Anyone been to Finland for the northern lights?

[teomingern]

On 3/23/2025 at 9:14 PM, Voodooman said:

Wah, why so expensive? Winter really nothing much to do, won’t need 2 weeks I presume? 

 What do you mean by personal tour? Got personal tour guide and driver? 

His one is premium type holiday mah... stay in 5-star hotel... pampered from head to toe kind... all meals inclusive Michelin-starred restaurants... otherwise one person $7,500... also don't know how long the trip is... and also must pay a Christmas premium lor...

[Voodooman]

On 3/24/2025 at 12:27 PM, teomingern said:

His one is premium type holiday mah... stay in 5-star hotel... pampered from head to toe kind... all meals inclusive Michelin-starred restaurants... otherwise one person $7,500... also don't know how long the trip is... and also must pay a Christmas premium lor...

Norway is an expensive destination.  Restaurant meals, not Michelin, is sibei ex. So got to cook some meals if trying to save money. 

But accomodation is generally reasonable unless you opt for some iconic hotels like glass cabin at Tromso during peak period, which can cost $2k a night.  A friend stayed there to catch the northern light and highly recommended it. Unfortunately, my pocket not deep enough.

[teomingern]

On 3/24/2025 at 2:10 PM, Voodooman said:

Norway is an expensive destination.  Restaurant meals, not Michelin, is sibei ex. So got to cook some meals if trying to save money. 

But accomodation is generally reasonable unless you opt for some iconic hotels like glass cabin at Tromso during peak period, which can cost $2k a night.  A friend stayed there to catch the northern light and highly recommended it. Unfortunately, my pocket not deep enough.

Haha... saving hard now for a planned trip maybe in 2028... epic driving trip also... oh well... now just pipe dream... hope have enough money to travel from next year onwards... all long driving trips... so got to 'giam giam' with accommodation and food... and do mostly the free stuff for sightseeing... cos it looks like air ticket prices may increase and so will food prices given the two wars don't seem to be abating any time soon... sian...