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The Northern Lights Grand Slam
Break Available: Mid-December - March
7 Nights
Price Per Person: From £3,399.
If you plan to go to Swedish Lapland once, with the twin objectives of experiencing as much as you can along with maximising your chances of seeing the Northern Lights, then this break is for you!
We have packed in everything that is great about a break to this fantastic area with Aurora hunting in what is regarded as one of the best regions on earth for consistent sightings.
Your chances of seeing the Northern Lights on a break of this length are in the region of 90% and even if you are unlucky you will have truly experienced the Best of Lapland!
Staying in cosy cabins & Lodges, including the unique Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins & culminating in an individually designed art suite at the original ICEHOTEL makes this break a once in a lifetime often booked by Special Occasion Clients who are looking for something special.
Highlights
- 1 Night in an individually designed Art Suite in the original ICEHOTEL
- 2 Nights in cosy ‘home away from home’ Lodges
- 2 Nights in Wilderness Cabin with private hot tub and chef
- 2 Nights of Aurora Hunting in Abisko
- Fabulous Drive your own Husky Experience
- Aurora Hot Tub and Dinner
- Day time snowmobile adventure in Pristine Arctic Wilderness
- Day exploring Abisko National Park
- An Ultimate Aurora Photography Trip and Abisko Aurora Chase
Transfers and private options
Private Transfers
We offer a private transfer and guiding service in Kiruna
Private Accommodation
All lodges and cabins are small scale. If you are looking for something a little more special then the deluxe rooms at Abisko Mountain Lodge and the Deluxe en suite rooms at the ICEHOTEL are a good addition.
Private Activities
We offer private snowmobile and Husky tours on request.
DAY 1
Transfer to the original ICEHOTEL and overnight in a designer Art suite
DAY 1
Transfer to the original ICEHOTEL and overnight in a designer Art suite
Arrive at Kiruna Airport and transfer to Jukkasjarvi, the home of the original and world-famous ICEHOTEL.
Check-in and at leisure.
Take the resident’s tour of both the ICEHOTEL 365 and the Original ICEHOTEL. Admire the spectacular individual Art Suites designed by leading artists from around the world, take a cocktail in the unique ice glasses at the sculptured Ice Bar and peep into the ice Chapel to see if a wedding ceremony is taking place!
This evening we will book your table reservation for you at the ICEHOTEL restaurant – your meal is paid for locally.
Overnight in your Art Suite
DAY 2
Welcome to Máttaráhkká Sami Northern Lights Lodge and a Northern Lights Safari
DAY 2
Welcome to Máttaráhkká Sami Northern Lights Lodge and a Northern Lights Safari
Morning at leisure exploring the ICEHOTEL before then being picked up and transferred to Máttaráhkká Sami Northern Lights Lodge where you will be based for 2 nights.
Used exclusively by our clients the lodge is situated on a slight elevation the views out across the arctic tundra to the Abisko Alps. This small intimate lodge used to be a Sami handicraft centre until the owners had the idea to turn it into an exclusive retreat. With only 7 bedrooms, open plan lounge and a dining room the emphasis is on relaxing in a cosy environment
You will be provided with your Arctic clothing for the duration of your stay at the lodge.
This evening enjoys an exciting Northern Lights adventure looking out for the aurora and enjoying a 2-course dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 3
Snowmobile Safari and Aurora Hot Tub
DAY 3
Snowmobile Safari and Aurora Hot Tub
Enjoy a full day on a unique and well-executed snowmobile safari cruising around Swedish Lapland.
You will head out on a snowmobile, where you will be taken above the tree line to the top of a perfect Lapland viewpoint. Here you will try out some traditional ice fishing during the time whilst also making some coffee over the crackling fire in preparation for some Swedish Fika.
Back at the lodge, you will be served a 2-course lunch from the local kitchen
In the evening enjoy a relaxing soak in the hot tub with 360° views to try and spot the aurora before then enjoying a 3-course dinner!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Extend Your Husky Sledding Experience
A la Carte Optional Extras
Extend Your Husky Sledding Experience
Many of our clients return from their holiday and feedback to us that they would like to have spent more time with Ylva and her dogs. So we have arranged for you to have this opportunity.
After your morning tour and lunch in the family home embark upon an afternoon husky sled adventure in this magical part of Swedish Lapland. This will also allow you to get to know the dogs better and build a rapport with these incredible animals. You will also be able to witness at closer quarters the special relationship Ylva has with the dogs. If you have been to a husky kennel before you will know just how calm and unique Husky Home is!
This certainly make the most of this day of your holiday and will leave you with a host of memories.
