Where the air bites back.

Lofoten Winter Peaks

• Country: Norway
• Region: Lofoten Islands
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

Jagged peaks rising straight from the sea, red fishing cabins, and some of the clearest northern-lights skies in Europe. Days split between coastal hikes and slow village afternoons — a trip for big landscapes and cold, quiet air.

• Fly into: Svolvær (SVJ)
• Day 1: Check in, wander the harbor
• Day 2: Reinebringen hike + Reine village
• Day 3–5: Guided ridge treks, aurora nights
• Est. total: ~$2,400

Reykjavík & Golden Circle

• Country: Iceland
• Region: South Iceland
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Waterfalls, geysers, and steaming lagoons within easy driving of the capital. A short, high-impact intro to Arctic cold — perfect for a long weekend that still feels like a proper escape.

• Fly into: Keflavík (KEF)
• Day 1: Reykjavík walk + Blue Lagoon soak
• Day 2: Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss
• Day 3–4: South coast waterfalls, aurora chase
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Zermatt Alpine Ski

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Valais Alps
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,200 / person

Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn. Glacier runs, fondue evenings, and crisp high-alpine air at every turn. A classic winter ski trip with postcard views from the first lift.

• Fly into: Geneva (GVA)
• Day 1: Scenic train to Zermatt, settle in
• Day 2–5: Klein Matterhorn glacier skiing
• Day 6–7: Village walks, fondue, final runs
• Est. total: ~$3,200

Finnish Lapland Aurora

• Country: Finland
• Region: Rovaniemi / Lapland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,700 / person

Sleep in a glass igloo under the northern lights, ride husky sleds across frozen forest, and warm up in wood-fired saunas. The most immersive way to feel deep Arctic winter.

• Fly into: Rovaniemi (RVN)
• Day 1: Check in at glass igloo
• Day 2: Husky safari + reindeer farm
• Day 3–4: Aurora hunt, snowshoe trek
• Est. total: ~$2,700

Tromsø Fjord Hike

• Country: Norway
• Region: Tromsø & Kvaløya
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,100 / person

Arctic capital as your base. Cable car views over the fjord, coastal trails on nearby islands, and dark-sky evenings built for northern lights. Urban comfort meets raw northern landscape.

• Fly into: Tromsø (TOS)
• Day 1: Fjellheisen cable car sunset
• Day 2: Kvaløya coastal hike
• Day 3–4: Island ridge treks + aurora cruise
• Est. total: ~$2,100

Ilulissat Icefjord

• Country: Greenland
• Region: Disko Bay
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,600 / person

A UNESCO icefjord where house-sized icebergs calve and drift out to sea. Boat among the ice, sled behind a Greenlandic dog team, and scan the bay for humpbacks. The most remote, most awe-inducing trip on the list.

• Fly into: Ilulissat (JAV)
• Day 1: Boardwalk to the icefjord at golden hour
• Day 2: Iceberg boat trip on Disko Bay
• Day 3: Dog-sledding across the tundra
• Day 4–5: Whale watching + Sermermiut hike
• Est. total: ~$3,600

Banff & the Rockies

• Country: Canada
• Region: Banff, Alberta
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,600 / person

Frozen turquoise lakes, powder slopes, and evergreen forests under enormous skies. Ski or snowshoe by day, then soak in hot springs as the peaks turn pink at dusk. Adrenaline and easy scenic days in one trip.

• Fly into: Calgary (YYC)
• Day 1: Transfer to Banff, walk town + Bow Falls
• Day 2: Ski Lake Louise or Sunshine Village
• Day 3: Snowshoe frozen Johnston Canyon
• Day 4–6: Ice-walk, wildlife, Upper Hot Springs
• Est. total: ~$2,600

Vatnajökull Ice Caves

• Country: Iceland
• Region: South Iceland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

Self-drive the South Coast past black-sand beaches and thundering waterfalls to Europe’s largest glacier. Hike the ice with crampons, step inside a glowing blue ice cave, and watch bergs drift at Jökulsárlón lagoon.

• Fly into: Keflavík (KEF)
• Day 1: South coast waterfalls, overnight Vík
• Day 2: Guided glacier hike on Vatnajökull
• Day 3: Blue ice cave tour
• Day 4–5: Jökulsárlón + Diamond Beach
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Abisko & the Icehotel

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Swedish Lapland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,500 / person

Abisko’s rain-shadow microclimate makes it one of the most reliable aurora spots on Earth. Ride the chairlift to the Aurora Sky Station, mush a husky team through birch forest, and sleep a night in the famous Icehotel.

• Fly into: Kiruna (KRN)
• Day 1: Transfer to Jukkasjärvi, Icehotel check-in
• Day 2: Aurora Sky Station chairlift + night watch
• Day 3: Husky safari across the tundra
• Day 4–5: Snowshoe treks, aurora nights
• Est. total: ~$2,500

Hokkaido Powder

• Country: Japan
• Region: Niseko, Hokkaido
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,000 / person

The lightest, deepest powder in the world falls on Niseko night after night. Ski tree runs by day, soak in steaming onsen by night, and eat impossibly good ramen in between, all under the cone of Mt Yotei.

