A real highlight of this trip is the nights that you’ll stay in the Aurora Canvas Domes. These are purpose-built aluminium and canvas domes with under-floor heating and a wood-burning stove to get you as close to nature as possible. You can even open the roof – perfect for Aurora watching. All electricity is 100% renewable and drawn from hydro-electrical power produced by the nearby Alta River. You'll stay in twin-share domes.

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A real highlight of this trip is the nights that you’ll stay in the Aurora Canvas Domes. These are purpose-built aluminium and canvas domes with under-floor heating and a wood-burning stove to get you as close to nature as possible. You can even open the roof – perfect for Aurora watching. All electricity is 100% renewable and drawn from hydro-electrical power produced by the nearby Alta River. You'll stay in twin-share domes. 

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This is an easy trip, suitable for anyone with basic fitness levels - you'll just need to enjoy being out in sub-zero temperatures

Breakfast consists of freshly baked rolls with locally sourced spreads and toppings, juice and fresh coffee. Lunch on Day 2 will be a selection of local delicacies grilled by your host, hopefully including some Arctic Char which you have caught from the lake. Lunch on Day 3 is a sumptuous feast at the Igloo Hotel in Sorrisnova, where the chefs create unique dishes using ingredients from Arctic Norway including reindeer and moose from the tundra, seafood from the Alta River and Norwegian sea, vegetables from local farms and berries picked in the nearby wilderness. Dinner on day 1 is a simple affair of soup and bread before you head out to hunt for the aurora. On your second and third evenings you'll be treated to a three-course meal of local foods, including specialities such as fresh cod and halibut, salmon, moose, reindeer and king crab.
Vegans and vegetarians can be catered for on this trip, however, please request this at the time of booking.

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Transfers are included from Alta Airport or your hotel in Alta (if you have arrived a day early) any time on Day 1. It is only a 15-minute drive from the airport to the base where you'll spend your adventure. The dog sledding experience on Day 1 starts at 16:00, so we recommend arriving no later than 15:00 to settle into your Aurora Dome accommodation first.
At the end of your trip, you will be transferred back to the airport any time on Day 4. Return flights from Alta tend to depart in the early afternoon, and you only need to be at the airport 90 minutes before your flight since it is a small airport, so there is some time in the morning to soak up the last of the area at the base or on an optional rib boat tour of the nearby fjord.
Your base for the trip is a short distance from the airport. If you need a private transfer you can simply take a taxi from the airport to the base, this will cost approximately 400NOK (£35/€40/$50).

Expert guides and a local musher for the husky ride

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3 nights in an Aurora Canvas Dome

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Munch on tasty local food throughout

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Expert guides and a local musher for the husky ride

Airport transfers and everything in-between

All snowshoeing, fat biking, dog sledding and snowmobiling gear

Touch down, meet your host at the airport and head to the remote coastal town of Alta on the inner reaches of the Altafjord in Norway's most northern county. Settle into your unique Aurora Canvas Dome before heading out in the late afternoon to go dog sledding. Take in the stillness of the Arctic on a journey through the forest and open landscapes beside the Alta River, with beautiful Alaskan Huskies and a local musher for company. Later on, indulge in a feast of local food before heading out on your first hunt for the aurora. Settle in for the night beneath the stars in the Aurora Domes.

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Welcome to the Arctic Circle

Day 1

After breakfast, clip on some snowshoes for a hike to a wilderness camp through peaceful pine forests surrounded by high mountains. You'll reach the idyllic camp beside a small lake and warm up around an open fire inside a Lavvu - a Sami herdsmen’s tent. Have a go at catching some Arctic Char for lunch by fishing through an ice hole on the lake. Head back to the Aurora Domes for some downtime in the afternoon before hopping on a fat bike and strapping on a headtorch for an otherworldly bike ride to hunt for the aurora. Ride through the snow-blanketed forest at night on a network of trails, the collective glow of head torches lighting the way before everyone switches their light off to (hopefully!) watch the Northern Lights dancing way above.

