One of the biggest draw cards to the Arctic is the Aurora Borealis – or The Northern Lights! The best time to travel to see them is in the Northern Hemisphere’s winter (late September to November or February to March), December and January it is usually top cloudy to see them. Although there’s still no guarantee you will be lucky and catch a glimpse.

Have your eyes peeled and cameras ready for possible Polar Bear, arctic foxes, whales, walrus and reindeer sightings.

Witness the midnight sun – from mid-May to mid-July, Northern Norway, Northern Sweden, Greenland and Northern Finland bask in 24 hour sunlight. The further north you travel, the better your chances to catch the midnight sun.  Svalbard in the High Arctic enjoys the midnight sun for almost 4 months of the year!

A fun activity to add to your itinerary is dog sledding. Sweden, Norway and Finland all offer this experience, with beautiful Husky’s waiting to do what they do best – run through the snow.

Try some Eskimo Ice Cream (Akutaq) – a food in western Alaska & Northern Canada. A frosty arctic dish consisting of whipped animal fat mixed with berries and optional additions such as fish & sugar. Fat from local animals, like reindeer or seal, may be mixed up in akutaq, depending upon the availability of game. Like regular ice cream, akutaq is creamy & cold.