Yukon Territory, Canada: Europe doesn't have a monopoly on the Northern Lights action, and there are several spots in Canada where you can brave the cold to see them. Which means a surprisingly large winter tourism infrastructure, plenty of flights and hotel rooms, and great opportunities to head slightly out of town to watch the Aurora in action. Rovaniemi, Finland: In what has to be one of the most audacious marketing successes of all time, Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland has managed to brand itself as the home of Santa Claus.
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They'll also send you the pictures, taken by a pro photographer, afterwards if you're worried about bodging the camera settings. During the winter months, several operators – including Special Tours – head out into the North Atlantic Ocean at night in the hope of a clear view.
Reykjavik, Iceland: If it's getting away from cities and light pollution you want, then a fine plan is to get on a boat and head out to sea. That means you can head there slightly off-peak, and still have enough daylight hours to properly take in the country's weird and wonderful landscapes. Around Akureyri, where several viewing tours depart from, and countryside hotels provide perfect in-your-own-time sighting opportunities, the season runs from September to April. Head north, just underneath the Arctic Circle, though, and the Aurora Borealis season is longer. Northern Iceland: Iceland has boomed as the expensively hipster destination of choice in recent years, but most visitors don't get out of the south-western corner. The Aurora Zone runs winter trips out there that puts aside plenty of time for Aurora-viewing but also includes snowshoeing, snowmobiling and watching icebergs calve off a glacier in an ice fjord. Greenland: Should you wish to get properly off the beaten track, and throw in a considerable taste of adventure, Greenland may well be the spot. The Galloway Forest Park – 90 minutes' drive from Glasgow – has been designated a Dark Sky Park – with the lack of buildings and light pollution making for near-perfect skygazing conditions. But if you're not wanting a special trip around the world purely to see the light show, then Scotland is a decent shout. Galloway Forest Park, Scotland: As a general rule, the further north you are, the better your chances of seeing the northern lights is. Its 12 night Northern Lights special offers guaranteed sightings as it heads north into the Arctic Circle. The problem with most cruises in northerly climes is that they only run during the summer months, but Hurtigruten in Norway runs the shipping services that connect towns on the Norwegian coast – and that means it still runs cruises in the winter months. The Norwegian Coast: There's taking a boat trip, and then there's living on a boat for a few days so you can stand on the deck every night and look to the heavens. Recreated by ice sculptors every year, this art-packed modernist take on the igloo offers lights-viewing experiences and conventional 'warm' hotel rooms as well as thermal sleeping bags, reindeer hides and balaclavas for sleeping in the 'cold' ice-carved rooms. Jukkasjärvi, Sweden: If you wanting a big helping of novelty gimmickry served up alongside your Northern Lights experience, however, you may as well stay at the Icehotel in Sweden. And, also, this means more time in darkness for the celestial twinkling. Don't expect to see any daylight during the depths of winter – although this doesn't stop snowmobiling and husky-sledding adventures or the chance of polar bear encounters. Svalbard, Norway: While good chunks of Norway are inside the Arctic Circle, the islands of Svalbard to the north are deep, deep inside it.
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