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Snowshoeing, ice fishing, fat biking and the northern lights

Day 2

Enjoy a lazy morning at the Aurora Domes ahead of your next Arctic adventure. Hop on board a snowmobile for a journey through one of Europe's last wildernesses, gliding your way through beautiful winter Arctic scenery from Sorrisniva through the Alta Valley, all the way to the Finnmark Plateau - eyes peeled for the region's famous reindeer. On the way back you'll stop at the Igloo Hotel and tuck into lunch at the restaurant. In the evening you can warm yourself up with a traditional Nordic sauna before a three-course meal of local delicacies. If the aurora comes out again tonight you'll be able to head out for more northern lights watching.

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Snowmobile to the Finnmark Plateau

Day 3

Say goodbye to your cosy Aurora Dome and soak up the last of your time at the base in Alta with a short stroll or sauna before your host transfers you back to the airport in time for your flight home. Your host can also organise a 2-hour trip exploring the Altafjord on a rib boat if you would like to squeeze in one last adventure before heading to the airport.

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Farewell to the Arctic

Day 4

Touch down, meet your host at the airport and head to the remote coastal town of Alta on the inner reaches of the Altafjord in Norway's most northern county. Settle into your unique Aurora Canvas Dome before heading out in the late afternoon to go dog sledding. Take in the stillness of the Arctic on a journey through the forest and open landscapes beside the Alta River, with beautiful Alaskan Huskies and a local musher for company. Later on, indulge in a feast of local food before heading out on your first hunt for the aurora. Settle in for the night beneath the stars in the Aurora Domes. 


After breakfast, clip on some snowshoes for a hike to a wilderness camp through peaceful pine forests surrounded by high mountains. You'll reach the idyllic camp beside a small lake and warm up around an open fire inside a Lavvu - a Sami herdsmen’s tent. Have a go at catching some Arctic Char for lunch by fishing through an ice hole on the lake. Head back to the Aurora Domes for some downtime in the afternoon before hopping on a fat bike and strapping on a headtorch for an otherworldly bike ride to hunt for the aurora. Ride through the snow-blanketed forest at night on a network of trails, the collective glow of head torches lighting the way before everyone switches their light off to (hopefully!) watch the Northern Lights dancing way above.


Enjoy a lazy morning at the Aurora Domes ahead of your next Arctic adventure. Hop on board a snowmobile for a journey through one of Europe's last wildernesses, gliding your way through beautiful winter Arctic scenery from Sorrisniva through the Alta Valley, all the way to the Finnmark Plateau - eyes peeled for the region's famous reindeer. On the way back you'll stop at the Igloo Hotel and tuck into lunch at the restaurant. In the evening you can warm yourself up with a traditional Nordic sauna before a three-course meal of local delicacies. If the aurora comes out again tonight you'll be able to head out for more northern lights watching. 


Say goodbye to your cosy Aurora Dome and soak up the last of your time at the base in Alta with a short stroll or sauna before your host transfers you back to the airport in time for your flight home. Your host can also organise a 2-hour trip exploring the Altafjord on a rib boat if you would like to squeeze in one last adventure before heading to the airport. 


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Rib tour of Altafjord (morning of Day 4)

Husky sled, snowshoe and fat bike your way through the Arctic and sleep in a dome under the glow of the aurora

Ultimate Arctic Circle Adventure in Norway

Jeffrey's Private Group Ultimate Arctic Circle Adventure

Mush the Arctic with Alaskan Huskies, fat bike through the forest, snowshoe to a frozen lake and relax in a Nordic sauna

Hop on a snowmobile for an epic journey to the edge of the Finnmark Plateau, one of Europe's last true wildernesses

Bunk down in the dreamy Aurora Canvas Domes, warm up by the wood burner, and watch the northern lights dance above

Mush the Arctic with Alaskan Huskies, fat bike through the forest, snowshoe to a frozen lake and relax in a Nordic sauna

Hop on a snowmobile for an epic journey to the edge of the Finnmark Plateau, one of Europe's last true wildernesses

Bunk down in the dreamy Aurora Canvas Domes, warm up by the wood burner, and watch the northern lights dance above 

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