A short break at Camp Ripan in Kiruna, Swedish Lapland, ideal for couples or families who want to enjoy thrilling activiites and relaxation in the spa.
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Camp Ripan's Aurora Break
Credit Linnea Lundkvist
Credit Linnea Lundkvist
Start your trip off by relaxing in the stunning Aurora Spa before embarking on a couple of days of winter adventures and evening excursions chasing the aurora.
Location
Sweden
Duration
3 Nights
Available dates
Dec - Mar
Price per person (excl. flights)
from £1,400
Overview
Highlights
- Experience the one and only Aurora Spa
- Head out on a Northern Lights Snowmobiling Adventure
- Visit to the famous original Icehotel
- Learn how to mush with a team of huskies
- An Aurora Photography excursion
- Delicious evenings meals
What’s included
- 3 nights accommodation at Camp Ripan on a Half Board basis
- Arctic winter clothing included for the duration
- Aurora Spa visit
- Northern lights snowmobiling
- Visit to the Icehotel
- Husky sledding day Trip
- Aurora photography excursions
- Return transfers to/from Kiruna Airport
A note on flights
While flights are not included in the holiday price, our team will happily provide a quote and arrange them for you. Simply ask one of our Travel Experts for details of the available options.
Day by Day Itinerary
Day 1
Upon arrival into Kiruna you will be transferred to your accommodation at Camp Ripan. After a day of travelling, we recommend taking some time out and relaxing. Get used to your new surroundings and then spend the early evening in the Aurora Spa – a perfect way to relax and unwind before an exciting and adventurous couple of days. Enjoy a delicious two-course dinner.
Day 2
This morning you will visit the famous Icehotel. As you are staying in the same area as this incredible hotel sculpted from local ice, it makes sense to take the opportunity to pay it a visit without having to spend the night in there! Enjoy an early dinner before heading out on a Northern Lights snowmobiling excursion. Experience Kiruna at night, go in search of the aurora, and enjoy the adventure of driving a snowmobile.
Day 3
Make sure you have a big breakfast to get plenty of energy for your exciting husky adventure. This is the perfect opportunity to escape into the wilderness outside of Kiruna and learn the art of mushing. Then in the evening get ready for an aurora photography excursion, giving you the opportunity to learn about how to capture the aurora on camera, and then go out hunting for them.
Day 4
After breakfast you will get your transfer back to the airport, however, as you are already in Swedish Lapland there are plenty of other opportunities to combine this trip with another location. Perhaps a stay at the Icehotel, or add a couple of nights at the fantastic Mattarahkka Lodge. Jump on the train and head to Lulea, or north to Tromso in Norway, you really are spoilt for choice so be sure to speak to one of the team if you want to extend your stay and see what options are available to you.
Where You'll Stay
Camp Ripan Cabins Kiruna
Camp Ripan is situated on the outskirts of Kiruna in a secluded and quiet location. It combines traditional Scandinavian cabins with and excellent restaurant and spa, perfect after a day exploring the arctic tundra, and is the perfect base from which our clients can venture out and enjoy the unique experiences we offer.
We utilise two cabin types which are matched to our client requirements.
Kiruna cabins are perfect for two people and is popular with couples looking for that little extra comfort during their stay as the room has a comfy king-size bed.
The Complete layouts including a sofa and table, desk, bathroom and a king-size bed . The cabin has a closet, small refrigerator, electric kettle, cups, glasses and a cork screw.
All cabins have cable TV, telephone, internet access and modern bathrooms with shower, WC and hair dryer.
Giron Cabins – are the largest cabins and are named after Sami name for the mountain ptarmigan – Giron from which Kiruna also derives its name. This is a comfortable family cabin, with 2 rooms and a total of 4 beds. The smaller bedroom has two beds, one of which is a so-called wall bed that can be turned up against the wall. The other room has a twin beds, lounge area and fully stocked kitchenette with kettle and microwave.
It includes en suite bathroom, cable TV, internet access and hairdryer.
