Northern Lights

Hamnøy on a polar night

Why Norway is not just a one-season wonder

Each of the four seasons in Norway has its own personality, and there are few places in the world where the variation in climate is more striking. If you are really lucky, you can experience all four seasons on the same day.

The dazzling Northern Lights over Norway

Final Frontiers: The best way to take in the Northern Lights

Take in this dramatic display with a good measure of culture and cuisine on an intimate Hurtigruten ship, cruising to far-flung communities and frontiers.

Hurtigruten cruising through the Midnight Sun

The magic of experiencing the Midnight Sun in Norway

When it comes to adventure, wildlife and nature, Norway has few peers. And while the winter months offer a chance of witnessing the otherworldly Northern Lights, the summer months are just as beguiling.

Experience the Northern Lights, guaranteed

With the Northern Hemisphere winter around the corner and travel in Europe back on the cards, now is the time to tick off that big bucket list headliner: witnessing the magical Northern Lights with your own eyes.

Full Circle: a photographic journey of Arctic Norway

Full Circle: a photographic journey in Arctic Norway

Beyond the natural spectacle of the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle, is a region rich in diverse experiences.

Chase the Lights with 50 Degrees North

Bentours, the Scandinavian specialists, have been operating for 40 years so know a thing or two about hunting the light. Chase the Lights is an escorted small group tour that gives travellers an exceptional chance of seeing the Northern Lights.

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Low fares for bucket-list expedition

Discounts and special offers apply for couples and solo travellers who want to swim with orcas and see the Northern Lights in Norway in winter

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Under the Northern Lights

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Jack Frost nipping at your door? Santa and his sleigh? Head to northern Europe for Christmas in supreme style

Through Norwegian eyes

Norway is achingly beautiful—its landscapes captured by the lens of a local photographer

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UTracks' Northern Lights Iceland getaway

UTracks has launched an incredible three-day Northern Lights winter walking experience in Iceland, full of natural beauty and adventure

The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas Downtown district, © Mark Knight Photography

Chasing reindeer and Northern Lights in Finland’s Lapland

Whether or not the stars align enough to see the elusive Northern Lights, Finnish Lapland has plenty of magic to discover on its own

Book Lapland opens up the Arctic for independent travel

A team of arctic travel experts have launched a new website Book Lapland to make independent travel to the Arctic region easier and quicker