include Finnair return
scheduled flights from Heathrow to Ivalo in Finnish
Lapland via Helsinki • All airport departure taxes
and passenger service charges • 7 nights
accommodation in LAKESIDE twin rooms with
private WC/shower • 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches (snack
lunches when on safari) and 7 buffet dinners
• SNOWMOBILE & A DAY WITH HERDER SAFARIS
• Protective thermal clothing for duration of stay
• Use of toboggans, kick sleds, hotel sauna and
lakeside hut for Northern Lights watching.
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E
njoy the authentic
atmosphere of Finnish
Lapland high above the Arctic
Circle in our favourite log cabin
hotel. Safari by reindeer, husky
and snowmobile by day and
enjoy Lappish hospitality and
cuisine by the restaurant’s open
fireplace at night.
Snow Adventures
at KAKSLAUTTANEN
HOTEL KAKSLAUTTANEN
Jussi Eiramo came to Kakslauttanen as a
young man for a summer’s fishing and has
stayed ever since. Today, the 31 log cabins,
restaurant and adjacent igloo village are all
testimony to Jussi’s passionate attention to
detail. The cabins, of varying sizes, are all
equipped with shower, toilet, kitchenette,
open fireplace and sauna and set amongst
trees around a central building. This has a
fully licensed restaurant with an open
fireplace, around which local specialities are
cooked, and a small handicraft/souvenir
shop. Sleds are available for everyone’s
free use and cross-country skis and
snowshoes can be hired from the hotel.
KAKSLAUTTANEN
IGLOO VILLAGE
Just 100 metres from the hotel, Jussi
creates each year his very own igloo village
with a magnificent ice gallery at its centre.
There are both snow igloos, with an inside
temperature of -3˚C/-6˚C and, as a gesture
to modern life, 20 glass igloos with a
comfortable bed, wc and a panoramic view
of the night sky. In these the temperature is
a tropical +21˚C. Never content with letting
the ground freeze under his feet, Jussi has
also built the world’s largest smoke sauna
and an ice restaurant.
SNOW ADVENTURES
AT KAKSLAUTTANEN
DAY 1 UK – IVALO Scheduled Finnair
flight(s) from London via Helsinki to Ivalo
in Northern Finnish Lapland. Arrive 19.20
and transfer to hotel. Settle in to your
private log cabin and dinner at the hotel.
DAY 2 HUSKY SAFARI After breakfast,
start your days of Lapland magic with a
husky safari through and across the
enchanting wilderness. All equipment and
clothing will be provided and a picnic
lunch is included. Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 3 SNOWMOBILE SAFARI Today’s
adventure is an evening Northern Lights
Snowmobile Safari up to a spot on the
fells known locally as an ideal spot for the
Aurora to appear. Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 4 REINDEER SAFARI After breakfast,
safari today at a more leisurely pace - by
reindeer. Lunch is provided during your
safari before free time in the afternoon,
either just to relax or try your hand at crosscountry skiing. Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 5 IVALO – UK Breakfast and
morning at leisure before transfer to Ivalo
and return flight(s) via Helsinki back to
London.
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DEPARTURE DATES
Daily
Dec - Apr
NEW YEAR
December 30th
SNOW ADVENTURES
AT KAKSLAUTTANEN
PRICES FROM
AA2601
£1320pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finnair flight(s) from Heathrow to Ivalo via
Helsinki • In-flight cabin service • All airport taxes and
passenger service charges • Accommodation in log
cabin with private WC/shower, own logwood fireplace
and sauna • Breakfasts, picnic lunches & dinners as
per itinerary • Reindeer, husky & snowmobile safaris as
detailed in itinerary including thermal clothing and any
special equipment required. *Small cabins are
40sq.mtrs with a separate twin bedroom and bunk
beds in the living area. **Large cabins (for 3-5 persons)
are 65sq.mtrs with 2 separate bedrooms, 1 with twin &
1 with bunk beds and a sofa bed in the living area and
Large cabins (for 2 persons) are 44sq.mtrs with a
studio bedroom/living room. NB Hire of thermal
clothing for 5 days including complete set of
protective suit, boots, mittens and scarf £75 pp.
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iscover the wild, rugged
beauty of the PallasYllästunturi National Park at Jeris
set down on its very edge. Enjoy
days of snowmobile, husky and
snow shoe safaris followed by
the soothing warmth of a
lakeside pool overlooking the
frozen vista of Lake Jerisjarvi.
Choose from either the
conviviality of the hotel itself or
the privacy of a cabin with its
own sauna and open log fire.
Lakeside Vistas
& Fell Adventures
LAKESIDE VISTAS & FELL ADVENTURES
DAY 1 UK – KITTILA Scheduled Finnair
flight(s) to Kittila via Helsinki. Private
transfer to Jeris Hotel or Cottages.
Overnight for 6 nights.
breakfast it’s time to meet your guide who
will give you full instructions on how to
drive a snowmobile before setting off. The
distance driven is around 30kms and the
journey covers the most perfect fell
scenery with forests and frozen lakes.
Afternoon at leisure.
DAY 3 SNOW GAMES Cross country trails
start from outside the hotel and its here
your guide for the day will show you the
basics of his craft and take you for a short
guided trip suitable to your skill level.
Lunch at the hotel followed by a similar
exercise, only this time with snow shoes.
DAY 4 REINDEER SAFARI Drive to a
traditional Lapland Manor where our local
reindeer herder's family has lived since the
19th Century. There will be a short film
presentation describing the importance of
reindeer in Lappish life before visiting the
reindeer farm. At the farm you can try your
hand at lassoing before setting off in a
reindeer-pulled sleigh for a 3km safari.
Lunch by an open fire in a traditional
Lappish kota is included.
DAY 5 HUSKY SAFARI After breakfast
your guide will take you to meet the
huskies and after a lesson in ‘mushing’ you
set off on an exciting 17km tour through
the snow clad forest driving your own dog
team.
DAY 6 AT LEISURE Spend the day either
just relaxing by the lakeside or practising
your newly acquired snow shoe skills.
DAY 7 KITTILA – UK Breakfast and private
car transfer to Kittila airport for scheduled
Finnair flight(s) via Helsinki to Heathrow.
JERIS HOTEL AND
COTTAGES
The Jeris hotel, wood fired sauna, heated
indoor pools and illuminated ice pool sit on
the shoreline overlooking Lake Jerisjarvi with
its cottages clustered on the sloping fell side
behind. The hotel itself has 27 rooms
rustically clad in local pine with private
WC/shower, TV, telephone and clothes
drying locker. The restaurant where you take
your meals whether staying in the hotel or
cabin serves local fare using reindeer, locally
caught fish, wild berries, forest mushrooms
and indigenous plants and herbs such as
Angelica. The cabins come in 3 different
configurations suitable for parties up to 7;
the smallest has a pull out sofa bed for two
on the ground floor plus a sleeping alcove
for two more. All have lounge/kitchenette,
sauna, shower and toilet room, fireplace,
drying cupboard and TV.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays
Jan - Apr
LAKESIDE VISTAS
& FELL ADVENTURES
PRICES FROM
AA2701
£1430pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finnair flight(s) from Heathrow to Kittila
via Helsinki • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • In-flight cabin service
• Airport/Hotel return transfers • 6 nights hotel
accommodation in twin room(s) with private
WC/shower • 6 breakfasts, 5 light lunches & 6 buffet
dinners • Programme as per itinerary • Services of
experienced guides during all tours • Protective
thermal clothing included throughout the stay.
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njoy the informal family
hospitality of one of Lapland’s
oldest wilderness hotels by the
Muonionjoki marking the border
with Sweden and home to the
largest husky breeding kennels
in Europe. Thrill at mushing your
own husky team; snowmobile,
reindeer safari and ice fish
against a backdrop of the wild
rugged beauty of Finnish
Lapland’s western fell country.
Adventures
at Harriniva
Harriniva lies in the beautiful rolling fell land
of Western Lapland where the hills and
forests typify a Lapland untouched for 1,000
years. Here, alongside the border with
Sweden, the Pietikainen family have offered
hospitality for over 25 years to travellers,
fishermen, skiers and adventurers as well as
rearing Siberian Huskies. Your adventure
includes safari opportunities through some
of the world’s most beautiful scenery in the
midst of Lapland’s fells and forests.
HARRINIVA
Harriniva has 46 pine-clad rooms all with
their own private WC/Shower. In addition
there are 6 larger rooms with private saunas
and 12 two floor apartment style rooms
which can accommodate up to 6 people
available on request. There is a restaurant, a
bar and a wellness centre with sauna and
outdoor hot tubs.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays 2 Jan - 14 Apr
ADVENTURES AT HARRINIVA
DAY 1 UK – KITTILA Scheduled Finnair
flight(s) to Kittila via Helsinki. Private
transfer to the Harriniva Wilderness Hotel.
Dinner and overnight for 4 nights.
breakfast it is time to meet your guide
who will give you full instructions on how
to drive a snowmobile before setting off.
The distance driven is around 30kms and
the journey covers perfect fell scenery
with forests and frozen lakes. Afternoon at
leisure. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
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your guide will take you to meet the
huskies and after a lesson in ‘mushing’ you
set off on an exciting 17km tour through
the snow clad forest driving your own dog
team. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 4 OPTIONAL SAFARIS Day at
leisure or for optional excursions.
DAY 5 KITTILA – UK Breakfast and private
car transfer to Kittila airport for scheduled
Finnair flight(s) via Helsinki to Heathrow.
ADVENTURES
AT HARRINIVA
PRICES FROM
AA2801
£830pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finnair flight(s) from Heathrow to Kittila
• Airport/Hotel return transfers • 4 nights
WC/shower • use of sauna • 4 breakfasts and 4
buffet dinners • Programme as per itinerary
• Services of experienced guides during all tours
• Protective thermal clothing included throughout
your stay.
