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The freshest platform for Arctic News: From edgy new hotels in Svalbard to curious cultural activities, we explore cool local content to share with the world.
The Arctic Race Returns to Lofoten
The route for the 2019 Arctic Race was recently announced: next August, the cycling competition will span a different area of Northern Norway. Starting in Lofoten, one of our specialist destinations, it will tour around the main islands and end in Narvik, near our favourite Arctic […]
Read MoreArctic Tours: Elijazzen Festival 2019
The Elijazzen Festival in Lofoten recently announced their headliner for 2019: Mari Boine, a famous Norwegian Sami and Jazz musician! You can check out last year’s headliners, Polish group Wojtek Mazolewski, below: This boutique festival is held every year, with this year’s dates set for April 26th […]
Read MoreArctic Adventures: Return of the Whales
A few days ago, the first orca whale sightings in Arctic Norway were captured around Lyngen! We are thankful for this, as natural phenomena are still unpredictable. The return of the hump backs and orcas to Arctic Norway is never certain, as they follow the mighty […]
Read MoreExclusively Arctic: Winter is Coming
While London lingers in the leftovers of summer’s heatwave, there are few remnants of summer left in the Arctic. Arctic regions around the world embraced the full week of first snows and fantastic Northern Lights, as they prepare for the fact that #winteriscoming While waiting for […]
Read MoreHot in the Arctic: What’s New Up North
Hot in the Arctic: What’s New up north New Destinations in and around Tromsø What’s new up north? A lot in and around Tromsø it seems, as the town flexes muscle to take over Reykjavik as THE destination for a short weekend break to colder climes. […]
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Arctic Adventures: Summer Challenges
Arctic Circle Challenges: Going green & thinking Clean Would you rather Drive a Leaf from London to the North Cape, or cycle from the Arctic to Africa? As one of these Arctic Circle Challenges ended last weekend, Phase II of another began. “Charge to the circle”: […]
Read MoreArctic Tours: We’re Livestreaming Our Destinations!!
Arctic Tours: We’re livestreaming our destinations! Tune into our social media channels next week Ever wanted to book a holiday, but not sure it’ll match what you find online? Next Monday to Sunday, we’ll be visiting as many of our destinations as possible in Arctic Norway. […]
Read MoreExclusively Arctic: 4 Cultural Curiosities
4 Cultural curiosities of the arctic The Arctic is a unique environment in itself, but these 4 fascinating cultural curiosities only get more curious. Each has their own story to tell about native culture. 1. Midnight Sun Marathon (Tromsø, Norway) Most visitors come to Arctic Norway in […]
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Summer’s Hot Topic: Beat the Heatwave
Cooling off in the Heatwave: Top 5 activities in Norway In a world where the weather is usually the best form of air conditioning, temperatures could almost rival saunas. Due to the heatwave, handheld fans have recently gone out of stock across stores in the Arctic. […]
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Arctic Tours: Norway in a Nutshell ®
A few days of norwegian fresh air Taking a couple days out of your busy life to walk in someone else’s shoes can be a breath of fresh air and give perspective. Especially when those shoes walk you through the high street of Norway’s natural “skyscrapers”: endless awe-inspiring […]
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Arctic Tours: Arctic Wolf Close Encounter
ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST TOUR: KISS OF THE ARCTIC WOLF We are proud to announce our new and exclusive tour – a once-in-a-lifetime rare opportunity to get up close and personal to Arctic Wolves Wolves are notoriously reluctant to interact with people, but this rare semi-wild pack […]
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