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Alta is situated in a stunning location, with the glowing Altafjorden on one side, and the magnificent, vast mountain plateau of Finnmarksvidda on the other. This region is home to the few thousand semi-nomadic Sami or 'Lapps' who, for thousands of years, have herded their reindeer on these beautiful mountain plains. Interest in their way of life has led to an increase in the number of travellers wishing to visit the region and experience the Sami culture first hand.
Our short break to Alta includes one night in the unique Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel - a wonderful construction made completely from snow and ice and houses hotel rooms, ice sculptures and its very own ice bar complete with ice glasses! This hotel truly breaks down the normal conventions of accommodation, and provides one of the most unforgettable overnight experiences you will ever have!
DAY 1
Fly from the UK, via Oslo, to Alta Airport. Transfer to your hotel.
1 night ALTA (BB) - Rica Alta Hotel (BB)
DAY 2
Transfer at 1700 to the Alta Igloo Hotel. Dinner may be taken at Laksestua Restaurant in Alta Friluftspark, adjacent to the hotel.
1 night ALTA - Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel (BB)
DAY 3
Early morning sauna followed by breakfast in Laksestua Restaurant then transfer to Alta centre and your 'warm' hotel!! Free afternoon for optional activities.
1 night ALTA (BB) - Rica Alta Hotel (BB)
DAY 4
Transfer to Alta Airport for return flights to the UK.
By Air: Daily from London Heathrow airport
Departure Dates: 16 January - 10 April 2013
Duration: 3 nights (additional nights possible)
N.B. Departures also possible from alternative airports subject to flight schedules. Please ask for details and prices.
This is a first-class hotel, located in the centre of Alta, the actual gateway to the Finnmark region. The hotel has a very central location. All the rooms come with cable TV, a film network, radio, telephone and shower/bath. Half of the rooms have a view of the Altadalen valley and some have a view of Haldé, the oldest Northern Lights observatory. Wireless internet connection. The hotel restaurant "Alta" serves an Arctic menu. The hotel also has a café, bar, night-club and pizza pub.
A very seasonal hotel and impossible to give a star rating! The hotel is completely made from snow and ice and boasts its own bar and ice sculpture gallery along with hotel rooms (though not with shower and WC!). A truly unique experience.
Description: Here is an opportunity to hunt for the Northern Lights far from the light pollution around the town and with a company who know the best viewpoints and the best settings for your camera!
Operates: Daily, 1 Oct - 15 Apr
Duration: 1900 - 2230 (from Mar, 2000 - 2400)
Price: £166 per person, children under 12 £122
Price Includes: return transfer from Alta centre, hot drinks and snacks.
Description: Holmen dog Centre invites you on an adventurous husky safari! Drive your own dog sled or relax and enjoy the scenery as a passenger. You travel through the pine forest following the banks of the Alta River or up through Altadalen valley to the Finnmarksvidda Mountan plain. You are served tea/coffee and cakes in their lavvu or outdoors around an open fire. They explain how the huskies (and themselves) train and prepare for the Finnmarksløpet husky race covering 1000 kms - a huge annual event!
Operates: Daily except Sunday, 15 Dec - 15 Apr
Duration: 1000 - 1230 and 1600 - 1830
Price: £140 per person, children under 12 -50%
Price Includes: Transport from hotel, thermal suit, boots, hat and gloves, tea/coffee and cake.
Description: The safari starts out from the Igloo Hotel and takes you on the former trade road towards Karasjok. This is one of the last wilderness areas in Europe. Your path leads through the forest and up onto the Finnmarksplateau with its wide, snowcovered plain. A wonderful way to view the spectacular scenery of this region.
Operates: 15 Jan - 31 Mar. (daily except Sunday)
Duration: 0930 - 1345 or 1700 - 2045.
Price: 0930 dep. £155.00 per person (2 per snowmobile), £177.00 per person (1 per snowmobile).
Price: 1700 dep. £139.00 per person (2 per snowmobile), £161.00 per person (1 per snowmobile).
Price includes: transport from Alta centre and warm clothes: thermal suit, shoes, hat/helmet and gloves and a visit to the Igloo Hotel. Lunch is included on the morning departure.
N.B. Driving licence required!
Description: A unique evening in the old centre of Alta including a gourmet meal at Thon Hotel Vica in their famous restaurant Haldde. Here you will be served a tasty 3-course Arctic dinner featuring King Crab, a choice of grilled stockfish or bokna, lightly smoked leg of reindeer and 'A Taste Of Norwegian Lapland' for dessert.
Operates: 15 Dec - 15 Apr
Duration: 3 hours, open 1600-Midnight
Price: £66 per adult, £33 per child under 12. Price excludes transport to and from the Thon Vica Hotel
Description: Take a trip in the snow using the ancient method of walking on snow - snowshoes. Whilst walking through the forest you will see the footprints of a number of small and large forest animals; you will then drill a hole in the river ice and try ice-fishing. An Alaskan husky pulls a pulka with your food and equipment and a hot lunch is prepared over an open fire and served in a Sami lavvu (herdsmen's tent).
Operates: Daily, 1 Dec - 30 Apr
Duration: 0930 - 1400
Price: £156 per adult, children under 12, £111. Price includes transport, thermal suit, snowshoes, fishing gear and lunch.
Please view our standard Terms & Conditions for this holiday.
To book call 01274 875 199 or Contact us by email
