Northern lights · 7 nights · Evenes to Alta
Lofoten's fishing villages, the Lyngen Alps on skis or a husky sled, a day with a Sámi family and their reindeer, and a day in the water with the orcas. Evenes to Alta.
Board and the first sauna
The crew meet you at Evenes and you are on board within the hour. A warm drink, the briefing, and the yacht slips out into the fjord. The floating sauna is the first thing to try, then dinner in the saloon while it gets dark outside.
Nusfjord, Reine, Å, Unstad · Nusfjord, Reine and Å, and the surf at Unstad
The postcard day. Red fishermen's cabins and cod racks at Nusfjord, the peaks over Reine and the village at the very end of the road, Å. For the brave, a surf at Unstad, the northernmost surf beach in the world, with thick wetsuits and a sauna after. Dinner in a rorbu, the old fishermen's cabins.
The idea of the week
The week we would do first in Norway. Snow to the waterline, the light pink and blue all day, the northern lights over the fjord at night, and the orcas coming in after the herring. Fly into Evenes, finish in Alta, and in between it is Lofoten's fishing villages, the Lyngen Alps, a day with a Sámi family and their reindeer, and a day on the water with the orcas.
It is the most active week we sell. Snowmobiles, dog sleds, skiing, a surf if you are brave, and a sauna and the hot tub to come back to. Start at the Explorer level so a guide is on board: it is what makes the orca day and the Sámi day work.
The days are the route we would suggest. On board, the captain sets the final one around the ice, the weather and the wildlife, and every week can be reshaped around your group.
What the week costs
The yacht's published weekly rate, plus an Advance Provisioning Allowance, customarily 30 percent, for fuel, food, drink and berths, plus local VAT where it applies. Every listing shows its rate.
How charter pricing worksAlso on this coast
Everything we know about Northern Europe: when to go, where the fleet is and the other weeks we have planned.
Open Northern EuropeWoven into the week
The parts of the week that need a phone call before you arrive: tables, guides, instructors and the toys on deck.
A polar guide on boardWe always recommend it. A full-time guide is what opens the doors: the orca days, the Sámi families, the farm dinners, the hidden beaches the guidebooks do not have. It is the Explorer level on ARCTIC's listing, and where we start every plan.
A floating saunaA wood-fired sauna on the water, with a jump into the fjord between rounds. The Norwegian way to end any day.
ARCTIC carries one of the largest tender fleets in charter: Zodiacs and RIBs for the glacier fronts and the whales, kayaks and paddleboards for the still mornings, dive gear and room for an ROV. Wherever she anchors, there is a way onto the water or the ice.
Someone always goes first. A swim in the fjord or among the ice, straight into the Jacuzzi on deck or the sauna, and a story you will tell for years.
Ice driving in Swedish LaplandA private jet to Arvidsjaur and a frozen lake to yourselves: an Alpine A110 or a Porsche 992 GT3 on ice tracks with an instructor. Part of the Premium level.
Heli-skiing in Swedish LaplandUntracked powder a short helicopter hop across the border, with a certified mountain guide and a picnic lunch in the snow. Part of the Ultimate level on ARCTIC's listing.
Every week here is seven nights because that is how ARCTIC's programme runs, but any of them can grow. Two regions back to back is the trip of a lifetime: the fjords then the Arctic Circle, or Iceland then East Greenland.
Yachts
Live from our charter list, in a different order every visit so you see the range. Every rate is the real weekly figure from the listing.
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Every yacht available here, with its published weekly rate.
Explore available yachtsThe other weeks we have planned on this coast, and when to go.
