Pukka made our trip to Norway one of a kind! Everything was absolutely amazing!
It was our first time planning our trip with an agency and we were not sure if we are doing the right thing. But the experience we had during our holiday week exceeded completely our expectations! Thank you Pukka!!! And especially to Maria who was the person tailoring our trip!
Maria, helped us plan our days and suggested different activities to get the most of our time - sailing with catamaran and chasing the Northern lights, as well as chasing them on land with a mini bus to different locations depending on the day; going around and explore the beautiful fjords, see the reindeers and get to know the Sami culture, enjoy time with the Alaskan huskies, ride snowmobile being surrounded by spectacular landscapes, going up Tromsø's hill with the cabin lift and see the views from up!..we had an amazing time! Everything was planned perfectly and we did everything!
She even suggested on our last day an activity to relax and try the saunas which was the perfect way to finish our week and relax completely.
The staff members were so kind, fun and most importantly, caring for all the people in the group! They made sure everyone are good, prepared with warm clothes - and if someone needed, they provided proper suits and boots! We want to mention a member of the staff that made our trip amazing, and that would be Bruno! We had the chance to go with Bruno on two excursions - one exploring the fjords by minibus and another one to chase the Northern lights on land! He made our experience even better with the passion he has! He was very knowledgeable and told us many interesting facts which were easy to remember and made the trip more interesting! He was fun and caring for all the group and made sure everyone are ok and having a great time! On our night for chasing the Northern lights we were very pleased to see him again as our tour guide once more! That night was probably the best day of our week because we saw the most intense and beautiful aurora! Bruno and the driver Yossef knew where to take us. It was a great spot of a frozen lake and mountains, with a nice wood cabin, which was our shelther for the evening. Bruno made again a camp fire so everyone could be warm and cosy to wait for the magic of auroras to happen.
He was constantly checking the sky and was vigilant in case Northern lights were present in the sky and in the meantime he was telling us different stories and interesting stories about the Northern lights and the food we were going to eat - a traditional reindeer soup called bidos. That night was also my birthday and Pukka had thought of a cake for me which made the evening even better!
We had the chance to see northern lights on the spot. Bruno made sure he captured all the special moments of this magical evening with the camera Pukka was providing. This way everyone from the group could actually enjoy the moment. Of course, Pukka was also providing tripods for people who were carrying their own camera.
In addition, we would like to mention Ana who was our tour guide for the night chasing the Aurora by catamaran. She is very sweet and knowledge as well. She even made us fall in love with the Norwegian landscapes and mountains as it was clear she loves being here. She also cooked us a very nice fish soup!
Some other members of Pukka that made us impression were Celia (Целия) - she was greeting us many of the days before our activities and helped us to check-in with a smile and warm welcome! She also made sure if we have any questions or concerns that were resolved quick so we can be calm and enjoy our holiday without worries. And of course, Ramasan and Agus - which were our tour guides on our last chase of northern lights. Agus is very sweet and she was making sure everyone are well prepared before the took off - providing suits and boots to everyone in the group. . Ramasan was our driver and he took us to his favorite spot which was stunning! Another frozen lake surrounded by mountains. We were actually camping on top of the ice. As Agus told us the Ramasan likes to make the fire so he took the charge of it. He was also telling us different stories and facts - which made the evening interesting. He was kind enough to show us a trick to warm our feet and try to stay as warm as possible. Agus was in charge of checking the sky and spotting the Northern lights! That night was quite difficult because of the clouds but we were lucky enough to see some Aurora activity and Agus took pictures of everyone in the group.
...I can continue writing but the words won't be enough. We were very happy to put our trust in Pukka and we would definitely do it again! The rest of the activities were with other agencies that have partnership with Pukka - and everyone from the staff were great and take good care of us!
We definitely recommend you to put your trust in Pukka and just enjoy your trip in Norway!