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New Year Northern Lights in Abisko
Break Available: 29 December 2023 - 02 January
4 Nights
Availability on request
Price Per Person: £2350
Abisko is simply one of the best places in the world for consistent sightings of the Northern Lights. This New Year break not only brings you 4 evenings to search and witness the magic of the aurora but a full programme of daytime arctic experiences designed to turn a New Year getaway into a once in a lifetime experience!
This break has limited availability and sells out months in advance so early booking is essential.
Highlights
- Husky Safari & Snowmobile safaris in beautiful Abisko National Park
- Northern Lights Photo Evening in Abisko
- New Year Dinner
- Visit the Original ICEHOTEL
Transfers and private options
Private Accommodation
Abisko Mountain Lodge has 4 deluxe rooms in a separate annexe. Perfect for a family group or group of friends traveling together.
DAY 1 - 29 December 2022
Fly to Swedish Lapland - Transfer to Abisko.
DAY 1 - 29 December 2022
Fly to Swedish Lapland - Transfer to Abisko.
Fly to Kiruna via Stockholm in Swedish Lapland where you will be met by Petri Tuominen or one of the Abisko guides for the transfer to Abisko, about 1 hour’s travel time. On check-in you will be kitted out with complimentary arctic clothing, yours to use for the duration of your break.
Mina and Dick Johansson, your hosts, run a really friendly and warming Lodge, with a restaurant serving excellent meals using local ingredients.
Abisko Mountain Lodge is one of the world’s top locations for witnessing the glory of the Northern Lights viewing, so if they are visible you may be tempted to step out the door and gaze skywards! There is also the opportunity to wander out for a night walk in one of the best locations on earth for aurora watching.
Meals Included: Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Upgrade to Abisko Mountain Lodge Superior Room
A la Carte Optional Extras
Upgrade to Abisko Mountain Lodge Superior Room
2015 saw the addition of 4 superior rooms at the Lodge. Housed in a separate annexe across the courtyard these rooms add additional comfort and space. All are en suite and are for exclusive use by our clients.
This is a highly recommended upgrade for the marginal increase in cost
Cost: £58 per person per night subject to availability
DAY 2 - 30 December 2022
Husky Safari Adventure. Aurora Photo Experience in Abisko National Park
DAY 2 - 30 December 2022
Husky Safari Adventure. Aurora Photo Experience in Abisko National Park
After breakfast venture out for a 2 hour Alaskan Trapper Husky experience. This half day activity allows you to experience the sensation of being pulled through the snow by your enthusiastic sled dogs. Admire the beautiful landscapes within Abisko National Park whilst your guide does all the work!
Return for lunch and then at leisure.
This evening enjoy the fine menu at Abisko Mountain Lodge prior to joining Chad or one of his team for their Ultimate Northern Lights Chase Photo Tour designed for The Adventure Tour Company guests staying at Abisko Mountain Lodge. This gives you fantastic opportunities to see and photograph the aurora borealis in the wilderness surrounding Abisko National Park.
The guides will be trying to work out where the best location for the evening is and you will head there in a minivan.
You will be supplied with cameras preset for Aurora photography and spend the evening in Abisko National Park. Whether you are a Pro or never taken a picture in your life, you have a great chance of going home after your Northern Lights holiday with some beautiful aurora photographs and memories that will last a lifetime!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Light Lunch and Dinner
DAY 3 - 31 December 2022
Snowmobile Safari. Lappish New Year Celebration
DAY 3 - 31 December 2022
Snowmobile Safari. Lappish New Year Celebration
After breakfast venture out into the wilds of Abisko National Park on a snowmobile adventure.
Peter your Snowmobile guide, will meet you at the lodge and take you out for a 2 hour exploration of Abisko National Park. As Abisko National Park surrounds Abisko Mountain Lodge you don’t have to go far to get some awe inspiring views of the frozen Lake Tornetrask and the unique glacial formation of Laporten, which rises like a beacon out of the white desert!
Return to the lodge for lunch and some downtime before dinner.
This evening the chefs at Abisko Mountain Lodge will prepare an authentic Lappish new year dinner utilizing some of the wonderful organic local produce.
As midnight approaches top up your glasses and venture outside to toast the New Year. With any luck your northern lights holiday will be complete with the Aurora blazing above you.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
DAY 4 -01 January 2023.
Guided Walk in Abisko National Park and evening Aurora Chase
DAY 4 -01 January 2023.
Guided Walk in Abisko National Park and evening Aurora Chase
Abisko National Park is sandwiched between picturesque Laporten the ‘whole in the mountain’ created by a retreating glacier and Lake Tornetrask one of Sweden’s largest and which freezes during winter.
