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aurora-photography

abisko · swedish-lapland
Duration
7 Days · 6 Nights
The route
abisko · swedish-lapland
Style
Abisko's skies and the wilderness
Best season
December – March · best
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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Reindeer
On the fells.
Moose
In the birch forest.
Ptarmigan
On the snowfields.
Arctic fox
On the high ground.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Stockholm → Abisko National Park

Arrive Abisko National Park

The journey begins.

Arrive in Abisko National Park, met and transferred to your accommodation. Abisko's 'Blue Hole' microclimate gives clearer skies — and better northern-lights chances — than almost anywhere on earth.

02Abisko National Park

Abisko National Park

A full day in the field.

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

03Abisko 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.

04Abisko National Park → Swedish Lapland

To Swedish Lapland

On to the next.

Transfer to Swedish Lapland. Husky sledding and reindeer time by day, aurora and a design lodge by night. Snowmobile the wilderness and meet Sami herders, with aurora after dark.

05Swedish Lapland

Swedish Lapland

A full day in the field.

Snowmobile the wilderness and meet Sami herders, with aurora after dark. Arctic adventure by day, northern lights from a wilderness lodge by night. Swedish Lapland is where world-class architecture meets genuine Arctic wilderness and Sami culture.

06Swedish Lapland

Swedish Lapland

A full day in the field.

Arctic adventure by day, northern lights from a wilderness lodge by night.

07Depart Swedish Lapland

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Swedish Lapland — 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.

December – March

Peak season

Peak aurora under the clearest Arctic skies, with deep snow.

September – November

Good season

Early aurora season with autumn colour.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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