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Imagine waking up in a cosy sleeping bag, on top of reindeer furs, in a frozen bedroom sculpted out of ice. This will be your once-in-a-lifetime experience if you check into the world-famous Icehotel. Located in Jukkasjarvi, a peaceful village in Swedish Lapland, the Icehotel is 200km north of the Arctic Circle, where you're surrounded by stunning snow-covered fells and forests.
On our new three-night break, exclusive to readers, you'll spend one night in one of the Icehotel's classic Ice Rooms, one in their hotel room accommodation and one in Abisko National Park - rated by Lonely Planet as one of the best places in the world to experience the Northern Lights.
In Abisko, you'll stay at the Abisko Mountain Station, the only hotel in the national park. Look out across the Lapporten mountain valley at the vast Arctic skies to see if you can spot the supernatural light show. Prevailing winds here push clouds away, so the skies are almost always clear, and as there's virtually no light pollution, you're practically guaranteed a fantastic sighting just about every night between December and March, if the conditions in the upper atmosphere are right.
Upgrades to Art Suite and Deluxe Suite at the Icehotel available
Transfers by train, taxi and minibus included
Wide choice of travel dates (see below)
Arrive in Kiruna after your flight from the UK. From Kiruna, you'll transfer to the Abisko Mountain Station by taxi and train. You'll take a short walk to the mountain base, where you'll be able to don some warm, cosy clothes to keep you snug on your 20-minute chairlift ride as you ascend to the Aurora Sky Station. You'll be able to learn about the fantastic phenomenon of the Northern Lights, and hopefully spend some time enjoying the Aurora yourself.
After breakfast at the Abisko Mountain Station, you'll transfer to the Icehotel by taxi and train for a two-night stay (with one night spent in an Ice Room and another night in warm accommodation). Today you are free to explore, take in the spectacular sculptures in the Icehotel and enjoy one or more optional excursions, such as husky sledding.
Spend another day at leisure at the wonderful Icehotel, taking part in the optional excursions or just soaking up the spectacular surroundings. The Arctic landscape here is unforgettable.
Transfer to Kiruna today and say goodbye to the Arctic, ready for your flight back to the UK.
You may expect it to be chilly lying on a bed made of ice - but when you’re wrapped inside an arctic sleeping bag and lying on a thick mattress covered with reindeer hides, you’re guaranteed to keep warm. With this exclusive offer, you will spend one night in an Iceroom and the other in the comfort of a traditionally-designed warm room.
Located in Swedish Lapland, the seasonal Icehotel is rebuilt every year from the frozen water of the nearby Torne River. In summer, rising temperatures melt the hotel, returning the water to its source.
Close by, in the year-round Icehotel 365, you'll find a handful of luxurious Art Suites and Deluxe Suites - all of which are hand-sculpted from ice. It's like sleeping in a frozen work of art.
Over 200 artists apply to help sculpt the rooms and suites, which are created using a unique combination of ice and snow known as 'sn-ice.' Around 40 artists are selected, none of which are required to have worked with ice before. The designs are selected based on originality, meaning that no two suites are ever the same!
There are two restaurants to choose from, as well as the famous Icebar, where guests are invited to mingle in the evenings. The warm accommodation comprises Scandinavian-style hotel rooms and wooden cabins.
Ice Room
The Icerooms are furnished with frozen décor and a bed made of ice,
made cosy by reindeer hides and a thermal sleeping bag. Held at a
temperature of -5 to -8 degrees, each Ice Room is concealed behind
a set of curtains. The warm building adjacent to the hotel houses
the dressing room, with access to communal changing rooms, toilets
and saunas. Guests can keep their luggage in the luggage storage
room.
Art Suite
All the Art Suites are individually-designed and sculpted by
artists commissioned from around the world. Art Suites can be found
in both the Icehotel and permenant Icehotel365 and each one is
completely unique. They are all held at a temperature of -5 to -8
degrees celsius and feature an ice bed covered in Arctic furs and a
thermal sleeping bag. The warm building adjacent to the hotel
houses the dressing room with communal changing rooms, toilets and
saunas for men and women.
Deluxe Suite
Deluxe Suites are only available in the permanent Icehotel 365
structure and, like Art Suites, they are designed by artists
commissioned from around the world. They are the largest of the
suites, featuring a heated en suite bathroom and relaxation area
(which provides storage for belongings). They come complete with
Carpe Diem beds covered in reindeer hides and a thermal sleeping
bag for warmth. Deluxe Suites are set at a temperature of -5 to -8
degrees celsius and are the only cold rooms that can be locked for
privacy.
Kaamos
Kaamos rooms are traditional in style with wood-panelled walls
painted in calm shades of white brown and grey. These rooms are
furnished with two beds, a desk and seating area with two armchairs
and a small coffee table. The private en suite features a shower
with a heated tiled floor. A TV, iron and board is also
included.
Nordic Chalet
These wood-panelled apartments are wonderfully spacious and are
equipped with a kitchenette and simple lounge area. Nordic Chalets
sleep four people in two bedrooms, one with a double bed and one
with a bunk bed.
Arctic Chalet
These are simple yet traditional apartments located between the
Icehotel, reception and shop. They sleep three and come equipped
with a master bedroom, a single bedroom, small lounge, kitchenette
and bathroom.
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