A Guide will meet you and take you to some of his favourite spots as well as share his knowledge on the region. There is a spectacular gorge with a frozen waterfall and the opportunity to walk out on the frozen lake and see the ruptures in the ice. Make sure to take your camera with you!
In the evening you will head out on an aurora chase around Abisko giving you one last chance to get to see the elusive northern lights.
Head back to the Lodge around midnight.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Upgrade to Northern Lights Dinner at Aurora Sky Station
A la Carte Optional Extras
Upgrade to Northern Lights Dinner at Aurora Sky Station
Northern Lights Dinner
Rather than having dinner at the Lodge experience the northern lights dinner at the iconic Aurora Sky Station, allowing you an extra 3 hours in the Sky Station.
Take the chairlift up Mount Nuolja to the observatory which offers visitors a panoramic view over Lapporten, the Abisko Alps and Tornetrask. Enjoy a delicious three course meal at the sky station prepared using the best local ingredients.
Your chances of seeing the aurora are good. Abisko is blessed with many long, dark nights. In addition, there is minimal artificial light. Abisko is situated 250km north of the Arctic Circle and has the most cloud-free sky in Sweden.
Price Per Person: £135 per person
Timing: 6pm – Midnight
Includes: Transfers, chairlift pass & 4 course dinner
DAY 5 - 02 January 2023
Visit Original ICEHOTEL
DAY 5 - 02 January 2023
Visit Original ICEHOTEL
After breakfast at leisure until departure for Jukkasjarvi, home to the original ICEHOTEL. Now in its 30th edition it gets more impressive each year. This incredible structure is built afresh each year and is a must see for anyone visiting Kiruna. Its individually designed suites are works of art and additionally there is the icebar, chapel and the excellent shop to visit.
You will also see the revolutionary design and function of ICEHOTEL 365!
The driver will then take you onto the airport in time for your flight home at the end of your action packed New Year northern lights holiday to Abisko.
We have an extensive Northern Lights Information Hub if you need further information on anything from What are the Northern Lights? to Where can I see them? and when is the best time to see them?
Meals included: Breakfast
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Extension to See Stockholm Scandinavia's Capital City
- Night in World Famous Ice Hotel
A la Carte Optional Extras
Extension to See Stockholm Scandinavia's Capital City
Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and always rates in the top 10 most desirable cities in the world to live in. It is also the perfect place to ‘top or tail’ your break to see the northern lights.
The old town in Stockholm is very picturesque and compact and can be done in a full day. Your time will be spent exploring some fascinating landmarks. The VASA museum is world class, the Nobel museum of local interest and for ABBA fans ABBA interactive museum.You will stay in the Rival Hotel owned by Benny Anderson of ABBA fame. The hotel is an excellent 4* hotel in a quiet square but within walking distance of the old town.
We make it easy by including private return airport transfers in the package!
Costs:
£255 per person for Standard room ( weekend rate) £50 (supplement for week days)
£298 per person for Superior room (weekend rate) £60 (supplement for week days)
£395 per person for Deluxe Room (weekend rate) £65 (supplement for week days)
Includes: 2 nights – bed and breakfast, private airport transfers to and from Arlanda airport
Night in World Famous Ice Hotel
Swedish Lapland is home to the original and most dramatic ICEHOTEL. Now in its 30th edition.
The hotel has two editions:
Permanent ICEHOTEL 365. (open all year)
This revolutionary design has allowed visitors from around the world to experience the ICEHOTEL all year round. Through a unique cooling system the designers have built all the features of the original icehotel into this amazing structure. Art suites and deluxe art suites are housed in 365
Temporary ICEHOTEL (open Mid December – End March)
This hotel is rebuilt from blocks of ice harvested from the Torne river. As the temperature in Jukkasjärvi drops below zero Ice Artists arrive from the world over to build this magnificent creation. They build the 4 levels of rooms, the ice chapel and ice bar. Their art is created with imagination and hard work, only to melt away under the unforgiving rays of the sun come spring.
We offer all categories of room from cabins to Art Suites and the new en suite deluxe art suites in ICEHOTEL 365.
We will make a reservation in the restaurant for you so you can experience some of the region’s best cuisine (a la carte menu paid for locally)
From £120 per person bed and breakfast (Kamoos room or cabin) to £480 per person (deluxe art suite) depending on room choice and season of travel. This includes arctic clothing in winter and transfers to the airport at the end of your stay.
Where You'll Stay
Abisko Mountain Lodge
Abisko Mountain Lodge
Right in the small hamlet of Abisko, world renowned for the Northern Lights, lies a small welcoming Lodge run by our good friends Mina and Dick Johansson. Dick is one of the most qualified mountain guides in Sweden and looks after all the adventure whilst Mina can be described as a Skier, Creative CEO and ray of sunshine who lights up the Lodge.
