Get Off-Road in the Arctic

Experts at Off the Map Travel have created an exclusive new luxury travel opportunity for guests to drive off-road across Lapland in the same off-road Arctic Explorer trucks designed and built for the filming of the Top Gear Polar Special TV show.

With guests taking the wheel and led by a private guide this new experience allows guest to both adventure deep into the Arctic Wilderness, but also experience the luxury and comfort that can be found at some of the region’s best accommodation. Jonny Cooper, Arctic travel expert and founder of Off the Map Travel, said; “Adventure no longer needs to mean hardship and this new experience gives guests the best equipment, vehicles, activities and accommodation to take adventure to a new height of luxury.”

The expedition starts off on the coast of Norway where a short drive from Tromso, guests will gather at the Camp Tamok wilderness center to stock the trucks, get kitted out head-to-toe in their Arctic clothing and get the first taste of off road driving across pristine snow and ice covered Arctic wilderness.

From here guests jump behind the wheel once more and head into the wilderness with nothing but the guides directions, the hum of the 4×4’s engine and seemingly endless Arctic tundra ahead. Although an adventure, guests will be staying overnight in some of the Arctic’s most iconic and spectacular hotels including an Art Suite at the original ICEHOTEL, an Aurora Dome tent in the heart of the wilderness, and the luxury Lyngen Experience Lodge.

For more ideas in the Arctic, why not try Aurora Glamping in Northern Norway.

As guests cross Scandinavia off-road through Norway and Sweden to Finland and back again – they will also swap the off-road Arctic Explorer 4×4 for a snowmobile, dogsled and RIB boat all adding to fully immersive Arctic adventure.

Add to this hunting for the Northern Lights, a private tour of the world’s northernmost distillery, traditional saunas, and some of the Arctic’s most celebrated gourmet dining – and this is an Arctic adventure that also celebrates the best of Lapland.

“This spectacular new winter adventure is available from December to March perfectly timed for chasing the Northern Lights across the Arctic sky,” added Off the Map Travel’s Jonny Cooper. “From the comfort of a state-of-the-art off-road vehicle, our exclusive new itinerary will give guests a new way to explore all three countries of Arctic Europe – whilst experiencing a taste of the adventure undertaken by the Top Gear team during their own expedition back in 2006.”

For more Scand-travel inspiration, read Mark Bibby Jackson’s adventures in the Lofoten Islands in Land of the Midnight Sun.

As with any itinerary from Off the Map Travel, every adventure can be tailor-made to fit the wishes and requirements of any guest. As an example, the fur-day, three-night Arctic Circle Expedition itinerary exclusive to Off the Map Travel, costs from £6,999 per person, not including flights. This all-inclusive trip includes all transfers, accommodation in some of the Arctic’s iconic venues, snowmobiling, dogsledding, Northern Lights hunts, and Aurora Distillery tour activities, meals, drinks, private guide, Arctic clothing and boots, use of the Arctic Explorer 4×4 trucks and all the expedition equipment required for the off-road adventure.

For more information on tailor-made travel itineraries visit www.offthemap.travel; call +44 (0) 800 566 8901; email [email protected]