Cost £ 120 per person
Includes: Your own sled dog team for 2 people. Return transfer to your lodge /hotel
DAY 4
Welcome to Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabin.
DAY 4
Welcome to Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabin.
After a relaxing morning at the lodge, you will be transferred over to Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins where you will be greeted by the owners, Johan and Marlin. Johan is a trained chef and his pride and joy is the ‘Chef’s table’ adjacent to the 2 cabins. This is the smallest restaurant in Sweden with just 2 tables with views over the river valley and a fitted kitchen where Johan will cook and serve your Gourmet evening meal!
Check-into your cabin where you be based for the next couple of nights and enjoy some quality time out exploring the surrounding area. The midway point of such an exciting and adventurous trip always needs a day or relaxation before more of the action begins.
You can sit outside afterwards around the campfire and soak up the silence of the Arctic night or jump in the outdoor hot tub and relax with the prospect of a Northern Lights display flashing above you.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and 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 5
A Full Day of Huskies
DAY 5
A Full Day of Huskies
After breakfast, you will be collected for your Husky Safari.
Ylva Forssén is one of a select group of accomplished ‘lady’ kennel owners and husky guides, whose kennel is in Moose Valley about a 30-40 minute drive away. Ylva runs a very personal sled dog experience and she has a very unique relationship with her dogs making it always feel like a privilege to spend time with her.
This premium husky tour has you learn how the dogs are trained with the help of mindfulness. Your trained guides will introduce you to the based art of the ‘Trust Technique’. Afterwards, you will head out with your own team of dogs and afterwards, you will learn how to give the dogs a well-deserved massage to reward them for all their hard work.
This is a husky trip like no other and extremely popular!
In the afternoon you will be dropped back at Arctic Gourmet for a well-deserved soak in the hot tub and a tasty 3-course dinner.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Night Visit or Northern Lights Dinner at the Aurora Sky Station in Abisko
- Ice Fishing on Lake Tornetrask
A la Carte Optional Extras
Night Visit or Northern Lights Dinner at the Aurora Sky Station in Abisko
This evening why not visit the celebrated Aurora Sky Station in Abisko for either a Night Visit or if celebrating a special occasion the Exclusive Dinner.
Night Visit
After dinner at the lodge transfer by minibus to the sky station at around 8.30. Venture up on the chairlift for a 3 hour visit. Facing north and with a spectacular elevation the auroras are spectacular from here if they are out and playing for the evening.
Cost: £95 per person
Includes: Transfer, chairlift
Northern Lights Dinner
Rather than having dinner at the Lodge experience the gourmet 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 local 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: £195 per person
Timing: 6pm – Midnight
Includes: Transfers, chairlift pass & 4 course dinner
Ice Fishing on Lake Tornetrask
Lake Tornetrask is a short walk away from Abisko Mountain Lodge and besides being a beautiful setting is an excellent place to try your luck at Ice Fishing. Away from it all surrounded by mountains and beautiful vista nothing could be better! The Lake has both Arctic Char, Grayling and Trout but in Winter you are most likely to catch Char – the King of Arctic Fish! Perhaps the chefs back at the hotel can cook you up a feast with your catch!
Price Per Person: £85 – half day including guide and equipment
DAY 6
Transfer to Abisko Mountain Lodge & Evening Aurora Photo Experience
DAY 6
Transfer to Abisko Mountain Lodge & Evening Aurora Photo Experience
Morning at leisure relaxing before you will be transferred to Abisko, one of the most celebrated locations on earth for seeing the Northern. Check into Abisko Mountain Lodge prior to partaking in their traditional Lappish menu which includes Reindeer, Arctic Char and Cloudberries – 3 of the unique ingredients to the area.
The only thing that can interrupt your evening is the Aurora Call. Abisko Mountain Lodge, owned by Mina and Dick Johansson,is in a fantastic location for Northern Lights viewing, so if they are out you may be tempted to step out the door and gaze skywards!
After dinner head out on the Ultimate Aurora Photo Adventure where you will discover THREE different ways to see the northern lights. Depending on the on the weather and aurora forecast you will hunt for the lights on foot, chase the lights in a modern 4×4, or ride on a cozy sleigh which is pulled behind a snowmobile to a wilderness camp in Abisko National Park.
You will be supplied with cameras pre set for Aurora photography and will head to the location where the guides think the best opportunity to see the lights is. Camps are set up in various locations but the most popular is the wooden hut out on the frozen expanse of Lake Tornetrask. To sustain you while you await the Northern Lights there are hot drinks and fire.