Abisko Mountain Lodge offers genuine accommodation in an old-fashioned mountain hotel setting. The service is personal and the cuisine is centred on raw ingredients. It is accredited by the Sapmi Slow Food movement, an award which took 4 years to achieve. Chefs are dedicated slow-food addicts and produce wonderful nightly meals!
The 16 standard rooms in the low red 'Swedish style house' are all en-suite. Although basic they are warm and cosy. There are no televisions in the rooms as time is spent meeting guests around the bar or in the wonderful lounge area.
Additionally there are 4 new superior rooms added in early 2015. These four rooms are in a separate annexe and are used exclusively by Aurora nights.
Order a coffee or a glass of wine at the bar, read a magazine or spin a yarn about your arctic adventures and the magnificent aurora displays you have seen.
For those wanting to soothe the muscles there is a sauna.
Upgrade to Abisko Mountain Lodge Superior Room
2015 saw the addition of 4 superior rooms at the Lodge. Housed in a separate annexe across the courtyard these rooms add additional comfort and space. All are en suite and are for exclusive use by our clients.
This is a highly recommended upgrade for the marginal increase in cost
Cost: £58 per person per night subject to availability
Upgrade to Northern Lights Dinner at Aurora Sky Station
Northern Lights Dinner
Rather than having dinner at the Lodge experience the northern lights dinner at the iconic Aurora Sky Station, allowing you an extra 3 hours in the Sky Station.
Take the chairlift up Mount Nuolja to the observatory which offers visitors a panoramic view over Lapporten, the Abisko Alps and Tornetrask. Enjoy a delicious three course meal at the sky station prepared using the best local ingredients.
Your chances of seeing the aurora are good. Abisko is blessed with many long, dark nights. In addition, there is minimal artificial light. Abisko is situated 250km north of the Arctic Circle and has the most cloud-free sky in Sweden.
Price Per Person: £135 per person
Timing: 6pm – Midnight
Includes: Transfers, chairlift pass & 4 course dinner
Extension to See Stockholm Scandinavia's Capital City
Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and always rates in the top 10 most desirable cities in the world to live in. It is also the perfect place to ‘top or tail’ your break to see the northern lights.
The old town in Stockholm is very picturesque and compact and can be done in a full day. Your time will be spent exploring some fascinating landmarks. The VASA museum is world class, the Nobel museum of local interest and for ABBA fans ABBA interactive museum.You will stay in the Rival Hotel owned by Benny Anderson of ABBA fame. The hotel is an excellent 4* hotel in a quiet square but within walking distance of the old town.
We make it easy by including private return airport transfers in the package!
Costs:
£255 per person for Standard room ( weekend rate) £50 (supplement for week days)
£298 per person for Superior room (weekend rate) £60 (supplement for week days)
£395 per person for Deluxe Room (weekend rate) £65 (supplement for week days)
Includes: 2 nights – bed and breakfast, private airport transfers to and from Arlanda airport
Night in World Famous Ice Hotel
Swedish Lapland is home to the original and most dramatic ICEHOTEL. Now in its 30th edition.
The hotel has two editions:
Permanent ICEHOTEL 365. (open all year)
This revolutionary design has allowed visitors from around the world to experience the ICEHOTEL all year round. Through a unique cooling system the designers have built all the features of the original icehotel into this amazing structure. Art suites and deluxe art suites are housed in 365
Temporary ICEHOTEL (open Mid December – End March)
This hotel is rebuilt from blocks of ice harvested from the Torne river. As the temperature in Jukkasjärvi drops below zero Ice Artists arrive from the world over to build this magnificent creation. They build the 4 levels of rooms, the ice chapel and ice bar. Their art is created with imagination and hard work, only to melt away under the unforgiving rays of the sun come spring.
We offer all categories of room from cabins to Art Suites and the new en suite deluxe art suites in ICEHOTEL 365.
We will make a reservation in the restaurant for you so you can experience some of the region’s best cuisine (a la carte menu paid for locally)
From £120 per person bed and breakfast (Kamoos room or cabin) to £480 per person (deluxe art suite) depending on room choice and season of travel. This includes arctic clothing in winter and transfers to the airport at the end of your stay.
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What's Included?
- 4 nights at Abisko Mountain Lodge full board
- Northern Lights Photo evening
- New Year Dinner
- Dog Sled experience
- Drive your own Snowmobile Day Experiences
- Day self guided walk in Abisko National Park
- Ice Hotel visit and entrance
- All Meals
- Arctic Clothing loan
- Transfers