Experience the best of Swedish Lapland. This holiday starts in Luleå on the coast of the Bothnian Bay and brings you to Abisko, a small village in the mountains and one of the best places in the world to watch the magical Northern Lights.
Experience the best of Swedish Lapland. This unique trip starts in Luleå on the coast of the Bothnian Bay and will bring you through endless forests into the mountains by Abisko, one of the best places on earth to watch the magical Northern Lights. Between December and April the sea freezes up to a meter thick ice which is perfect for winter activities like dog sledding and snowmobile tours.
The first days you will stay at a genuine small scale accommodation by the coast of the Bothnian Bay. The main building is a log cabin that includes a restaurant a lounge and relaxation area. Here you will have your own cabin with unique view over the frozen sea. On the waterside you will find sauna facilities and a hot tub to relax body and mind after a day with outdoor activities. During winter a couple of reindeers are kept at the property for guests to visit.
Your holiday will continue to the world famous Treehotel, a unique hotel experience. Here you can forget about the time constraints of everyday life, enjoy the serenity, and rejuvenate in a sophisticated yet familiar environment. The night you will stay the in one of the eight uniquely designed Tree Rooms .
The next day you will continue your journey by train to Kiruna. This comfortable train ride across the Arctic winter landscape, will bring you far above the Arctic Circle. The Swedish railway system is ideal for travelling long distances in the northernmost part of the country. The train ride will take a little more than 3 hours and by arrival in Kiruna a short transfer will bring you to the Icehotel, your next unique destination.
The Icehotel is the first hotel made from ice and snow, founded in 1989. A world famous hotel and an art exhibition reborn every winter – 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. The rooms are unique and hand carved by artists from around the world. Spending a night in the Icehotel is a surreal experience and a memory for life!
After leaving the unique surroundings of the Icehotel behind you, you will travel further northwards into the Abisko National Park. The Swedish Alpine region close to the Norwegian border. Suggested by Lonely Planet, Abisko is one of the best places on earth to watch the magical Northern Lights. This package includes a chairlift ride up to the Aurora Sky Station, 900 meter above sea level, giving you the excellent panorama starry sky and northern light viewing angles. After 8 days in Swedish Lapland your holiday is here coming to an end. After breakfast, depending on your flight schedule a transfer will bring you to Kiruna airport.
SEK 38900
December – March
7 nights hotel accommodation, incl. breakfast buffet;
Including 4 activities
Highlights Swedish Lapland | 8 days / 7 nights
Welcome to Swedish Lapland! On arrival to Kiruna Airport, you land 150km north from the Arctic Circle into the northernmost part of Sweden. A short transfer will bring you to the family owned hotel Camp Ripan, close to the heart of Kiruna city. Here you will stay in a comfortable private timber chalet. The hotel’s rewarded Aurora Spa invites you to wander between heat and cold. Relax indoors and enjoy the winter white landscape through panorama windows, or feel the cool caress of the polar winter across your cheek while enveloped by the comfort of the outdoor warm pool. If you are lucky, the colorful dance of the Northern Lights will entertain you!
After a good night sleep and enjoying a rich Scandinavian breakfast buffet, a private taxi transfer will take you to world’s first ICEHOTEL. You may visit the ICEHOTEL Art Exhibition where you can see the fantastic sculptures and the ice rooms in peace on your own. A non-alcoholic drink at the ICEBAR is included in your visit. Before heading back to the hotel, you may check the souvenir shop. If you are interested in learning more about the indigenous Sámi culture and their reindeers. We have selected several optional tours where you can choose from.
During the evening you go hunting for the magical Northern Lights by dog sled! By arriving at the Husky Kennel, you can relax and take place on warm reindeer skins on a sled and enjoy the dark polar night! The team of friendly huskies will pull you through the sparkling winter wonderland. Immerse yourself in the dark wintry nights of Lapland and escape the city lights with the enthusiast huskies. Along the route a stop will be made to enjoy a warm outdoor dinner and a hot drink by the campfire. Meanwhile, the guide will provide you with more information about the Northern Lights. An experience which will give you memories for a lifetime!
Today you will continue northward to the small mountain village of Abisko. Situated within a bowl of mountains, Abisko is well known as the “Blue Hole” (a patch of permanently clear sky) because of its little cloudy and snowy weather. In addition to its location on the Auroral Oval, Abisko becomes the best place in Europe for observing the magical natural phenomenon Northern Lights. A transfer will take you to the Kiruna train station, followed by a 1,5-hour scenic train ride towards Abisko. In the evening you will take the chairlift up to the Aurora Sky Station, 900 meters above sea level, which is listed in the Lonely Planet’s top 10 places of the world for Northern Lights viewing. After arriving, you have an opportunity to learn more about the Northern Lights by participating in a guided tour. The last chairlift ride down leaves at 01:00.
In the morning you may take it easy after having a late night in the Aurora Sky Station. If you plan to wake up early then there are many optional tours to choose from to explore the Abisko National Park in your preferred way. What about taking part in a scenic snowmobile tour driving high up in the mountain areas. Ice fishing or snowshoe walking into the unspoiled winter wonderland? We can recommend visiting the Naturum visitor center for the Abisko National Park to learn more about the region.
After dinner, you may choose for a relaxed last evening in the hotel, or spend one more evening outdoors chasing the Northern Lights by joining an optional snowmobile Northern Lights safari.
After daily enjoying new experiences it’s time to travel home. Depending on your flight schedule, maybe you have some time left to relax in this Northernmost part of Swedish Lapland. If you have an early flight, then it is time to get ready and check out of your hotel room. A transfer will be arranged for you from Abisko to Kiruna Airport. You can look back on your amazing 5 days visit to Swedish Lapland!
