Highlights of this aurora photo tour
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Northern lights, astro, and landscape photography in Abisko with one of the best aurora photographer in Sweden, Peter Rosén.
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Day trips with dog sled and snow mobile sleigh ride into the taiga forest around Kiruna and the Abisko valley.
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Maximum 7 participants for a genuine and safe experience.
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Access to AWD minibus and snow mobile throughout your stay to increase your chances of seeing the northern lights and photographing in great locations.
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Hotel accommodation in Abisko National Park. The location has been chosen so that you can see and photograph the northern lights from your hotel.
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Day trip to the world famous ICEHOTEL and the Norway’s fjords (weather permitting).
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Indoor tutorial on how to best edit your northern lights, landscapes and astro images.
This northern lights holiday package is based in Abisko, northern Sweden and is suitable for photographers of all levels. You will experience Swedish Lapland, pristine mountain landscape, Arctic wildlife, dog sledding and the alluring northern lights. Lonely Planet rank Abisko as the number one location in the world to see the northern lights.
We offer a 5 day photo tour around Abisko and Kiruna with one of Sweden’s best northern lights photographer, Peter Rosén. The tour includes northern lights, astro and landscape photography with opportunities for moose photography. We will go dog sledding along the Torne River, visit the famous ICEHOTEL and if the weather permits, we also go over to Norway’s fantastic fjords. We live and eat well at STF Abisko hotel and always have access to snowmobile, AWD minibus and all photo equipment incl. tripod to increase your chances of coming home with the images you dreamed of.
Peter teaches you how to best photograph the Lapland landscape. A landscape with high mountains, views of lake Torneträsk and a sky with both northern lights, stars and galaxies offers fantastic photo opportunities. Peter is a full time photographer and is the photographer behind the books “Aurora Borealis in Lapland”, “Midnight sun in Lapland” and “Magic in the heavens above” and have photographed the Aurora since 1999.
All previous participants have seen the northern lights
We are pleased that all our multi-day guests since we started in 2012 (c. 90 groups) have seen and photographed the northern lights in beautiful environments and thus we are probably the most successful northern lights guiding company in the world. We are also happy to be the best rated aurora tour provider in Sweden and the winner of the
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award. Read previous guest reviews of our tours on
TripAdvisor site. We invite you to take a tour with us!
Nature, culture and photo guiding
Say Swedish Lapland and images of a pristine mountain landscape, arctic wildlife, the living Sami culture and Aurora borealis soon come to mind. This tour brings it all to life! Your guide Peter Rosén has a background as a biologist and associate professor in environmental science but he has worked since 2012 as a full time photographer. Peter offers you an in-depth photo course on how to capture the aurora, stars, galaxies, Sámi culture, wildlife and the spellbinding midwinter landscape in the best possible way. Peter will also bring you the full story behind your beautiful images! The history of the breath-taking nature and exciting culture of Lapland is an essential part of every tour. Your guide will tell you about the Sami culture that is an integral part of this region, the fascinating science behind the northern lights, the unique ecosystem you are in and how it has been shaped by natural forces over the millennia. The animals and vegetation are specialized to survive this climate, from the lichens clinging to rocks up to the majestic moose. Every photo you shoot captures some aspect of Lapland culture, science and history.
We have the photo equipment for you
We are sponsored by Canon and Manfrotto and can offer amateur and professional SLR cameras, lenses (14-500mm) and tripods – at no additional cost.
We can help you to extend your tour
If you want to add one or two extra nights in Abisko or at Camp Ripan in Kiruna including full board, activities and all transfers we can help. Choose between snowmobile tour, dog sledding, get to know the Sami culture or something else. Just tell us and we will try to help you!
Itinerary for your tour
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- 12:00 – 13:30
- Peter Rosén will meet you at the airport, train station or your hotel in Kiruna. We will take a transfer with any photo stops along the way to Abisko. Check-in at STF Abisko Hotel.
- 16:30 – 17:30
- Peter gives an introduction to northern lights and night photography and acquaints you with the cameras. Canon cameras, lenses from 14-500mm and tripods are available for borrowing.
- 17:30
- 3 course dinner at your hotel.
- 19:30 – 00:00
- We go to a nice photo spot for northern lights and astro photography. We have access to a snowmobile and AWD minibus throughout the tour and choose the place that feels most suitable for the evening. We go through the skills and settings for northern lights, night and astrophotography and help arrange nice pictures for you. If the northern lights dance for us then we are out late and will return to the hotel around midnight.
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- 09:00 – 12:30
- Snow mobile sleigh ride into the Abisko valley. We will try to find nice landscapes and hopefully see some moose and ptarmigan along the way.
- 14:00 – 15:30
- We will take a walk in the Abisko National park and visit a beautiful canyon and an ice fall.
- 16:30 – 17:30
- Peter is available at the hotel to comment on your photos and we learn from any mistakes before the evening’s photography.
- 17:30
- 3 course dinner at your hotel together with the other participants and your photo guide.
- 19:30 – 00:00
- Depending on the weather, we have two options for this evening. Either we take a minibus ride to a beautiful photo spot or we will explore new nice photo spots for the northern lights in Abisko National Park with our snowmobile (you will sit on a sleigh). We may go to the Norwegian fjords in the evening if the conditions are best there. By being flexible we increase the chances of succeeding to see good northern lights. The northern lights, night and the astrophoto course continue step by step and we take many new pictures. Back to your hotel in Abisko.
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- 08:00 – 14:00
- Today we will drive to Jukkasjärvi for a full day dog sledding tour along the Torne River. We will have lunch outdoors in a traditional Sami tipi tent. We arrange images for you with the cute dogs.
- 14:00 – 16:00
- Visit to the world famous ICEHOTEL. We will be allowed to visit all the beutiful art suites that really inspires for photographing.
- 17:30 – 00:00
- 2 course gourmet dinner at Camp Ripan in Kiruna. On the way back to your hotel in Abisko we will search for the northern lights and stop at nice locations if we are successful. The northern lights, night and the astrophotography course continue step by step and we arrange the new pictures. Return back to your hotel in Abisko.
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- 09:30 – 16:00
- After breakfast we pack our photo bags and head west. We drive along a very beautiful road where we are just at the tree line with high mountains around us. After the national border of Norway we drive down to Narvik and visit a fish restaurant for lunch (they also have non fish dishes). After lunch we visit one of Norway’s most spectacular fjords that really inspires landscape photography.
- 17:30
- 3 course dinner at your hotel together with the other participants and your photo guide.
- 19:30 – 00:00
- Either we take a minibus ride to a beautiful photo spot or we will explore new nice photo spots in Abisko National Park with our snow mobile (you will sit on a sleigh). Maybe we go to the Norwegian fjords. By being flexible we increase the chances of succeeding to see good northern lights. The northern lights, night and the astrophotography course continue step by step and we process our new pictures. Afterwards we head back to your hotel in Abisko.
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- 09:30 – 10:00
- After a relaxed breakfast, it is time to check out from your hotel. Ideally we see that your flight does not take off until the earliest at lunch so that we can take a slow ride towards Kiruna and if something nice turns up along the way we can stop for photography. If you choose an early flight, we can arrange a transfer at an extra cost. If you wish you can choose to stay an extra night in Abisko or Kiruna. In this case, we will help you book your accommodation and activities. Or you may want to make a stop and explore Stockholm or why not stop over at one of our many wonderful European destinations on your way home.
