5 Only-In-Winter Adventures To Try Now (PHOTOS)

Looking for a change from the usual December doldrums of holiday parties? Here's the good news: you don't have to spend the month drinking egg nog and eating.

Whether you've got a weekend or 2 weeks to spare, Lonely Planet has 5 wild alternative adventures to mull over before the year is up.

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Swim with orcas in Tysfjord, Norway

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Type of Activity: Snorkelling/wildlife watching Fitness/Expertise Level: Cold blood an asset. Why Now? Orcas generally arrive in late October and leave in January. Mid-autumn signals the arrival of migrating herring and, behind them, hundreds of orcas into Norway’s Tysfjord, around 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle. For three months the killer whales stay, chasing herring while rugged-up wildlife watchers chase them. You can remain in the trawler or Zodiac for a surface view, or seize the rare (if chilly) opportunity to snorkel among these sleek giants. Sea eagles also have an appetite for Tysfjord herring, picking off the shoals as they’re chased to the surface by the orcas. Lift your eyes from the fjord and you’re also likely to be treated to the Northern Lights stellar spectacular.

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Type of Activity: Snorkelling/wildlife watching
Fitness/Expertise Level: Cold blood an asset.
Why Now? Orcas generally arrive in late October and leave in January.

Mid-autumn signals the arrival of migrating herring and, behind them, hundreds of orcas into Norway’s Tysfjord, around 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle. For three months the killer whales stay, chasing herring while rugged-up wildlife watchers chase them. You can remain in the trawler or Zodiac for a surface view, or seize the rare (if chilly) opportunity to snorkel among these sleek giants. Sea eagles also have an appetite for Tysfjord herring, picking off the shoals as they’re chased to the surface by the orcas. Lift your eyes from the fjord and you’re also likely to be treated to the Northern Lights stellar spectacular.

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