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, Lunch and Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Upgrade to a Deluxe Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL
A la Carte Optional Extras
Upgrade to a Deluxe Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL
The Deluxe Suites are individually designed and sculpted thematic suites. The artists, perhaps from Sweden, Germany, UK or the US have been picked from over two-hundred applicants and invited to make the suite you’ll be sleeping in. Each suite is unique and has never been created before.
The Big Benefit is that you have your own private heated bathroom and relaxation space directly connected to the bedroom. The relaxation area also provides storage for your belongings while the suite has a door with lock so you have total privacy.
You also have a glass of champagne awaiting you so as to get your unique experience off to a special start.
Upgrade Cost: From £85 – £180 per person per night depending on season of travel and deluxe art suite chosen.
DAY 7
Explore Abisko National Park and head out Aurora Chasing
DAY 7
Explore Abisko National Park and head out Aurora Chasing
Enjoy the Lodge breakfast before getting the opportunity to explore Abisko National Park!
Abisko National Park is sandwiched between picturesque mountains and Lake Tornetrask one of Sweden’s largest and which freezes during winter. Your guide will meet you at the lodge and give you an easy walking tour of the lower part of the park. Be sure to take your camera to photograph some of the spectacular Vistas
After collecting all of the guests for the evening adventure your professional aurora chasing guide will use their collective experience combined with local weather and aurora forecasts to make the best possible decision about where to look for the northern lights. During your evening together we will travel up to 90 KM to one of several spectacular locations with a proven track record and very high likelihood of success.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
A la Carte Optional Extras
- Extension to See Stockholm Scandinavia's Capital City
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
DAY 8
Fly Home
DAY 8
Fly Home
After breakfast at Abisko Mountain Lodge, you will have a transfer from the property back to Kiruna airport for your flight home. Alternatively, why not extend your break to include a visit to Stockholm and see the capital of Scandinavia?
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
Where You'll Stay
The Original ICEHOTEL - Art Suites
The Original ICEHOTEL - Art Suites
The Original ICEHOTEL is situated in Jukassjarvi Swedish Lapland and is a feat of engineering and artistic creation. We recommend staying in an Art Suite to appreciate the full ICEHOTEL experience and our itineraries feature these rooms as standard. They cost a little more but add hugely to your appreciation of this Once in a Lifetime experience.
The ICEHOTEL consists of 2 structures - the temporary hotel is rebuilt each year from blocks of ice harvested from the Torne river which runs adjacent to the IceHotel. These blocks are stored for the summer in a huge warehouse and as the late Autumn temperature in Jukkasjärvi drops below zero ice artists arrive from all over the world to build this magnificent creation. They build the 4 levels of rooms, the ice chapel and the ice bar. Their art is created with imagination and hard work, only to melt away under the unforgiving rays of the spring sun.
The new ICEHOTEL 365 is a permanent ICEHOTEL and a feat of engineering which offers visitors the chance of staying the whole year round. It houses both Art suites and the Deluxe Art Suites (which we offer as an upgrade) with their luxury en suite bathrooms. It is also home to the celebrated ICEBAR.
You have your own private locker room where you can change and leave your bags whilst having access to the adjacent service block where there are saunas, toilets and showers.
Wake up to a hot Lingonberry juice served in your room prior to the very substantial ICEHOTEL breakfast served in the main restaurant.
For Dinner the ICEHOTEL has 2 restaurants, one serving gourmet food, whilst the more informal Homestead restaurant serves hearty traditional food.
Máttaráhkká Northern Lights Lodge
Máttaráhkká Northern Lights Lodge
We are proud to offer this small intimate lodge, run by one of our long standing partners, Andreas Mikko, for exclusive use by our clients.
This 7 room intimate lodge is situated in a super location on a slight elevation with magnificent views across the arctic tundra to the Abisko alps. The emphasis at the lodge is on two elements, Sami culture and ensuring you have the best chance of seeing the northern lights.
This small intimate lodge used to be a Sami handicraft centre until the owners had the idea to turn it into an exclusive retreat. With only 7 bedrooms and an open plan lounge and dining room, the emphasis is on relaxing in a cosy environment. The rooms have a downstairs en-suite room with a staircase leading to a loft sitting room.
If you are a group of 8 or more friends or family traveling together and wish to have the lodge privately please let us know. This is a great way of celebrating a big birthday or wedding anniversary
The lodge has a fabulous sauna and a very unusual northern lights hot tub on the roof where you can star gaze or hunt for the Aurora. (This carries an extra charge).
Other benefits of a stay here mean that you can snowmobile straight from your doorstep into the Arctic wilderness.
