Planned by Jo

Aurora journeys, planned by Jo.

Jo plans every journey here from real Arctic experience — Norway she's travelled in person; the others she routes and vets with the same honest eye. The site includes personal Arctic travel photography by Jo and Sandy, alongside selected destination imagery. Tell us your window and a specialist replies, not a bot.

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Three quick choices, one honest starting point. Jo can refine the route, dates and ship from there.

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Norway & Svalbard

Best first aurora trip

The classic match: dramatic scenery, strong aurora odds, coastal-voyage comfort and Jo's deepest personal experience.

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Green aurora sweeping over a Norwegian fjord with shore lights reflected on calm water.

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Norway & Svalbard

Best: Oct – Mar Travelled by Jo

Jo's home turf — Tromsø, the Lofoten Islands, the fjords and the winter coastal voyage. The richest, most personally-tested set on the site.

Explore Arctic Norway →

Large pale-blue iceberg with sculpted ridges and a clear mirror reflection on still water.

Greenland

Best: Sep – Apr Planned by Jo

Vast, remote and dark — small-ship expedition cruising under the lights, with icebergs for foreground.

Explore East & West Greenland →

Wide tiered waterfall cascading over rock ledges into a canyon under a heavy grey sky.

Iceland

Best: Sep – Mar Planned by Jo

Dramatic landscapes and accessible aurora — by sea or self-drive, easy to reach from the UK.

Explore Iceland →

Aurora with a bright vertical green pillar above a dark forest treeline and distant shore lights.

Finnish Lapland

Best: Sep – Mar Planned by Jo

Aurora over frozen forests and snow-hushed lakes, deep under the auroral oval — paired with Arctic voyages that call along the Gulf of Bothnia.

Explore Finnish Lapland →

Vertical green aurora curtain in the sky beside a silhouetted tree, with cabin lights along the dark shore below.

Swedish Lapland

Best: Sep – Mar Planned by Jo

Abisko's famous clear-sky ‘blue hole’ is one of the most reliable aurora spots on earth — combined with Arctic voyages along the Swedish coast.

Explore Swedish Lapland · Abisko →

Person in silhouette on a ship deck watching green northern lights stream down the night sky.

Canadian Arctic

Best: Aug – Apr Planned by Jo

High-latitude wilderness for serious chasers — long, dark, reliable aurora seasons.

Explore Yukon / Northwest Territories →

Small inflatable zodiac with passengers beside a large white iceberg on a calm dark ocean under blue sky.

Antarctica

Best: Shoulder season Planned by Jo

The aurora australis — the southern frontier, paired with one of the greatest wildlife voyages on earth.

Explore Southern Ocean →

“Jo suggested Greenland when I wasn't sure I could face Antarctica. Without that trip I'd never have had the confidence to go — it launched my whole polar journey: Greenland four times, Antarctica three, and Iceland coming up again.”

Valerie · a returning solo polar traveller

When to go: roughly late August to March, around the equinoxes. The lights don't perform on command — but a small ship can chase clear skies, and we'll match you to the window with the best odds.

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