Lighten Up

◆ The Aurora Zone is the UK’s only holiday brand dedicated solely to sharing the incredible Northern Lights. All 60 activity holidays to Scandinavia and Iceland as well as cruises sailing from Tromsø, Norway, take place at 66°North and above with expert local guides (www.theaurorazone.com).

◆ Holidays to Lapland from a choice of regional UK departures include activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, reindeer safaris, dog sledding, Santa meetings and overnight trips to glass igloos (inghams.co.uk or santaslapland.com).

◆ Iglu Ski has four nights in Levi, Lapland, staying at the Crazy Reindeer Hotel half-board departing from Manchester or London Gatwick on Dec 6 2023 from £1,359pp based on two sharing (igluski.com/Lapland-holidays).

◆ Havila Voyages, who cruise from Bergen along the Norwegian coast, offer a Northern Lights Promise.

This means that any guest booking a 12-day cruise will be eligible for a free week-long voyage if the Aurora Borealis don’t appear. Best Served Scandinavia currently offer the 11-night round voyage from £1,575pp including flights from London Heathrow and full-board. Visit www.havilavoyages.com/offers/ northern-lights-promise or bestserved.co.uk

◆ Fred Olsen cruises offer Northern Lights itineraries from November 2023 until March 2024 sailing from regional UK departure ports (fredolsencruises.com).

◆ InIceland, there are a number of Northern Lights tours you can take including Reykjavik Excursions (www.re.is/day-tours/northern-lights-tour) and Gray Line’s (grayline.is/tours).

◆ For a daily Aurora Borealis forecast, see www.softservenews.com or follow @Aurora_Alerts and @aurorawatchuk on Twitter.