Northern Lights Norway Short Break

Hi Laura,

I had a fantastic holiday in Tromso.

The hotel was in a very good location and was clean and comfortable. The reception staff arranged a takeaway bag of complimentary food at 5 pm for the two nights when I was going on the Northern Lights tours, so that I would have time to eat before departing for the tours.

The dog sledding activity was very enjoyable and the lunch was tasty. The Northern Lights tour on 9th March was also very enjoyable and I was able to see the Aurora in several locations. The guide was very helpful and had a good sense of humour.

The second Northern Lights tour on 10th March was also good, but I preferred the first one.

I did plenty of walking around the city and found it easy to get around, and the museums were very interesting.

I thought that three nights spent there was the right amount of time for activities and getting around. The highlight of my holiday was seeing the Northern Lights.

I would definitely recommend this holiday! I’ve attached a few photos.

Many thanks for all your help.

Gill

Hi Mark,

Thank you for your email and just to say absolutely loved the trip, we got to see the Norther Lights in their glory after waiting patiently for them to appear and Magna was an excellent host and guide.

We visited the sights, Magic Ice, Troll museum, Polaria, Mack Brewery, Fjords Cruise for 5 hours, Cathedral and only missed out on the cable car but it was poor visibility so did not feel too bad about it.

We ate some amazing food too along the way and our days were truly full and busy, really great and thank you for booking us on an mazing tour and also organising a great trip, probably could have done with an extra day.

Looking at the next adventure now so will stay in touch.

Best Wishes,
Karen

Hello Laura,

The trip was amaaazinggg ??!

Infact we got to see the Northern lights for almost 3 nights and Joshua got it for an extra night. That was the highlight of our trip. The reindeer sled ?? felt so magical like out from a fairy tale as we saw the glimpse of the lights on that night as well.

Your suggestion to take the cable car to the top - we did that and saw the lights that same evening as well after we were done with the café. We got so excited on the top as it started snowing and that was a cherry to top it all.

We 4 would like to Thank You from the bottom of our hearts for organizing and arranging it for us. Everything went on so smoothly.

Have a great week ahead.

Regards,
Carol

Daina

I wanted to say thank you for helping g us to organise our trip to Norway it was absolutely fantastic. The trips were excellent and thankfully the weather was great! The huskie trip was one of our favourites and we saw the northern lights from the reindeer sledge!

Once again thank you for your help.

Clara

Thank you for organising our trip, it was a triple present for my wife, celebrating her Birthday Christmas and our wedding anniversary.

All the information provided by yourself was spot on.

The Hotel was brilliant, good food and excellent room with a view.

Northern Lights was a bucket list tick, our guide Kanute was helpful, funny and very knowledgeable. This was an experience not to be missed.

Sami village and reindeer feeding was my wife's highlight, again well worth the experience.

We also caught a bus and went up the cable car. Superb views even colder when at the top

Basically fun packed awesome days. It was all over to quick but wants us return.

Hello Nikola

Wonderful time thank you!

Yes we saw the lights, fed reindeer, and fished off a boat. What a fantastic place! We will return at some stage.

Thank you for organising, everything went smoothly.

Hi Nikola

Thank you so much for organising such a wonderful holiday.

Everything went smoothly with bookings flights hotel etc. The hotel was lovely, comfortable and relaxed all the staff incredibly friendly and helpful.

We all enjoyed the snow mobile experience and the journey to them was so scenic with all the snow. We got to see the northern lights if only briefly before the weather closed in, we had to travel to Finland .

Our whale watching trip was cancelled but not until we arrived at the boat we were offered an alternative 4 hour fjords trip which we went on.

And we thoroughly enjoyed this even the awesome weather provided us with a spectacular phenomenon of colours called polar stratospheric clouds.

We all definitely decided that we should visit again next year Tromso is such a beautiful place and we all enjoyed having a winter vacation.

I’ve attached a few pictures

Once again many thanks for a wonderful holiday

Regards
Denise 

Dear Mark

Thank you for your email. And thank you for organising a wonderful trip for us to Tromso in Norway.

Yes we saw the Northern Lights !! On the plane coming into Tromso - while walking about on New Year's Eve in Tromso and also on the official tour you had booked for us. It was just magical ***.