L
ake Inari is infused with the
mysticism of Sami culture and
the village of Nellim lies at its
very heart. Here in this most
tranquil of settings, an Inari Sami
family create a warm and
magical atmosphere for you in
which to enjoy snowmobile and
husky safaris and practice the
ancient Sami arts of snow
shoeing and skiing.
Adventures
by Lake Inari
ADVENTURES BY LAKE INARI
DAY 1 UK - NELLIM Scheduled Finnair
flight(s) to Ivalo via Helsinki. Private
transfer by car to Hotel Nellim.
Programme briefing, dinner and overnight
for 5 nights.
DAY 2 A DAY WITH A REINDEER
HERDER Snowmobile out in to the forest
to meet your reindeer herder tending and
feeding his herd in the wild. Continue
along the shores of Lake Inari with a stop
for lunch with some local fishermen before
continuing back to Nellim (50km/5 to 6
hours). Dinner at the hotel
DAY 3 OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS &
AURORA EVENING SNOWMOBILE
Choice of optional activities during the
day before an evening snowmobile out to
a special spot by the Lake to stake out the
Northern Lights (20km/3 hours). Dinner at
the hotel.
DAY 4 AT LEISURE Today is free for you
to soak up the unique atmosphere of this
special spot with its mix of Sami cultures;
play snow games down by the side of the
lake; test your prowess on snow shoes or
enjoy an excursion of your choice. Dinner
at the hotel.
it’s time to meet Christopher’s pack of
Alaskan huskies whose kennels are just a
short walk from the hotel’s front door and
whose excited barking slowly magnifies as
you approach them through the trees.
Adults mush their own team of dogs: as
the dogs pull you along a snow-carpeted
trail the silence is broken only by the
whooshing sound of slicing sleigh runners.
Lunch cooked en route over an open fire.
(10 km/4 to 5 hours) Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 6 NELLIM - UK Breakfast and
private car transfer to Ivalo airport for
scheduled Finnair flight(s) via Helsinki to
Heathrow.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays Jan - Apr
ADVENTURES
BY LAKE INARI
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WILDERNESS HOTEL NELLIM
The Wilderness Hotel Nellim is owned and
run by the Lappalainen family: Jouko and
Mari. Here they have converted the old
school house into a home for travellers
looking for adventure and tranquility. 12
standard hotel rooms and 8 cosy
apartments with private WC/shower; fresh
food from the lake or forests and an
authentic Sami family welcome characterise
the hotel.
PRICES FROM
£1255pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finniar flight(s) from Heathrow to Ivalo
• Airport/Hotel return transfers • 5 nights
WC/shower • 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 5 dinners
• Excursions as per itinerary • Services of
experienced local wilderness guide(s) • Protective
thermal clothing for duration of stay.
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O
ne of the very few
remaining family owned
hotels in Lapland, Harriniva
shows all the merits of being so.
Informal, intimate and with
somewhere or other a
Pietikainen to look after you at
all times. Harriniva lies at the
heart of a devout Lutheran
community making Christmas
here something just that bit
magical for grown ups and
children alike
Christmas in
Harriniva
CHRISTMAS IN HARRINIVA
DAY 1 Depart Heathrow at 10.20 on Finnair
scheduled flight(s) via Helsinki to Kittila.
Arrive 17.40 local time and transfer to
Muonio. Check-in to your room where your
thermal clothing will be available. Buffet
supper.
CHRISTMAS EVE After breakfast walk to the
dog kennels to begin your husky mushing
adventure: your team will bark excitedly
before you set off only to fall instantly silent
as they pull you through the forest with the
only sound being that of the sled’s runners
slicing through the snow [17km 3hrs]. Lunch
back at the hotel after which children help
search for the perfect Christmas tree which
they can then decorate and bake cookies
with the elves. Traditional Christmas dinner
culminating in a visit by Father Christmas who
will have a small present for everyone.
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CHRISTMAS DAY Morning at leisure with
kick sleds, toboggans, snow shoes and ice
fishing lines all available by the side of the
hotel in what amounts to a giant playground
made from snow. Lunch in the hotel after
which there is an optional horse drawn sleigh
ride through the forest following a winding
trail through snow clad pines. Buffet dinner.
BOXING DAY After breakfast set off on a
family snowmobile safari along snow clad
forest trails [30 km 21/2 hrs] . Stop midway
for a warming berry juice by an open fire
and then return to the hotel for late lunch.
Afternoon at leisure. Buffet dinner
DAY 5 After breakfast, time for the children
to have one last play in the snow before
your transfer to Kittila airport for Finnair
scheduled flight(s) to Heathrow where you
land at 17.10 local time.
DEPARTURE DATES
December 23rd
CHRISTMAS
IN HARRINIVA
PRICES FROM
AA3001
£1080pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finnair flight(s) from Heathrow to
Lapland • All airport departure taxes and
• Airport/Hotel return transfers • Twin/family room
accommodation with private facilities • Breakfasts,
lunches and dinners as per itinerary • Festive
Christmas Dinner and visit from Father Christmas
• Exclusive SAFARI EXCURSIONS AS PER
ITINERARY • Complete set of protective termal
clothing, inc. mittens, boots, scarf & hat, from
arrival in Lapland to departure.
T
he kaleidoscopic mix of
cultures in Nellim with its
Inari, Skolt and Northern Sami
roots and the possibility of the
Northern Lights swirling around
over the pine forest, make a
New Year here something of a
culinary & festive riot.
A New Year
by
Lake Inari
A NEW YEAR BY LAKE INARI
DEC 29 UK – LAPLAND Depart Heathrow
at 10.20 on Finnair scheduled flight(s) to
Ivalo via Helsinki. Arrive 17.35 local time and
transfer to Nellim. Check into your room,
welcome drink, programme briefing and
dinner.
DEC 30 HUSKY SAFARI This morning it’s
time to meet Christopher’s pack of Alaskan
huskies whose kennels in the forest are just a
short walk from the hotel and whose excited
barking slowly magnifies as you approach
them through the trees. Adults mush their
own team of dogs and as the dogs pull you
along a snow-carpeted trail the silence is
broken only by the whooshing sound of
slicing sleigh runners. En route, enjoy lunch
cooked over an open fire. Later spend an
afternoon of games in the snow on the
sloping bank running down to the lake with
snow shoeing, tobogganing, ice fishing and
reindeer lasso throwing practice. Dinner at
the hotel.
NEW YEAR’S EVE After breakfast, climb
aboard your snowmobile for a safari through
the pine forests surrounding Lake Inari and a
lunch of salmon soup washed down with hot
berry juice in a clearing in the forest around
an open fire. New Year’s Eve is celebrated
with a menu of trout from Lake Inari, King
Crab from the Barents Sea and cloudberries
from the Inari basin. Celebrations are not
constrained by time zones: the New Year
comes in early for the Skolt, an hour later for
the Inari Sami and an hour after that for the
Northern Sami. As the evening wears on
there will be fireworks, dancing and fortunes
told from the shapes formed by melting tin!
NEW YEAR’S DAY Leisurely,late breakfast
before a visit to a nearby reindeer corral to
meet a herder along with his herd, help feed
them and listen to Sami tall stories! In the
evening take a valedictory snowmobile out
to a special spot by Lake Inari to stake out
the Northern Lights for perhaps one of
nature’s dazzling light shows to end your stay
[20km/3 hours].
JAN 2 LAPLAND – UK Breakfast and time
for a last toboggan before transfer to Ivalo
and return flight(s) via Helsinki to Heathrow,
departing at 13.20 and arriving at 17.10.
DEPARTURE DATES
29 Dec
A NEW YEAR
BY LAKE INARI
AA3101
PRICES FROM
£1095pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Finnair flight(s) from Heathrow to
Lapland • In-flight cabin service • All airport taxes
and passenger service charges • Airport/hotel
transfers • Accommodation in twin room(s) with
private WC/shower • Welcome drink • Breakfasts,
lunches and dinners as per programme including
special New Year festive dinner • All activities and
excursions as per itinerary including any special
clothing required • Complete set of thermal
clothing including mittens, boots, scarf and hat
• Services of local guide in Lapland.
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ARCTIC ADVENTURES ICELAND
OUR ICELAND EXPERIENCE
A land of fire and ice: a wild, romantic place with narrow
fjords; deep ravines; vast glaciers surrounded by jumbles
of moraine; black sand deserts; volcanoes; glacial lakes
and spluttering geysers.
For geology students, amateur or professional, the island
is like an interactive encyclopaedia: bubbling here,
cracking open there, frozen solid in places and with
water cascading everywhere. The interior is uninhabited
and uninhabitable and despite some forest clearances
over the centuries must look pretty much as it did a
thousand or more years ago.
No more than 3 hours flying time from your choice of 5
UK airports, Iceland lies in the middle of the Atlantic just
below the Arctic Circle with two thirds of its charming
and welcoming population living in or around Reykjavik.
The capital is a cool chic place, teeming with life over the
weekdend and with restaurants serving up both
traditional and modernistic dishes based around the
island's staples of fish and lamb.
You can stay there for a few days and enjoy both
adventure safaris and more leisurely excursions day;
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enjoy the south's spectacular attractions by Super Jeep
with a local guide or spot for Northern Lights from a hot
tub outside your room at the Ranga, one of our favourite
hotels run by some of our favourite people. And there’s
no better place to spend New Year when the city is
garlanded by bonfires before fireworks at midnight.
If you can't find exactly the Icelandic adventure you’re
looking for let us use our experience to design an
R
eykjavík, with its long time
‘cool’ reputation and the
destination of choice for a
cognoscente including Jeremy
Clarkson, Eric Clapton, Jamie
Oliver and Reese Witherspoon,
is now ‘chilled and sparkling’
with stylish hotels, modish
design and cutting edge
everything.
A Brief Encounter with
With a milder climate than other cities on the
same latitude (even in winter it can be
warmer than Vienna or New York), the
weekend nightlife spills affably out on to the
streets. The seafood is out of this world
(everything from shark to salmon); the people
just delightful and welcoming.
