A new way to experience the Northern Light in Swedish Lapland has been launched allowing guests to float into the Arctic skies and hover among the stars, in search of the Aurora. The new travel concept launched by Off the Map Travel was created by the founders of the Aurora Safari Camp, Jonas Gejke and Fredrik Broman, who are starting…
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The team at Off the Map Travel have taken their revolutionary itinerary to experience the Aurora at any time of the day in Svalbard, and added an environmental twist that now means it is thought to be the lowest impact Arctic Northern Lights adventure ever – using revolutionary new e-snowmobiles powered by renewable energy from the Arctic winds and the…
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Rather than hunting for the Northern Lights on land, visitors can now take to the water in a luxury catamaran on which by day guests will search for wildlife and enjoy the local islands and scenery, and at night hunt for the Northern Lights! With the chance to get away from the city lights and chase the best of the…
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A brand new cross-country skiing package from multi-activity holiday specialists Undiscovered Mountains offers travelers an exclusive opportunity to stay in a traditional, rustic Norwegian hytte. The new and exclusive hytte expedition in Venabu, Rondane National Park in Norway is a brand new offering for 2020, and is only available with Undiscovered Mountains. The adventurous tour features a unique expedition to a traditional…
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The Arctic Bath Hotel and Spa, designed by architects Bertil Harström and Johan Kauppi, freezes into the ice of the Lule River in the winter and floats on top of the water in the summer. With six detached floating cabins and six additional cabins on land designed by AnnKathrin Lundqvist, the team at Arctic Bath have completed the land-based cabins…
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Natural Habitat Adventures, a leader in responsible wildlife tourism and conservation travel partner of World Wildlife Fund, has announced it will host a Special Expedition: Polar Bears in a Changing Arctic, a first-of-its-kind field education opportunity from October 14-20, 2019 in Churchill, Manitoba. This exclusive departure of the ecotourism company’s 7-day Classic Polar Bear Adventure will take travelers into the…
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Launched by Arctic travel specialists Off the Map Travel, the new Iglo Lodge is a first for this winter, and perfect for those looking for an edge of adventure to their Arctic itinerary. With five spacious igloos available for guests, each with room to sleep two people, the ice-lodge is perfect for couples or a group of up to 10….
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Poseidon commenced its 2018 summer season in July in the Russian High Arctic – the newest frontier in polar expedition cruising – with a rendezvous of its two ships in the Franz Josef Land Archipelago. Meeting on July 11 at 80º 48’ N/50º 44’ E near Prince George Island, Poseidon’s 128-passenger, nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Years of Victory and its 114-passenger…
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Experts at Off the Map Travel have created an exclusive new luxury travel opportunity for guests to drive off-road across Lapland in the same off-road Arctic Explorer trucks designed and built for the filming of the Top Gear Polar Special TV show. With guests taking the wheel and led by a private guide this new experience allows guest to both…
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A new expedition cruise program departs Edinburgh next spring on a 12-day exploration into the frozen north. From the Highlands to the High Arctic, June 3-14, 2019, passes over the Arctic Circle while crossing three seas and exploring islands representing three countries. This cruise and the one that immediately precedes it (British Isles: Legendary History & Wild Nature May 22-June 3,…
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