Mefjord Brygge is a year-round resort between mountains and fjords in the fishermen’s village of Mefjordvaer, with a sauna, restaurant and 20 rooms.

Comes in a handy size tin which easily fits into a side pocket of you pack and unlike some insect repellants that come in a bottle there is no danger of it bursting and leaking onto your kit. Mighty Sognefjord, the largest and deepest in the country, and Geiranger fjord, perhaps its most spectacular, are also included as part of this Best Served tour, plus boat cruises, hikes and nights in Ålesund, noted for its concentration of art nouveau architecture, and historic Bergen. The Aurora Zone is the original and the only dedicated Northern Lights specialist tour operator, offering the widest range of Northern Lights Holidays for adults across Northern Scandinavia and Iceland.Its western fjords, like slices of deep blue, carved into vertical rock walls, offer wonderful opportunities for hiking, kayaking and mountain biking. During your visit you might join in the party, enjoying a typical Swedish picnic laden with pickled herring and other local specialities. You may like to know that one beach’s name, Kattrumpen, means “cat’s bottom”, and it connects to a hipster neighbourhood in town.

Guests will stay at one of 62°Nord’s two local properties, Hotel Union Øye or the Storfjord Hotel, from which excursions will leave each day – on foot, by boat (kayak, power, or otherwise) and possibly the odd helicopter.e. tar oil) has been used by the inhabitants of Northern Scandinavia; partly as a remedy, partly as a protection against Mosquitoes and Gnats.

Then there's the remote Svalbard Archipelago, a showcase for off-the-beaten-track adventures beneath the glow of the Midnight Sun.Whale watching, swimming with dolphins, dog-sledding, Northern Lights, Midnight Sun, Alaska, The Arctic, as we grow older that bucket list just seems to get longer and longer. Twice the size of the UK and with only a seventh of the population, a summer break in Sweden affords the chance to truly escape the crowds. Rivers and fjords spring into life, filling with halibut and Arctic char, and whales and seals can be spotted off the coast. If you want to celebrate Midsummer in Norway, time your visit for the 23 June, as the date is always the same.