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WILDERNESS HOTEL,<br />
NANGU, FINLAND<br />
TOP NORTHERN LIGHTS TIPS<br />
• Think ‘off-season’ - in far-north Scandinavia, the<br />
lights start to come out to play as early as the<br />
end of August with specific late summer/autumn<br />
excursions offered. Some locals near the Ice Hotel<br />
in Swedish Lapland say October is, in fact, one of<br />
the best times to see them, as well as March when<br />
it is quieter and cheaper to visit, even though<br />
most expect it to be January and February.<br />
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS<br />
IN AUTUMN<br />
• Join a photo tour - while modern phones and<br />
cameras are great at capturing day to day life, the<br />
illusive Northern Lights with their dancing pattern,<br />
dark night conditions and cold temperatures can<br />
make getting the perfect picture a challenge.<br />
Many trips offer a taster photo tour, suitable for all<br />
levels of experience.<br />
• Maximise your opportunities - the lights can be<br />
illusive at times, and weather conditions could<br />
prevent sightings. Our advice is not to rely on just<br />
one opportunity to see them. For example, on the<br />
Super Jeep trip in Iceland, if you don’t see them<br />
on your first excursion, you can go again the next<br />
night for free. A longer trip, travelling around<br />
Scandinavia may also be a good idea giving you<br />
extra opportunities in different areas.<br />
• Beyond the lights - there are so many fantastic<br />
places to visit and activities to enjoy on these<br />
kind of trips, we always manage our clients’<br />
expectations by arranging other experiences to<br />
create more and more memories, and then if the<br />
worst happens and the lights don’t come out<br />
to play for you, it was still be a fantastic trip all<br />
round!<br />
• Don’t cut corners - there are companies out there<br />
offering very cheap short trips, or even just oneoff<br />
flights. In our experience, these can be in large<br />
groups and also give you limited opportunities<br />
to see the lights. For such a once-in-a-lifetime<br />
trip, do you really want to compromise and risk<br />
wasting your money? Investing a little more can<br />
take it from a mediocre experience to one which<br />
will stay with you forever.<br />
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