A Northern Lights Fantasy Retreat with Author Tristin Clark

March 8-14, 2027
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March 8 - 14, 2027 | Tromsø, Norway

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An Immersive A War Amongst The Stars Destination Experience

Join author Tristin Clark for a magical retreat in Tromsø, Norway, where the Arctic landscape and Northern Lights set the stage for immersive workshops, storytelling, and cultural experiences. This journey blends creative inspiration, local traditions, and breathtaking natural wonders for an unforgettable adventure above the Arctic Circle.

Retreat Highlights

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At a glance

Important Travel Information and Pricing

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Travel Documentation Requirements

All travelers are responsible for ensuring they have the proper documentation required for entry into Norway.

U.S. Citizens: A valid U.S. passport is required and should be valid for at least six months beyond your planned return date. Travelers must also complete any required electronic travel authorizations/visa requirements in effect at the time of travel.

New entry rules for traveling to Norway

Two European border control systems affect most non-EU citizens travelling to Norway for short stays: the Entry/Exit System (EES), which is now fully operational, and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), which is expected to begin operating in the last quarter of 2026.

All travellers from countries outside the EU/EEA who visit Norway or the Schengen Area for a short stay (up to 90 days) are registered in the European Entry/Exit System (EES), which is now fully operational.

The system will record your facial image, fingerprints, and information about your passport, as well as the time and place of your entry and exit.

See politiet.no for more information.

International Travelers: Entry requirements vary by country of citizenship. Travelers who do not hold a U.S. passport should verify passport, visa, and entry requirements with the appropriate Norwegian embassy, consulate, or official government authority prior to departure.

Pricing:

Double Land Only rate: $5589.00 per person

Single Land Only rate: $6875.00 per person

Day 1 - Arrival and Tromsø Orientation

08-Mar-2027
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Arrive in Tromsø and Explore the City

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Arrival at Tromsø Airport Langnes (TOS)

Arrive at Tromsø Airport Langnes (TOS).
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Transfer to Hotel

Transfer to hotel. Relax and refresh before regrouping.
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City & Orientation Walk (optional)

Local guided waterfront walk to include: Storgata promenade, Tromsø Bridge, Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen) exterior, and Prostneset harbour.
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Welcome Dinner, Author Toast, and Social Mixer at the Hotel

Welcome dinner, author toast, and social mixer at the hotel.

Day 2 - Workshops and Creative Exploration in Tromsø

09-Mar-2027
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Workshops, Bookshop Visit, and Arctic Cruise

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Hand-Bound Journal Workshop - Mondo Books Tromsø

An experimental bookbinding session: Create a beautiful, hand-bound journal from locally sourced materials, using reindeer leather, fish skin, cloth, or linens for your cover. The perfect memento to keep and cherish forever, as well as use throughout the retreat to log your every precious memory. (Limited to 8 participants)
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Lunch & Bookshop Visit - Krane Galleri & Bok

Lunch in the city centre followed by a visit to Tromsø's premier art gallery and cultural bookspace.
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Silver Ring Making Workshop - Wabi Sabi Jewelry

A goldsmith workshop in which you may participate in shaping, melting, filing, and finishing your own one-of-a-kind silver ring. After a brief introduction to Wabi Sabi, it’s to the workbenches where a skilled goldsmith will guide you every step of the way until you have the most unique finished possession to remind you just how beautiful a gift from the soul may be.
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Return to Hotel

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Author-Led Session

Participate in an entertaining author-led session with Tristin in a ‘Get To Know The Author’ deep dive: Hear the author’s personal story that led her to find writing as an escape from reality. Listen to her share the inspiration behind writing A War Amongst The Stars and her beautifully flawed characters. Enjoy knowing the steamy dream that gave her the idea to write it. And revel in some hidden, yet blushing fun facts from her first drafts that never made it to final paper. But make sure to grab your journal for an entertaining writing prompt at the end.
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Arctic Dinner Cruise - Tristin’s Birthday Celebration

Join Tristin for her birthday with a majestic fjord night cruise. Sail along the refreshing Norwegian waters on catamaran with a chance to view the magical Northern Lights behind the stunning snowcapped mountains.

Day 3 - Husky Sledding and Arctic Sauna Adventure

10-Mar-2027
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Dog Sledding, Sauna Ritual, and City Exploration

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Pick up from the Hotel and transfer to Kvaløya Island

DepartureHotel
DestinationKvaløya Island
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Self-Drive Husky Dog Sledding - Kvaløya

Experience the thrill and frosty wind upon your face just as Nolance and Serena did while soaring through the icy air. 70-80 exhilarating minutes of standing on the back of a sled, driving your own team of Arctic huskies through the breathtaking Kvaløya wintry wilderness. In operation since 1999, Arctic Adventure Tours and their 130 huskies are proudly known as one of the most respected in all of Northern Norway. Physical Requirements: Good fitness required. Must have balance, firm grip, and the ability to jog uphill. Must be ages 7+ as passengers, or 16+ to drive.
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Lunch & free time in the City

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Arctic Sauna & Cold Plunge Ritual

A lavvo-inspired floating sauna experience above the Arctic Circle with a full Aufguss ceremony and guided cold plunge into the Arctic fjord. An invigorating opportunity where you don’t have to imagine how cold the glacier water was that Serena had dipped her hand into, but get to feel it for yourself. (Limited to 16 participants)
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Dinner

Day 4 - Sami Reindeer Sledding and Folklore

11-Mar-2027
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Sami Reindeer Sledding and Arctic Storytelling

