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Our winter programs have a wide variation in adventures and experiences. The 4 day program is the most compact program, including dog sledding, reindeer sledding and snowmobile safari. You will also spend one night in Camp Tamok in a heated lavvo (big Sami tent), or in a rough timber cabin if you prefer. The dry climate in the area where our camp is located gives you the best of opportunities to experience the northern lights. We provide local Norwegian or Sami food. More details in the program below.
The best from both worlds: The whole time we provide you the same nice hotel room in the town centre of Tromsø as your base. You only have to unpack once, and all the time you have your urban retreat. You get the comfort of the (4 star) hotel, restaurants, sightings and shopping opportunities in the arctic capital, and the thrill from adventures in the surrounding wilderness. We provide all outer clothing you need for the excursions, and we provide the transports between the hotel and the wilderness.
Flight tip for UK guests: This program fits perfectly to the direct flights between Gatwick in London and Tromsø Airport, Saturday to Tuesday.
Day 1:
You arrive in Tromsø, probably by plane to Tromsø Airport. The airport is located only a 10 minutes drive from the town centre. We have booked you in to one of the best hotels in the centre of town, the Radisson Blu. The hotel is recently rehabilitated and expanded, and holds only quality rooms. It has a credited restaurant and several other facilities (spa, gym etc). Notice that the package price includes sharing double rooms. If you or someone in your group wants single rooms, ask the receptionist for upgrading solutions.
If you arrive early in the day you have the opportunity to get to know the town. Maybe you need to shop some warm underwear for the excursions, or do other preparations. Check out below our tips for winter vacations in arctic Norway. Maybe you all ready locate our standard pick-up point by the Rica hotel, a hotel right beside yours. It is easy to find in the very compact town centre.
Day 2:
At 09.00 we pick you up on our minibus or bus from our standard pick-up point beside Rica hotel. We then transport you approximately a 75 minutes drive out in the wilderness, to a totally uninhabited area. Here we welcome you to Camp Tamok, our wilderness camp that is the starting and ending point for excursions out in the wilderness. The camp consists of a rough timber cabin, several big lavvos (Sami tents), a sauna, hot tub, and wardrobe and toilet facilities separate for men and women. In the wilderness camp there is no plumbing or electricity.
The whole day and night you will stay in the wilderness. First, get ready for testing the elements the modern way. A snowmobile safari through the valley of Finn, to the lake of Tamok. A distance of 30 km one way. At the stay at the lake you can try ice-fishing. You get a thorough instruction before starting up. Due to the dramatic topography a reduced speed is held during parts of the tour, but on flat land and frozen lakes you can speed up. A hot meal will be served during the excursion. We will be driving in pairs, one driver and one passenger, with opportunity to change places half way.
Dinner will be served in Camp Tamok. After a rest by the open fire in the tent, you will participate in a Sami experience. Reindeer sledding is the oldest form of transport in the north, and an ancient part of Sami culture. Also in the sledge you will be driving in pairs, with one reindeer in front of each sledge. The trip is approximately 3 km long, going across the valley of Tamok. The adventure includes trying out lasso-throwing, visiting a Sami family Lavvo, and learning about Sami culture and history with an introduction to traditional Sami handicraft. The night you spend sleeping by the open fire in the Sami tent, or in the wood stove heated cabin if you prefer.
Day 3:
Our guides that have spent the night together with you wake you up and serve you breakfast before the adventure continues. Say hello to a bunch of barking huskies that are hungry for action (but still friendly as lambs). The dog sledding excursion starts with learning how to train and groom dogs. You will get detailed instructions in how to be a musher – how to drive a dog sledding team. Then you drive the dog sled into the white landscapes, through the valley of Vass. A total distance of 16 km. The area is wild and totally uninhabited, and the speed of the dogs will impress you. We will be driving in pairs, one driver and one passenger per sled, with opportunity to switch places half way.
The journey ends back in the camp, and at 14.45 we transport you to your hotel in Tromsø. After 30 hours in the wild arctic environment you will have your best warm shower ever. Relax, and ask the hotel management to recommend you a nice restaurant.
Day 4:
It is time to say goodbye to Tromsø. Maybe you have an early flight home, or maybe you are going on a winter cruise up to the North cape? If you still have some time available, know that the Arctic capital Tromsø is an adventure in it self. Take a trip with the Cable car, from sea level and up more than 400 meter. We also recommend the big aquarium Polaria, where you get an introduction to the arctic ocean. Or visit the Polar museum or Tromsø museum, where you can learn about the polar expeditions and history of the arctic area. The tourist information office, right beside your hotel, can give you a lot of other recommendations. Lyngsfjord Adventure thank you for visiting us and welcome you back in the summer to experience the midnight sun, fjord cruise, sea fishing, canoeing, glacier wandering and many other adventures.
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Tip:
Did you know that April is the most common winter month for outdoors activities in northern Norway? April is the time when the locals do most of their outdoor winter activities. During April the daylight above the arctic circle is rapidly extending until there is 24 hours of light (no night darkness). The higher sun and lighted nights gives milder winter temperatures. At the same time the snow depth is often at its maximum in April, the peak of the winter. This combination gives the best conditions for many kinds of winter excursions. We of course provide winter adventures in April (except northern lights sightings). Try out winter adventures with extreme daylight and comfortable temperatures. It is a very charming experience.
Tip:
Did you know that in our area you can not see the Sun from middle of November until the end of January? In the middle of this period, the Sun is below the horizon 24 hours, even at its peak. The dark period is a phenomenon found only north of the northern arctic circle, and south of the southern arctic circle. This does not mean that it is complete darkness. The short day holds a misty daylight, not unlike what one might experience just before sunrise or after sunset (twilight). This misty light in combination with the dramatic white landscape provides a magical atmosphere. The areas with dark time during the winter have a similar period of midnight Sun in the summer, when the Sun stays above the horizon 24 hours.
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