Evenings are focused on good food, relaxation and the Northern Lights so if you are looking for a 'home away from home' experience then look no further.
Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins
Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins
This is the inspiration of husband and wife team Johan and Malin who have developed a totally unique concept. They have 2 cosy wilderness cabins adjacent to the smallest restaurant in Sweden - where Johan acts as a private chef to our guests.
Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins are new builds and combine wilderness with creature comforts not normally associated with a wilderness experience.
Situated in a picturesque valley they are perfectly placed for guests to combine both a northern lights and arctic adventure. For those of you that appreciate good food, meals prepared and served in the smallest restaurant in Sweden are a delight.
There are two cosy double bedded cabins with large glass windows facing north towards the northern lights horizon. Modern styling includes satellite TV!
There is an adjacent toilet and shower block and an outdoor hot tub which guests are invited to use.
After dinner sit around the outdoor fire, gaze at the stars and hopefully the aurora, enjoy a hot drink or a whisky and appreciate how special it is to own a piece of Lapland for moment in time!
Being away from it all in your own private space with the auroras roaring overhead is simply breath-taking and the perfect special occasion retreat!
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.
Extend Your Husky Sledding Experience
Many of our clients return from their holiday and feedback to us that they would like to have spent more time with Ylva and her dogs. So we have arranged for you to have this opportunity.
After your morning tour and lunch in the family home embark upon an afternoon husky sled adventure in this magical part of Swedish Lapland. This will also allow you to get to know the dogs better and build a rapport with these incredible animals. You will also be able to witness at closer quarters the special relationship Ylva has with the dogs. If you have been to a husky kennel before you will know just how calm and unique Husky Home is!
This certainly make the most of this day of your holiday and will leave you with a host of memories.
Cost £ 120 per person
Includes: Your own sled dog team for 2 people. Return transfer to your lodge /hotel
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
Night Visit or Northern Lights Dinner at the Aurora Sky Station in Abisko
This evening why not visit the celebrated Aurora Sky Station in Abisko for either a Night Visit or if celebrating a special occasion the Exclusive Dinner.
Night Visit
After dinner at the lodge transfer by minibus to the sky station at around 8.30. Venture up on the chairlift for a 3 hour visit. Facing north and with a spectacular elevation the auroras are spectacular from here if they are out and playing for the evening.
Cost: £95 per person
Includes: Transfer, chairlift
Northern Lights Dinner
Rather than having dinner at the Lodge experience the gourmet 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 local 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: £195 per person
Timing: 6pm – Midnight
Includes: Transfers, chairlift pass & 4 course dinner
Ice Fishing on Lake Tornetrask
Lake Tornetrask is a short walk away from Abisko Mountain Lodge and besides being a beautiful setting is an excellent place to try your luck at Ice Fishing. Away from it all surrounded by mountains and beautiful vista nothing could be better! The Lake has both Arctic Char, Grayling and Trout but in Winter you are most likely to catch Char – the King of Arctic Fish! Perhaps the chefs back at the hotel can cook you up a feast with your catch!
Price Per Person: £85 – half day including guide and equipment
Upgrade to a Deluxe Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL
The Deluxe Suites are individually designed and sculpted thematic suites. The artists, perhaps from Sweden, Germany, UK or the US have been picked from over two-hundred applicants and invited to make the suite you’ll be sleeping in. Each suite is unique and has never been created before.
The Big Benefit is that you have your own private heated bathroom and relaxation space directly connected to the bedroom. The relaxation area also provides storage for your belongings while the suite has a door with lock so you have total privacy.
You also have a glass of champagne awaiting you so as to get your unique experience off to a special start.
Upgrade Cost: From £85 – £180 per person per night depending on season of travel and deluxe art suite chosen.
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
Testimonials
What's Included?
- 7 nights
- 1 Night at the ICEHOTEL in an Art Suite on a Breakfast Basis
- 2 Nights at Máttaráhkká Sami Northern Lights Lodge on a Full Board Basis
- 2 Night at the Arctic Gourmet Cabin gourmet dinner and Hot Tub on Half Board Basis
- 2 Nights at the Abisko Mountain Lodge on a Full Board Basis
- Original ICEHOTEL Visit
- Northern Lights Excursions with Dinner
- A Snowmobile safari with incredible views
- Northern lights Dinner, Sauna and Hot Tub Evening
- Unique and special Husky Safari
- Ultimate Aurora Photography and Abisko Aurora Chase
- Explore Abisko National Park
- Loan of Arctic Clothing & Transfers.
- All meals where listed
- All transfers