• Fly into: Sapporo (CTS)
• Day 1: Transfer to Niseko, first onsen
• Day 2–5: Powder days across Niseko United
• Day 6: Mt Yotei views + backcountry taster
• Day 7: Sapporo food day before flight
• Est. total: ~$3,000

Denali & Fairbanks

• Country: USA
• Region: Interior Alaska
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,900 / person

The Interior sits under the auroral oval, so the lights are almost a nightly event. Mush a dog team, thaw out in Chena Hot Springs, and take in the sheer scale of Denali, North America’s highest peak.

• Fly into: Fairbanks (FAI)
• Day 1: Aurora orientation, first night watch
• Day 2: Dog mushing + ice art park
• Day 3: Chena Hot Springs + aurora
• Day 4–6: Denali viewpoints, wildlife spotting
• Est. total: ~$2,900

Torres del Paine

• Country: Chile
• Region: Patagonia
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,400 / person

Granite towers, wind-scoured valleys, and glaciers calving into milky lakes. Walk the famous W trek past the Base of the Towers and Grey Glacier, with guanacos and condors for company. Cold comes from the wind here, not the calendar.

• Fly into: Punta Arenas (PUQ)
• Day 1: Transfer into the national park
• Day 2: Base of the Towers day hike
• Day 3: French Valley lookout
• Day 4: Grey Glacier + ice viewpoint
• Day 5–7: Refugio treks, return to town
• Est. total: ~$3,400

Svalbard Arctic Expedition

• Country: Norway
• Region: Svalbard
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,800 / person

Longyearbyen is about as far north as you can fly. Snowmobile across frozen valleys, crawl inside a glacier ice cave, and watch for arctic wildlife under a sky that stays dark or glows with polar-night blue.

• Fly into: Longyearbyen (LYR)
• Day 1: Town, polar museum, gear briefing
• Day 2: Snowmobile safari across the glaciers
• Day 3: Ice cave beneath the glacier
• Day 4–5: Wildlife spotting, aurora nights
• Est. total: ~$3,800

Dolomites Winter

• Country: Italy
• Region: South Tyrol
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

Pink limestone spires glow at sunrise and sunset over some of the prettiest ski terrain in the Alps. Loop the Sellaronda circuit, snowshoe the high meadows, and refuel with long lunches in mountain rifugios.

• Fly into: Venice (VCE)
• Day 1: Transfer to Val Gardena, settle in
• Day 2–4: Sellaronda ski circuit
• Day 5: Snowshoe Alpe di Siusi
• Day 6: Rifugio lunch + final runs
• Est. total: ~$2,400

Scottish Highlands

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Highlands & Skye
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,800 / person

Misty glens, snow-dusted Munros, and lochs the colour of pewter. Hike Glen Coe and the Cairngorms by day, then thaw out beside a fire with a dram of whisky. Moody, dramatic, and gloriously cold.

• Fly into: Inverness (INV)
• Day 1: Loch Ness + Inverness old town
• Day 2: Glen Coe ridge hike
• Day 3: Cairngorms trek + distillery
• Day 4–5: Isle of Skye, Fairy Pools
• Est. total: ~$1,800

Isle of Skye

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Isle of Skye
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Black Cuillin ridges, sea cliffs at Neist Point, and the otherworldly rock spires of the Old Man of Storr. Skye in winter is raw, windswept, and impossibly beautiful — a landscape that stops you mid-step.

• Fly into: Inverness (INV)
• Day 1: Drive to Portree, harbour walk
• Day 2: Old Man of Storr + Quiraing loop
• Day 3: Fairy Pools hike, Neist Point cliffs
• Day 4–5: Dunvegan Castle, coastal walks, return
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Chamonix Mont-Blanc

• Country: France
• Region: French Alps
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,000 / person

The birthplace of alpinism, ringed by glaciers and serious peaks. Ride the Aiguille du Midi cable car into thin air, ski the legendary Vallée Blanche, and ride the little red train to the Mer de Glace.

• Fly into: Geneva (GVA)
• Day 1: Transfer to Chamonix, town stroll
• Day 2–4: Ski Grands Montets & Brévent
• Day 5: Aiguille du Midi + Mer de Glace
• Day 6: Spa day, final runs
• Est. total: ~$3,000

Tyrol Ski Circuit

• Country: Austria
• Region: Innsbruck & Tyrol
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,500 / person

Innsbruck puts a real Alpine city at the foot of the slopes. Ski the Stubai glacier and the Nordkette straight above town, then wind down with hearty food and lively après-ski in the old town.

• Fly into: Innsbruck (INN)
• Day 1: Old town + Nordkette funicular
• Day 2: Stubai glacier ski day
• Day 3–4: Axamer Lizum & Nordkette runs
• Day 5–6: Village day, spa, après-ski
• Est. total: ~$2,500

Churchill Polar Bears

• Country: Canada
• Region: Manitoba
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$4,200 / person

The self-styled polar bear capital of the world, reachable only by air or rail. Roll across the tundra in a purpose-built buggy to watch bears up close, then look up at night for aurora over Hudson Bay.