Myself and my husband had the best time, creating wonderful memories.

Would definitely recommend your company to other customers.

Kind regards

Hi Daina

Thanks to your impeccable arrangement, me and my family had a smooth and wonderful holiday in Tromso.

And did we see the Northern Lights! We saw the magical green light from the plane as we landed, we saw the light above the town square/church as we walked around town, we saw the light from our bedroom windows. We even saw it on our way back from the whale watching trip. During the Aurora safari, the light was all over the sky. The guide told us that we were very lucky and it was one of the most light activities he had encountered.

We also spotted whales during the whale watching trip too. Unfortunately I got sea sick during a stretch of rough sea.

The only thing we couldn't stand was the extreme cold in Tromso. The highlight for us is definitely the northern light which was our main purpose visiting Tromso. Overall we had a great time and I am glad to have selected Baltic Travel over others to travel with.

Thanks once again for your great help and patience in answering my queries/doubts and making all the great arrangements.

Best regards

Douglas

Hello Nikola

Wonderful time thank you!

Yes we saw the lights, fed reindeer, and fished off a boat. What a fantastic place! We will return at some stage.

Thank you for organising, everything went smoothly.

Kind regards

Jane 

Hi Nikola,

A big thanks to you and the Baltic Company for organizing our trip. It went smooth and flawless. The Hotel was really good and they upgraded us at the last moment to a sea-view room. The taxi operator was in contact with us throughout and offered the timely services. It was really well planned as it gave us time to acclimatise and get used to the weather. The Northern Lights tour was also fabulous. Trina (if I remember the name correctly) was a great host and we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights in its full glory. It was magical.

My special thanks to you for your help and prompt response to all my questions and queries. The communication on your part was smooth and you guided us through each step. So a big thanks to you.

I am definitely going to reach out to you again in future for other trips in Europe. Do you arrange trips other than Europe as well?

A huge shout out to you and your team ! Thank you for helping us making this trip a memorable one. Forever grateful!

PS : Sharing a couple of photos of the Northern Lights that we saw.

Wish you all the success and happiness in life :)

Kindest Regards,

Yogendra

Hi Dania

Thank you so much for your email.

Norway was amazing, we had such a great time and we saw the lights every night…a lifetime of lovely memories.

I think the highlight for us was the dog sledding…we so enjoyed it and the views were amazing.

Thank you for arranging our trip…everything worked out perfectly.

I have attached a couple of pictures.

Thank you again.

Kind regards

Geraldine

Hi Nikola

The holiday went perfectly. I can't thank you enough. It's the first holiday in 20 years that has gone smoothly for me, so it is something of an achievement. We did see the Northern Lights and got some lovely photographs. We were driven into Finland to find them as Tromsø was cloudy, but we did catch a glimpse of them over our hotel the day before, just after we arrived. The other highlight was the Fjellheisen cable car. Beautiful views and lovely snow. The hotel was lovely and the staff were too. We chose the Aurora for the rooftop jacuzzi which was lovely too. The complimentary food was so much more than I expected and saved so much time in what was a very busy long weekend.

I will definitely recommend Baltic Travel Company to family and friends.

Thank you again

Gill

Hi Nikola,

Thank you for your email. The holiday was just lovely. We had a great time and feel very fortunate that we were able to get to Tromso and enjoy the majority of our excursions.

We did indeed see the northern lights and it was a highlight for sure. We also really enjoyed the day cruise. While we didn’t see much wildlife it was good to see the landscape of the fjords and mountains.

The night cruise had horrible visibility so didn’t see much of anything but I love boats and it was a nice experience.

Thank you for all your help when our flight was cancelled. Because you were able to resolve so quickly we were able to get settled in the hotel and enjoy Oslo. We found a fun pizza place with amazing cocktails and a dj! We spoke to other people on that cancelled flight and they were not as fortunate and had to wait hours for help.

We can’t thank you enough for creating such a wonderful experience for us. It was magical!

Thank you,

Xavier

Nikola

Many thanks for your email; I am replying on behalf of Clare & myself.

We had a really wonderful time on our recent trip to Tromso. All of the arrangements worked really well: the flights were on time, the taxi transfers were all really good & the hotel (and its staff) were excellent. Everything in the hotel worked perfectly.

