SAS, the largest airline in Scandinavia, offers cheap international flights to Alta. Our city guide will help you find out what's up & the best tips from SAS crew and passengers.

Alta, the town of the Northern Lights, is the natural starting point for an Arctic adventure.

Cheap international flights to Alta can be booked on flysas.com from many destinations around the world

What's up in Alta

Alta Igloo Hotel
Stay warm under a fur in this all ice and snow Igloo Hotel It's a stay you will remember.

Rock art
Rock carvings at Alta, dating from circa 4200 BC to 500 BC, are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites

Northern Lights
Hunt for the Aurora Borealis! October, February and March are the best months for auroral observations in northern Norway.

Crew tip	Passenger tip	Passenger tip
Ongajok Mathisdalen Tel.: +47 78 43 26 00 www.ongajok.no A snowmobile safari is good fun. Ongajok is located not far from Alta and offers day trips as well as overnight tours out in the wilderness of the Arctic Lapland. Sven, pilot	Dog sledding www.visitnorthcape.com Great way to get in touch with nature without exhausting oneself. After skiing, hiking and more, this proves to be a most rewarding and relaxing experience. Michelle	Boazo Sami Siida Tel.: +47 78 44 95 55 www.destinasjonalta.no A nice insight into the Sami culture, they produce some lovely handcraft. We got to see the reindeer & hear some traditional chanting or joik as it's called by the Sami. Gudrun

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Inhabitants: 17,440
Language: Norwegian
Currency: Krone (NOK)
Time zone: CET