• Fly into: Churchill (YYQ), via Winnipeg
• Day 1: Town orientation, gear briefing
• Day 2–3: Tundra-buggy polar bear safari
• Day 4: Dog sledding + aurora night
• Day 5: Free morning, depart
• Est. total: ~$4,200

Faroe Islands

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: North Atlantic
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,200 / person

Grass-roofed villages, sheer sea cliffs, and waterfalls that spill straight into the ocean. Hike above the “floating” lake at Sørvágsvatn and take a boat to Mykines, where the weather changes by the hour.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Tórshavn old town
• Day 2: Sørvágsvatn cliff hike
• Day 3: Saksun & Gásadalur waterfalls
• Day 4–5: Mykines boat + puffin colony
• Est. total: ~$2,200

Antarctic Peninsula

• Country: Antarctica
• Region: Antarctic Peninsula
• Suggested stay: 11 nights
• Est. price: ~$9,800 / person

The ultimate cold-tourism journey. Sail from Ushuaia across the Drake Passage to a continent of blue ice, cruise between icebergs by zodiac, and step ashore among penguin colonies while whales surface nearby.

• Fly into: Ushuaia (USH), then board ship
• Day 1–2: Drake Passage crossing
• Day 3–8: Zodiac landings, penguin colonies
• Day 9–10: Return crossing, onboard talks
• Day 11: Disembark in Ushuaia
• Est. total: ~$9,800

Trolltunga & Hardangerfjord

• Country: Norway
• Region: Hardanger, Odda
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

The Trolltunga rock ledge juts out 700m above Ringedalsvatnet, the reward for one of Norway’s most famous long day hikes. Base in Odda on the Hardangerfjord, with fruit orchards, waterfalls, and the Folgefonna glacier close by.

• Fly into: Bergen (BGO)
• Day 1: Drive the Hardangerfjord to Odda
• Day 2: Trolltunga day hike (10–12h)
• Day 3: Buarbreen glacier arm + Låtefossen
• Day 4–5: Fjord kayaking, orchard villages
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Lysefjord: Pulpit Rock & Kjerag

• Country: Norway
• Region: Ryfylke, Stavanger
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,200 / person

Two of Norway’s most celebrated cliff hikes sit above the same fjord: the flat plateau of Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and the Kjeragbolten boulder, wedged in a crevice over a 1,000m drop. A summer of long light and vertigo-inducing views.

• Fly into: Stavanger (SVG)
• Day 1: Gamle Stavanger old town
• Day 2: Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) hike
• Day 3: Kjerag & Kjeragbolten boulder
• Day 4: Lysefjord cruise + Flørli stairs
• Day 5: Free morning, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,200

Jotunheimen & Besseggen Ridge

• Country: Norway
• Region: Jotunheimen
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

The Besseggen ridge threads between emerald Gjende and deep-blue Bessvatnet, Norway’s single most-walked mountain hike. It sits in the heart of Jotunheimen, “home of the giants,” among the highest peaks in the country.

• Fly into: Oslo (OSL)
• Day 1: Drive to Gjendesheim, lakeside eve
• Day 2: Besseggen ridge hike (with boat)
• Day 3: Galdhøpiggen or valley trails
• Day 4–5: Waterfall walks, mountain lodges
• Est. total: ~$2,400

Kungsleden (The King’s Trail)

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Swedish Lapland
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,600 / person

Sweden’s great northern trail winds through glacier-carved valleys and reindeer country. Walk the classic Abisko–Nikkaluokta section beneath the midnight sun, staying in cosy mountain huts and crossing lakes by rowboat.

• Fly into: Kiruna (KRN)
• Day 1: Transfer to Abisko, trail briefing
• Day 2–6: Trek Abisko → Nikkaluokta (huts)
• Day 7: Return to Kiruna, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,600

Kebnekaise Summit

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Swedish Lapland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

Trek in to the Kebnekaise mountain station and climb Sweden’s highest peak by the western route, across snowfields and rocky ridgelines. Long summer days give hours of light for the ascent and sweeping Lapland views.

• Fly into: Kiruna (KRN)
• Day 1: Nikkaluokta walk-in to fell station
• Day 2: Acclimatise, lower valley trails
• Day 3: Summit day via the west route
• Day 4: Glacier valley + Tarfala
• Day 5: Walk out, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,400

Höga Kusten (The High Coast)

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Ångermanland
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

A UNESCO coast still rising from the sea after the last ice age. Hike the Höga Kustenleden through pine forest and red-granite cliffs, cross the deep Slåttdalsskrevan gorge, and hop out to quiet fishing islands.

• Fly into: Sundsvall / Örnsköldsvik
• Day 1: Skuleberget + High Coast bridge
• Day 2: Skuleskogen NP, Slåttdalsskrevan
• Day 3: Boat to Ulvön island trails
• Day 4: Coastal path + depart
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Laugavegur Trail

• Country: Iceland
• Region: Highlands
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,800 / person

Iceland’s most celebrated trek runs from the rhyolite mountains and hot springs of Landmannalaugar to the green birch valleys of Þórsmörk, across black-sand deserts, glacial rivers, and steaming, colour-streaked ground.

• Fly into: Keflavík (KEF)
• Day 1: Highland bus to Landmannalaugar, soak
• Day 2–5: Trek to Þórsmörk (mountain huts)
• Day 6: Return to Reykjavík, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,800

Hornstrandir & the Westfjords

• Country: Iceland
• Region: Westfjords
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,000 / person

Iceland’s wildest corner. Take a boat into the uninhabited Hornstrandir nature reserve to hike sea-cliff trails loud with nesting birds and home to arctic foxes, then unwind at the Westfjords’ hidden hot pots and Dynjandi falls.