The Norwegians we met in Tromso were all very friendly & helpful.

The two tours we booked through you were excellent. On the first one, we saw the Northern Lights: our guide/driver actually drove us inland and over the border into Finland to see them as visibility on the coast was limited that evening. He was first class and went above & beyond to make sure we saw the Lights.

The dog-sledding trip was absolutely wonderful; we were really well looked after by brilliant staff there and it was a really memorable day.

Tromso itself in the winter light was quite fabulous; the Polar Museum was my favourite part.

On behalf of Clare and myself I'd just like to thank you warmly for organising such a fabulous trip for us!

With very best wishes

Chris

Hi Inga

Had a wonderful time.

Hotel excellent. Aurora cruise was also excellent and suited our needs perfectly.

In addition the aurora made a stunning appearance.

My wife and daughter went on the cable car which they loved, unfortunately I missed this due

to being ill with a chest infection which I probably caught on the plane journey. Therefore, looks like we are going to repeat this next year (March 20)

since being ill  I personally felt a little cheated – just one of those “things”.

Thanks for everything.

Dennis, Beverley & Samantha

Good Afternoon Inga,

Hi Diana

Many thanks for your help.  We loved Tromso and YES we did see the Northern Lights!  We loved the husky sledding and whale watching too.

Also the hotel was great - good location and the best breakfast we’ve ever had in a hotel!

All in all a great success and my husband wants to return sometime!

Many thanks for your organisation and help.

Yours,

Lucy M

Hello Inga,

I just wanted to say “thank you” for a wonderful short break in Tromso. It was perfect on every way and was very well organised. In fact the schedule ran like clockwork!

The hotel, Clarion Collection With is extremely comfortable and very good value and the trips were superb.

All in all, the holiday exceeded our expectations.

This is the second time we have used Baltic Travel and we look forward to using your services again.

Thank you!

Happy Christmas!

Anthea and Phil 

Hi Julija,

Thank you for the welcome back email and happy new year to you too. I hope you got some time off!

We absolutely loved our trip to Norway, thank you so much for arranging it all.  The hotel was lovely, the staff wonderful (and really accommodating with the veggie options – thank you for passing this on), we absolutely loved all of the excursions and even got to see the northern lights, which was really magical.  The hotel also left us a little card, chocolates and prosecco to wish us happy anniversary.  A really lovely touch (thank you also for thinking to mention this to the hotel J).

The only negative I can give you is that our outbound flight was delayed and our transfer wasn't there for us when we arrived in Tromso, but we called your office and they were able to fix the problem in 15 mins and kindly arranged for the hotel to prepare a snack for us as we missed dinner.  So it really wasn’t a problem at all.

Thanks again for arranging an unforgettable break for us.

All the best,

Lindy

Dear Julija 

Happy New Year ! We had a truly fabulous time in Tromso and were so happy that we booked everything through Baltic Travel - the hotel was the perfect base and even though there was a problem with one of the rooms on the first night, the staff rectified it and sent Prosecco and treats to the new room. All of the organised trips turned out to be fabulous - so great! 

 I have to say that our break in Tromso was such a memorable one and this was in part to do with your fantastic communication, helpfulness and all round knowledge- thank you! 

Kind regards 

Lisa 

Dear Julija,

Happy New Year!  We feel very blessed in this trip and very grateful for your help in all the arrangement.  I believe we’ve caught the best scenes of nature we’ve ever experienced.... full moonlight in 24 hours darkness at Artic on the cruise, Snow White Tromso, and of course the amazing and stunning norther lights all over the clear sky dancing around us!

Thanks so very much, Julija!  We’re getting requests from families and friends already about our itinerary.  We are sharing out you and your company contacts.

Hope you also like the photos we’ve taken....just a few shots here.  Wishing you a very happy and healthy year 2019!

Cheers! 

Shantel 

Dear Michael, 

Thank you for getting in touch. 

Yes, I had a fantastic time in Tromsø! It's a truly beautiful city and I'm delighted to report that I managed to see the Northern lights 3 times in total (very lucky considering the foggy weather). It was a truly wonderful experience. I'm also pleased to say that, apart from a minor flight delay, everything went smoothly and I really must thank you for organising everything for me - it made my holiday completely stress-free.

