Thanksgiving in N. Europe

Make your Thanksgiving holidays memorable by heading to Iceland, Norway, or Denmark. See nature's extremes or soak up the city sophistication.

Coming to Northern Europe in the month of November won't mean, in most cases, a big turkey dinner and a college football watching marathon on Thursday followed by crazy deals at overcrowded shopping malls on Black Friday. Missing that, though, may not so bad...

Here are some great deals on travel during American Thanksgiving weekend to the Nordic countries:

Reikjavik, Iceland

Icelandair has a package deal to spend the American Thanksgiving weekend in Iceland, complete with a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving day! The package includes the flight from the US to Reikjavik, Iceland on November 22, hotel, transfers between hotel and airport, Thanksgiving dinner buffet on November 22, and a trip to the Blue Lagoon for a hot steam bath outside. The price ranges from $789 for departures from Baltimore/Washington, Boston, and New York; $986 from Minneapolis/St. Paul; and $888 from Orlando. Rates are based on double occupancy but single occupancy is only slightly more. Check the a href="http://www.icelandair.com/home/packages/iceland-packages/lifestyle/price/store65/item36240/" website for more details.

Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm

Check out the package deals with Go Today. They have a three day air and hotel package from $789 to Copenhagen, Denmark and a six day Copenhagen - Stockholm, Sweden air and hotel package for $1169. Prices vary slightly depending on your departure city. Or, visit Oslo and Bergen, Norway for $939 on the Norway by Rail package.

Copenhagen and Greenland

According to Borton Overseas, 99% of their clients over the past six years who took their Artic Adventure tours, which include overnight stays in Greenland, were able to see the aurora borealis during clear weather conditions. Their tours start each year in November. Prices start at $1,674 for six nights in Copenhagen and Greenland. See their website for more details.