Tales of Lapland 5 Days
5 Days - Rovaniemi
Tour overview:
Welcome to Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland and the Santa's official home! Lapland is the perfect place to relax and at the same time live exciting moments by trying out various activities such as snowmobiling, reindeer safaris or dog sledding. A stay in Lapland will remain engraved in your memories for a long time. Located on the Arctic Circle, this small town is perfect for a holiday alone or with a family and offers a wide range of first-class services to visitors.
Day 1 - ARRIVE LAPLAND
Welcome to Finnish Lapland!
Arrival to Rovaniemi Airport and private transfer to your hotel. Check-in and rest of the day at leisure.
Depending on the time of your arrival, you can choose an evening activity from our list of optional excursions.
Overnight in Santa Claus Hotel or similar.
Day 2 - HUSKY SAFARI
Breakfast buffet in the hotel.
At 09:15, start your 2,5-hr husky safari adventure and learn to guide your sled dog team through the white wilderness After a short drive from town, you’ll arrive at a husky kennel, where friendly huskies will enthusiastically welcome you. Before departing on the safari, you will be instructed how to control the sleds. This safari allows you to experience something unique: the ties between the musher and the dogs formed on a joint expedition into the wilderness. You soon learn that behind its icy-blue gaze, a husky has a friendly character, who works closely with people. When sharing the husky sleigh on the safari, one is standing behind a sleigh as a controller/rider and one is sitting on a sleigh as a passenger. Roles can be changed during the safari. Once you return to the kennel, you can enjoy hot berry juice by an open fire and chat with the musher about these amazing northern animals. Transfers, thermal outfit, guiding in English, husky kennel visit, 10km husky safari, information about huskies, hot beverage are included.
Good to know: Children are travelling in a large sleigh ridden by a guide.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Santa Claus Hotel or similar.
Note: children under 4 years are not recommended to take part on the safari.
Day 3 - ROVANIEMI - FREE DAY
Breakfast buffet in the hotel.
Free days to relax, explore the city or choose any of the optional winter activities that Rovaniemi offers. Meet the reindeers, try snowmobile safari, ice fishing, snowshoeing or book a Northern Lights chase. Opportunities for snow adventures are endless in Rovaniemi. The option list is separately provided.
Check-out from your hotel and take a private transfer to Santa Igloos Arctic Circle, where you will spend two unforgettable nights in a premium igloo under the lights of Aurora Borealis on the edge of Santa Claus Village. Your igloo is equipped with an Aurora Alarm, which notified you immediately, when the phenomenon is appearing on the sky. (This alarm can be turned off for the night, if you wish to have an undisturbed night.)
In the evening, enjoy an exceptional 3-course dinner in Restaurant Arctic Eye, which offers tastes of Lapland and the North, with an international twist. Located in the center of Santa’s Igloos area, with large, reclined glass windows facing North, it seats up to 120 people. You don’t have to worry about missing the Northern lights, the staff will give out the Aurora Alarm! Between meals, sit back and relax at the lobby bar.
Overnight in a premium igloo in Santa Igloos Arctic Circle.
Note: Kindly check with us for the optional activities available.
Day 4 - SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE
Breakfast buffet in the hotel.
Walk over to Santa Claus Village (app. 800 meters distance) and spend a day in this magical place. Here you can meet Santa Claus in his office, feel the Christmas spirit all year long and cross the Arctic Circle, which marks the southernmost latitude where the sun can stay continuously below or above the horizon for 24 hours – these phenomena are known as the Midnight Sun in the summer and the Polar Night in the winter.
Beside this, the village is filled with opportunities for winter activities, restaurants and shops of many kinds.
3-course dinner in Restaurant Arctic Eye.
Overnight in a premium igloo in Santa Igloos Arctic Circle.
Day 5 - FAREWELL
Breakfast buffet in the hotel.
Depends on the time of your flight, enjoy some last-minute shopping for the Lappish souvenirs.
Private transfer to Rovaniemi airport.