I really hope to return to Norway at some point, perhaps during the summer months as I'd really love to experience the midnight sun! 

Thank you so much again for organising this trip for me. I will certainly keep Baltic Travel Company in mind when I (hopefully) return to Norway! 

Kind regards 

Celeste

Hi Michael

Dear Julija.

Hi Michael

 thank you for your e mail. We had a fabulous time thank you. Both the trips were great and we saw the lights which made our trip ??.

There were 2 very minor issues which didnt affect our enjoyment at all but just for you to know.

The hotel room was only set up for 2 people but they rectified that promptly and the taxi company didnt arrive at 11.30 for the return journey and when we called them they said it was booked for 12 . 

Thank you for all your help with the booking which made for a hassle free couple of days.

Siobhan

Hi Daina

We returned from our trip to Tromso on Friday and we felt we had to e-mail to say thank you for a well organised trip on your part.

Our boat trip out was great fun. We saw the lights but wish we had a better camera. The cod meal on board was fabulous.

The chase was also good but again we wish we had a better camera.

Finally, the snowmobiling day out was one of the best days we have ever had. We are both well into our 60’s but we felt like a couple of teens out in the snowbound countryside.

Thank you again Alan and Sue.

Good afternoon Inga,

Thank you for your email. We had an amazing fun time, but regrettably the Northern Lights did not shine for us!!  

The hotel was basic but clean and breakfasts were not particularly hot when choosing the hot option from the buffet.  The location was very central and within minutes walking distance of plenty of attractions.

The excursions were brilliant and we were very impressed by the company that took us on the Northern Lights chase.  After having it cancelled on our first chosen date due to the weather conditions not being suitable, the alternative night was better weather.  The driver tried his best to take us to  a location suitable to see the lights and never seemed to give up! Ten out of ten for everything from the comfy minibus to the hot drinks, chocolate cake and toasted marshmallows!!

The night time dog sledding adventure was brilliant, and again, the company that it was booked with could not be faulted. Great value for money!

The airport transfers were excellent and the flights with Norweigan were very good.  (I don't think I have ever been on a plane that took off exactly on time as it did on our outward bound flight)!

We would recommend you, your company, and all the companies involved in our holiday to anyone wishing to go to Tromso.  The scenery was breathtaking.  We intend to try again to see the lights possibly next year but maybe at a different time of year - October/November and try our luck then!  

Thank you for all your hard work putting together an amazing and memorable trip for us all.

Debbie

Yes, the whole Tromso experience was great.  Thanks for the tip about the cable car.  The Polar museum was wonderful, I

hope they don’t modernise the building.  The Northern Lights guide was very good indeed, and set up my camera and

loaned me a tripod.  I got some amazing photos as it was a lovely clear night.  The husky trip ws great, too.

Well done and many thanks

Kate B

Hi Daina!

Hi Lena

I just wanted to drop you a very quick message. We both just loved the holiday - the husky sleds, reindeer, Northern Lights - everything we could have wished for and Tromso is just beautiful, although we did have a walk around on our "day off" and went up the cable car we ran out of time so, unfortunately, did not get to the museum etc - next time. We could have done with another day, really, but you have to leave something for next time.

Please let the skipper and his wife from our dinner cruise know that that was the best cod ever - caught that morning, apparently, it was just to die for.

Thank you for organising such an amazing trip - Brian really missed something.

I hope you had a good holiday/Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

Jan B

Hi Lena

and welcome home to you too - Australia must have been wonderful. I did call when we returned from Tromso but you were away and I totally forgot to email you, so I'm glad you prompted me!

It all went well, it was such a treat being met at the airport, the meals were good and the waffles were a great bonus! Our room was very small, but we weren't in it much. There wasn't any room to put our clothes so we left them on the chairs - The strange thing was that there was a picture fixed to the ceiling above the bed! But the staff are all cheerful, friendly and helpful.

The weather wasn't good unfortunately. It was cold and wet, but we made the most of it and saw quite a bit of Tromso. We did see a teensy bit of the northern lights! we had to go to Finland where it was actually dry, cold and plenty of snow. I didn't realise that the lights can be really wispy like steam and as soon as you tun around to see them they have gone! But we did see them. The tour guide, Carl I think, was very good and kept our spirits up on the long evening. We left at 19:15 and got back to the hotel at almost 02:00 hrs! 

