The light fantastic: pursue bright bloom Aurora Tour

Green orange red green blue purple, also bright rainbow, also the fantasy than light, the northern lights! From now until March next year, is the best season to see the northern lights. Because of the aurora borealis by solar storm control, from 2012 to 2014 is the northern lights 11 years active peak, this means taking advantage of this active period visit to see the aurora borealis in the high latitudes of the northern hemisphere, enjoy the chance of bright dream Aurora Borealis will greatly increase! What are you waiting for, the aurora borealis is blooming the most brilliant luster, dream of the Light Brigade officially opened!

Pursue Aurora Borealis will know

In Norse mythology, there are a lot of Aurora Borealis causes. Some versions say Aurora Borealis is the soul of the deceased in the dance, there are said to be emitted by the Valkyrie waving shields light. Are you thereFinlandIn the language, the aurora borealis is "Fox fires", Finns think because there was a magical fox run in the snow, the tail sweep snow, a colorful shining in the moonlight reflecting off. In fact, from a scientific point of view, the aurora borealis is fast motion of atoms and molecules in the atmosphere from solar storms out of the solar wind, electronic sends out light.

Colorful Aurora

The best season to watch the aurora theoretically is the annual September to March, but a few months in the middle is a better time to watch the aurora. The day is difficult to watch the aurora, only at night to have the opportunity to see. In general, the aurora appears time in 11 pm to 2 am the next day, sometimes for one or two hours, sometimes fleeting. 2012 to 2014 is the northern lights 11 years active peak, see aurora borealis probability will be higher, but ifTravelingTo the higher latitude north, to see the aurora will further increase the probability of.

Spotlight: Finland Lapland lying in bed watching the aurora

Finland Lapland in the north latitude 66 degrees 33 minutes, with its capital in Luo sail Niemi, is arguably the most close to the aurora borealis portal city. In fact, in Luo sail his waiting to Aurora's probability is relatively small, the best way is to take the initiative, inland small plane to Lapland north of the town of Kittila, located in north latitude 67.66 �� Town, the most active just located in north latitude 67 �� -68 �� northern area, the aurora borealis is greatly improved to meet the chance.

In winter, Lapland sunshine time is relatively short, every day the sun hardly rises on the horizon, or slightly undulating, the whole land sky dark, grey blue sky showed a misty. In this piece of blue, people will be less willing to outdoor activities, mostly stay in comfortable rooms with heating. For tourists, to the Kittila light also does not need to move around so much, only need to stay in town is located in the Lainio snow resort, learn to experience the local people in the winter indoor dining wine life of leisure, then at night, lying in bed and drew the curtains there waiting for the northern lights on it.

Of course, if you are not a quiet down, can go to experience Lapland's winter sports. There is a Muonio forest town in Western Lapland, where you can engage in a variety of interesting sports. In addition to ski, a dog sled, can also be followed by the local people to cut through the ice ice. Children are the most love to participate in local sled dogs center activities: in more than 400 lovely husky center, take the sled 9 kilometers short snow flying game.

For food not less tourists, the best is the local supermarket is normal daily open, red shack rented in the local characteristics of the Hotel Jeris, also can be in the kitchen cooking food, eat and then to the hotel sigh authentic Finland sauna, Gou Yong dare to jump into the ice sauna room pool from the hot, the body cells can therefore feel a hitherto unknown shock.

Information: in the capital of Lapland, sail his visit Santa Claus Village and park, can also go to the Arktikum Museum in Lapland and the Arctic Circle, cultural history and ecology.

Light: all Iceland can see the northern lights

Before a few years Iceland bankruptcy, suddenly let Iceland become the world's most tideTravelingDestination. In the winter, Iceland attracted from all over the world to watch the northern lights tourists. You know, Iceland is the only one in the world all can enjoy the northern countries, and year-round phenomenon occurred, but in the summer because the day is long, is not easy to see the northern lights, and from December to February is Iceland's aurora season, see the homely food aurora.

To Iceland to see the aurora, Iceland capital Reykjavik stronghold surrounding travel. Because Iceland throughout almost all can enjoy the aurora, therefore also can see the northern lights in the beautiful views in the city. Accra city near Reykjavik, Hal Fuaoer fjord is a photographer love shooting northern stronghold, the fjord is quite broad, cross-strait towering mountains and magnificent, when the aurora appears in the sky, the light will be reflected in the mountains and reflection in the fjord waters, days, water, mountains appear gorgeous color feast, amazing.

In Iceland, the most authentic experience or a bubble in theHot springIn the northern lights. Reykjavik Blue Lake to the volcano is famous for its hot springs, there are manyHot Spring ResortIn winter, while soaking in warm springs, and let the snow flying all over the sky, while waiting for the lights to come, the unusual sense.

Information: Iceland is a Schengen visa countries, are now available in theEuropeTheBritainLondon,FranceParisHub airport to the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik.

Spotlight: Finland to the North Inari see aurora as homely food

In fact, Lapland is not Finland in the north of the northern lights wait, if time and budget allows, from the Finland capital of Helsinki on inland air to Ivalo north of the airport in Finland, and then travel to the town of Inari. In this town, to see the northern lights in winter as a homely food, coupled with the regional area is the Finland aborigines, but can also feel the most pure traditional culture.

Lying on the Kakslauttanen temperature of glass house bed watching the aurora

Have a Saariselka at the winter sports center is not far from the town of Ivalo, here the biggest sign is can live in a transparent glass house waiting for the aurora. One of them is called Kakslauttanen inside the hotel there are other semicircle sphere temperature glass house Glass Igloo, even if the outdoor cold weather temperature below 30 ��, also need not freeze in the outside waiting for the aurora, stay in the warm room, lying in bed at any time be able to enjoy the beautiful window.

As to the northern region of Finland, not to be missed is in the northwest of the town of Kemi to experience the icebreaker. In Finland andSwedenBetween Posey, waters of the icebreaker trip full 4 hours, on the boat, you can listen to on the icebreaker briefing, visit the special structure of the icebreaker, when the ship to particular parts of the ocean, have the opportunity to go off the ice, if not afraid of cold, must wear warm clothes in swimming icebreaker waters in winter.

Information: icebreaker trip 4 hours of flight is not cheap, about 2000 yuan. In Saariselka Glass House Hotel every night is equivalent to 3000 yuan. (article / reporter Chen Weiwei)

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