And on Reykjavík’s doorstep are wild and
romantic places with narrow fjords, deep
ravines, vast glaciers with jumbles of moraine,
dormant volcanoes, thunderous waterfalls
and spouting geysers. If God had designed a
theme park this would surely have been it.
HOTEL PLAZA
In the heart of the old city
on “Ingólfstorg” the main
square with restaurants,
shopping and nightlife on
your doorstep, the Plaza’s
glass edifice is unmissable.
The hotel has recently
been given a complete
makeover and renovated to provide a bright
modern décor marked by contemporary oak
furnishings and bright fabrics. All 180 rooms
have their own free high-speed internet
connection, TV, WC/shower, hairdryer, tea &
coffee making facilities and much more.
• City Centre • Lobby bar • Breakfast
restaurant
GRAND HOTEL REYKJAVÍK
The Grand is the
perfect union
between quiet
surroundings and
proximity to the city
centre (about a 20minute walk). All
209 rooms in the new tower block (where our
room allocation is), are particularly spacious
with either twin, queen or king sized beds and
private WC/bath tub/shower with heated tile
floors, radio, telephone, satellite TV, hair dryer
and mini-bar.
• Quiet convenient location • A la carte
restaurant • Bar • 24hr room service • Spa
• Non smoking rooms
THE CENTRUM HÓTEL
HÓTEL REYKJAVÍK
Stylish modern
hotel inside with
an exterior
sympathetically in
keeping with its
surrounding
clapboard buildings.
Bang in the centre of town but in a quiet
enclave (more than useful on a Friday or
Saturday night). Close to restaurants and
shops. All 89 rooms are furnished and fitted in
a Scandinavian minimalist but warm style and
have private WC/shower, radio, TV, telephone.
• City Centre • Quiet location • Icelandic
cuisine • Café/bar
A modern, centrally
located, standard
class hotel with a
pleasant informal
atmosphere. All 78
rooms have private
WC and shower/
bath, telephone, radio, mini-bar and satellite TV.
• Central location • A la carte restaurant
• Café • Lounge bar
HOTEL KLOPP
In Reykjavik’s 101
district, the city’s most
fashionable, and within
walking distance of the
city’s main attractions:
stylish bars, cafés,
restaurants, museums
and shops all at your fingertips. The décor in
all 46 rooms is modern Scandinavian with
wooden floors and black slate bathrooms. All
40 rooms have private WC/shower, mini-bar,
hairdryer; satellite TV, high-speed internet
access.
• Just off main shopping street • Lobby bar
• Breakfast restaurant
HÓTEL BORG
The Borg is to
Reykjavík what the
George V is to Paris
or Claridges to
London: plush, lush
and with phones in
the bathrooms! All 56 rooms are elegant
and uniquely furnished and have private
WC/shower, TV and telephone.
• Central location • Restaurant
• Everything renovated from top to bottom
HOTEL ODINSVE
A stylish gem tucked away close to the city
centre with the most complimentary guest
book remarks you’ll ever read.
NORDICA HOTEL
Few hotels pull off the blend between ‘local
atmosphere’ and ‘elegant’ but the Nordica
does – and in style.
A BRIEF ENCOUNTER
WITH REYKJAVIK
PRICES FROM
AA3301
£395pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled flights from Heathrow, Gatwick,
Glasgow* or Manchester* to Reykjavik • All airport
• Pay on board cabin service • 3 nights
WC/shower • 3 breakfasts • Airport/Hotel arrival
and departure transfers • Departure transfer via
Blue Lagoon supplement £25 *Flight schedule may
dictate amended itinerary
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EXCURSIONS & SUPER JEEP SAFARIS
REYKJAVÍK SIGHTSEEING
NORTHERN LIGHTS
An ideal
orientation to
the capital
including the
little fishing
village of
Hafnarfjördur.
Visit the
cosmic looking
Perlan nestling
on a hill overlooking the city; continue to
Hafnarfjördur via the Presidential Residence
and the fish market; then to Hotoi, the
Lutheran Cathedral and Hallgrim’s Church.
Hotel pick-up at 8.30 am for 21⁄2 hours.
£35 per person
Climb aboard for an evening
hunt for the beautiful
auroras known as the
Northern Lights. Sometimes
white, wispy and elusive and
at others rainbow coloured,
swirling and dramatic. The
Norwegian, who first gave
an explanation as to how
they came about was driven
mad (literally) by them: if you are lucky
enough to catch a sighting your reaction
may be a touch more muted! Hotel pick-up
at 19.30 for 3/5 hours. £45 per person.
BY SUPER JEEP £75 per person
GOLDEN CIRCLE CLASSIC
If you want
some time for
last minute
shopping this is
a short form of
our other Blue
Lagoon
excursion
leaving out the
Reykjanes
Peninsula, so
you need not
check out of
your hotel until
midmorning. An ideal way to make the
most of your last few hours in Reykjavík.
Hotel pick-up at 10.30 am leaving the
Lagoon at 2 pm for your flight back to the
UK. Entrance to the Blue Lagoon payable
locally. £35 per person
Available all year round and an all-day
scenic extravaganza that bombards the
senses. First stop the landscapes south of
Lake Þingvallavatn before the National Park
Þingvellir. From there continue to Gullfoss,
the Golden Waterfall, with its foaming,
thundering waters invariably over-arched
with a rainbow. Continue to the Geysir area
with its spouting water geysers and
bubbling mud pots with time for lunch
(payable locally). Return to Reykjavík via the
cathedral at Skálholt, the extraordinary
crater Kerið and the greenhouse community
Hveragerði. Hotel pick-up at 8.00 am for 8
hours. £65 per person
BLUE LAGOON, GULLFOSS
& GEYSIR
A full day
excursion
beginning with
the Blue Lagoon
whose warm,
turquoise blue
waters lie
amongst the
black rocks of a lava field. From here you
travel to Þingvellir where the early Viking
settlers decided to stop raping and
pillaging and set up a parliament instead.
And then on to Gullfoss, in winter a giant
mass of frozen stalagmites and stalagtites
overflowing with foaming water, before
arriving at the famous Geysir area. Return
to Reykjavik. Hotel pick-up at 8.30 for 10
hours. Entrance to Blue Lagoon payable
locally. £85 per person
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BLUE LAGOON AND
KEFLAVÍK TRANSFER
BLACK SAND BEACHES &
MÝRDALSJÖKULL GLACIER
Iceland’s Southern shore is an exquisite
contrast between the hay meadows lying
back from the shoreline, the backdrop of
the Hekla volcano and the Mýrdalsjökull
glacier; black sand beaches fringed with
white foaming sea and the plunge waterfalls
Seljandfoss and Skogafoss. Your day takes
in all these as well as the bird cliffs
alongside Vik (trivia note: vik is old Norse
for bay, hence the etymology of Vikingpeople of the bay) and a hardcore drive up
on the Mýrdalsjökull glacier on which you
can snowmobile(optional and payable
locally). Return via Hveragerði, the
greenhouse village heated geothermally,
back to Reykjavik. £169 per person
EXCURSIONS LIKE NO OTHERS
As well as the
excursions showcased
here we have others
ranging from horse
riding to glacier
snowmobiling; caving
amongst icy stalactites
to floating amongst
icebergs. These are all
featured on a special link on our website
www.nordicexperience.co.uk.
SUPER JEEP LOBSTER FEST
Iceland’s lava
fields are so
surreal they seem
from another
world but when
illuminated by the
blues and greens
of the Northern
Lights, they take
your breath away. Negotiating the tricky
mountain tracks from the comfort of a
luxury SuperJeep (a specially converted
version of the world’s largest SUV, complete
with four-foot wheels and deflatable tyres
for gliding across the ice), is the way to
experience them in true style. Leave
Reykjavik just as the sun begins to set, and
drive under the stars down to the fishing
village of Fjorubordid and round off the
evening with a platter of freshly caught
lobster in butter and garlic. Hotel pick-up at
6.30/7.00. £199 per person
GOLDEN CIRCLE
SUPER JEEP CLASSIC
The white-knuckle ride of all time - a whole
day tour following the classic Golden Circle
(see panel opposite) route of Gullfoss,
Geysir, Þingvellir and the Kerið crater in a
specially equipped Icelandic Super Jeep.
Your giant SUV reaches the parts other
vehicles don’t - the ultimate boys toy day
out. Every view from one is that little bit
more special - every journey that little bit
more exciting. £159 per person
ÞÓRSMÖRK BY SUPER JEEP
Iceland’s Southern shore is an exquisite
contrast between the hay meadows lying
back from the shoreline, the backdrop of
the Hekla volcano and the Mýrdalsjökull
glacier; black sand beaches fringed with
white foaming sea and the plunge waterfalls
Seljandfoss and Skogafoss. The star
attraction here is Þórsmörk where melt
waters converge in the Malkarflöt river
which empties black volcanic sand on the
beaches by Skogar. A protected nature
reserve surrounded on 3 sides by glaciers
and mountains, the torrenting streams make
for adventurous crossings amongst the
carpet of dwarf birch covering the ground.
Hotel pick up at 08:30 for
10 hrs. £165 per person
C
elebrate New Year in a style
peculiar to Icelanders that
attracts visitors from around the
world not least because
unlimited fireworks can be had
by anyone which Icelanders take
maximum advantage of and
garland the city with displays.
Start the evening with our
‘Buffet on Ice’; blow out the Old
Year on our bonfire tour; bring in
the New with champagne and
fireworks and then dance the
night away.
Reykjavik
New Year
Fire & Ice
Over the next few
days, snowmobile
across a glacier,
search for the
Northern Lights or
simply chill out in the
Blue Lagoon.
Reykjavik is an
unlikely city to warrant the description “as
hip and happening as it is possible to be”.
The shops are stylish and according to A.A.
Gill, the women “the most beautiful in the
world”. And the locals have developed a
legendary and prodigious reputation for
being able to enjoy themselves.
