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The longer you stay in the arctic, the more likely it is that you will experience the northern lights. Most people know about our longest winter packages (our 8-day wilderness safari weeks) but few realise that Autumn is actually one of the best times of year to see the northern lights. It is also one of the best times of year to see the rich colours of Lappish nature.
- Focused on evening and night-time aurora activities
- Evening workshop with aurora photography tips (tripods available to rent)
- Dinners in a traditional Arctic kota on the farm
- Reindeer farm, Saami & nature museum, and national park hikes
- Lake-side sauna evening and a day trip to Juhl's Silver Gallery in Norway
- Autumn is one of the best times of year to see the northern lights
Aurora Magic
For that reason, we have created a week-long autumn multi-activity package focused on the evening and night-time activities that maximise your chances of seeing and photographing the northern lights.
Enjoy a range of afternoon and evening activities that make the most of the blazing fall-coloured trails, frosty mornings and sparkling lakes, and the landscape bathed in gold as evening falls - then sit back in wonder at the majestic nocturnal display.
The 7-day autumn activity week
Day 1: Transfer to Hetta where there will be a meal waiting and accommodation available in a local family hotel.
Day 2: An afternoon and evening in the life of a husky guide, including an evening workshop introducing the northern lights and providing aurora photography tips (tripods are available to rent). Dinner is in a traditional arctic kota on the farm, followed by a walk out onto a local ridge to look for lights.
Day 3: A cultural afternoon including a visit to a reindeer farm, a visit to a local Saami and nature museum, and a hike to the top of the Jyppyravaara hill, with a talk on local berries and mushrooms, a chance to gather the same, and sausages and marshmallows around a campfire whilst looking out for the northern lights.
Day 4: A choice between a hike or fat-bike excursion out to the wilderness hut of Sisanki, or a canoe trip across the lake to our traditional north-facing 'mökki' with a return at dusk.
Day 5: A hike into the national park to the top of Pyhäkero followed by an evening relaxing in a lake-side sauna, eating sausages, swimming and looking for the lights.
Day 6: A daytime visit to the spectacular 'Juhl's Silver Gallery' in Kautokeino, Norway, and a final traditional meal in the farm kota.
