Enjoy the informal family hospitality of one of Lapland’s oldest wilderness hotels by the Muonionjoki marking the border with Sweden and home to the largest husky breeding kennels in Europe. Thrill at mushing your own husky team; snowmobile, reindeer safari and ice fish against a backdrop of the wild rugged beauty of Finnish Lapland’s western fell country.
Harriniva lies in the beautiful rolling fell land of Western Lapland where the hills and forests typify a Lapland untouched for 1,000 years. Here, alongside the border with Sweden, the Pietikainen family have offered hospitality for over 25 years to travellers, fishermen, skiers and adventurers as well as rearing Siberian Huskies. Your adventure includes safari opportunities through some of the world’s most beautiful scenery in the midst of Lapland’s fells and forests.
DAY 1 UK – KITTILA Scheduled Finnair flight(s) to Kittila via Helsinki. Private transfer to the Harriniva Wilderness Hotel. Dinner and overnight for 4 nights.
DAY 2 SNOWMOBILE SAFARI After breakfast it is time to meet your guide who will give you full instructions on how to drive a snowmobile before setting off. The distance driven is around 30kms and the journey covers perfect fell scenery with forests and frozen lakes. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 3 HUSKY SAFARI After breakfast your guide will take you to meet the huskies and after a lesson in ‘mushing’ you set off on an exciting 17km tour through the snow clad forest driving your own dog team. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 4 REINDEER SAFARI Visit Torassieppi reindeer farm where reindeer herding has been practised in the family for over a century. Enjoy a 3 km Reindeer Safari and lunch in a Lappish tepee ‘kota’
DAY 5 KITTILA – UK Breakfast and private car transfer to Kittila airport for scheduled Finnair flight(s) via Helsinki to Heathrow.
Harriniva has 46 pine-clad rooms all with their own private WC/Shower. In addition there are 6 larger rooms with private saunas and 12 two floor apartment style rooms which can accommodate up to 6 people available on request. There is a restaurant, a bar and a wellness centre with sauna and outdoor hot tubs.
Mid December - April ~ Sunday Departures
Harriniva Wilderness Hotel
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