This ultra-modernity and party town
atmosphere dramatically contrasts with the
island interior with its geologically sculpted
scenery; glacial ice fields, sand deserts, lava
fields, volcanoes, waterfalls and geysers. All
of which you can see either by horseback,
Super Jeep, snowmobile or, for the
fainthearted, from the comfort of a reclining
coach seat.
GRAND
HOTEL
REYKJAVIK
The Grand is the
perfect union
between quiet surroundings and proximity to
the city centre (about a 20-minute walk or 10
minutes in a cab), especially for 30
somethings. All 209 rooms in the new tower
block (where our room allocation is), are
particularly spacious with either twin, queen or
king sized beds and private WC/bath
tub/shower with heated tile floors, radio,
telephone, satellite TV, hair dryer and mini-bar.
• Quiet convenient location • A la carte
restaurant • Bar • 24hr room service • Spa
• Non smoking rooms
FIRE AND ICE NEW YEAR
29 DEC Scheduled Icelandair flight from
Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester to
Reykjavik. Transfer on arrival to Grand Hotel
for 4 nights.
30 DEC Optional excursions (see page 31)
NEW YEAR’S EVE PROGRAMME
5.30 Sparkling wine and strawberries
reception
6.30 Buffet on Ice accompanied by Icelandic
folk entertainment
9.00 Optional guided tour around the best of
the city’s bonfires, blowing out the Old Year
in Reykjavik’s time honoured manner. Return
to hotel.
10.15 Dessert and coffee
11.45 Sparkling wine and canapés on the
hotel’s 4th floor balcony with one of the city’s
best views for watching the fireworks display
and midnight countdown.
12.30 Dancing and live music in the hotel’s
Gullteigur ballroom
2.00 To bed or bar
31 DEC Optional excursions (see page 31)
1 JAN Optional excursions (see page 31)
2 JAN Morning at leisure before transfer, via
the Blue Lagoon for a relaxing bathe.
Continue to Keflavik for return flight to UK.
FIRE AND ICE
NEW YEAR
AA3501
PRICES FROM
£685pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Price includes return scheduled Icelandair flight(s)
from Heathrow or Manchester to Reykjavik • Pay on
board cabin service • All airport departure taxes and
passenger service charges • 4 nights accommodation
in twin room(s) with private WC/shower • 4 breakfasts
• NEW YEAR'S EVE PROGRAMME INCLUDING
GALA DINNER AS PER ITINERARY • Blue Lagoon
excursion • CENTRUM HOTEL SUPPLEMENT £70pp
• OPTIONAL BONFIRE TOUR SUPPLEMENT £40pp
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T
ake your loved one away for
a romantic break with a bit of
an edge; stay at Hotel Holt one
of Reykjavik’s finest hotels
hitherto reserved for locals;
pamper her with a manicure and
facial at Badhusid, a women’s
only spa founded by a former
Miss Iceland; wine and dine her
at Sjavarkjallarinn one of
Reykjavik’s chicest and luxiest
restaurants serving Icelandic fare
with an Asian fusion twist. Add
to the occasion as you will with
Icelandair flight upgrades and
Super Jeep Safaris.
Romantic
Getaway
HOTEL HOLT
Something of an Icelandic institution the
Holt is both where anybody who is anybody
has their celebratory occasions not least
because of its restaurant which, with its
specialities such as toasted cod, arctic char,
langoustine bisque and toasted pigeon
terrine. From the moment you walk through
the front door the leather backed chairs,
original art on the walls and effortless
superiority speak of an understated
elegance. All double rooms are individually
furnished with signature walnut inlaid
headboards on King size beds and have
minibar, satellite television, hairdryer,
telephone, safe and wireless internet.
BAÐHÚSIÐ is a ladies only health spa
founded Linda Pétursdóttir, a former Miss
Iceland, offering scented oil massage,
luxurious facials, beauty treatments, the
steam room or a "rest-nest" with plants,
candle light and soothing music. A facial
and manicure for your wife or female
partner is included in the price of your stay.
ROMANTIC GET-AWAY
DAY 1 UK – REYKJAVÍK Scheduled
Icelandair flight from Heathrow to
Reykjavík. Private transfer by Super Jeep
on arrival to Hotel Holt for 3 nights. Arrival
night 3 course dinner including prior wine
tasting amidst the hotel’s 4000 strong wine
collection in their Vinkjallarinn.
DAY 2 REYKJAVÍK Hang out, chill out
and take an excursion or safari [see page
34 for details).
DAY 3 REYKJAVÍK Morning at leisure or
optional excursion. Later the love of your
life pampers herself with a facial and
manicure safari before your evening meal
at Sjavarkjallarinn.
DAY 4 REYKJAVIK – UK Time for a last
look around Reykjavik before Flybuss
transfer to the airport and return flight to
the UK
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SJAVARKJALLARINN Bathed in cool warm
neon light, the menu is eastern-inspired with a
snappy freshness. Its signature dish is a Kilner
jar inside which steams a slice of foie gras, a
langoustine tail fused with scented fresh herbs
from the organic hothouses at Hveragerdi.
Dinner for 2 here is included during your stay.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sundays 2 Jan - 14 Apr
ROMANTIC
GET-AWAY
PRICES FROM
AA3601
£830pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices include return scheduled flight(s) from
Heathrow, Glasgow* or Manchester* to Reykjavik
• All passenger service charges and airport
departure taxes • Pay on board cabin services
• Super Jeep arrival transfers and Flybus return
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in double room(s)
with private WC/bath • 3 breakfasts • Arrival night
dinner including wine tasting • DINNER AT
SJAVARKJALLARINN FOR 2 • 1 MANICURE &
FACIAL AT BADHUSID.
S
oak up Southern Iceland’s
unique cocktail of sights: the
falling water curtains that are
Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss,
the glacial snowmobiling rink
that is Mýrdalsjökull & the foam
pounding on Dyrhólæy’s black
sand beaches. And then by night
enjoy food to die for and
afterwards soak in a hot tub
under the Northern Lights.
Glaciers & Waterfalls under the
Northern
Lights
HÓTEL RANGÁ
WHAT TO SEE
SKÓGAFOSS AND SELJALANDSFOSS.
Seljalandsfoss spills straight off the fell side
dropping into a shallow pool. Skógafoss
similarly drops straight down into a pool in
front of you.
THE GOLDEN CIRCLE. An unmissable trio
of sights that are a ‘must do’ for every
Iceland visitor. The double fall at Gulfoss
makes it unique; the eponymous Geysir
area gave the world the name. Last but not
least Þingvellir, where the early Vikings gave
up rape and pillage in favour of
parliamentary democracy.
DYRHÓLÆY is the southernmost tip of
Iceland signatured with a rock arch that the
sea has eroded from the headland. Puffins
and eider ducks are prolific here but the
cliffs are multicultural with fulmars,
guillemots and kittiwakes all vying for
space with each other.
Set in lush meadowland against a backdrop
of Mount Hekla, the Ranga which started
life as a private fishing lodge has over the
years spawned de-luxe rooms, a restaurant
with a ‘Surf a Turf’ signature dish; outdoor
hot tubs; suites themed and furnished
around the six continents, Royal Suite and
Lounge Bar. Notwithstanding such
development the hotel has done it all whilst
keeping its very personal owner driven style
and ambience.
GLACIERS & WATERFALLS UNDER
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
DAY 1 UK – REYKJAVIK Scheduled
Icelandair flight to Reykjavik, collect hire
car and drive to Hotel Ranga for 3 nights.
DAY 2 HELLA At leisure.
DAY 3 HELLA At leisure
DAY 4 HELLA – REYKJAVIK Drive to
Reykjavík via Gulfoss and Geysir, alongside
Þingvellir and into Reykjavik for an overnight
at Hotel Centrum.
DAY 5 REYKJAVIK – UK Morning at
leisure before driving out to the airport for
scheduled Icelandair flight to UK.
FLY
Overnight stop(s)
DRIVE
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily 10 Oct-30 Apr
GLACIERS & WATERFALLS AA3701
UNDER THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
PRICES FROM
£695pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled Icelandair flight(s) from Heathrow,
Glasgow* and Manchester* to Reykjavik • In-flight
cabin service • All passenger service charges and
airport departure taxes • 3 nights accommodation
at Hotel Ranga and 1 night at Hotel Centrum in
twin room(s) with private WC/shower • 4 breakfasts
• 4 days (4x24hrs) car rental (group A, Toyota Yaris
or similar) including unlimited mileage; theft
protection; collision damage waiver insurance and
all local taxes, pick up Keflavik airport and drop off
Reykjavik • Hotel/airport bus transfers • ROAD
MAP, CD AREA GUIDE • 82 PAGE MINI GUIDE
BOOK. *Flight schedule may dictate amended
itinerary and supplement.
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E
xperience Reykjavík’s cutting
edge everything; take in
Iceland’s best known natural
attractions: Gullfoss, Geysir and
Þingvellir all glistening in a
winter coat of snow; do a little
culture vulturing up by Reykholt,
shrine to Saga author Snorri
Sturluson; drive out along the
Snæfellsnes peninsula topped at
its end with an eternal ‘pyramid
of snow’ and round off your trip
with a bathe in the Blue Lagoon.
in a nutshell
Iceland
ICELAND IN A NUTSHELL
DAY 1 UK-REYKJAVÍK Scheduled flight
to Reykjavík. Transfer to Hotel Centrum for
2 nights.
DAYS 2 REYKJAVÍK Time to chill out,
hang out or take a city tour including
Hafnafjord.
DAY 3 REYKJAVÍK - HAMAR Courtesy
transfer to collect your hire car. Drive
through the Whale Bay Tunnel via
Borgarnes (dripping in Saga mystery) to
Hamar and overnight at Hotel Hamar for 2
nights.