We were unlucky with the weather but had a good weekend. And the taxi arrived to take us back to the airport as expected so all was well.

I'm sure you had a terrific holiday!

best wishes

Liz

hi Inga,hope you are well,

the trip to Norway was a great success from the flight , the pick up from the airport ,the hotel the great scenery the friendly people the weather in fact everything .

the whale safari was a long haul but that's because the wales had moved north but we saw orca fin whale and humpback whale so brilliant throw in sea eagles as well and fantastic mountain scenery kissed a rose coloured gold on the peaks and you couldn't have asked for more.

the northen light trip was great the lights came out to play at about 7pm and stayed till about midnight throw in a brilliant guide again it was wonderful,so good in fact we booked a second night and saw the lights and the milky way so bonus all round. we cant wait to book another trip very soon.

Hi Lena

It was fantastic thanks : ) The Husky and Snowmobiling trips were excellent, and best of all our northern lights excursion was successful. Tromso food (although V expensive) is great too!

Kind regards

D&K

Hi Daina,

We had an absolutely fantastic time in Norway thanks.  I'll willingly give you some feedback sometime but have been off work since as I am totally exhausted!  I wasn't actually very well beforehand but that didn't stop me having an amazing time! 

Shall I give you a ring sometime when I feel a bit better? 

With best regards, 

Sue

Hi Saija,

Oh it was amazing! I didn't want to leave at all!

We were also fortunate enough to see the lights too.

I was really happy with the choice to book with you and arrange everything with you, and all your partners.

What I liked the most was that in the first day we were to chase the northern lights, those people informed us that we probably wouldn't be seeing any lights and offered us a refund.

I really liked that honesty and option, although it wasn't their fault. But we took the ride anyway. 

On the contrary, the company that we did the northern lights Safari to one of the four camp bases, wasn't nowhere near that.

Not that it was a bad experience, not at all, but i didn't like that they were telling us "lies" about the sky clouds. We could see it ourselves that it was 100% clouds.

It was like she knew that we wouldn't be seeing lights anyway and instead she didn't say anything - not to mention it was nowhere near a Safari. It was more like a base stay.

But the camp base was amazing, people were very kind food was great!

I liked the snowmobile Safari, that was so cool at the Camp Tamok, the guides were so kind and friendly, as well as the soup! 

Villmarkssenter, was amazing too. This is were we saw the lights in all their glory. So great experience! And then the next day with Andrei from enjoythearctic.no, that was so cool! I really like that fella, and the fact that he had a drone and the fjords he took is at. Really nice lad.

Lastly the hotel was spot on, with its breakfast and everything. The only thing i can say is that sheets weren't changed during our stay but, we didn't stay a lot in the room after all. In general 4.5/5.

And in regards with you, I'm happy to book a package again with you in the near future. Overall the experience was 4.8/5 which was really good! The Tromso trip was great! :)

Hi Inga,

We had a great time thank you!

I’ve added a few photos to a facebook albumn, hopefully you can see them here – please let me know if not:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155565229204816.1073741840.803034815&type=1&l=6884f3e879

In time I will try to touch up the ‘lights’ photos and see if I can enhance the colours !!

The hotel was brilliant – It appears to have been newly refurbished, and the staff were v friendly and helpful – I could not recommend is more to anyone looking for a nice base for their stay.  The harbour view helped!

In the end we were able to do the dog sledding on the Sunday so that was good – a couple of photos in the album.  The lights chase on Saturday evening was fun, and as you can see we were able to find a spot where there was less cloud.  Camp Tamok was a fraction disappointing – in the dark we could still see that it was a great venue, but we were there to see the lights and it snowed all evening ?  unfortunately when we go tack to Tromso there were clear skies so maybe we would have seen the lights there.

Our comments to would-be future travellers is to book a northern lights excursion that allows you flexibility in location!  We did not do the whale watching but feedback from others was that there was lots of activity and it was a good trip.

I picked up a brochure at the airport re: Svalbard – maybe we will go polar bear ‘hunting’ the next time!  Looks very remote and very interesting!  Igloos and the Northern Lights are also on the bucket list!

