Be prepared for nature’s ultimate light show in 2012! NASA has predicted that 2012 will see the strongest Northern Lights activity in 50 years.

The Northern Lights have increased in intensity since 2007, and are expected to reach their peak in 2012. The Solar Maximum, the period with the greatest solar activity, peaks every 11 to 12 years. According to NASA, 2012 is the year that we will once again witness the Solar Maximum, and it will be stronger than at any time in the last 50 years.

The Northern Lights are at their most active in the late autumn and winter and, as the name indicates, you can see them most often in the polar regions; the Northern Lights in the Arctic and the Southern Lights in Antarctica. Northern Lights occur most frequently and at their brightest in a belt of some 2,500 kilometres from the magnetic pole. When travelling the stunning coast of Norway, the areas of Tromsø and Finnmark are usually the ones to experience the greatest Northern Lights activity, but Nordland is also an excellent place to witness the astral wonder.

Several of Hurtigruten’s ships sail into these areas on a daily basis with voyage programmes that span from 4 up to 12 days in length. Hurtigruten’s 4-day winter programme ‘Hunting the Light’, which runs from 1 November to 15 March, is one such example, giving travellers the ultimate setting for a great chance at catching a glimpse of this spectacular, natural light show .

Earlybird savings* are now available for selected Hurtigruten departures in 2012, so travellers now have the opportunity to search the arctic skies for the brilliant Aurora Borealis for less. Don’t miss out!

Terms and conditions apply.
*Earlybird Savings: Offers available on selected Classic Voyage departures between 1 January to 14 September 2012 and must be booked by 31 December 2011. Offers available on selected Classic Voyage departures between 15 September and 31 December 2012 must be booked by 29 February 2012.

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