Regent has launched its new Arctic Winter 2023/24 brochure, offering a winter collection of holidays to Iceland, Lapland, Greenland, Norway and Sweden. With departures from 1 November 2023 until 31 March 2024, the collection offers ideas to tempt every style of traveller, including active adventures, luxury spa and wellness breaks, city breaks and fly-drive itineraries. Amongst new inclusions are North Iceland Winter fly-drive, offering a journey through the best of the northern region, and a Havila Cruises package, including a night in vibrant Bergen and in the Snowhotel Kirkenes, alongside six nights onboard.
Andrea Godfrey, Regent’s brand manager and destination specialist comments, “Our new brochure is packed with winter adventure ideas and amongst our popular itineraries and brand new holidays, we’re also excited that the new Easyjet flights for this winter into Akureyri, Iceland, offer new opportunities for winter short breaks too”.
New in Iceland
Brand new from Regent for 2023/34 is a ‘North Iceland Winter fly-drive’, offering a four night/five day tour, making great use of direct easyJet flights from London Gatwick to Akureyri, which will launch on 31 October 2023, and fly on Tuesday and Saturdays until 30 March 2024. Exploring the best of North Iceland, this new tour starts in Akureyri, the northern capital, before traversing the scenic Skagafjördur and Tröllaskagi peninsula; taking in the thunderous cascades of Godafoss and Dettifoss, and the beauty of Lake Myvatn and ending in the charming fishing village of Húsavík, including a chance to bathe in the recently opened Forest Lagoon. On offer between 1 Nov 23 – 31 March 24, excluding the festive period 19 Dec-2 Jan, the ‘North Iceland Winter fly-drive’ costs from £1,095pp based on two sharing including breakfast, including return easyJet flights from London Gatwick to Akureyri; four nights’ accommodation; P-class car hire and entrance to the Forest Lagoon.
Making a welcome return to the Iceland programme, there are also three re-introduced packages set in and around Reykjavik, each focussed around a particular theme, and each including new excursions:
- Iceland Geothermal Spas Winter Break– five-day tour from £1,095pp, taking in three sites -the Blue Lagoon, Laugarvatn Fontana Geothermal Baths and the Sky Lagoon.
- Iceland Mountains and Glaciers Adventures– five-day tour from £1,285pp, including a thrilling all-terrain vehicle tour to the top of Mt. Festarfjall, as well as black sand beaches, volcanoes, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Iceland Food Adventure– five-day tour from £945pp, including a guided tour of Reykjavik’s best gourmet restaurants and food trucks, as well as Golden Circle sights and sailing out in the ocean in search of the northern lights.
Prices for each package are based on two sharing, including four nights’ accommodation in Reykjavik with breakfast, return flights from the UK and transfers and excursions as specified in each itinerary.
NEW in Norway
Brand new from Regent in Norway for 2023/34 is the Havila Voyages Winter Northbound Cruise, recommended as the very best way to experience the Norwegian Fjords in a sustainable way, with features including the world’s largest battery on a passenger ship, allowing up to four hours of emission free cruising through the fjords. Spacious cabins and locally sourced ingredients feature onboard, with the voyage taking guests from Bergen to Kirkenes, visiting some of the world’s most beautiful fjords, crossing the Arctic Circle and sailing around the North Cape plateau, at the very top of Europe. Including a first night city stay in Bergen, and a last night stay at the iconic Snow Hotel in Kirkenes, this eight-night/nine-day tour enjoys the best of both land and sea. Havila Voyages Winter Northbound Cruise cost from £2,175pp based on two sharing, including one night b&b at Thon Hotel Orion in Bergen; six nights full board onboard Havila Voyages and a last night at Snowhotel Kirkenes, including breakfast and dinner, as well as return international flights, transfers and excursions as specified.
NEW in Sweden
Newly added to Regent’s Sweden programme for 2023/24 is a ‘Wellness Escape at Arctic Bath’, the famed floating hotel, inspired in design by the floating timber history in the area, frozen into position in winter months. With accommodation in 12 luxury cabins, alongside a restaurant, lounge, bar, cold bath and spa, Regent’s four-day break combines age-old traditions with luxury wellness, mixing spa treatments with a plentiful choice of Arctic inspired adventures for those who wish, such as dog sledding, snowshoe hiking, Sapmi cultural experiences or trips to spot the northern lights. The four day/three night ‘Wellness Escape at Arctic Bath’ costs from £2,095pp, including flights from the UK to Luleå via Stockholm and transfers, three nights’ luxury accommodation in a Water Cabin at Arctic Bath including daily breakfast and dinner on one night, and spa access.
The new brochure also includes plenty of ideas for holidays to Greenland, including five brand new 2024 dates for the popular ‘Dog Sledding Expedition to East Greenland’, which continues to appeal to those looking for a more challenging adventure (11 day tour; from £3,480pp), and amongst Finland itineraries, new options on rooms types at popular Apukka Glass Igloos Resort have also been added, answering strong demand for this property.
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