The northern lights in winter, the midnight sun in summer — and design-led hotels that make the most of both.
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The far north is two destinations in one: a snow-bound winter world of huskies and aurora, and a summer of fjords, endless light and quiet islands.
Winter here is especially good with children over the Christmas holidays. We plan for the cold properly — the right clothing waiting on arrival, short transfers and private guides who know where the skies are clear tonight.
Driving your own husky team through the forest
The northern lights from a heated glass-roofed room
A floating spa on a frozen river, and an ice-hole dip
A private boat through the Nærøyfjord
Horse riding under Iceland's midnight sun
A selection of the hotels and lodges we use most. Final choices depend on season, availability and your preferences.
Octola · Treehotel · Arctic Bath · Hotel d'Angleterre · The Retreat at Blue Lagoon · Deplar Farm
Each is a first draft. We rebuild every journey around your dates, your pace and the people travelling with you.
Finnish Lapland · Swedish Lapland
Finnish Lapland — Octola
Arrive in Rovaniemi. A private wilderness with huskies, reindeer, snowmobiles and nightly aurora hunts.
Harads, Sweden — Treehotel
By private car across the border. Rooms in the treetops, snowshoe walks and a wood-fired sauna.
Harads — Arctic Bath
A floating spa on the frozen Lule River, an ice-hole dip and moose tracking. Depart day 8 from Luleå.
Copenhagen · Bergen & the fjords · Reykjanes · North Iceland
Copenhagen — Hotel d'Angleterre
Design studios with a local architect, the canals by private boat and a New Nordic dinner.
The Norwegian fjords
Fly to Bergen. The Flåm Railway, a private boat on the Nærøyfjord and two nights at a historic fjord-side hotel.
Iceland — The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
A private lagoon, the Golden Circle by Super Jeep and a helicopter over the volcanic landscape.
North Iceland — Deplar Farm
The midnight sun, Icelandic horses, salmon fishing and a geothermal pool in the valley. Depart day 11.
Christmas in Lapland books up a year ahead. Tell us your dates and we will hold the best options while you decide.
