Great Tips For Your Winter Gateway
The winter is coming soon. Have you planed your winter holiday gateway? If not, have a look at these ideas. Is there something for you?
I know what we are doing this winter. We are off to Norway for some skiing. I can’t wait! It will be so much fun.
Winter walking in Switzerland and France
Keen hikers have more appreciation of natural landscapes than most, but in winter many mountain paths are covered in snow and they’re expected to ski or snowshoe instead. But a few resorts keep paths clear just for those shod only in walking boots. Arosa in Switzerland has some good winter walking and this year Val Thorens in France has added a new 5km path, Le Sentier de la Marine, to its three existing routes.
Hikers can access it via the Cascades chairlift, one of nine in the resort open to walkers. Access to the new path walkingvalthorens costs around £7.50 for one ride, or £50 for a six-day pass. Half board doubles at Le Sherpa in Val Thorens lesherpa.com cost from £175. Take a train raileurope.co.uk from London via Paris to Moûtiers from £109 return, then a bus transavoie.com to Val Thorens for £30 return.
Whale watching in Iceland
Sometimes you just don’t know where to look. The small fishing village of Grundarfjördur in west Iceland benefits not only from the minimal light pollution and short daylight hours in winter necessary to maximise your chances of seeing the northern lights but it also sees regular visits from killer whales.
In February and March the whales venture into the fjord before heading off into Breidafjördur bay. For 2012 Discover the World has a four-day trip that will have you staring bug-eyed at the sea by day and at the sky by night. There are also trips to the Snaefellsjökull glacier, which sits atop a sleeping volcano and was the inspiration for Jules Verne’s A Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Visit Santa in Finland
Finding a Father Christmas trip that’s fun for all the family and doesn’t invoke images of miserable reindeer in wet car parks can be a challenge. Lapland specialist Transun has a three-night break that may just be the answer. Accommodation is in traditional wooden cabins at Davvi Arctic Lodge in
not-very-touristy Karesuanto in Finland, and the trip includes two Santa safaris – one on husky sleds, the other on snowmobiles, with adults given the option of driving their own. This should be more than enough adrenaline to enable everyone to cope with meeting Santa in his cabin.
Have a great time planning your next winter holiday. PS remember that half the fun is the planning of your next adventure.
Love Therese
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