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Pickup from Hotel for transfer to Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Camp

DepartureHotel
DestinationTromsø Arctic Reindeer Camp
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Long Reindeer Sledding, Joik & Sami Storytelling

A four-hour immersion with a multi-generational indigenous Sami reindeer herding family. The Long Sledding tour includes: a full sled ride, feeding the magnificent reindeer, traditional bidos lunch inside a lavvu tent, a live Joik performance, and traditional storytelling from the Sami people.
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Private Sami Folklore & Arctic Story Session

The world of Mel’Vargon is nothing without its ancient past, and so is the same of the Sami people and theirs. Shared legends and history that predate written Norwegian literature by centuries, immerse yourself in an extended evening of intimate ceremonial traditions that include: a lavvu setting with fire, bidos, drumming, and more rich storytelling told by the incredible Sami cultural guides. And if the skies shall bless us, we may just witness the Aurora Borealis above.

Day 5 - Arctic Food Walk and Scent-Blending Workshop

12-Mar-2027
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Culinary Heritage, Scent Workshop, and Author Session

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Author-Led Session

Participate in an Author-Led Session with Tristin
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Guided Walk of Tromsø

A guided walk introduces guests to Tromsø’s Arctic identity, harborfront, historic streets, and winter atmosphere, with time to explore local museums, shops, bookstores, and cafés. Enjoy a light lunch or snack on your own.
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Scent-Blending Workshop: Arctic Botanical

Scent-Blending Workshop: Arctic Botanical:

A dedicated perfume making session exploring the olfactory vocabulary of the Arctic: juniper, birch, reindeer  lichen, Arctic moss, seaweed, sea salt. As scent is uniquely linked to memory and emotion, for a writer and reader, building a conscious library of scent-to-memory-to-emotion pathways is a must in bringing the places and those from a story that we love and adore, to life.


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Arctic Food Walk

A full five hour dive into the Arctic’s culinary heritage. The Arctic Food Walk combines cultural storytelling, a historic city stroll through Tromso with a multi-course dinner, moving between local eateries to sample seasonal seafood, cured meats, local cheeses, drinks, and other Norwegian delicacies.

Day 6 - Fjellheisen Cable Car, Writing, and Northern Lights

13-Mar-2027
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Cable Car Views, Book Signing, and Aurora Hunt

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Morning Author-Led Session

Participate in an Author-Led Session with Tristin
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Fjellheisen Cable Car & Mountain Writing

Ascend Mt. Storsteinen by cable car in just five minutes. With 360° panoramic views of the beautiful Tromsø, the surrounding fjords, and the snow-peaked mountains of the Lyngen Alps, you’ll really feel as if you’ve flown to the summit and are right there with Nolance and Serena as they gaze upon the wintry world below. At the top, is a café. Bring your journal, sit, have a warm drink, relax and take in the majestic beauty of it all.
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Free-time to browse for souvenirs

Free-time to browse for souvenirs to bring home.
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Lunch at Emma’s Dream Kitchen

Lunch at Emma’s Dream Kitchen - Tromsø's most celebrated and charming restaurant best known for its fresh and unique Norwegian cuisine.
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Afternoon Book Signing event with Tristin

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Northern Lights Hunt

Discover the magic of the Aurora Borealis just as Serena did from earth. On a 6-9 hour small-group tour guided by seasoned professionals who monitor weather and geomagnetic conditions in real time, we’ll chase the Northern Lights, driving until we get to witness the phenomena of one of earth’s most astonishing natural wonders.

Day 7 - Departure from Tromsø

14-Mar-2027
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Farewell Breakfast and Departure Transfers

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Breakfast at the Hotel

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Transfer to Airport for departures

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1. Tromsø Airport Langnes (TOS)

Flyplassvegen 31, 9016 Tromsø, Norway

2. Storgata Promenade

Storgata, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

3. Tromsø Bridge

Bruvegen, 9020 Tromsdalen, Norway

4. Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen)

Hans Nilsens veg 41, 9020 Tromsdalen, Norway

5. Prostneset Harbour

Samuel Arnesens gate 5, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

6. Mondo Books Tromsø

Strandgata 34, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

7. Krane Galleri & Bok

Storgata 30, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

8. Wabi Sabi Jewelry

Storgata 32, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

9. Kvaløya Island

Kvaløya, Tromsø, Norway

10. Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Camp

Camp Tamok, 9334 Øverbygd, Norway

11. Fjellheisen Cable Car

Sollivegen 12, 9020 Tromsdalen, Norway

12. Emma’s Dream Kitchen

Kirkegata 8, 9008 Tromsø, Norway

About the Author

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Meet Tristin Clark

Born and raised in southern Texas, Tristin Clark is an adult, dark, science-fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary romance author who currently resides in Philadelphia with her soulmate and two precious kitties, Shadow and Peppa.

Tristin enjoys traveling, painting, and telling heartbreaking, tragic, yet beautifully romantic and sizzling stories of soulmates coming together from far beyond the galaxy, across magical worlds, in different celestial realms, as well as in modern day life.

Though to reach the end of the road to an happily ever after for her lovers, will never be an easy task.

As a dark themed author, Tristin’s work focuses on character trauma, how they choose to overcome their inner demons, and of their fight to be awarded the right to spend forever with the one destined to claim their heart and soul.

Her latest work includes, book one in the Adult, Dark, Epic, Sci-fi, Fantasy Romance Series, A War Amongst The Stars.