Hunting the Northern Lights with photographer/expert guide
Welcome to our most popular Northern Lights tour where we have only one mission: to find the best area to experience the Northern Lights! Join us as we set off by minibus, in small groups, to hunt the Aurora Borealis!
Join us for a 3 hour daytime trip E-fatbiking trip along prepared fatbike-, dogsledding- and snowmobile trails in a snow-covered Finnmark landscape. Cool and fun experience with excellent photo opportunities!
Welcome to a four and a half hour trip to GLØD’s wilderness camp just outside Alta combining snowshoeing and ice fishing. A hot lunch is also included. We will be joined by a husky to help us pull the gear.
Accommodation
GLØD Aurora Canvas Dome
Really cool, stylish accommodation where you are so close to nature that you see and hear the squirrel outside the big window of the dome. The warmth from the wood-burning stove and a nice down duvet will steer you safely through the night. If you are very lucky, you will see the Northern Lights in the sky above you from your bed.
Breakfast is included and is served in the GLØD lounge.
We can offer a three course dinner every night. The menu varies according to the season, and we like to serve cod, lamb, reindeer, elk and salmon. Dinner must be ordered in advance.
The Aurora Canvas Domes have a small bathroom with toilet and you will find shower and sauna in the GLØD lounge about 30 m from the dome.
Our elegant Boutique Apartment for up to four (five) people is ideal for anyone who would prefer quiet and peaceful days in the pine forest in the countryside rather than staying in the town centre. You can relax and unwind in a peaceful setting where life and the time keep the same pace.
Breakfast can be included and will be served in the GLØD lounge.
We can offer three course dinner every night. The menu varies according to the season, and we like to serve cod, shellfish, lamb, reindeer, elk and salmon. Dinner must be ordered in advance.
All the food we serve is produced in our kitchen. We are proud to be able to offer both local food and an international menu, based on local and regional ingredients.
Typical raw materials with us are cod, salmon, shellfish, reindeer, lamb and moose. These are often served in the season for which they are typical.
Enjoy delicious food either inside the GLØD living room or outside in our large lavvo.
In connection with the stor-lavvoen, we have our own stylish outdoor area, with bar and outdoor kitchen. There, the service can also be more casual, such as barbecue and Italian pizza from our pizza oven.
Choose a direct flight with Lufthansa (Discover Airlines) from Frankfurt in the winter.
Or Finnair from Helsinki, via Kittilä, in the spring, summer and fall.
SAS and Norwegian operate several direct, daily flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, to Alta. The flight time is approx. 1 h 50 min.
You can also fly via Tromsø. The flight time Tromsø to Alta will be 30 min.
From destinations within northern Norway, such as Tromsø, Kirkenes, Hammerfest, Båtsfjord and Vadsø, the airline company Widerøe and the bus company Boreal can be used.
The colours are changing, the air is getting cooler, and we’re making the most of autumn in Alta, Northern Norway while it lasts.
These are the days for hiking through the forest with a husky, taking a canoe onto the Alta River, or heading out on the trails by MTB or e-MTB — surrounded by gold, orange, red and the last touches of green. 🐕🛶🚵
But høst in Norway isn’t only about getting outside. It’s also the season for warm evenings, gathering with friends and family, and traditions like fårikål — Norway’s classic autumn dish of lamb and cabbage.
A little adventure. Good food. Good people. And plenty of time outside before winter takes over. 🤍
In Norway, there’s a little tradition of saving the sweets for lørdag — Saturday. After a week of work, school and getting outside, the weekend is when something sweet feels especially well deserved.
Chef Simo may come from Italy, but after making his home here in Alta, Northern Norway, he’s getting pretty good at the Norwegian weekend traditions. 😉
This little creation brings together white chocolate, coconut milk, coconut oil and cloudberries — one of the Arctic’s favourite berries, picked from the wild landscapes of the north. 🧡
A little Italian creativity. A taste of Northern Norway. And a good excuse for something sweet this weekend.
Gold, orange and red have taken over the forests, with just a few touches of green still hanging on. It’s one of those short, beautiful seasons in Alta, Northern Norway that makes you want to slow down and enjoy it while it lasts.
It’s also a lovely time of year to settle into our Aurora Canvas Domes. Tucked into the pine forest, with the wood fire burning and the chance of the Northern Lights appearing above, autumn nights here feel pretty special. ✨🔥
Add a seasonal dinner from Chef Simo, good company and a quiet night surrounded by Arctic nature.
Autumn doesn’t last long up here. We’re making the most of it.
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