Choose something special and enjoy your winter holiday in the
northernmost county of Norway. Enjoy the wild forests, mountain plateau, coastal and mountain landscapes. This program offers opportunities for catching the mysterious Northern Lights, visit the beautiful North Cape and the famous Slate City of Pæskatun.
Inclusions
4 nights’ accommodation in a 4* hotel
4 breakfasts
Arrival / departure transfers in Alta, without assistant
Northern Lights Safari: includes, portrait, hot beverages, soup & bread, snacks, camera help
North Cape Tour: includes transport, pictures, hot beverages and snacks
Alta – Tour of the Slate City: includes self-made slate souvenir, hot beverages and snacks
Exclusions
Flights – Gratuities – Meals and drinks unless indicated in the inclusions – personal insurance – All other items not mentioned in the Inclusions.
Additional Information
OPTIONAL EXCURSION ON DAY 2
Ice Fishing (4.5 hours)
A really popular activity here in the north is to go ice fishing. Back in the day, it was a way to ensure survival in remote areas with little food sources during the hard winter time. But nowadays it is meant to be done for leaned-back outdoor recreation, social get-together and fun.
Dressed in properly warm clothing we bring with us ice drill, jigging equipment (special, sensitive ice fishing rod), hot beverages and snacks. We head for the frozen lakes with direct road connection where we try to make a good catch and prepare it on the fire. No fish? Then we will make something else instead.
If you want you can help us to start the campfire, drill holes in the ice and prepare the fishing gear to be involved in a whole winter outdoor experience. Otherwise the beautiful winter surrounding is inviting you to wander around and relax on reindeer skins until your guide will make you familiar with the fishing gear and jigging technique to increase the chances of success.
– 152 Euros per person.
DAY 1 ARRIVAL AT ALTA
Accommodation : Alta: Thon Hotel Alta 4* or similar for 4 nights
DAY 2 NORTHERN LIGHTS SAFARI (approx. 5hrs)
At 19:00, go on the hunt for the Northern Lights by bus! You will leave behind all the artificial lights from town. According to the weather forecast and with the specific knowledge about the topography surrounding Alta, you will go for the clearest skies and the best photo location. To make sure that you feel comfortable during our trip, you can borrow thermal dresses, warm winter boots, hats and gloves for free from the tour operator. The local and experienced guides will explain the history and science behind the Northern Lights and will give camera support. They will also take portraits of you and the best pictures will be sent to your e-mail address. The duration can vary depending on how early the Northern Lights appears and how far the group will need to drive to find the phenomenon. The only main goal is that YOU see the Northern Lights to provide your most unique experience in the Arctic Region.
Meals : Breakfast
Optional Excursions : Ice Fishing at 10AM (duration 4.5 hours)
A really popular activity here in the north is to go ice fishing. Back in the days it was a way to ensure survival in remote areas with little food sources during the hard winter time. But nowadays it is meant to be done for leaned-back outdoor recreation, social get-together and fun.
Dressed in properly warm clothing we bring with us ice drill, jigging equipment (special, sensitive ice fishing rod), hot beverages and snacks. We head for the frozen lakes with direct road connection where we try to make a good catch and prepare it on the fire. No fish? Then we will make something else instead.
If you want you can help us to start the campfire, drill holes in the ice and prepare the fishing gear to be involved in a whole winter outdoor experience. Otherwise, the beautiful winter surrounding is inviting you to wander around and relax on reindeer skins until your guide will make you familiar with the fishing gear and jigging technique to increase the chances of success.
DAY 3 NORTH CAPE (approx. 9hrs)
Starting from Alta with a comfortable minibus and an experienced local driver-guide, the tour will bring you through the spectacular nature of the county Finnmark. From luscious Alta, over mountain passes with no vegetation, scarcely vegetated fiord landscape and up to the moon-like Magerøya where we find the North Cape. You will get loads of stories and information about the history, culture and wildlife from the guide during the tour. There will be a coffee break at a good photo location on the way. To have reached “the end of the world”, as Francesco Negri described it in 1664, deserves a celebration. You will get a glass of champagne and a diploma confirming that you have been at North Cape in person. The Visitor Center has cafés, restaurant, an exclusive gift shop, a post office, a spectacular panoramic film, historical exhibitions, museum and an ecumenical chapel. The center is an attraction in its own means! In the winter months the last 13 km will be behind a snow plow, in a convoy of coaches and cars that leaves at fixed departure times.
Lunch and dinner under own arrangements.
Meals : Breakfast
DAY 4 ALTA - PAESKATUN SLATE QUARRY
You will be picked up at your hotel and lead to the slate quarry Pæskatun, around 20 minutes south of Alta. On the way up and later back from Pæskatun, you will pass the city centre and the main attractions of Alta, the Northern Lights Cathedral, the old Alta Church and the slate port. Along the way, your local and experienced tour guide will love to share the knowledge about Alta and point out the presence of the 800 million years old slate everywhere.
The history of the Alta slate industry reaches back to the end of 1860s. Up in the mountains at Pæskatun, a visually and acoustically impressive presentation will teach you everything about the world famous Alta Quartzite Slate. It will show you how it is taken out of the mountain and how the slate workers make a roof tile out of the huge slate blocks. Afterward it’s your turn to be a “slateworker-for-a-day” by using the traditional slate scissors to make your own real and unique Alta Slate souvenir! When done with the “hard” labour, it is time to relax, explore the slate quarry or have a look into the slate worker hut museum to see how they lived and worked during the weekdays in the past. And let your eyes wander about the peaceful and calming scenery of the Alta river valley before you unfortunately have to tear yourself away from Pæskatun.
Lunch and dinner are under your own arrangements.
Meals : Breakfast
DAY 5 DEPARTURE FROM ALTA
Meals : Breakfast
HOTEL OPTION OR SIMILAR
Alta: Thon Hotel Alta 4*
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Rates in $CA, per person, starting from, in double occupancy |
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| Daily Departures from: October 1, 2022 – March 22, 2023* |
Land Package | ||
| Double Occupancy | 2295 | ||
| Single Supplement | +890 | ||
| Optional Ice Fishing Excursion | 152 euros per person | ||
| *Depending on the arrival and departure dates, the rate slightly varies. Please contact us for further information! |
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**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment The prices indicated exclude the contribution to the Customer Compensation Fund of $3.50 per $1,000 of tourism product or service purchased from a travel agent in Quebec.