Thank you again for all of your help, will be sure to mention Baltic Travel to all of our friends moving forward.

Kind regards,

Stephen

Hello Inga

Great time had by all- not to go ticking but :

Northern lights - tick

Husky ride in both clear monochrome Moonlit night and snowstorm- tick

Humpback whales and many Orca pods- tick

Success and a buffet breakfast to boot!

Thanks for assisting us with an action packed trip to Tromso!

Regards

Neal 

Hello Lena,

We had an amazing time thanks, gutted about not seeing the lights but the snow made up for it J

Thanks for all your help, you have been really professional and your attention to detail has allowed me to truly relax knowing that every detail is taking care of. I was also really impressed by your proactive approach informing us of any changes to our itinerary even though it meant disrupting your weekend.

5 star service and a big thumbs up !!!

Andy

“The most amazing weekend of my life. ”

I booked the weekend 4 my partners 50th birthday. Booked through Baltic Travel Company. Saija was our consultant. She is 1 amazing lady who goes above and beyond.

We stayed at the Radison Blu hotel in Tromso. The 1st night we were given a business class rm. think this was to do with it being a special occasion. Beautiful rm.

I have lots of food allergies and we did find it difficult to get the most basic gluten free food. We found a lovely bar on the harbour that being GF wasn't a problem. We also had breakfast at the hotel again they catered 4 me and we had 2 lovely meals in their restaurant. I highly recommend anyone t eat there.

 In Tromso there is believe it or not, a Spar shop that has a really good selection of Gf food.

 We stayed in a wooden Lavvu on Saturday night. Recommended by Saija. WOW is all I can say. What an experience. The lovely couple Trina and her husband who own the land where the Lavvu is, cooked us a wonderful reindeer stew. A breakfast was provided 4 us t do ourselves 4 the following morning. We were also blessed as we saw the Northern Lights!! Not something I will ever forget.

Sadly on Sunday evening our husky sledding was cancelled due to an avalanche and there was still heavy snow. Our trip was refunded lby the following day.

Sunday evening we managed to book a Husky Safari through the raddison for the following morning. I would advise anyone to do this as it's in daylight and the views are awesome. We got to drive our own team of huskys. It's a "must do"

Monday evening our flights got delayed due to the fog in England. Again Saija to the rescue!! Organised new transfers and nothing was a problem.

To sum up my weekend..... AMAZING!!

Go to Tromso but book through Baltic travel. U will feel like the only person they are dealing with.

Thank you Saija from the bottom of our hearts.

Best regards,

Mandie Bennett

Great time had by all- not to go ticking but :

Northern lights - tick
Husky ride in both clear monochrome Moonlit night and snowstorm- tick
Humpback whales and many Orca pods- tick

Success and a buffet breakfast to boot!

Thanks for assisting us with an action packed trip to Tromso!

Regards
Neal

We had a great time thank you!
 
I’ve added a few photos to a facebook albumn, hopefully you can see them here – please let me know if not.
 
The hotel was brilliant – It appears to have been newly refurbished, and the staff were v friendly and helpful – I could not recommend is more to anyone looking for a nice base for their stay.  The harbour view helped!
 
In the end we were able to do the dog sledding on the Sunday so that was good – a couple of photos in the album.  The lights chase on Saturday evening was fun, and as you can see we were able to find a spot where there was less cloud.  Camp Tamok was a fraction disappointing – in the dark we could still see that it was a great venue, but we were there to see the lights and it snowed all evening ?  unfortunately when we go tack to Tromso there were clear skies so maybe we would have seen the lights there.
 
Our comments to would-be future travellers is to book a northern lights excursion that allows you flexibility in location!  We did not do the whale watching but feedback from others was that there was lots of activity and it was a good trip.
 
I picked up a brochure at the airport re: Svalbard – maybe we will go polar bear ‘hunting’ the next time!  Looks very remote and very interesting!  Igloos and the Northern Lights are also on the bucket list!
 
Thank you again for all of your help, will be sure to mention Baltic Travel to all of our friends moving forward.
 
Kind regards,
Stephen

Hi Saija, 

Thanks for the email. 

