Earlier this year people all over the UK got a glimpse of the Northern Lights on our own shores - and it wowed huge parts of the nation. Millions of people missed the opportunity, though, whether because of timings or bad weather in their area, and even those who did see it might have just been given the bug to go see it again. Whichever camp you fall into, if you dream of seeing the Northern Lights properly then there's nothing better than a sightseeing tour aimed at just that - and Virgin Experience Days has the perfect package right now: the Northern Lights Sightseeing Flight Experience .
And no - you don't have to travel all the way to Iceland to get a good look at the Aurora Borealis, but you can experience it by air, taking off from the UK. If you're travelling in a pair, you can get a staggering flight plan that will see you take a guided tour of the sky with a pro astronomer aboard your plane and all the cabin lights dimmed as you do a flyby on the lights for £498 . Depending on where you take off from, the trip will last between three and three-and-a-half hours, and that comes with an illustrated briefing before jetting off and light refreshments on board.
If you're a solo traveller, you're not locked out - you can get the exact same sort of flight for £249 from Omega Breaks , although the airports on offer are different. This means you don't even lose out on the price per person. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the Northern Lights in a way that very few.