Aurora & Iceland – madame zulu

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A place where the Earth
still makes itself.

Volcanoes beneath glaciers. Waterfalls off cliff edges. Horses that have never been crossbred. And at night, the sky erupting green and violet. Iceland is unlike anywhere else on Earth. Christel has been, and she will take you there right.

Found Nowhere Else on Earth

The Icelandic Horse

Brought to Iceland by Norse settlers over 1,000 years ago and never crossbred since, the Icelandic horse is a breed entirely its own. Smaller than most horses. Sturdier. And possessed of a fifth gait found in no other breed on Earth.

The tölt — a smooth, four-beat running walk — feels like floating. Riding one across a lava field, through steam rising from hot springs, with the ocean in the distance.

Christel's tip: Book a private farm encounter, not a group tour. You want the horse to come to you in the field — not to queue in a line of twenty tourists.

September — March

The Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis

Green. Then violet. Then white. Moving slowly across a sky so black and so star-filled that it looks painted. The Northern Lights are one of the genuinely unrepeatable experiences on Earth — no two viewings are the same.

Christel monitors the aurora forecasts obsessively. She knows the dark-sky spots away from Reykjavík. She has positioned many groups beneath lights that turned the sky inside out.

Best months September, October, February, March

Requires Dark skies, clear night, KP index 3+

Christel's tip Stay 3+ nights. Patience is part of the experience.

Arctic Norway

Tromsø —
Gateway to the Arctic

Perched above the Arctic Circle, Tromsø is Norway's aurora capital. The city sits in a mountain-ringed fjord that funnels cold, clear Arctic air — perfect for lights viewing. And it's beautiful by day: a charming university town with excellent seafood, Arctic history museums, and a cable car that lifts you above the fjord.

The difference between seeing the Northern Lights from a field versus seeing them reflected in a Norwegian fjord surrounded by snow-covered peaks is the difference between a photograph and a painting. Tromsø is where Christel prefers to hunt them.

Best combination: Iceland for the horses, waterfalls, and geology. Norway for the fjords, the Arctic culture, and the very best aurora viewing. Christel can design a trip that includes both.

Iceland's Natural Wonders

Waterfalls. Glaciers.
Lava fields.

Seljalandsfoss & Skógafoss

Waterfalls you can walk behind. Waterfalls that drop 60 metres off a cliff edge. Iceland has more dramatic waterfalls per square kilometre than anywhere on Earth.

Jökulsárlón Puffin Island-Hafnarholmi

Seabirds that dive into the water, have hillarious mating rituals that will warm your heart with their cuteness.

Surreal Landscapes & Moving Energies

Stand in a landscape that looks like the moon. Then step into a natural hot spring heated by the volcano beneath you. Iceland makes you feel the Earth is still being built.

The Capital

Fairbanks, Alaska —
North America's aurora capital.

Fairbanks sees the northern lights an average of 243 times per year. Brutally cold, yet the most breathtakingly beautiful sky that dances with excitement and positive vibrations.

Christel knows where to eat, what to skip, and exactly how long to spend in the city before heading into the wilderness where the magic of Alaska really begins.

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