50 Degrees North is thrilled to launch our 2022/2023 Northern Lights Small Group Tour series – Chase the Northern Lights and Follow the Northern Lights, as well as four new shorter winter small group tours.
The new Norwegian Coastal Highlights Escorted tour is a 10-day tour running between Oslo and Tromsø, allowing travellers to stop for an extended stay in the heart of Norway’s Northern Lights region. 6 departures between Sept 2022 – March 2023, prices start from AUD 4,930. This tour also runs in reverse.
The Aurora Highlights Escorted tour skirts the top of Norway and Finland between Tromsø and Ivalo. This 8-day tour has proven very popular with a 2-night ‘Kystruten’ Norwegian Coast cruise, 3 nights in premium glass roofed cabin in Finland including winter activities, a night at the Kirkenes Snow Hotel, all accompanied by a Scandinavian escort. 3 departures between Sept 2022 – March 2023, prices start from AUD 5,080. This tour also runs in reverse.
Our original ‘Follow the Northern Lights’ and ‘Chase the Northern Lights’ will depart again in October 2022 and March 2023 and clients can secure their spot on ANY of these small group tours with only $100 booking deposit.
The 14-day and 15-day tours have the following key features and inclusions:
– All accommodation in a shared double/twin room (single supplement also available)
– 50 Degrees North Escort
– 3 nights in a glass roofed cabin in Northern Finnish Lapland
– Daily breakfast and 8+ dinners
– Airport transfers
– Norwegian Coastal Voyage with outside cabins with windows (15 sq m cabin)
– Snowmobile safari and Husky Safari in Finland
– Oslo to Bergen Train
– Snowmobile ride
– King Crab Safari
The longer tours start/departs from Ivalo, Finland, or Oslo, Norway with 13 departures between October 2022 and March 2023. There are guaranteed departures running this December 2021, January and February as well. With a maximum of only 18 fellow passengers, spend less time waiting and more time enjoying what the region has to offer. Prices start from AUD 7,230 / USD 5,510 / NZ 7,790 / EUR 4,248 / GDP 3,781 per adult.
“This escorted tour is a comfortable and safe way to explore the northern parts of Finland, and Norway in winter. Travelling together with a guide assures participants a safe passage and is good option for the risk-adverse traveller”, says Tietse Stelma, the CEO and co-founder of 50 Degrees North and NORD Journeys. “We are continuing to reduce our required deposit to $100 in order to increase flexibility with the booking”, adds Stelma.
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