You'll be glad to hear that we had a wonderful trip and many thanks for the last minute changes which allowed us to make the most of our time in Norway after the terrible start.

It would be hard to pick out any individual highlight as we enjoyed every activity however the northern lights and whale watching tours that you organised for us were absolutely first rate. 

We also went cross country skiing and dog sledding which was fantastic fun. Our favourite restaurant was the Bardus bistro, exceptional food and service. Another fabulous restaurant was Ra Sushi (the restaurant rather than the take away in the shopping centre).

One 'off the beaten track' experience that I would highly recommend is a visit to the spa boat 'Vulkana'

It is an amazing converted fishing trawler with sauna, jacuzzi and steam room run by an incredibly friendly and helpful lady and an unforgettable experience, I even managed to go for a swim in the sea whilst there!

Anyhow, thanks once again for all of your assistance, I would not hesitate in recommending your company to anyone planning a trip to the area

Kind regards

Mark

Hi Daina

My sincere aplogies for the delayed reply.

Our Northern Lights short break to Tromso, Norway in March 2016 was just awesome, marvellous and out of this world. All the experiences will go down our memory lane for the rest of our lives. We were very lucky to see the full panaromic views of the Northern Lights at two different places. Our guide Denise was just exceptional and so was the bus driver Gert. We still keep on thinking about it and looking at the photos taken.

We also experienced Dog Sledding and wow what a whale of a time my wife and I had. Everyone was so helpful, polite, courteous and went out of their way to ensure we had great time and holiday.

We would also like to thank Daina Kontrima from the kernel of our hearts for planning and organising such a breath taking holiday. She has always been polite, helpful, understanding and very efficient. We are pleased to have booked this and previous holiday with her. For both of our Norway holidays we did not face any problems and all was planned perfectly.

Daina, the above message is from both of us. Also I am attaching a few of our Northern Lights experience photos which we hope you will like.

Also could you please let us know if you cover Austria for our next holidays and would you recommend it to be visited and any other places.

Once again many thanks to you for arranging all this for us so nicely.
Avinash and Usha T

Just wanted to report in on our holiday. It was really lovely. Everything went without a hitch and we got to see the Northern Lights. Many thanks for all your help and organisation for this trip it was much appreciated and I will be sure to recommend Baltic Travel company to friends and family. I think the Northern Lights chase group were the highlight. I loved that it was a small group tour and the guy we had was friendly and helpful and personable which just made it a lovely and unique experience. Also having someone show me how to take a photo of the northen lights was great. It really made it fun to enjoy. The Reindeer Sledding was also fun and enjoyable. The Sami guides were really friendly and we got to see the puppies and dogs from dog sledding. They were so adorable.

Kind regards
Elyse

We had a fabulous holiday, the information you sent us made everything easy. I would definitely book with you again and will recommend you to my friends.

Best wishes

Mrs W.

Thank you for the best trip ever!!!! Tromso was a dream and we even saw the Northern Lights.  I want to think about going back next December for 10 days. All the people were so interesting and lovely. The Edge Hotel was stunning too. Thank you for putting together such a dream trip.

Sarah x

Dear Lena,

Just a short note to say how very much we enjoyed our trip to Norway.

The hotel was great - they upgraded us to a room with a wonderful view of the port and the breakfasts were fantastic!

Saturday was drizzly and we never thought we’d have a chance of seeing the Northern Lights so we went to see the film at the planetarium just in case! As if by magic, by the time we got on the bus, the skies were clearing and after a drive nearly to Sweden we were rewarded. lt has long been an ambition of mine to see the Aurora and we saw a spectacular display. The stars too were stunning in the black sky. The guides were really knowledgeable and enthusiastic and the photos they emailed me are a wonderful reminder. lt was an unforgettable experience!

Sunday brought cloudless blue skies - perfect for snowmobiling! Camp Tamok was lovely and the drive up in the mountains was fantastic fun with stunning views. Great lunch in the hut too!

The Norwegian people were so friendly and the country looked absolutely stunning from the air (we had sunshine both ways!). lt’s given us a taste for more - maybe a visit in the summertime.

Thank you so much for all your help and advice in organising our trip.

