Alta · Norway
Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel
An ice-hotel escape in the Alta area of northern Norway. Compare a cold-room experience with a warmer wilderness stay and make the accommodation one considered part of a northern journey.
Destination background
Alta, Áltá (Northern Sami), or Alattio (Kven) is a town in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality and the major commercial centre in the western part of the county of Finnmark. The town is located on the southern end of Altafjorden at the mouth of the river Altaelva. There are several suburbs around the town: Kåfjord, Kvenvik, and Jiepmaluokta lie to the west; Øvre Alta and Tverrelvdalen lie to the south; and Rafsbotn lies to the east.
The famous rock carvings at Alta lie just to the west of the town.
Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Alta (town), CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.
Explore nearby World Heritage
Approximate straight-line distances between representative map points, not travel distances or a claim that this experience is within a UNESCO property.
- Rock Art of Alta — 0.9 km
Make it your own journey
Seasonal programmes, access and availability vary. Check the official source before arranging travel.