DAY 4 SNAEFELLSNES Tear
yourself away from the hotel’s
exquisite views and drive
alongside the Snæfellsnes
peninsula whose mountain
spine is a kaleidoscope of
colours. Circumnavigate the
peninsula and don’t miss
Arnarstapi with its rock
arches, basalt rocks,
cocktail of wildlife and
Dritvík’s ‘lifting stones’.
DAY 5 HAMAR-FLUÐIR
Drive down to the northern
end of Pingvellir, across to
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Geysir where Strokkur’s eruption every 5 to
10 minutes captivates and then up to
Gullfoss: the Golden Falls, where Hvítá’s
glacial waters fall 32 metres in a wide
curtain. Continue to Fludir for a final night.
DAY 6 FLUÐIR-KEFLAVÍK After
breakfast, stop off at Hveragerði, the
horticultural and botanical village sitting on
hot springs, and then to the Blue Lagoon,
for a bathe in its pastel turquoise waters
before dropping of your car at the airport
and return flight to the UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily Oct - Apr
ICELAND IN
A NUTSHELL
PRICES FROM
AA3801
£820pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
FLY
DRIVE
scheduled flight(s) from Heathrow, Gatwick,
Glasgow* or Manchester* to Reykjavík • All airport
• Pay on board cabin service • 5 nights
WC/shower • 5 breakfasts • 4 days
(4 x 24 hrs) car rental (group A, Toyota Yaris or
similar) including unlimited mileage; theft
protection; collision damage waiver insurance and
all local taxes • ROAD ATLAS. 82 PAGE MINI
GUIDE.CD AREA GUIDE. * Flight schedule may
dictate amended itinerary.
G
ullfoss’s frozen stalactites;
Pingvellir valley’s lead grey
lake; Vatnajokull on which you
can take a gentle hike and
Jokulsaron glacial lagoon with its
calving bergs are just a few of
the iconic sights you’ll see on
our Safari Adventures by
SuperJeep.
A Safari Adventure
by Super Jeep
Guided by Haukun Snorrason (an
accomplished photographer) and
with hospitality provided at his
renovated farmhouse to the east
of Vik by his wife Hadda. This is
a unique opportunity to see
Iceland’s dramatic scenery in its
winter cloak and experience
personal Icelandic hospitality.
A SAFARI ADVENTURE BY SUPER JEEP
DAY 1 UK-REYKJAVIK – HVERAGARDI
Scheduled flight to Keflavik where you’re
met by your guide/host and led along the
moss clad Reykjanes peninsula to the Blue
Lagoon for a bathe in its translucent,
turquoise waters. Afterwards continue to
Hotel Eldhester close to the greenhouse
village of Hvergardi for the night.
woodland, glacial tongues and melt water
rivers at the edge of Vatnajokull, Iceland’s
largest glacier. Take an easy walk on the
glacier itself and search for ice caves
before continuing to Jokularson lagoon
with its icebergs calving off and changing
shape over the years before they drift out
to sea. Return to Hrifunes for dinner.
DAY 2 HVERAGARDI – HRIFUNES FARM
Follow the Pingvellir valley with its slate
grey lake bordered with snow capped
mountains to Geysir with its spouting
plumes of water and bubbling mud pits
before arriving at Gullfoss, the Golden
Waterfall, whose foaming waters drop
down a double fall into a gorge marking
the rift between East and West tectonic
plates before continuing down through
South Iceland. Enjoy two nights at Hrifunes
Farm. Enjoy dinner cooked by Hadda.
DAY 4 HRIFUNES – REYKJAVIK Drive
along the south coast past Vik in Myrdal to
Dyrholaey and the black sand beaches
where Reynisdranger’s basalt sea stacks
dominate the seascape. Continue past
Skogafoss and Seljandafoss, two of
Iceland’s waterfalls, the latter having a
pathway along which you can walk behind
the curtain of water dropping off the
fellside. Continue to Reykjavik for a
convivial evening at Haukur and Hadda’s
home before transferring to the Hotel
Reykjavik for the night.
DAY 3 SKAFTAFELL & JOKULSARON
After breakfast continue your Super Jeep
adventure to Skaftafell National Park with
its contrasting landscapes of dwarf birch
DAY 5 REYKJAVIK – UK Morning at
leisure before transfer to Keflavik and
return flight to UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Thursdays
Oct 7 Nov 4 & 11 2010 Feb 17 March 24
Apr 21 2011
A SAFARI ADVENTURE
BY SUPER JEEP
PRICES FROM
AA3901
£1245pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
scheduled flights from Heathrow, Gatwick*,
Manchester* or Glasgow* • All passenger service
charges and airport departure taxes • Pay on board
cabin service • 4 nights hotel accommodation in
twin room(s) with private WC/shower (shared
facilities at Hrifunes Farm • 4 breakfasts, 3 dinners
and 2 snack lunches • FULLY GUIDED SUPER JEEP
SAFARI ACCORDING TO ITINERARY to end of Day
4 • Return airport transfer on Day 5 • *Flight
schedule may dictate amended itinerary
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ROMANTIC EXPERIENCES
WHITE WEDDINGS
YOUR WEDDING
Imagine a carpet of snow stretching as far as the eye can
see. A silence so pure you can almost hear it. Picture a
hotel with its own chapel sculpted from glistening ice or
a reindeer corral by a log cabin. Close your eyes and
listen for the haunting sound of a Lappish folk song.
Imagine the sound of huskies barking and the swish of
sleigh runners through the snow. Or the gentle swirl of a
river winding its way from glacier to open sea. Picture
your wedding as YOU would like it to be – and we’ll help
make your dream come true!
Our favourite white wedding spots are the Ice Hotel in
Swedish Lapland; Kakslauttanen in Finnish Lapland, Oddi
and the Langjökull glacier in Iceland, each unique in their
own special way. We have arranged weddings at all of
them and can answer most of those small but important
questions you will have. We are here to help make “your
dream come true”: we just need to know what that
dream is to help you choose which suits you best.
The itineraries shown on the following pages provide a
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framework around which your personal arrangements can
be planned.
NEED TO KNOW
The legal, residency and documentary requirements for
getting married in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland
are fairly simple and straight forward. However, all the
necessary documentation needs to be with the Civil
Authorities well beforehand so we generally can’t arrange
weddings with less than 10 weeks notice. Please ask us
for an Information Pack for a specific country’s
requirements. The wedding programmes we illustrate can
be modified in any way, shape or form. Please just get in
touch.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
When considering dates for your wedding, please consult
us in the first instance. The Pastor’s duties, both temporal
and pastoral, take necessary precedence over weddings
for foreign nationals and in the case of civil weddings,
the local magistrate may not be available on certain days
of the week.
ROMANTIC SWEDISH LAPLAND
C
onsecrated each January
after the season’s Icehotel is
built, the chapel with its
glistening ice pews strewn with
reindeer skins and translucent
altar gives the words ‘White
Wedding’ a very special
significance. Ceremonies are
conducted by the local pastor
and your honeymoon night spent
in one of the hotel’s
extravagantly sculpted ice suites.
The
Ice Hotel
THE ICE HOTEL
Eve and Martin Lee
DAY 1 UK – STOCKHOLM SCHEDULED
SAS flight to Stockholm, private transfer
to and overnight at The Elite Plaza,
stylish, contemporary and bang in the
centre of town. Explore the cobbled
alleyways of Gamla Stan, dine on scented
reindeer or just relax.
DAY 2 STOCKHOLM – ICE HOTEL
Breakfast in the hotel’s art nouveau style
restaurant before airport transfer and
morning flight to Kiruna, where you will
be met on arrival and transfer to the
village of Jukkasjarvi. Guided tour of Ice
Hotel and its environs before checking in
to your cosy log cottage.
DAY 3 ICE HOTEL Your big day. After
breakfast, your local guide will escort you
into Kiruna and deal with the necessary
but simple formalities. With these out of
the way, return to Jukkasjarvi. Time to
settle the butterflies and prepare for your
special moment - the wedding itself - in
the glistening precincts of the Ice Hotel
Chapel with its’ reindeer skin pews and
frozen altar. A special Wedding Breakfast
can be arranged at the local Inn and your
wedding night will be in one of the
hotel's spectacular ice suites.
DAY 4 ICE HOTEL Day at leisure with
time to explore either the village of
Jukkasjarvi or perhaps take a
snowmobile, husky or reindeer safari.
Overnight in Aurora cottage.
DAY 5 ICE HOTEL – UK Breakfast at the
Inn, after which it’s time to say ‘goodbye’
to the coolest place in Sweden. Transfer
to Kiruna for your return flight, via
Stockholm, back to the UK.
OPTIONAL SERVICES
AT THE ICE HOTEL
Photographer/commemorative album
• Bridal bouquet
• Champagne in Absolut Bar
• Wedding Cake, per person
• Husky transfer from Kiruna airport on
arrival (2 persons)
• Excursions by snowmobile, reindeer
sleigh and husky, please see page 9
from £700
from £80
from £85
from £15
£240pp
All optional services are bookable in advance and
payable locally (with the exception of safaris and
excursions).
DEPARTURE DATES
3 Jan - 3 Apr
THE ICE HOTEL
AA4101
PRICES FROM
GUESTS FROM
£2245pp
£995pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices for wedding couple include return scheduled
SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Kiruna via Stockholm
• All airport departure taxes and passenger service
charges • Overnight at Elite Plaza in a double room
with private WC/shower • 2 nights in a Nordic
cabin, Northern Light chalet or Kaamos hotel style
room • Overnight in an Art Suite (warm
accommodation as back up) • 4 breakfasts
• Wedding ceremony in the Ice Church incl. prior
arrangements with the local registrar’s office in
Kiruna • Airport transfers in Stockholm and Kiruna •
Protective thermal clothing for the duration in
Jukkasjarvi • Guided tour of the Ice Hotel.