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Reviews
See what our clients say
This was a bucket list trip. The company are specialists and I’ve valued their advice. Everything from the when to go for the best opportunity to see the lights and equipment needed and provided.Our activities included, the Ice Hotel, night photo shoot, snowmobiling, guided walk and the sky station meal. All excellent and well run by knowledgeable experts and guides. The Abisko Lodge is warm comfortable and relaxing the food is excellent and the staff welcoming, friendly and very helpful. I would highly recommend if you’re looking for a different and exciting experience.
Jean Lavender
Thank you for arranging a fabulous holiday, we had a really enjoyable time and would love to return in the future. Hotel Ranga is a lovely place to stay and the owner greeted guests in the restaurant, which was an unexpected welcoming touch. We didn’t see the Northern Lights due to the weather and the trip to the Eyjafjallajokull glacier and volcano was substituted by an excursion to Thorsmork, also due to the weather, which we thoroughly enjoyed; the brochure description doesn’t do it justice. We found Iceland and the people there really charismatic. Although the wind and snow cut short the amount of travelling we could do, we still covered a reasonable amount of what we wanted to see and our appetites are whetted for a return, perhaps in Spring or Summer. We found a couple of great places to eat near the Hotel in Reykjavik. Messin does tasty fish dishes and the Icelandic Street Food restaurant was excellent, offering simple but hearty soups with refills included in the price – great value.
Nigel Goadsby
Thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The Abisko Mountain Lodge was fantastic, every member of staff was friendly welcoming and charming. Accommodation, upgraded room was excellent. The food in the lodge definitely deserves the high reviews. Good breakfast, great hime made lunch soups and extremely tasty evening dinners.
The included trips were great. The only let down was the camera night, couldn’t see the lights no one fault, but we were walked through thigh high snow to be left on a frozen lake for the duration of the trip. There was no warning of the difficult walk and we had a 91 year old with us and I have hip problems! That said the guide was great, as were the ones on the skimobile and husky rides. We went up to the sky station in a snow storm with high winds, added to the experience!
Would go back in a heart beat.
We had little communication with Weekend a la carte, no need as all communications were clear and contained all the information we needed. Very informative emails
Would use again if going back
June Day
A well organised trip which was tailored to our specific requests. The arrangements all ran perfectly and any queries prior to the holiday were handled very quickly and professionally. The standard of accommodation and organised tours was very high. I would use this company again and recommend them.
Iain Baxter
An excellent holiday which was enjoyed by all. The super jeep ride on the second day to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano was memorable and thanks to our driver Margaret who proved to be a really good guide. We thoroughly enjoyed the facilities in the hotel Ranga. The staff were very helpful and we managed to see the Northern Lights. The Hotel Reykjavik Centrum was very nice with amazingly helpful staff. All in all, the whole holiday was brilliant.
Brian Coombs
Fantastic service, with every detail taken care of and communicated to your agencies and hotels. Would definitely recommend and will be using again.
Robin Higginson
We have never before experienced such friendly and simultaneously professional service! Alex’s communication was super prompt, questions encouraged and welcomed and attended to with great care and detail. Everything was well organised and available on beautifully designed and very useful platforms. Our destination (Mattarahkka Northern Lights Lodge) was fabulous on so many different levels – exquisite views, friendly interactions from everyone on the team, great food, exciting activities, perfectly situated to see the northern lights (seen twice in 4 nights’ stay), a great fire place, and not to mention our fantastic guide Fabio. Their provision of winter kit (hats, down jacket, snow trousers, leather gloves and boots) offered everything we needed to be comfortable outside. All we needed to have packed really were base layers, a few layers of clothing and woollen socks. Defintely somewhere we would highly recommend and return to when possible!
Inge Elliott
Dear Abigail, We have safely returned from Iceland and we wanted to say a huge and sincere thank you for all the plans that you put into place to make this one of the most memorable holidays we have ever had. It was simply beautiful each and every day. The cabin was idyllic and so cosy and warm. The tour guides were so knowledgeable and friendly and the scenery was breathtaking. All the arrangements worked so well and we will remember the trip for a long time to come.
Thank you once again.
Gillian Griffiths