• Fly into: Ísafjörður (via Reykjavík)
• Day 1: Ísafjörður, provisions
• Day 2: Boat in, Hornbjarg cliff hike
• Day 3–4: Reserve trails, fox watching
• Day 5: Dynjandi waterfall + hot pots
• Day 6: Depart
• Est. total: ~$3,000

Snæfellsnes Peninsula

• Country: Iceland
• Region: West Iceland
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

“Iceland in miniature” — a peninsula ringed by lava fields, black beaches, and the Snæfellsjökull glacier-volcano. Photograph Kirkjufell, walk the Arnarstapi–Hellnar coastal path, and spot seals along the shore.

• Fly into: Keflavík (KEF)
• Day 1: Drive to Grundarfjörður, Kirkjufell
• Day 2: Snæfellsjökull NP coast hike
• Day 3: Arnarstapi–Hellnar trail, Djúpalónssandur
• Day 4: Return to Reykjavík, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Gros Morne National Park

• Country: Canada
• Region: Newfoundland
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,700 / person

A UNESCO park where ancient seabed mountains meet glacier-carved fjords. Summit Gros Morne itself, walk the otherworldly orange Tablelands, and boat the landlocked Western Brook Pond between towering cliff walls.

• Fly into: Deer Lake (YDF)
• Day 1: Rocky Harbour, Lobster Cove Head
• Day 2: Tablelands + Green Gardens trail
• Day 3: Western Brook Pond fjord boat
• Day 4: Gros Morne Mountain summit hike
• Day 5–6: Coastal trails, fishing villages
• Est. total: ~$2,700

Cabot Trail & Cape Breton

• Country: Canada
• Region: Nova Scotia
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

One of the world’s great coastal drives loops the Cape Breton Highlands. Hike the Skyline Trail along ocean cliffs at sunset, watch for whales and moose, and follow surf-battered headlands between Acadian villages.

• Fly into: Halifax (YHZ)
• Day 1: Drive to Cape Breton, Baddeck
• Day 2: Skyline Trail at golden hour
• Day 3: Franey + Middle Head hikes
• Day 4: Whale watching, Pleasant Bay
• Day 5: Coastal drive back, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Tombstone Territorial Park

• Country: Canada
• Region: Yukon
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,100 / person

Jagged black granite peaks rise over golden tundra in the Yukon’s far north. Hike in to Grizzly Lake beneath the spires, watch for caribou and bears, and camp under a sky that barely darkens in high summer.

• Fly into: Whitehorse (YXY)
• Day 1: Klondike Highway to Dawson City
• Day 2: Dempster Highway into Tombstone
• Day 3–4: Grizzly Lake backcountry route
• Day 5: Interpretive + ridge day hikes
• Day 6: Return to Whitehorse, depart
• Est. total: ~$3,100

Kamikōchi & the Northern Alps

• Country: Japan
• Region: Nagano, Chūbu Sangaku
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,700 / person

A pristine alpine valley closed to private cars, where the clear Azusa River runs beneath the Hotaka peaks. Walk the valley boardwalks, climb toward Karasawa cirque, and soak in mountain onsen under the Japanese Alps.

• Fly into: Tokyo (HND) → Matsumoto
• Day 1: Matsumoto castle + castle town
• Day 2: Into Kamikōchi, Kappa Bridge walk
• Day 3–4: Dakesawa & Karasawa hikes
• Day 5: Norikura alpine plateau
• Day 6: Return to Tokyo, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,700

Daisetsuzan National Park

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hokkaido
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,600 / person

The “roof of Hokkaido” and Japan’s largest national park: volcanic peaks, alpine flower fields, and remote hot springs. Ride the Asahidake ropeway and traverse steaming ridgelines high above the treeline.

• Fly into: Asahikawa (AKJ)
• Day 1: Sounkyo onsen + gorge
• Day 2: Asahidake ropeway + summit
• Day 3: Kurodake traverse
• Day 4: Waterfalls, alpine flower meadows
• Day 5: Furano lavender + rolling hills
• Day 6: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,600

Shiretoko Peninsula

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hokkaido
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,500 / person

A UNESCO wilderness at Hokkaido’s far edge, where brown bears roam and waterfalls tumble straight into the sea. Walk the Shiretoko Five Lakes boardwalks, cruise the roadless coast, and hike to the warm-river Kamuiwakka falls.

• Fly into: Memanbetsu (MMB)
• Day 1: Transfer to Utoro, harbour town
• Day 2: Shiretoko Five Lakes trail
• Day 3: Coastal wildlife cruise
• Day 4: Rausu side + Mt Rausu views
• Day 5: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,500

Kenai Fjords National Park

• Country: USA
• Region: Kenai, Alaska
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,700 / person

Tidewater glaciers, sea otters, and breaching whales out of the fishing town of Seward. Hike the Harding Icefield Trail beside Exit Glacier and cruise a fjord full of ice, puffins, and orcas.

