Active in the Arctic
ON A TRIP TO NORWAY’S ALTA, GET AN OFF-THE-RADAR TASTE OF THE WILD WITH RIVER-RAFTING AND HIKING BENEATH THE MIDNIGHT SUN
Three More Active Experiences
Author: Kerry Walker
ON A TRIP TO NORWAY’S ALTA, GET AN OFF-THE-RADAR TASTE OF THE WILD WITH RIVER-RAFTING AND HIKING BENEATH THE MIDNIGHT SUN
Three More Active Experiences
The scene At 70 degrees north, where Norway’s coast frays into fjords, islands and skerries, Alta is a true blast of the Arctic. A two-hour flight from Oslo, one of the world’s most northerly towns takes ‘wild’ to a new level. Here, the Northern Lights rave above snowy fells all winter long, while the midnight sun burns in summer. Porpoises, dolphins and whales splash in frigid waters and the indigenous Sámi people herd reindeer on the stark tundra. And whether you’re fishing the fjord for enorm...