Blazing Trails & Auroras
A hiking-based multi-activity week combining guided classic Arctic hikes through autumn-coloured wilderness with nights spent hunting for the aurora.
This week combines guided classic arctic hikes into stunning wilderness locations with time spent hunting for the aurora. Autumn is by far the best season for hiking in the arctic: the trails are ablaze with rustic colours and the days are crisp but sunny.
- Guided classic Arctic hikes into stunning autumn-coloured wilderness
- Choice of the premier Pallas-Hetta route or the gentler Kettomella-Tappuri-Hetta route
- Remote second journey into the Tarvontavara Wilderness Area with a night at Palojöki cabin
- Introductory day with talks on the northern lights and the stars
- Nights spent in wilderness cabins hunting for the aurora
Aurora Magic
We offer a number of 2-4 day route suggestions, built around nights in wilderness cabins, for those who want to head out in search of the northern lights. The standard product begins with an introductory day covering the region and arctic nature, with talks on the northern lights and the stars.
The hiking routes
We then spend 2 days hiking from either Pallas to Hetta or, as a gentler alternative, Kettomella-Tappuri-Hetta. The cabins along this trail, the premier hiking route in Finland, are deservedly popular.
The second two-day journey heads into a wilderness landscape few venture into, with the night spent at the comfortably equipped but very remote Palojöki cabin on the edge of the Tarvontavara Wilderness Area.
Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.