• Fly into: Anchorage (ANC)
• Day 1: Rail or drive to Seward
• Day 2: Harding Icefield Trail hike
• Day 3: Kenai Fjords wildlife cruise
• Day 4: Kayak Aialik / Resurrection Bay
• Day 5: Return to Anchorage, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,700

Wrangell–St. Elias & Kennecott

• Country: USA
• Region: Alaska
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,000 / person

The largest national park in the US — bigger than Switzerland. Base at the historic Kennecott copper mill, hike out onto the Root Glacier in crampons, and disappear into a roadless mountain wilderness of ice and peaks.

• Fly into: Anchorage (ANC)
• Day 1: Drive the McCarthy Road
• Day 2: Kennecott mill town history walk
• Day 3: Root Glacier ice hike
• Day 4: Bonanza Mine trail climb
• Day 5–6: Backcountry day + return
• Est. total: ~$3,000

Katmai & Brooks Falls

• Country: USA
• Region: Alaska
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,600 / person

Watch brown bears pluck leaping salmon from the falls at one of the planet’s great wildlife spectacles. Fly in by floatplane, walk the ash-filled Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, and stand feet from Alaska’s giants.

• Fly into: Anchorage → King Salmon
• Day 1: Floatplane to Brooks Camp
• Day 2–3: Bear viewing at the falls platforms
• Day 4: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes hike
• Day 5: Fly out, depart
• Est. total: ~$3,600

Karhunkierros & Oulanka

• Country: Finland
• Region: Oulanka, Kuusamo
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,100 / person

Finland’s best-loved trail, the “Bear’s Ring,” loops through Oulanka National Park past roaring rapids, swing bridges, and river gorges. Walk old-growth forest and sleep in simple wilderness huts along the way.

• Fly into: Kuusamo (KAO)
• Day 1: Transfer to Ruka, trail briefing
• Day 2–4: Karhunkierros trek (Hautajärvi–Ruka)
• Day 5: Kiutaköngäs rapids, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,100

Koli National Park

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Karelia
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,700 / person

The view from Ukko-Koli over Lake Pielinen is the most painted landscape in Finland. Hike forested hills between rocky summits, cruise the lake, and end each day with a wood-fired lakeside sauna.

• Fly into: Joensuu (JOE)
• Day 1: Transfer to Koli, Ukko-Koli summit
• Day 2: Herajärvi loop trail
• Day 3: Lake Pielinen cruise + Paha-Koli
• Day 4: Depart
• Est. total: ~$1,700

Pallas-Yllästunturi & Midnight Sun

• Country: Finland
• Region: Lapland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

Some of the cleanest air on Earth blows across these rounded Lapland fells. Walk the Hetta–Pallas trail between the peaks under a sun that never sets, through open tundra, birch forest, and reindeer country.

• Fly into: Kittilä (KTT)
• Day 1: Transfer to Äkäslompolo
• Day 2: Yllästunturi fell hike
• Day 3–4: Hetta–Pallas trail section
• Day 5: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Kalsoy & Kallur Lighthouse

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: Kalsoy, Norðoyar
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,000 / person

A short, steep walk on the sliver-thin island of Kalsoy leads to the Kallur lighthouse, perched on a green ridge with sheer Atlantic drops on every side — one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the Faroes.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Tórshavn old town
• Day 2: Ferry to Kalsoy, Kallur hike
• Day 3: Klakkur viewpoint + Klaksvík
• Day 4: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,000

Slættaratindur & Gjógv

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: Eysturoy
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,000 / person

Climb Slættaratindur, the highest peak in the Faroes, for a summit panorama over all eighteen islands, then descend to Gjógv, a storybook village built beside a natural sea gorge cut into the cliffs.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Transfer to Eysturoy
• Day 2: Slættaratindur summit hike
• Day 3: Gjógv sea gorge + Funningur
• Day 4: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,000

Bornholm Coastal Path

• Country: Denmark
• Region: Bornholm
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,500 / person

The Baltic “sunshine island” is ringed by a coastal path (Kyststien) past granite cliffs, hidden coves, and the ruins of Hammershus, northern Europe’s largest castle. Smoked herring, round churches, and long light-filled days.

• Fly into: Copenhagen (CPH) → ferry
• Day 1: Rønne, settle in
• Day 2: Hammershus + Helligdomsklipperne cliffs
• Day 3: Gudhjem → Svaneke coastal path
• Day 4: Dueodde beach, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,500

Thy National Park & the Wild Coast

• Country: Denmark
• Region: North Jutland
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,400 / person

Denmark’s first national park — a wild strip of dune heath, pine plantation, and wind-blown Atlantic coast known as “Cold Hawaii.” Hike the North Sea Trail between the dunes, spot red deer, and watch the surf roll in.

• Fly into: Aalborg (AAL)
• Day 1: Transfer to Klitmøller (Cold Hawaii)
• Day 2: North Sea Trail through the dunes
• Day 3: Hanstholm wildlife reserve + Lild
• Day 4: Bulbjerg bird cliff, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,400

West Highland Way

• Country: Scotland
• Region: West Highlands
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,200 / person

Scotland’s most famous long-distance walk runs 96 miles from the edge of Glasgow to Fort William, past the shores of Loch Lomond, across wild Rannoch Moor, and beneath Buachaille Etive Mòr to the foot of Ben Nevis.

