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See the northern lights in Europe's largest park
Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park is Europe's largest national park, with waterfalls, mountains, forests and glaciers creating the perfect backdrop for the famous light show: the Northern Lights. As night falls, the sky transforms into a sea of light that shifts from blue to purple, casting shadows on the mountain peaks below.
Stargazing in the Snow Hut
Not only is it the official home of Santa Claus, Lapland is also home to one of the world's dreamiest hotels. The Arctic Snow Hotel features 39 glass-roofed "eternal igloos" that allow guests to lie in comfortable beds and watch the Northern Lights with 360-degree views of the night sky.
Watching meteor showers in the desert
There are few places on earth more majestic and eerie than Jordan’s Wadi Rum, a seemingly endless desert dotted with sandstone mountains. From mid-July to late August, the Perseid meteor shower pours down on this desolate landscape, creating a stunning spectacle.
On an Arctic island
Norway’s Lofoten Islands Norway stretches for about 150km from north to south through islands dotted with small fishing towns. Svolvær, the unofficial capital of Lofoten, sits on a fjord surrounded by snow-capped mountains. You can’t find a more peaceful place to see the Northern Lights.
Camping under the stars in the Sahara
The Sahara is home to the Todgha Gorge, with its deep limestone valleys and windswept sand dunes. Here you can camp under the stars and watch the Geminid meteor shower in December without worrying about light pollution.
on the Greenland ice sheet
Greenland is home to the second-largest ice sheet after the Antarctic ice sheet. Kangerlussuaq, the unofficial capital of West Greenland, has an international airport that was once a former US military base; from here you can climb to the top of the ice sheet and see the spectacular Northern Lights.