Best wishes,

Jenny

Hi Iveta

Thanks for sorting everything out for us. We had an excellent break in Tromso. Observed the northern lights on 1 of the 3 nights (unfortunately other 2 nights were cloudy). Hurtigruten cruise was also excellent (stunning scenery). We may return to Tromso early next year. Alternatively we are considering Iceland as a destination next Summer. If and when we decide I will contact you for a booking. Again, thanks for everything and bye for now.

Dennis and Beverley

Dear Iveta
 
Just wanted to thank you for such a lovely holiday.
We had a fantastic time in Norway, enjoyed every minute of it and we saw the lights both on the Saturday and Sunday evenings. We have a great time dog sledging and the boat trip was a fantastic place to see the lights from.
 
I loved Norway and would love to go back.
 
Many thanks indeed for all your help and advice - it made the booking really easy.
Best wishes
Catharine M.

Dear Veronika,

Just a quick line to say thanks for all the work you put into our holiday.
It was fabulous. The vouchers all worked, in the hotel we got a room with a sea view, and it served afternoon waffles, and an evening meal all included in the price.
The reindeer sledding was ok - the Sami talk beforehand great. We both loved the Husky dog sledding and would recommend it to anyone.
We saw the lights with Kjetil, so our holiday was perfect.

Thanks
Penny

Dear Iveta,

We had a wonderful time in Tromso. We did catch a glimpse of the lights so are happy. The hotel and staff were brilliant, we could not fault them. The light evening meal saved us a fortune because as you know the cost of living is very high. Overall the trip was fantastic and we would certainly recommend the Clarion hotel and Baltic Travel. You have been brilliant too. Thank you very much.
 
At some point in the future, possibly Autumn time, we would like to visit the Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. We would also like to visit Finland especially Helsinki. You and Baltic Travel will be the first we contact. If you have any good deals please let us know.
 
Very kind regards.
Jim and Marilyn

Hi Iveta
 
Thank you for your help/advice associated with our short break in Tromso early Feb 12.
We had a wonderful time and observed the Aurora Borealis on 2 of the 3 nights we were there.
The only downside was it was very cold in Tromso (coldest since 1965) and also expensive, however, we do intend to revisit around the same time next year and at the same hotel.

We will probably book sometime this Summer. Therefore, in the meantime grateful if there is information you could provide e.g. prices/brochures etc.
 
Best Regards
Dennis A.

Hi Veronika

Just a note to say thank you so much for making all the necessary arrangements for myself and Graham to visit Tromso.  We had a fantastic time and it really helped having everything sorted in advance. We did see the Northern Lights, not at their most spectacular but at least we saw them. Tromso was wonderful and I do hope we get the opportunity to visit again someday. Take care,

Best wishes
Lorraine

Dear Daina

Well- we made it! It was a great trip and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We'd like to thank you for all your work in making it such a memorable experience. Your professionalism was great but, more than that, your helpful and friendly approach made it so much easier for us to plan exactly what we wanted to do and the whole trip ran on oiled wheels. We particularly valued your patience in answering our interminable questions! Thank you, too, for rearranging our dog sled ride. A MAJOR bonus was that we saw the Northern Lights so thank you for helping to create a wonderful memory for us.

With best wishes,
Ann M.

Hi Veronika, just a short message to let you know we have had an experience of a lifetime! Our trip was wonderful, we saw the aurora on two trips out (i booked another trip whilst we were there) the trip you booked for us was fabulous, we had a great time meeting other people, our guide  was a lovely man and very informative. and also sang happy birthday in norwegian to me! I hope to go again to this beautiful place and will be booking through your company in the future. Thank you so much for helping me to achieve my lifelong dream of seeing the northern lights, i will never forget this wonderful experience. Best wishes, Helen.

Dear Daina

I just wanted to let you know that all the arrangements went smoothly thank you we had a wonderful trip to Norway. The lights were spectacular! Our guide was brilliant, she was super! The dogsledding was a great success & again the organisation was super.
Thank you again for such a great holiday!

Best wishes
Sheila & Victoria

Dear Daina - we had a wonderful time in Norway - very good flights and accomodation and best of all 5 hours of seeing the northern lights - we went out twice first night no clouds but no lights and the last night was the best the guide had ever seen (we drove to the border with Finland). Thank you!
John and Sue