• Fly into: Glasgow (GLA)
• Day 1: Start at Milngavie
• Day 2–6: Stage the Way (Loch Lomond → Glencoe)
• Day 7: Finish at Fort William, Ben Nevis foot
• Est. total: ~$2,200

Outer Hebrides

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Harris & Lewis
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,000 / person

White-shell beaches, turquoise water, and flower-strewn machair on the Atlantic edge. Hike the hills of Harris, walk the empty sands at Luskentyre, and stand among the ancient Callanish standing stones.

• Fly into: Stornoway (SYY)
• Day 1: Lewis + Callanish standing stones
• Day 2: Harris hills + Luskentyre beach
• Day 3: Hushinish coastal walk
• Day 4: Uig sands, sea-cliff trails
• Day 5: Depart
• Est. total: ~$2,000

Westfjords Sea Kayak

• Country: Iceland
• Region: Westfjords
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,600 / person

Paddle beneath towering basalt cliffs where the Arctic Ocean meets Iceland’s loneliest coast. Sea caves, nesting seabirds, and mirror-still fjords stretch under the midnight sun — a kayak trip for raw, empty northern water.

• Fly into: Ísafjörður (via Reykjavík)
• Day 1: Gear briefing, sheltered bay practice
• Day 2: Dynjandi approach paddle + waterfall
• Day 3–4: Fjord crossings, sea-cliff coastline
• Day 5: Final paddle, hot pots, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,600

Highlands Bikepacking

• Country: Iceland
• Region: Central Highlands
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

Gravel roads and black-sand plains cross the heart of Iceland before the summer crowds arrive. Ride between steaming vents, glacial rivers, and rhyolite hills under vast spring skies — a bikepacking loop through the island’s raw interior.

• Fly into: Keflavík (KEF)
• Day 1: Reykjavík, bike fit + route briefing
• Day 2–3: Landmannalaugar gravel traverse
• Day 4–5: Sprengisandur track, hut camps
• Day 6: Return to ring road, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,400

East Fjords Coastal Hike

• Country: Iceland
• Region: East Iceland
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,100 / person

Waterfalls pour off green mountains into deep eastern fjords where reindeer roam and villages feel half-forgotten. Walk cliff-top trails between Seyðisfjörður and Borgarfjörður, with Hengifoss and Litlanesfoss as day-hike highlights.

• Fly into: Egilsstaðir (EGS)
• Day 1: Seyðisfjörður harbour + coastal walk
• Day 2: Hengifoss + Litlanesfoss hike
• Day 3: Stórurð boulder field trail
• Day 4–5: Borgarfjörður fjord hikes, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,100

Vágar Sea Kayak

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: Vágar & Streymoy
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

Paddle beneath the sea stacks of Drangarnir and along the cliff walls of Sørvágsvatn — the “floating lake” above the ocean. Short crossings between islands put you eye-level with puffins and basalt columns in the North Atlantic.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Tórshavn, kayak skills session
• Day 2: Sørvágsvatn cliff paddle
• Day 3: Drangarnir sea stacks circumnavigation
• Day 4: Mykines approach paddle, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Streymoy Island Bike

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: Streymoy
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Cycle the main island from Tórshavn through mountain tunnels to grass-roofed villages perched above the sea. Spring light on the Faroes is soft and long — perfect for rolling roads with sudden, breathtaking cliff viewpoints.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Tórshavn, bike rental + harbour loop
• Day 2: Kirkjubøur + Hestur ferry ride
• Day 3: Saksun valley + Gjógv coastal road
• Day 4: Velbastaður cliffs, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Vestmanna Sea Cliffs Hike

• Country: Faroe Islands
• Region: Streymoy
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,000 / person

Vertical basalt walls rise 600 metres from the ocean at Vestmanna, where seabird colonies fill every ledge. Combine a cliff-top hike with a boat trip into the grottoes below — one of the most dramatic landscapes in the North Atlantic.

• Fly into: Vágar (FAE)
• Day 1: Tórshavn old town
• Day 2: Vestmanna bird-cliff boat tour
• Day 3: Koltur viewpoint + coastal ridge hike
• Day 4: Gásadalur waterfall walk, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,000

Bowron Lakes Canoe Circuit

• Country: Canada
• Region: British Columbia
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,800 / person

A 116-km loop through ten lakes and seven portages in the Cariboo Mountains — one of the world’s great canoe circuits. Moose at dawn, mirror lakes at dusk, and a week of pure backcountry paddling through British Columbia wilderness.

• Fly into: Vancouver (YVR) → Quesnel
• Day 1: Bowron Lake registration + launch
• Day 2–6: Circuit: lakes, portages, camps
• Day 7: Final lake crossing, return
• Est. total: ~$2,800

PEI Coastal Bike

• Country: Canada
• Region: Prince Edward Island
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,800 / person

The Confederation Trail and red-cliff shoreline loop Prince Edward Island in a week of easy coastal riding. Spring brings wildflowers along the dunes, empty beaches, and lobster suppers in fishing villages at day’s end.

• Fly into: Charlottetown (YYG)
• Day 1: Charlottetown, bike fit + harbour
• Day 2–4: North shore red cliffs + dunes
• Day 5: Cavendish coast, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,800

Bay of Fundy Coast Hike

• Country: Canada
• Region: New Brunswick
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,200 / person

The highest tides on Earth expose sea caves and red sandstone at low water, then swallow the beach whole six hours later. Hike the Fundy Trail, sea-kayak the Hopewell Rocks at slack tide, and walk the ocean floor beneath towering cliffs.

