A polar tent, mobile cabin on a Finnish lake and ice skating experience are amongst the new itineraries featured by tailor-made tour operator Best Served Scandinavia (www.best-served.co.uk, 0207 664 2241) in their 2016/17 Winter brochure which launches this week.  A choice of inspiring holidays to Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and Canada are on offer.  Ranging from exhilarating Northern Lights and Whale watching itineraries to city breaks, self drive holidays, romantic ice and snow hotels and log cabins, wilderness retreats and of course visits to Santa in Lapland, there is a great selection to choose from across the region. 

Commenting on the new brochure, product manager Kirsi Jokela said, “We're delighted to introduce our 2016-7 Best Served Scandinavia Winter brochure. With the continued and rising popularity of Scandinavia as a destination, we've handpicked the very best selection of hotels, excursions and experiences for our clients, each of which has been tried, tested and enjoyed by our own team of specialists.”

New for 2016/17 is a 6 day Northern Lights & Whale Watching on Senja itinerary. Combining the arctic city of Tromso with an exciting whale watching trip, several Northern Lights excursions and other snow-related adventures, this is an exceptional chance to explore Norway's second largest island, with its beautiful scenery.  Prices from £1070pp, including accommodation (3 nights at Mefjord Brygge on a full board basis, and 2 nights Clarion Collection Hotel With in Tromso on a bed and breakfast basis), flights, transfers, whale watching and northern lights excursions. 

For those looking for the ultimate polar experience, Across the Polar Land is a six-day tailor made itinerary which includes a night spent in a heated tent at the North Pole Base Camp in remote Spitsbergen.  Starting in Oslo, before travelling on to Longyearbyen, Svalbard's largest township, with accommodation at Basecamp Trappers Hotel, guests then move on to Basecamp Isfjord Radio by snowmobile.  The highlight of this adventurous trip is a night spent at the North Pole Base Camp – a mobile camp complete with heated tents, soft beds and delicious food to provide a touch of comfort in this extreme setting.

The choice of accommodation in the brochure is superb, with Ice Hotels, Igloos, Log Cabins and Lodges sitting alongside stylish city hotels and boutique hideaways.  New for 2016/17 is a Mobile Cabin on Lake Inari in Finnish Lapland, in the heart of the Aurora Zone - a unique way to experience the Northern Lights.  Guests spend two nights at the family-run Hotel Kultahovi and a further night in their own mobile cabin on the lake, complete with an optional personal sauna and hot tub.  Activities include reindeer sleigh rides, snowmobiling, ice fishing and husky safaris.  

Also new for this winter season is a 4 day tailor made Ice Skating holiday on Lake Saimaa in Finland.  Staying in the Hotel & Spa Resort  Järvisydän on the shores of Lake Saimaa, skate rental and tuition are included in the price of the holiday, with open access to the endless frozen waterways of Finnish Lakeland, including the country's longest ice trail.  What better way to soothe aching muscles than in the hotel's 'Finnish Sauna World', accommodating up to 70 bathers at once across its two Finnish wood stove saunas, smoke sauna, steam sauna and outdoor hot tub.

The lead in price is £410pp for a four day Northern Lights viewing holiday to Tromso.  Including an exclusive special offer – saving £339 per couple on certain December departures – this exciting itinerary includes return flights, 3 nights b&b accommodation at the Thon Tromso hotel and an Aurora Safari.   

For bookings or more information, call 0207 664 2241 or visit best-served.co.uk