50 Degrees North

50 Degrees North in West Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC is categorized under Travel Agents.

50 Degrees North specialises in holiday travel to Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Arctic and Russia.We specialise regionally, as we believe it is not possible to be good at everything.

We are a specialist tour operator, but can also help book your international flights as a full service travel agent.

Why travel with us?

There are many reasons to book your Nordic, Russian or Arctic holiday with us, and here are a few to think about;

You get to speak with a passionate local Scandinavian with first hand knowledge from the region. Be sure to check us out here.

All our sales staff and owners are Scandinavians, and we know our home region like the back of our hand.

This expertise is unique in the industry, and adds significant value to each and every booking, ensuring our customers have the best possible holiday experience.

As Scandinavians we have a strong relationship with local suppliers and hoteliers. We contract directly with local guides, hoteliers and transport companies. There are no middlemen taking a cut, and our rates are competitive.

That said; we are not in the game of competing for the cheapest available rate of the day. The personal touch and care we provide to every trip we put together goes far beyond anything offered through an online booking site.

We keep updated on local conditions to benefit your holiday. This may include; a) knowledge on which areas of town have building works taking place which may affect your good nights sleep; b) knowledge of which cruise ship may be docking in small fjord villages when you happen to be there seeking peace and quiet; c) alternative transport options taking you away from the crowds.

50 Degrees North has offices in Lillehammer, Norway, as well as Melbourne, Australia and will be able to respond to sales and operational enquiries in two time zones.

The Australian entity, 50 Degrees North Pty Ltd, is full participant of the AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) with ATAS Accreditation number; A10454. We are CATO registered Operators and also Virtuoso Preferred Suppliers.

Testimonials

“I would just like to say that it has been an absolute pleasure working with you and 50 Degrees North. You personally have been so helpful in helping to organise our trip and the suggested itinerary was perfect. With regards to missing out on some of the activities, these things happen and you can’t control the weather! Despite these little hiccups we both came home feeling like we had the most amazing experience.

I would not hesitate to recommend your service to friends and colleagues.

Many, many thanks for providing the opportunity to create such unique memories.”

“We are back to reality from our most fantastic holiday!! We have to thank you as it was perfectly organised and everything went like clockwork. We loved every country we went to but Norway and Bergen was just the most beautiful city & country I have been to. Just loved it, the scenery, Norway in a nutshell was awesome, we saw so much, loved the Flam railway and Geilo was just gorgeous, snowy, beautiful. The weather was great, wasn’t too cold for us.

St Petersburg was amazing, the overnight ferry was very comfortable, it was interesting, we had a good time. The city was something else, WOW!!! the guide was great, the architecture, people, churches, all amazing.

Tallin was great, loved the old walled city and the modern town outside.

Iceland, now that was an interesting country. Reykjavik was quite nice BUT you didn’t warn us how expensive it was. It was out of control how expensive it was. Lucky we paid for the tours and the blue lagoon which was great. It was full of drunken poms but quite an experience!!!

The overnight ferry from Oslo to Denmark was great too. A little rough but we enjoyed the duty free shopping & food on board. Denmark was very pretty, expensive but gorgeous. Walked around everywhere, saw lots of palaces and sights. We crossed the Oresund bridge to Malmö on the worse day , it was raining and the car we had to take us across was a van with blackout windows!! We were not happy!! The whole idea was to look out the window as we’re crossing but alas it was not to be.

Sweden was amazing, loved Stockholm, it was so pretty!!! We walked and took the ferry to other islands, had a wonderful time catching up with my cousin and the food was delicious. Malmö was ok.

Now Finland, wow, what a wonderful country I loved it especially Lapland. Helsinki was great, probably the coldest city as it was windy but still fantastic!!  Biggest & best hotel room we had!!

But my favourite was Lapland!! Kakslauttanen resort was something else!!! The igloos were amazing, the cabins were just lovely & comfortable and the snow everywhere was so gorgeous. I had picked a 4 night program with an activity everyday which was awesome but after that there was nothing else too do!! To do extra activities was soooo expensive, there was no TVs, no WiFi, no other option really and it was boring. Maybe we should’ve done 2 nights and 2 activities per day, that way you wouldn’t get so bored!! Anyway that’s just my opinion. The igloo was pretty cool.

Santa Clause village in Rovaniemi was very pretty and we were excited to be there but it was very commercial and again, nothing else to do there but see Santa for 60 and buy souvenirs!!!
Have to tell you we did see the northern lights one night while we were in Kakslauttanen! They were just absolutely amazing!! A once in a lifetime experience and all totally worth it. Has lots of fun doing the activities, dog sledding & snowmobiling was the best fun!!

It was a fantastic trip, hotels were great, tours, organisation, weather, everything. I would’ve just maybe changed a few things had we known before hand but otherwise it was awesome!!”

“We had a wonderful trip, thanks in a large part to your exemplary organisation. You have been efficient, helpful and a source of excellent advice since our first contact via our Travel Agent who recommended your company.

The itinerary you provided was detailed, clear and a source of information and support everywhere we went. The hotels were all SUPERB and such views !

The traditional hotel in Inari was so lovely, our motel room was in the forest beside the river, so beautiful (my husband is a flyfisherman so he was delighted by the camera in the river that was on TV in dining room!! Only in Finland!!

All the transfers worked beautifully, vouchers for museum entrance, Northern Lights experience all excellent. Maps provided worked well (took us a while to work out that streets in Oslo all curve because of the teams but we got there eventfully). In Inari the hotel arranged for the bus to pick us up at hotel which saved the walk. The bus driver in Rovenemi was most helpful when we advised him of our hotel and let us off at a stop that was only about 500m from hotel.

To sum it up we had a wonderful, carefree holiday thanks to your superb organisation and advice. I would like to congratulate you and we are certainly “singing your praises” to our travel agent and our friends.
With sincere thanks,
Jan and Roger”