• Fly into: Moncton (YQM)
• Day 1: Fundy National Park orientation
• Day 2: Dickson Falls + coastal trail
• Day 3: Hopewell Rocks tidal walk
• Day 4–5: Fundy Trail Parkway hikes
• Est. total: ~$2,200

Great Glen Kayak

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Great Glen
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,100 / person

Paddle the length of the Great Glen from Fort William to Inverness — Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, and the legendary waters of Loch Ness beneath forested hills. A classic Scottish kayak journey through the geological scar that splits the Highlands.

• Fly into: Inverness (INV)
• Day 1: Fort William, gear + skills check
• Day 2–4: Loch Lochy, Oich, Ness crossings
• Day 5: Canal finish at Inverness, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,100

Hebridean Way Bike

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Outer Hebrides
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

Scotland’s longest on-road cycle route crosses ten islands linked by causeways and ferries from Vatersay to the Butt of Lewis. Spring wildflowers carpet the machair beside white beaches and turquoise Atlantic water.

• Fly into: Barra (BRR) or Stornoway (SYY)
• Day 1: Vatersay, route briefing
• Day 2–5: Island-hopping: Harris, Lewis, Uist
• Day 6: Butt of Lewis lighthouse, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Cairngorms Plateau Hike

• Country: Scotland
• Region: Cairngorms
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Britain’s largest national park holds arctic-alpine plateau, ancient Caledonian pine forest, and red deer on the high ground. Summit Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui, walk the Lairig Ghru pass, and watch for ptarmigan above the treeline.

• Fly into: Inverness (INV)
• Day 1: Aviemore, Rothiemurchus forest
• Day 2: Cairn Gorm summit hike
• Day 3: Lairig Ghru pass traverse
• Day 4–5: Loch an Eilein, Glenmore trails
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Wild Atlantic Sea Kayak

• Country: Ireland
• Region: County Kerry
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,200 / person

Paddle beneath the Skellig Islands where gannets wheel above monastic ruins on a rock in the Atlantic. The Kerry coast offers sea caves, hidden coves, and the raw edge of Ireland where land meets open ocean.

• Fly into: Kerry (KIR) or Shannon (SNN)
• Day 1: Dingle, kayak briefing + harbour
• Day 2: Dingle Bay coastal paddle
• Day 3: Blasket Islands approach
• Day 4–5: Valentia Island, Skellig views
• Est. total: ~$2,200

Great Western Greenway Bike

• Country: Ireland
• Region: County Mayo
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,600 / person

Ireland’s original off-road greenway traces 42 km from Westport to Achill Island along Clew Bay and beneath Croagh Patrick. Spring wildflowers, oyster farms, and empty Atlantic beaches make this one of Europe’s prettiest cycle routes.

• Fly into: Ireland West (NOC)
• Day 1: Westport, bike rental + town
• Day 2: Greenway to Newport
• Day 3: Mulranny to Achill Island
• Day 4: Achill Head loop, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,600

Connemara Wilderness Hike

• Country: Ireland
• Region: Connemara
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Bare quartzite peaks, blanket bog, and lonely loughs define the west of Ireland at its most untamed. Climb Diamond Hill for views over Kylemore Abbey, walk the Twelve Bens foothills, and cross the Maam Valley under big Atlantic skies.

• Fly into: Shannon (SNN) or Ireland West (NOC)
• Day 1: Clifden, Diamond Hill summit
• Day 2: Kylemore Abbey + lake walk
• Day 3: Twelve Bens foothills trek
• Day 4–5: Maam Valley, Killary fjord
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Lofoten Sea Kayak

• Country: Norway
• Region: Lofoten Islands
• Suggested stay: 6 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,800 / person

Paddle between the jagged peaks of Lofoten where mountains rise straight from the sea and white-sand beaches sit beneath Arctic summits. Camp on empty islands, watch eagles overhead, and kayak under a sun that barely sets.

• Fly into: Svolvær (SVJ) or Leknes (LKN)
• Day 1: Svolvær, kayak briefing + sheltered bay
• Day 2–4: Island-hopping: Reine, Moskenes
• Day 5–6: Trollfjord paddle, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,800

Rallarvegen Downhill

• Country: Norway
• Region: Hardangervidda
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,000 / person

Norway’s most famous bike route drops 900 metres from the Hardangervidda plateau to the fjord at Flåm. Ride past alpine lakes and the Finse research station, then freewheel through 80 km of mountain scenery to the Aurlandsfjord.

• Fly into: Bergen (BGO)
• Day 1: Train to Finse (1,222 m)
• Day 2: Rallarvegen: Finse to Haugastøl
• Day 3: Haugastøl to Flåm descent
• Day 4: Fjord cruise, return to Bergen
• Est. total: ~$2,000

Senja Ridge Hike

• Country: Norway
• Region: Senja
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,300 / person

Norway’s second-largest island is a wall of peaks above deep fjords — often called “Norway in miniature.” Hike Segla’s razor ridge, walk the coastal trail at Husfjellet, and catch spring light on one of the north’s most dramatic islands.