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ROMANTIC NORWEGIAN LAPLAND
T
he Sorrisniva Igloo Ice Chapel
with its exquisitely decorated
ice sculptures and altar, is
consecrated each January by the
Bishop of Nord-Hålogand and
weddings conducted by the local
priest. Beautiful and intimate, a
wedding here is about as
romantic as it gets. The adjacent
Laksestua restaurant is perfect for
your wedding breakfast and your
honeymoon night is spent in the
hotel’s very special bridal suite.
Sorrisniva
Igloo Hotel
Sara and Lee Chadwick
SORRISNIVA IGLOO HOTEL
DAY 1 UK - ALTA Scheduled SAS
flight(s) from Heathrow to Alta in Northern
Norway via Oslo. Private transfer to Hotel
Vica for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2 ALTA Breakfast and day at leisure
before afternoon transfer to Sorrisniva
Igloo Hotel. Late afternoon wedding in
the Ice Chapel. Time for photographs
followed by an aperitif in the Ice Bar.
Wedding Breakfast in the adjoining
Laksestua restaurant before retiring to the
Igloo Hotel’s very special Honeymoon Suite.
DAY 3 ALTA Morning sauna and
breakfast. Snowmobile safari on the
Finnmark Plateau. Transfer to Alta and the
Vica Hotel for a romantic dinner and
overnight.
DAY 4 ALTA Breakfast. Transfer to the
Husky Farm for a dog sled trip through
the forests and along the banks of the
Altaelva river. Final dinner and overnight
at the Vica Hotel.
DAY 5 ALTA - UK Breakfast and private
transfer to Alta airport for your return
flight(s) to Heathrow via Oslo.
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OPTIONAL SERVICES
• Photographer including pictures
• Hairdressing
• Bridal bouquet
from £410
from £100
from £110
Optional services are bookable in advance and
payable locally.
DEPARTURE DATES
Daily 4 Jan - 21 Mar
SORRISNIVA
IGLOO HOTEL
PRICES FROM
GUESTS FROM
AA4201
£2455pp
£810pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
SAS flight(s) from Heathrow to Alta via Oslo • All
charges • 3 overnights at Hotel Vica (one before the
wedding and two after) in twin/double room with
private shower/wc • 1 night in the Honeymoon suite
at Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel • 4 breakfasts and 3 dinners
• Wedding Breakfast • Wedding ceremony in the Ice
Chapel • Snowmobile and Husky safaris as per
itinerary • All transfers in Alta.
ROMANTIC ICELAND
I
magine a tiny church set
amongst snow clad farmland,
topped with a spire and
overlooked by an ivory capped
glacier. Picture a log cabin hotel
and a room with a veranda,
outside of which there is a hot
tub with the Northern Lights
overhead. Then let us help you
plan everything the way you want
it to be for a traditional Lutheran
wedding in the dramatic
surroundings of Southern Iceland.
Oddi
Church
&
Hotel Ranga
HÓTEL RANGÁ
Set in lush meadowland against a backdrop
of Mount Hekla, the Ranga which started
life as a private fishing lodge has over the
years spawned de-luxe rooms, a restaurant
with a ‘Surf a Turf’ signature dish; outdoor
hot tubs; suites themed and furnished
around the six continents, Royal Suite and
Lounge Bar. Notwithstanding such
development the hotel has done it all whilst
keeping its very personal owner driven style
and ambience.
Stephanie and Steven Taylor
ODDI CHURCH
& HOTEL RANGA
DAY 1 UK – RANGA Scheduled
Icelandair flight to Reykjavik. Pick up hire
car on arrival and drive to Hotel Ranga
overlooking the winding river of the same
name. Welcome drink and overnight in
de-luxe room for 4 nights.
DAY 2 RANGA Day at leisure to explore
and enjoy some of Iceland’s most iconic
attractions: the rock arch and bird cliffs
at Dyrholaey; Myrdalsjokull on which you
can snowmobile and Seljandsfoss, the
waterfall you can walk behind.
DAY 3 WEDDING DAY Morning free to
prepare for your special day. Afternoon
transfer by Super Jeep to and from Oddi
Church for a traditional Lutheran wedding
ceremony followed by a Wedding
Breakfast at the hotel.
DAY 4 RANGA After breakfast you can
drive up to the Geysir area where Strokkur
spouts every few minutes; gape in awe at
Gullfoss and drive through Pingvellir
National Park.
DAY 5 RANGA – UK After breakfast drive
to the Reykjanes peninsula for a
memorable bathe in the Blue Lagoon.
Return hire car at the airport and return
flight to UK.
DEPARTURE DATES
Sat - Wed
Oct - Apr
ODDI CHURCH
& HOTEL RANGA
PRICES FROM
GUESTS FROM
AA4301
£1410pp
£670pp
WHAT’S INCLUDED
flight(s) from Heathrow, Gatwick, Glasgow* or
Manchester* to Reykjavík • In-flight cabin service
• All airport departure taxes and passenger service
charges • 4 nights accommodation in chosen room
category with private WC/bath • 4 breakfasts
• 4 days (4x24hrs) car rental (4 WD, group F, Toyota
RAV4 4WD or similar) including unlimited mileage;
theft protection and collision damage waiver
insurance; all local taxes and airport collection/
drop-off charges • Lutheran wedding ceremony in
Oddi church including Super Jeep transfers •
Wedding Breakfast and Champagne. OPTIONAL
SERVICES ON REQUEST *Flight schedule may
dictate amended itinerary
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ROMANTIC ICELAND
I
celand’s Langjökull glacier,
reachable from Rekjavík in just
a couple of hours by Super Jeep,
is the perfect spot if you’re
looking for a literally ‘whiter
than white’ wedding. The vast
desert ice cap stretches as far as
the eye can see in every
direction, snugly visible from our
exclusive mobile glazed lodge
with panoramic windows from
floor to ceiling. Ceremonies are
conducted by a local registrar,
followed by a seafood buffet
and an exhilarating snowmobile
across the glacier.
A Glacier
Wedding
HÓTEL BORG
The Borg is to Reykjavík what the George V
is to Paris or Claridges to London: plush,
lush and with phones in the bathrooms! All
56 rooms are elegant and uniquely
furnished and have private WC/shower, TV
and telephone. Every single thing in the
place has been renewed, renovated and
replaced over the past three years.
•
Central location • Restaurant
DEPARTURE DATES
Sat - Wed
Oct - Apr
A GLACIER WEDDING
DAY 1 UK – REYKJAVIK Scheduled
Icelandair flight to Reykjavík. Private
transfer to Hotel Borg and overnight for 4
nights.
DAY 2 REYKJAVIK After breakfast the
day is yours to either take an excursion,
make last minute preparations for your big
day, be pampered or just chill out in the
‘Capital of Cool’.
DAY 3 WEDDING DAY Leave by Super
Jeep through the whale tunnel with your
guide for the day, stopping off at Borganes
to sort out your wedding license
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formalities and then climbing up across the
mountains to Langjökull. Arrive at our
‘Room with a view’ for your wedding and
seafood Wedding Breakfast, after which
slip into a fetching Bibendum outfit for a
snowmobile safari across the glacier. Super
Jeep back to Reykjavík.
DAY 4 REYKJAVIK Day at leisure.
Optional excursions available.
DAY 5 REYKJAVIK – UK After breakfast,
private transfer to Keflavík airport for
return flight to the UK.
A GLACIER WEDDING
AA3801
PRICES ON REQUEST
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Prices for wedding couple are in £ per person and
include return scheduled Icelandair flight(s) from
Heathrow , Glasgow* or Manchester* to Reykjavík
• In-flight cabin service • All airport departure taxes
and passenger service charges • Airport/hotel
return transfers in Reykjavik • 4 nights
accommodation in De Luxe double room at the
Hotel Borg with private WC/bath • 4 breakfasts
• Wedding formalities • Super jeep transfer to
glacier and ceremony • Wedding Breakfast
including wedding cake • Snowmobile safari on the
glacier including protective clothing • Services of
driver guide & chef throughout wedding day. *
Flight schedule may dictate amended itinerary.
ARCTIC ADVENTURES
The small print
Brochure descriptions
The descriptions of areas and hotels in this
brochure have been compiled as a result of
inspection by our staff or agents and checked
to ensure they are accurate. However, changes
may occur after the date of publication. In
addition there may be occasions when
accommodation owners, proprietors of
facilities etc. may decide to withdraw some of
the facilities. These are regrettably beyond our
control and we therefore reserve the right to
change the particulars at any time before we
confirm your booking. We will inform you of
any such change at the time of booking, or, if
you have already booked, you will be
contacted before your departure if there is
time. Public holidays particularly Christmas,
New Year and religious festivals may also affect
the availability of centre and hotel facilities.
Minimum numbers
Certain tours require a minimum number of
people to enable them to operate. We will
check whether these minimum numbers have
been reached no later than 6 weeks before the
relevant tour departure date. We shall inform
you immediately if the minimum number
necessary has not been reached for your tour
and in that event we reserve the right to cancel
your holiday and refund all monies which you
have paid to us.
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If you make your booking through a travel
agent, all communications between you and
Nordic Experience must be through that travel
agent. If you book your tour direct with us we
will send all correspondence direct to you.
Please quote the reference number shown on
your invoice in any communication.
Health, visas and documents
a) You must ensure that you and all members of
your party have a valid passport and visas and
any inoculations and health certificates for all
countries to be visited. Your passport must be
valid for at least six months following your
arrival at your foreign destination.
b) We will offer reasonable assistance and
advice as to how to arrange such items, but we
cannot in any circumstances be responsible if
any member of your party is not permitted to
enter any country. You should therefore make
necessary arrangements well in advance of
your departure date.
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knowbeforeyougo or ABTA Information Line
Tel: 0901 2011 5050 (calls are charged at 50p
per minute).
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If you have any special request, (e.g. dietary
requirements or a need for special assistance),
please inform us. We will always do our best to
meet such requests but cannot guarantee to
do so, and in no circumstances will any such
request be accepted by us so as to form part of
our contractual agreement.