Today you will leave the coast behind you and proceed further inland towards the Treehotel. The journey takes approx. 1 hour 15 mins (90km). Upon arrival by the Treehotel, lunch will be ready. The restaurant is located in the Treehotel Guesthouse a homely environment in an authentic 1930-1950 style. To enhance your experience, this package includes a 2-hour Tree Sauna for you to renew and recharge your energy! Tonight, you will be served a supreme 2-course dinner with local ingredients. The night you will spend in a very special way in one of the 8 design rooms like; UFO, Mirrorcube or The Cabin.
Explore Swedish Lapland in your own preferred way! Spend the day according to your wishes, add interesting culture & nature discovery tours or listen to inspiring stories during a Kiruna city tour. On walking distance from the Icehotel is a an easy accessible Sámi meeting place open for visitors. If you eager to learn more about the indigenous people of the region a visit is highly recommended. You can even join the reindeer herders to feed reindeers, throw lasso and experience reindeer sledding too! Or what about take part in a Sami Winter Survivor tour to learn the Sami way of living in the hard winter condition?
Optional:
Kiruna City Tour – The City on the Move (1.5h)
Northern Lights – Photo Tour (4h)
Sámi culture – Reindeer encounter (3h)
Sami culture – Winter Survivor (4h)
In the morning you may take it easy after having a late night in the Aurora Sky Station. Alternative you have the flexibility to explore the beautiful Abisko National Park in your preferred way. Learn more about the national park in the nearby visitor centre, or choose from optional activities. You may choose to take part in a scenic snowmobile tour to go high up in the mountain areas, or a calm ice fishing tour around the frozen Lake Torneträsk, maybe a relaxing snowshoe hike into the unspoiled winter wonderland.
Optional:
Snowmobile Safari to Abisko National Park (2h)
Ice Fishing (2h)
Snowshoe walking (2h)
Back country skiing (3h)
Arrival at Luleå airport according to your flight schedule. By arrival you will be welcomed by our guide, who will bring you directly to Brändön Lodge (transfer time about 30 minutes). Welcome and check in at the lodge. Depending on arrival time you can choose to relax, refresh or explore the surroundings; a winter wonderland with minus temperatures, clean air and a landscape covered in snow as far as your eyes can see.
In the evening a 2- course dinner from outstanding quality is served in the main building. At the bar drinks are available which you can enjoy in the restaurant, lounge area; it’s also possible to take them with you to your cabin or sauna facilities.
Optional: Hot tub/outdoor Jacuzzi (1 hour)
Waking up in a winter wonderland! Enjoying breakfast, hot steaming coffee and prepare yourself for a amazing 2 hour snowmobile tour through the nearby forests. Snowmobiles allow you to feel the freedom of covering large areas in a short space of time, it’s a fabulous way to get around during wintertime. During the tour you will drive through the nearby forests and over frozen sea. Your guide will ensure that you are at a comfort level suited to your ability. Along the way stops are made for hot beverages, where the guide will tell you about the surroundings and about life and nature in Swedish Lapland.
Optional: upgrade to a 4 hour snowmobile tour (available after 8 January)
On the 4 hour tour you will discover the beauty and unique surrounding of the Luleå Archipelago. The destination of the tour is the outermost islands of the archipelago. This tour is including outdoor lunch which is cooked above open fire.
Crossing the Arctic Circle. Today you will travel by train to Kiruna. This unique journey across the Arctic landscape will bring you far above the Arctic Circle, while you can enjoy the endless winter landscape of Swedish Lapland. The train ride takes about 3 hours and by arrival in Kiruna a short transfer will bring you to the world famous Icehotel.
By the Icehotel you will stay in a warm comfortable hotel room beside the Icehotel. The cold rooms from the Icehotel are unique and hand carved by artists from around the world. The temperatures are between -5 and -8, spending a night in the Icehotel is a surreal experience and a memory for life. Do you want to spend the night in such a special way? The cold Art Suites are optional to book by your holiday.
Optional: Upgrade to Art Suite – cold room.
After staying 2 nights by the Icehotel, today it’s time to proceed further Northwards into the heart of the Abisko National Park. But first, you start the day with an iconic dogsledding tour through the sparkling frozen winter wonderland. The experience takes about 2 hours in total and it is sure to leave you with some fantastic memories! Transfer to Kiruna train station, followed by a 1,5-hour scenic train ride towards the STF Abisko Mount Station. Abisko is one of the best places on earth to watch the Northern Lights. In the evening we have included a visit the Aurora Sky Station by chairlift. Up at the Aurora Sky Station there´s a large, outdoor terrace and a lookout tower, where you can stand gazing at the Northern Lights and the stars.
Optional you can add an exclusive 4 -course dinner, giving you a unique experience of local produce from Lapland, and Nordic cuisine. With a log fire crackling in the fireplace and a panoramic view of Abisko down in the valley, you are in the middle of an unbeatable atmosphere!
Optional: Northern Lights – 4-course dinner at Aurora Sky Station.
Depending on the schedule of your return flight, you maybe have some time left to relax or enjoy an additional activity. In case you have an early departure it’s time to get ready and checkout of your hotel room. You will be picked up from the lobby of the Abisko Mountain Station, the transfer to Kiruna Airport takes about 1.5 hour.
This itinerary is a guide for you. We can customise this further, based on your interests and wishes. If you would like to make any changes to your itinerary, just let us know and we will work together with you to tailor the holiday to match your requirements.
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