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Grand Nordic Winter

Reykjavik · South Coast · Rovaniemi · Saariselkä · Kiruna · Abisko National Park
Duration
17 Days · 16 Nights
The route
Reykjavik · South Coast · Rovaniemi · Saariselkä · Kiruna · Abisko National Park
Style
Iceland, Finland and Sweden — the complete Nordic winter
Best season
September – March · best
The route

16 nights, 6 stops — iceland, finland and sweden — the complete nordic winter.

Reykjavik → South Coast → Rovaniemi → Saariselkä → Kiruna → Abisko National Park → Reykjavik.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Humpback whale
On Faxaflói Bay.
White-beaked dolphin
Off the harbour.
Atlantic puffin
On summer boat trips.
Seal
On the river mouths and beaches.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Reykjavik

Arrive Reykjavik

The journey begins.

Arrive in Reykjavik, met and transferred to your accommodation. Few capitals offer the northern lights from their own streets on a clear winter night.

02Reykjavik

Reykjavik

A full day in the field.

Explore the capital, then a whale-watching trip from the harbour. Settle in, soak at the Blue Lagoon and watch for aurora after dark.

03Reykjavik → South Coast

To South Coast

On to the next.

Transfer to South Coast. Visit Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, the black beach at Reynisfjara, and hunt aurora after dark. Walk behind a waterfall and hike a glacier tongue, with aurora at night.

04South Coast

South Coast

A full day in the field.

Walk behind a waterfall and hike a glacier tongue, with aurora at night. The waterfalls and black sands of the coast, ending with an aurora watch.

05South Coast → Rovaniemi

To Rovaniemi

On to the next.

Transfer to Rovaniemi. Visit Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle, then a husky safari and aurora. Reindeer and husky safaris by day, aurora from a glass cabin by night.

06Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

A full day in the field.

Reindeer and husky safaris by day, aurora from a glass cabin by night. Arctic Circle activities by day, northern lights by night. Rovaniemi's Arctic Circle and Santa Claus Village make it the most magical winter base in Lapland, especially for families.

07Rovaniemi → Saariselkä

To Saariselkä

On to the next.

Transfer to Saariselkä. Husky and snowmobile safaris by day, an aurora night in a glass igloo. Arrive at Helsinki and transfer to Saariselkä.

08Saariselkä

Saariselkä

A full day in the field.

Explore the Urho Kekkonen wilderness, with northern lights after dark. Snow adventure by day, aurora from a glass roof by night. Saariselkä's glass igloos let you watch the northern lights without leaving your pillow.

09Saariselkä

Saariselkä

A full day in the field.

Snow adventure by day, aurora from a glass roof by night.

10Saariselkä → Kiruna

To Kiruna

On to the next.

Transfer to Kiruna. Husky or snowmobile safari by day and an aurora hunt after dark. Arrive at Stockholm and transfer to Kiruna.

11Kiruna

Kiruna

A full day in the field.

Visit the ICEHOTEL and Sami culture, with aurora at night. Kiruna puts the aurora, the ICEHOTEL and Sami Lapland all within easy reach.

12Kiruna → Abisko National Park

To Abisko National Park

On to the next.

Transfer to Abisko National Park. Ride the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station for the northern lights. Snowshoe the valley by day and hunt aurora under the clear skies.

13Abisko National Park

Abisko National Park

A full day in the field.

Snowshoe the valley by day and hunt aurora under the clear skies. Lake and mountain by day, the Sky Station by night. Abisko's 'Blue Hole' microclimate gives clearer skies — and better northern-lights chances — than almost anywhere on earth.

14Abisko National Park

Abisko National Park

A full day in the field.

Lake and mountain by day, the Sky Station by night. Arrive at Stockholm and transfer to Abisko National Park. Ride the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station for the northern lights.

15Abisko National Park → Reykjavik

To Reykjavik

On to the next.

Transfer to Reykjavik. Settle in, soak at the Blue Lagoon and watch for aurora after dark. City sights by day and an aurora hunt by night.

16Reykjavik

Reykjavik

A full day in the field.

Explore the capital, then a whale-watching trip from the harbour.

17Depart Reykjavik

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Reykjavik — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

September – March

Peak season

Aurora season — northern lights possible from the city and on evening tours.

June – August

Peak season

Midnight sun, whale-watching at its peak and long bright days.

Wildlife you may see
Birds Marine Mammals

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Field notes, now and then.

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