Board & transfers
All our tours include open style Scandinavian
buffet breakfasts. These will include cereal,
juices, fresh rolls, bread, cheeses and cold
meats. Picnic or snack lunches and buffet
suppers are provided where indicated in the
price panel sub text and itinerary. Transfers are
included where necessary or if we can organise
them economically. Otherwise they are
payable locally and by public transport, fly bus
services or taxi, for which we provide detailed
information in your travel pack.
Accommodation
The nature, style and standard of
accommodation we use for our tours varies
according to country, location and itinerary:
please check the thumbnail sketches provided
INSURANCE COVER
We have both a legal obligation under legislation covering the travel
industry to ensure your travel is covered by comprehensive travel insurance
that protects your safety and travel enjoyment. If you already have such
insurance or prefer to buy it from a third party then all we ask is that you
notify us of the name of your insurer when you complete you booking form.
Alternatively, we are an Appointed Representative of NJ Heritage
Partnership Ltd and we are able to provide travel insurance covering all the
destination and activities featured in this brochure. NJ Heritage Partnership
Ltd are specialist Insurance Brokers whose cover is provided by International
Insurance Company of Hannover Ltd. The cover includes a 24 Hour
Worldwide emergency Medical Service with experts providing friendly and
professional emergency help.
Your premium should be forwarded to us with your tour deposit in order to
ensure immediate protection under the holiday cancellation section of the
insurance. The details below show only a summary of cover; full details of the
cover provided are shown on your policy document which will be sent to you
upon receipt of payment of premium; please read it carefully to ensure you
understand the cover provided which includes certain terms conditions,
exclusions and warranties. Should you wish a specimen, a copy will be made
available prior to purchase upon request. If the insurance does not meet your
requirements you may return the documentation within 14 days of the
purchase or prior to travel if this is sooner and, provided no claim has been
made, obtain a refund.
Travel Insurance Summary of Cover
(Sums Insured are per insured person)
A Medical Expenses
Inpatient Benefit
Criminal Injuries
Inability to Dive
Personal Liability
B Personal Accident
Permanent Loss of Sight
Loss of Limb(s)
Permanent Total Disablement
Death
£5,000,000
£200
£ 5,000
£250
£2,000,000
£10,000
£25,000
£25,000
£25,000
£10,000
(limited to £1,000 for persons aged over 65 or under 16 years at time of death)
C Cancellation or Curtailment
£5,000
in each case. In respect of hotels we do not
endorse any local star rankings since they do
not, in our opinion, provide an accurate
reflection of style, atmosphere or location.
Please note the description ‘twin room’ refers
to a twin bedded room and that a shower
rather than a bathtub is the norm throughout
Scandinavia. Whilst some hotel rooms can
take an extra bed this will invariably result in
the room being cramped. In some
areas/countries single rooms may be inferior in
standard to twin rooms.
Climatic conditions
Many of the tours in this brochure depend for
their successful accomplishment on suitable
climatic and weather conditions both prior to
and during operation. Air temperature, sea
state, cloud cover, rainfall and terrain
conditions are just some of the factors that can
effect the operation of excursions, visibility of
natural phenomena and sightings of wildlife.
Tour validity and excursion/safari dates are
given in good faith based on our experience
and that of our suppliers. However, we or our
agents may have to change itineraries or
cancel excursions at any time prior to
departure or during a tour. If we do so, it is with
your interest in mind and we regret the
necessity of having to point out that we do not
accept any liability for compensation in respect
of such changes or cancellations.
enable you to ‘layer up’. Many of our tours,
particularly in Iceland and Greenland, involve
walking or medium grade hiking and you may
find it useful to invest in a good pair of boots,
broken in well before departure. If you’re in any
doubt as to what to take, we’re always happy
to talk it through with you.
Your travel documents
We will normally send all your travel
documents and itineraries to either yourself or
your travel agent approximately two to three
weeks before your departure. PLEASE CHECK
THEM CAREFULLY. In some cases, the timings
may have changed from those on your holiday
confirmation, and the correct timings will
appear on the tickets themselves, or on
accompanying documentation.
Tour prices
Details of what is included in the price of your
tour are shown in the sub text of the relevant
price panel and reconfirmed on your
confirmation invoice. Prices include all
appropriate local taxes and mandatory
charges. This brochure was published in 2010
and the details and prices are valid for
departures in 2010/2011. The following
exchange rate has been used in calculating
prices in the brochure.
Iceland ISK
188/£
Clothing
Norway NOK
9.30/£
Temperatures in the Nordic countries and
Northern Europe can vary considerably from
day to day or even in a day and conditions can
change unexpectedly and rapidly; the terrain is
often hazardous and ground conditions
frequently difficult. You should take suitable
clothing with these conditions in mind
particularly good quality wind/rain proof
outerwear; strong walking shoes or boots,
gloves and sufficient and varied clothes to
Sweden SEK
11.25/£
Eurozone EUR
1.17/£
Denmark/Greenland
8.85/£
D Delayed Departure or Arrival
Hi-jack of Aircraft
Failure of flight connections
Interruption of Transport
E Personal Effects
(Valuables limited to £350)
(Single Article limit £250)
(Disc Collections £200)
Money
Tickets
Passport and Visas
Damage to Hired Sports Equipment
ScanSaver Prices
Prices shown are based on lowest airfares and
are therefore only a guide. Please ask for prices
based on the best available airfare at the time
of booking.
£100/£1,000
£3,000
£150
£300
£1,500
£250
£1,000
£250
£750
F Legal Expenses
£15,000
G Winter Sports Extension
Optional
PREMIUMS (INCLUDING INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX) PER PERSON
Up to 4 days
£20.00
Up to 9 days
£25.00
Up to 17 days
£30.00
Children under 2 years on date of departure are insured free of charge. Children under
the age of 18 on departure are insured at half the adult rate. Adults aged 66 or over at
the date of departure can be insured at twice the appropriate premium. Winter sports
cover is available to people under 65 years at twice the normal rate.
IMPORTANT
This policy includes certain terms, conditions, exclusions and excesses. In particular
cover is excluded for any defined pre-existing medical condition from which you or any
person upon whom travel depends are suffering. If in doubt please contact the medical
helpline in confidence on 0844 826 2686, as additional cover may be purchased
directly from the insurer’s medical screening helpline for certain pre-existing
conditions. Should you wish a specimen, a copy will be made available upon
request or alternatively a copy is available for download from our website
www.nordicexperience.co.uk. The policy contains a 14 day ‘Cooling Off’ Period and
details of how to make a claim and who to contact in the event of a medical emergency.
Both NJ Heritage Partnership Ltd and International Insurance Company of Hannover
Ltd and authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. This can be
checked on the FSA’s website www.fsa.gov.uk/register or by contacting them on 0845
606 1234. Nordic Experience and Scantours are trading names of Colchester Travel
Ltd who are Appointed Representatives of N J Heritage Partnership Ltd.
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Summer
ADVENTURES
ARCTIC ADVENTURES
Booking Conditions
1. When booking
When you make your booking you must complete a booking form,
accepting on behalf of all your party the terms of these booking
conditions, and pay the appropriate deposit. If booking through a
Travel Agent all monies paid to that agent are held by them on our
behalf at all times. A contract between us will exist when we issue
our confirmation invoice, is governed by English Law and both
parties shall submit to the jurisdiction of English Courts at all times.
2. Paying your balance
The balance of the price of your tour must be paid at least ten weeks
before your departure date. If the balance is not paid in time we
reserve the right to cancel your tour, retain your deposit, and apply
the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 4 below.
3. Amending your booking
If, after our confirmation has been issued, you wish to change to
another of our tours or change the departure date, we will endeavour
to make any such change, provided the request to do so is received
in writing from the person who signed the booking form or from your
Travel Agent at least ten weeks before departure. This must be
accompanied by a payment of £25 to cover administration costs.
Alterations cannot normally be made within ten weeks of departure
and any such request for an alteration will be treated as a
cancellation of the original booking and subject to the cancellation
charges set out in paragraph 4 below. Please note that certain travel
arrangements cannot be changed after a reservation has been made
and any alteration will then incur a 100% cancellation charge and be
treated as a new booking.
4. If you cancel your booking
You, or any member of your party, may cancel your tour at any time
providing that the cancellation is made by the person signing the
booking form and is received by us in writing. As this incurs
administrative costs, we will retain your deposit and apply cancellation
charges up to the maximum below:
PERIOD BEFORE DEPARTURE AMOUNT OF CANCELLATION
WITHIN WHICH WRITTEN
CHARGE SHOWN AS A
CANCELLATION IS
MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF
RECEIVED BY US
THE TOUR PRICE
More than 71 days
Deposit only
70-36 days
50%
within 35 days
100%
5. Problems
If you have a problem during your holiday, please inform the relevant
supplier (e.g. hotelier, excursion operator, etc.) immediately, who will
endeavour to put things right on our behalf. If your complaint is not
resolved locally, please follow this up within 28 days of your return home
by writing to us at 39 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN giving your
booking reference and other relevant information to help us identify the
problem(s) you encountered. It is strongly recommended you
communicate any complaint to the supplier of the services in question
and if possible keep a written account of having done so. If you fail to
follow this simple procedure we will have been deprived of the
opportunity to investigate and rectify your complaint whilst you were on
tour and this may affect your rights under this contract.
It is unlikely that you will have a complaint that cannot be settled amicably
between us. However, disputes arising out of, or in connection with, this
contract which cannot be amicably settled may be referred to arbitration
under a special scheme which, though devised by arrangement with
ABTA, is administered quite independently by IDRS part of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators. It provides for a simple and inexpensive method
of arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on you in respect
of costs. Full details will be provided on request or can be downloaded
from the ABTA website.The scheme does not apply to claims for an
amount greater than £5,000 per person. There is also a limit of £25,000
per booking form. Neither does it apply to claims which are solely in
respect of physical injury or illness or their consequences. The Scheme
can however deal with compensation claims which include an element of
minor injury or illness subject to a limit of £1,000 on the amount the
arbitrator can award per person in respect of this element. The application
for arbitration and Statement of Claim must be received by IDRS within
nine months of the date of your return from the holiday. Outside this time
limit arbitration under the Scheme may still be available if the company
agrees, but the ABTA Code does not require such agreement. For injury
and illness claims, you may like to use the ABTA / Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators Mediation Procedure. This is a voluntary scheme and requires
us to agree for mediation to go ahead. The aim is to help you resolve
your dispute in a quick and cost effective way. Details on request or from
www.abta.com.
