Sweden – 10 days trip to see the Northern lights
Route
Day 1 (20th Nov.) – Zürich – Stockholm
We had a plane
Day 2 (21st Nov.) – Stockholm – Abisko
- Visit Stockholm city center
- Sleeping train to Abisko
Day 3 (22nd Nov.) – Abisko
- Walk to Abisko Östra for groceries
- Trail “The Shore”. Small walk to the shore of the lake Torneträsk. This trail is one of the hotspots for seeing the Northen lights.
- Check for northen lights
Day 4 (23rd Nov.) – Abisko
- Trail “Kårsafallen” original estimated walking time was 4h. Our real time 2h 15min. This trail goes through a birch forest leading to a bridge where you can see the Kårsafallen waterfall frozen in the river Kårsajåkka.
- Northen Lights
Day 5 (24th Nov.) – Abisko
- Trail “Canyon” one of the main reasons to visit Abisko Natinal park. This small path goes around Abiskojåkka canyon where you can see an incredible waterfall nearly frozen.
- Trail “Njakajaure”
Day 6 (25th Nov.) – Abisko – Kiruna
- Trail “Canyon” again
- Visit to a Sami village
- Walk to Abisko Östra to take the train
- Sauna in Kiruna Camp Alta
Day 7 (26th Nov.) – Kiruna
- Dog sled Lunch tour in the Wilderness
- Langlauf over the frozen lake Altajärvi
- Sauna with jump into the lake Altajärvi
- Aurora hunt to lake Sautosjärvi
Day 8 (27th Nov.) – Kiruna
- Ice fishing
- Ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi
- Ráidu – Encounter with reindeer
- Jacuzzi Dome
Day 9 (28th Nov.) – Kiruna City
- Walk to Luossavaara
- Eat in fika + walk around the city + Sauna
Day 10 (29th Nov.) – Kiruna – Zürich
- Visit Kiruna curch
- Breakfast in Fika
- Go to airport
Trip To Do list
- See northen lights
- Dog sledging
- Sauna with jump to a frowzen lake
- Ice fishing
- Sleep in a Dome
- Visit IceHotel
- Seep in IceHotel
- Learn about Sami culture
- Feed a reindeer
- Reindeer sledging
- Ice climbing
- Snowmobile over lake
- Try local food
- Hike in Abisko
Costs
| Type | Transport | Accommodation | Activity | Groceries | Others | Discount | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plane Zürich - Stockholm | 334.92 EUR / 2 people CHF nan USD | ||||||
| Sleeping train Stockholm - Abisko (Friday night) | 2512.00 SEK / private room for 2 people nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Sleeping train Stockholm - Abisko (Saturday night) | 2394.00 SEK / private room for 2 people nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Stockholm airport to Stockholm central fast train | 299.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Abisko Östra - Kiruna | 75.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Pickup: Kiruna city center to Kiruna Camp Alta Drop off: Kiruna Camp Alta to Ice Hotel | 350.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Kiruna Dome - Kiruna city center | |||||||
| Kiruna city center - Kiruna Airport | |||||||
| Kiruna to Zürich | 197.99 EUR / 2 people (79.50EUR/person + 39.00EUR 1 big luggage) nan CHF nan USD | ||||||
| Stockholm | 450.00 SEK / private room with 2 bunk beds nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| STF Abisko Turiststation | Original price 1440.00 SEK / 2 people private dorm Booking offer price 1224.00 SEK / 2 people private dorm (originally 4 people dorm but due to Corona we had it private) 290.00 SEK bedsheets / 2 people whole length accommodation 5186.00 SEK 4 nights with bedsheets / 2 people private dorm nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | (1440 SEK original price - 1224 SEK booking price) * 4 num. night 864.00 SEK nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | |||||
| Camp Alta | Booked 1 night in a big room as small was not available (680.00 SEK) Booked 1 night in a small room(550.00 SEK) We stayed both nights in the big room without any extra charge. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SEK bedsheets / 2 people whole length accommodation 1230.00 SEK / 2 people in a 4-bed hut (1 double bed and 2 bunk beds) nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | 130.00 SEK Difference between the small room and the big room nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | |||||
| Aurora Dome | Original price 2000.00 SEK / 2 people private dome in the woods including sauna, jacuzzi & breakfast Booking offer price 1820.00 SEK / 2 people private dome in the woods including sauna, jacuzzi & breakfast nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | 180.00 SEK Booking discount nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | |||||
| Hotell Kebne - double room | 890.00 SEK / 2 people private room including sauna, solarium & breakfast nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Dog sled Lunch tour in the Wilderness | 1500.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Langlauf over the frozen lake Altajärvi | 200.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Sauna Camp alta Jacuzzi Aurora Dome Sauna Hotell Kebne | SEK (for wood in Camp Alta, the rest was included in accommodation price) | ||||||
| Ice fishing | 0 SEK Rental of the drill and fishing road was Included in the accommodation price | ||||||
| Ice hotel entrance fee | SEK | ||||||
| Ráidu – Encounter with reindeer | 2100.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| Jacuzzi Aurora Dome | 0 SEK included with the price of the accommodation | ||||||
| Abisko Östra | |||||||
| Rent towels | Free towels for sauna 20.00 SEK / person nan CHF nan EUR nan USD | ||||||
| TOTAL | 890.00 SEK nan CHF nan EUR nan USD |
Tips & tricks
- List of trails in Abisko National Park
- Do Fika at 3PM (coffee break)
Language
- Hello – Hallå
- Bye – Hejdå
- Have a nice day – Ha en bra dag
- How much does it cost? – Hur mycket kostar det?
- Thank you – Tack
- Nice to meet you – Trevligt att träffas
Food
- Swedish meat balls with smash potatoes and lingonberries
- Salmon
- Knäckebröd with butter
- Cinnamon Bun
- Princess cake
- Lördagsgodis (Saturday sweets)
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