• Fly into: Tromsø (TOS) → ferry to Senja
• Day 1: Gryllefjord, coastal orientation
• Day 2: Segla ridge hike
• Day 3: Husfjellet coastal trail
• Day 4–5: Bergsbotn viewpoint, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,300

Stockholm Archipelago Kayak

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Stockholm Archipelago
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,100 / person

Thirty thousand islands fan out from Stockholm into the Baltic — granite skerries, pine forests, and red fishing huts on empty islets. Paddle from island to island, wild-camp on smooth rock, and swim in clear northern water.

• Fly into: Stockholm (ARN)
• Day 1: Archipelago ferry + kayak briefing
• Day 2–4: Island-hopping: Finnhamn, Möja
• Day 5: Return paddle, Stockholm depart
• Est. total: ~$2,100

Bohuslän Coast Bike

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Bohuslän
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,900 / person

Sweden’s west coast is a scatter of granite islands linked by bridges and ferries. Cycle the Kattegattleden trail past fishing villages, smooth rock beaches, and spring wildflowers on one of Scandinavia’s prettiest coastal routes.

• Fly into: Gothenburg (GOT)
• Day 1: Marstrand island loop
• Day 2–4: Kattegattleden north: Fjällbacka, Grebbestad
• Day 5: Coastal return, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,900

Sarek National Park Hike

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Laponia
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,200 / person

One of Europe’s last great wildernesses: no trails, no huts, just glacier-carved valleys and six of Sweden’s highest peaks. Trek through Sarek beneath the midnight sun with reindeer, golden eagles, and absolute silence.

• Fly into: Kiruna (KRN)
• Day 1: Ritsem boat in, camp setup
• Day 2–6: Valley treks, peak ascents
• Day 7: Boat out, depart
• Est. total: ~$3,200

Arctic Circle Trail Hike

• Country: Greenland
• Region: Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut
• Suggested stay: 7 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,800 / person

A 160-km trek across open tundra from the ice cap to the sea — musk oxen, Arctic foxes, and infinite horizons under the midnight sun. Greenland’s classic long-distance hike through one of the planet’s emptiest landscapes.

• Fly into: Kangerlussuaq (SFJ)
• Day 1: Trail briefing, first camp
• Day 2–6: Trek west across tundra (huts/camp)
• Day 7: Arrive Sisimiut, depart
• Est. total: ~$3,800

Nuuk Fjord Kayak

• Country: Greenland
• Region: Nuuk Fjord
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$3,400 / person

Paddle among icebergs calved from the Greenland ice sheet in one of the world’s largest fjord systems. Humpback whales surface beside your kayak, glaciers gleam on the horizon, and the capital feels a world away.

• Fly into: Nuuk (GOH)
• Day 1: Nuuk, kayak briefing + harbour
• Day 2–4: Fjord paddling, iceberg camps
• Day 5: Whale watching paddle, depart
• Est. total: ~$3,400

Hachimantai Plateau Hike

• Country: Japan
• Region: Tohoku, Iwate
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,400 / person

A volcanic highland of emerald wetlands, steaming fumaroles, and panoramic views across northern Honshu. Walk the Hachimantai Aspite Line, soak in mountain onsen, and hike among alpine flowers on one of Tohoku’s most otherworldly plateaus.

• Fly into: Tokyo (HND) → Morioka
• Day 1: Morioka, transfer to plateau
• Day 2: Goshogake volcanic trail
• Day 3: Hachimantai summit loop
• Day 4–5: Wetland boardwalks, onsen, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,400

Shikotsu-Toya Lakes Kayak

• Country: Japan
• Region: Hokkaido
• Suggested stay: 5 nights
• Est. price: ~$2,500 / person

Japan’s clearest caldera lakes mirror volcanic peaks and old-growth forest on Hokkaido’s southwestern edge. Paddle Lake Shikotsu’s impossibly transparent water, explore Toya’s forested shores, and soak in lakeside onsen.

• Fly into: New Chitose (CTS)
• Day 1: Lake Shikotsu, kayak briefing
• Day 2–3: Shikotsu caldera paddling
• Day 4: Lake Toya forest shoreline
• Day 5: Onsen morning, depart
• Est. total: ~$2,500

Bornholm Island Bike

• Country: Denmark
• Region: Bornholm
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,500 / person

The Baltic’s granite island is ringed by a coastal cycling route past medieval ruins, smokehouses, and dramatic cliff formations. Spring brings long light, quiet roads, and the Hammershus fortress above the northern sea.

• Fly into: Copenhagen (CPH) → ferry
• Day 1: Rønne, bike rental + town
• Day 2: Hammershus + northern cliffs
• Day 3: Dueodde dunes + east coast
• Day 4: Svaneke harbour loop, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,500

Limfjord Sea Kayak

• Country: Denmark
• Region: North Jutland
• Suggested stay: 4 nights
• Est. price: ~$1,400 / person

Denmark’s broad western fjord is a maze of channels, sandbars, and bird-rich marshland. Paddle past shifting sand dunes, spot seals on quiet beaches, and explore the sheltered waters of the Limfjord at summer’s calmest.

• Fly into: Aalborg (AAL)
• Day 1: Thyborøn, kayak briefing
• Day 2: Outer fjord coastal paddle
• Day 3: Harbours + bird islands circuit
• Day 4: Return paddle, depart
• Est. total: ~$1,400