6. Surcharges
We reserve the right to alter the prices of any arrangement featured in our
brochure or on our website. You will be advised of the current price of the
arrangement that you wish to book before your contract is confirmed.
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Changes in transportation costs, including fuel costs, taxes or fees
chargeable for services such as landing taxes or embarkation or
disembarkation fees at ports and airports and exchange rates mean that
the price of your travel arrangements may change after you have booked,
but there will be no change within 30 days of your departure.
However we will absorb and you will not be charged for any increase
equivalent to 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, which excludes
insurance premiums and any amendment charges. You will be charged for
the amount over and above that, plus an administration charge of £1.00
per person together with an amount to cover agents’ commission if
applicable. If this means that you would have to pay an increase of more
than 10% of the price of your travel arrangements, you will have the option
of accepting a change to another arrangement if we are able to offer one
(if this is of equivalent or higher quality you will not have to pay more but
if it is of lower quality you will be refunded the difference in price), or
cancelling and receiving a full refund of all monies paid, except for any
amendment charges. Should the price of your arrangement decrease due
to the changes mentioned above, (by more than 2% of your invoice paid)
then any refund due will be paid to you. However, please note that travel
arrangements are not always purchased in local currency and some
apparent changes have no impact on the price of your travel due to
contractual arrangements.
Should you decide to cancel for this reason, you must exercise your right
to do so within 14 days from the issue date printed on your final invoice.
The price of your travel arrangements was calculated using exchange
rates rates of: [EUR 1.88, NOK 9.30, SEK 11.25, ISK 188, DKK 8.85]
7. Cancellation and variation to arrangements
It is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to your
arrangements, but we do plan them many months in advance.
Occasionally changes occur, but most are minor, and we will advise you
or your travel agent at the earliest possible date. Flight timings and
carriers in the brochure are subject to change as a result of airline
procedures. Final details will be shown on your tickets and/or in the
accompanying documentation. If a major change becomes necessary,
we will inform you or your travel agent as soon as reasonably possible
if there is time before departure. When a major change occurs (such as
the alteration of your outward/return flights by more than 12 hours,
changes of hotel or a reduction in the standard of accommodation),
provided it does not arise from circumstances amounting to force
majeure (see below), you will have the choice of either accepting the
change, taking another available arrangement from us, or cancelling
your arrangement and receiving a full refund. In the interests of our
clients, we reserve the right to cancel itineraries, or to substitute
alternative accommodation, if the arrangement, unamended, would
then in our opinion suffer, or be in some way impracticable. However,
in no case will we cancel your arrangement less than six weeks before
the scheduled departure date except for reasons of force majeure or
failure on your part to pay the final balance (circumstances amounting
to force majeure include war, the threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial
dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse
weather conditions, or withdrawal of suppliers facilities) In
circumstances where we are unable to provide the arrangement
booked, we will return to you all monies paid, or offer an alternative
arrangement of comparable standard
In accordance with EU Regulation 2111/2005 we are required to advise
you of the airline operating your flight/connecting flight/transfer which
we do by detailing this on your confirmation invoice. Any changes to
the airline used after you have received your tickets will be notified to
you as soon as possible and in all cases at check-in or at the boarding
gate. Such a change is deemed to be a minor change. Other examples
of minor changes include alteration of your outward/return flights by
less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type, change of accommodation
to another of the same standard.
8. Our responsibility & liability
If the contract we have with you is not performed or is improperly
performed by us or our suppliers we will pay you appropriate
compensation if this has affected the enjoyment of your travel
arrangements. However we will not be liable where any failure in the
performance of the contract is due to either you or a third party
unconnected with the provision of the travel arrangements and where
the failure was unforeseeable or unavoidable; or unusual and
unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences
of which could not have been avoided even if all due care had been
exercised; or an event which we or our suppliers, even with all due care,
could not foresee or forestall. Our liability, except in cases involving
death, injury or illness will be limited in accordance with and/or in an
identical manner to (a) The contractual terms of the companies that
provide the transportation for your travel arrangements and (b) Any
relevant international convention, for example the Montreal
Convention in respect of travel by air, the Athens Convention in respect
of travel by sea, the Berne Convention in respect of travel by rail and
the Paris Convention in respect of the provision of accommodation,
which limit the amount of compensation that you can claim for death,
injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and delay to luggage.
We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation of
compensation contained in these or any conventions.
Although we do not control or operate any airlines, own any coaches,
hotels or other facilities mentioned in our brochure, or directly employ
staff of those organisations, we do take all reasonable steps to ensure
that such organisations maintain standards which are acceptable to us
within the bounds of possibility in each locality. No third party has the
authority to make, on our behalf, any promise or representation to you
concerning our tour or travel arrangements. We do not accept liability
for any such arrangements changed without our consent, or make any
refund for unused travel, accommodation vouchers or excursion
vouchers other than at our absolute discretion.
The texts of the transport companies' contractual terms, or
international conventions are available on request.
Under EU law (Regulation 261/2004) you have rights in some
circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from your airline in
cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details
of these rights will be publicised at EU airports and will also be available
from airlines. However reimbursement in such cases will not
automatically entitle you to a refund of your holiday cost from us. Your
right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out in clause 6. If
any payments to you are due from us, any payment made to you by the
airline will be deducted from this amount. If your airline does not
comply with these rules you should complain to the Air Transport Users'
Council on 020 7240 6061 www.auc.org.uk
9. Assistance whilst on tour
If the contract we have with you is not performed or is improperly
performed as a result of failures attributable to a third party connected
with the provision of the services, or as a result of failures due to
unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the
consequences of which could not have been avoided even if all due
care had been exercised, or an event which we or our suppliers, even
with all due care, could not foresee or forestall, and you suffer an injury
or other material loss, we will offer you such prompt assistance as is
reasonable in the circumstances.
10. Locally booked Excursions & Safaris
For any excursion or safari that you book locally, your contract will be
with the operator of that excursion or safari and not with us irrespective
of whether the operator is one used by us or not. We do not accept
responsible for the provision of any such excursions or tours or for
anything that happens during the course of its provision by the
operator.
11. Financial Protection & Standards of Conduct
The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations
1992 require us to provide security for the monies that you pay for any
tours booked with us and for your repatriation in the unlikely event of
our insolvency. We provide this security by way of an ATOL 6558
administered by the Civil Aviation Authority and a bond held by ABTA.
When you buy an ATOL protected air holiday you will receive a
Confirmation Invoice from us (or via our authorised agent through
which you booked) confirming your arrangements and your protection
under our Air Travel Organiser’s Licence. The CAA will ensure that you
are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you
have paid to us for an advance booking. For further information visit the
ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk We are a member of ABTA,
membership number W879X and are obliged to maintain a high
standard of service to you by virtue of their Code of Conduct.
12. Other terms
The conditions, terms and obligations outlined in this brochure and on
our website www.nordicexperience.co.uk under the heading “the small
print” shall be deemed to be included within these conditions. Nordic
Experience and Scantours are trading names of Colchester Travel Ltd
with whom your contract is and which is governed by English Law and
the jurisdiction of the English Courts.
NORDIC
EXPERIENCE
Booking Form
DEPARTURE DATE
TITLE
DEPARTURE POINT
FIRST NAME
RETURN DATE
SURNAME
39 Crouch Street
Colchester
CO3 3EN
Tel 01206 708888
Fax 01206 508899
e-mail: [email protected]
TOUR CODE AND TITLE
CLIENT’S ADDRESS
DATE OF BIRTH
(IF UNDER 18)
OR ABTA AGENT’S STAMP
AGENT’S ABTA NO
AGENT’S REF
CLIENT’S EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Daytime ..............................................................................................................
Evening ..............................................................................................................
Mobile ................................................................................................................
TRAVEL INSURANCE
SPECIAL REQUESTS
I understand that it is a condition governing acceptance of this
booking that I and all others named on this form are covered
by comprehensive travel insurance. If I decline to take Nordic
Experience’s recommended policy covering the arrangements
featured in this brochure, I agree to indemnify the Company as
to any costs that might arise which would otherwise have been
met had such insurance been in place.
My alternative insurers are:
Signed:
I WISH TO PAY BY: CREDIT CARD/DEBIT CARD
I ENCLOSE A CHEQUE PAYABLE TO NORDIC EXPERIENCE
OR GIVE CREDIT CARD AUTHORITY FOR:
Deposits (£150 minimum per person travelling
Deposit(s) only
Deposit(s) & Insurance Premiums
Confirmation invoice total (if within 10 weeks of departure)
Balance 10 weeks before departure
depending on tour booked)
£
Total Amount
£
(if within 10 weeks of departure)
Travel Insurance Premiums (see page 45 for rates)
£
TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE
£
DD Issue No:*
I certify that I am authorised to make this booking on behalf of all
those named above and that I am responsible for ensuring payment
of all monies due in respect of this booking. I have read and accept
the Company’s ‘Booking Conditions’ and ‘Small Print’ as being
incorporated within the terms of the contract between us.
Signed:
Signed:
Card
Number:
Start Date:
Expiry Date:
CC Security Code:*
Date:
There is no charge for payments made by Debit Card; Credit Card payments are surcharged at
2.4%; American Express payments at 3.6%. *for security reasons may be telephoned through
Nordic Experience
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NORDIC
EXPERIENCE
39 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
01206 708888
ABTA No.W879X
[email protected]

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