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 & later enjoy your evening buffet supper in the hotels restaurant.
DAY 2: Snowmobiles & Snowshoes
After breakfast, your guide will give you instruction and a safety briefing on 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 hotel and enjoy an afternoon of snow fun on a snowshoe safari, take some time to relax before supper, which is served in the restaurant.
DAY 3: Meet the reindeer and Santa Surprise
After breakfast, you will meet your safari guide in the hotel lobby. Half of the group 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 this time 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 Santa’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. The second group will arrive in time for lunch in the Kota and will have the afternoon to meet the reindeer and Santa, while the first group are transferred back to the hotel. Later the second group will return by snowmobile before a traditional buffet supper in the panoramic restaurant.
DAY 4: Huskies by Snowmobile
After breakfast, enjoy another snowmobile ride to the nearby husky farm, where the huskies are ready & waiting for you to take them out on your Husky Safari! Enjoy the beautiful views as you head out with your own pack, before returning back to the husky farm for lunch. In the afternoon, take another thrilling snowmobile safari back to the hotel. Tonight you have your final dinner at Iso Syote, you may even have another suprise meet from Santa!
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.
