DAY 1: Fly to Finnish Lapland
Leave from London Heathrow on a scheduled flight to Oulu (via Helsinki) located on the edge of the Arctic Circle. On arrival, transfer 2 hours into the wilderness by private coach to Iso-Syöte, a snow-clad fjell on the edge of the Syöte National Park. On arrival, check into your cottage or hotel room, and then head to the hotel restaurant for a late buffet supper.
DAY 2:~Snowmobile to the Wilderness
After breakfast, your guide will teach you how to drive a snowmobile. After which adults will drive in pairs, taking it in turns to steer through the surrounding landscape. The children are wrapped up beneath reindeer skin rugs and pulled on a special sleigh behind the Lapp guide. Head down the fjell across frozen mires, stopping for a hot drink by a warming fire along the way. Lunch is served back at the hotel and enjoy an afternoon of snow fun on a snowshoe safari, or take some time to relax before supper, which is served in the restaurant.
DAY 3: Reindeer and Christmas Surprise
After breakfast, travel by snowmobile to a clearing in the forest alongside which stands a Kota with a welcoming open wood fire. Alongside the Kota are some of Santa’s reindeer helpers, and a magical ride on Santa’s sleigh awaits. Later there are kick-sleds and a mini–snowmobile ride for the children.
During your time in the forest each family will make a secret pilgrimage along a candle lit track to a cabin – barely visible in the woods. A knock on the door reveals Father Christmas's secret hideaway, as well as the man himself. The rest is hush-hush until you meet him, but it is safe to say it will be a magical encounter. Lunch will be served in the Kota and then later this afternoon transfer back to the hotel by snowmobile. Dinner in the hotel.
DAY 4: Husky Safari
Today's snowmobile safari takes you to a nearby husky farm. Afer greeting the huskies, mush you way (adults drive in pairs, children are drawn by the guides) along a trail marked out on a pure white blanket of snow, with only the sound of the sleigh's runners to break the silence of the winter air. Lunch is served at the husky farm, before you snowmobile back to the hotel, where you help hunt for a Christmas tree to decorate and bake some traditional cookes. Tonight, a special visitor will arrive with gifts for all.
DAY 5: Return to the UK
After breakfast and some last-minute fun in the snow, check-out and transfer by private group coach to the airport in time for your return flight home.
Local weather conditions can mean that the itinerary and order of excursions may change. Any decision to do this is to ensure your continued enjoyment and safety at the resort.
