New Years in Tromso Escorted Vacation

Starts in
Tromso
Duration
5 Days
Price from
Route
Tromso, Lyngsfjord

Enjoy an unforgettable New Year’s Eve in Tromso! You will visit the largest Scandinavian city north of the Arctic Circle. From Tromso you will move to the magical Camp Tamok, located in the enormous Lapland tundra. In these wilde and mysterious lands, winter offers the best chance to experience the Polar Night and the magical Northern Lights. Celebrating the end and the beginning of the year in Camp Tamok will also give you the opportunity to drive your own team of huskies in white and totally uninhabited landscapes. Make New Year’s Eve extra special by sleeping in a traditional lavvu, or Sami herdsman’s tent, on top of several reindeer skins for warmth.

 

Guaranteed Departures - 5-day/4-night package visiting Tromso and Camp Tamok. Package includes accommodations in Superior Tourist Class and First Class hotels, daily breakfast, a New Year’s Eve fireworks display and dogsled drive.

Includes

  • Accommodations as per itinerary
  • Meals as per itinerary; breakfast (B), lunch (L), dinner (D)
  • Sightseeing: per itinerary
  • Travel funds escrow protection program

Excludes

  • Items of a personal nature
  • All other items not mentioned as included
  • Select local taxes where applicable

Itinerary

Day

1

Tromso - Arrival

Superior Tourist Class: Clarion Collection With or similar accommodations

Upon arrival you will be transferred to the city center of Tromso, known as the Paris of the North, for a day at leisure to explore the Arctic Cathedral or enjoy a visit to Polaira, an adventure center with themes from the Polar Regions. If the weather permits, you may decide to take the famous Fjellheisen cable car to Storsteinen on mount Floya, 421 meters above sea level, for panoramic views of Tromso and the surrounding islands and fjords. Overnight in Tromso.

Day

2

Tromso - Aurora Hunt

Superior Tourist Class: Clarion Collection With or similar accommodations

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel then enjoy the day at leisure. This evening, embark on a chase of the elusive Northern Lights. With the help of local and knowledgeable guides, you will find the best area for spotting this natural phenomenon and the best spots for photos. During the evening, your guide will tell you interesting stories about the Northern Lights, both the science and the folklore behind the enigma. Overnight in Tromso. (B)

Day

3

Tromso - Lynfjord

Superior Tourist Class: Camp Tamok or similar accommodations

After breakfast, you can enjoy the morning at leisure or decide to visit the Polar Museum or the Tromso Museum. In the afternoon, you will depart by bus to Camp Tamok where you will spend New Year’s Eve in the Arctic Alps and fjords of Norway, experience the Northern Lights in the heart of the Lyngen area of Sami Lapland. A three-course dinner and snacks are served during the evening and your guide will enterain you with stories around an open camp fire. To end the year in an unforgettable fashion, you will have the choice to overnight in a Sami tent or a timber cabin where you will sleep in winter sleeping bags on top of a mountain of reindeer skins. As the New Year rings in, enjoy a fireworks display in the northern sky. Overnight in Lyngsfjord. (B,D)

Day

4

Lyngsfjord - Husky Safari

Superior Tourist Class: Clarion Collection With or similar accommodations

After a night under the stars and the Northern Lights, it’s time to rise and shine and enjoy breakfast before gathering your necessary equipment to be ready to drive your own dogsled team! You will meet a pack of excitable huskies ready for action as your dog sledding adventure starts and you prepare for your journey. Take your sled into the white washed landscapes, totally uninhabited, with mountains and forests surrounding. Out in the wildm these dogs are right in their element so no need for previous experience as a sled-driver! At the end of your adventure, you will transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Tromso. (B)

Day

5

Tromso - Return

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your return flight home. (B)

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