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Salida garantizada con guía en inglés. En español si hay 10 personas
CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA CLAUS 2015
HELSINKI AND ROVANIEMI– 8 days
Reindeer
Santa Claus
Day 01 – December 22 - HELSINKI
Meet your tour escort and fellow travellers
lobby between 6pm and 8pm.
Overnight at Glo Art Hotel in Helsinki.
Huskies
in the hotel
Day 02 – December 23 – HELSINKI - ROVANIEMI
Breakfast buffet at the hotel.
Morning city tour of the Finnish capital with a local guide.
We will see the colourful harbor market, the neo-classical
Senate square, the Cathedral, the Sibelius monument, the
Russian orthodox Uspenski Cathedral and the famous
church in the Rock; Temppeliauko.
Some free time in the afternoon to maybe shop for the last
Christmas gifts, visit the Christmas market or just enjoy
the Christmas spirit and the decorations.
Transfer to the train station for the overnight train journey
to Rovaniemi in cabins with private facilities.
Day 03 – December 24 – ROVANIEMI
Upon arrival in Rovaniemi, transfer to Scandic Hotel for
breakfast.
You will receive the thermal outfits which you can keep
during all your stay in Rovaniemi to keep you warm and let
you enjoy the snowy landscape.
Today we will make a visit to Santa Claus Village located on
the Arctic Circle, here you have the chance to meet Santa
himself and visit his post office, maybe send some postcards, here they will be stamped by hand with special
postmark of the Santa Claus Post Office.
In this magic world there will also be possible to find some
unique gifts of Finnish handicrafts or top Finnish Design
products offered in the many giftware shops.
This evening you will enjoy a traditional Christmas Eve
Dinner. For families with children it is possible to leave the
Christmas gifts for the children at the reception so Santa
Claus can pick them up and give them to the children when
he makes a visit to the hotel this Christmas Eve.
Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi Hotel.
Day 04 – December 25 - ROVANIEMI
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Our morning adventure is a snowmobile safari with icefishing. Our safari guide will give us a briefing and driving
instructions. There will be 2 persons per snowmobile and
stops will be made during the tour to switch drivers. We
will drive on the frozen river and our guide will choose a
nice spot to stop for fishing. After drilling a hole in the ice
Snowmobiles
we will try the ice fishing! Patience is the key of success.
We will get hot drinks and biscuits to keep ourselves warm
! Time to enjoy the silence of the nature and breathe the
fresh air of Lapland. After this nice experience we will
return to the city by snowmobile ! Tonight enjoy a traditional Finnish Christmas dinner.
Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi Hotel.
Day 05 – December 26 - ROVANIEMI
Breakfast buffet at the hotel.
A new adventure awaits you today with huskies and
reindeer. We arrive at the husky farm where the breeders
will tell us about the life of huskies, the breeding, feeding
and training of the dogs while you will enjoy a hot drink.
We will also enjoy a sleigh–ride pulled by a husky team.
Their eagerness to run through the silent forest makes this
adventure magic.
We continue to the nearby Reindeer farm to learn more
about the life of reindeer and their herders. You will also
enjoy a ride in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.
Possibility to join an optional Northern Lights Chase safari
this evening.
Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi hotel.
Day 06 – December 27 – ROVANIEMI
Breakfast buffet at the hotel.
Today’s excursion will take us by coach to Ranua Wildlife
Park. Here you will have the possibility to see the Arctic
animals in an as authentic environment as possible for the
animals. There are around 50 different species represented
in the park. During your walk in the park, you might see
polar bears, lynxes, moose etc.
Upon the return to Rovaniemi we board the overnight train
which will take us back to Helsinki.
Dinner onboard and overnight in cabins with private
facilities.
Day 07 – December 28 – HELSINKI
Morning arrival in Helsinki and transfer to your hotel for
breakfast. Day free in Helsinki or join an optional day
excursion to Tallinn.
Overnight at GLO Art Hotel.
Day 08 – December 29 – HELSINKI
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. End of services.
Salida garantizada con guía en inglés. En español si hay 10
personas
Start – Helsinki
22 December 2015
End – Stockholm
29 December 2015
Reservation code
Xmas 8 D
Services included:
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5 overnights at the hotel mentioned in the program.
2 overnights on the night train in cabins with private facilities
English-speaking tour-leader throughout the tour.
Meals.included: Buffet breakfast daily and 3 dinners as per itinerary.
Local guides for the sightseeing tours of Helsinki and Stockholm.
Thermal Winter clothing during all the stay in Rovaniemi (overall, gloves, hats, boots, socks, scarves etc.)
Visit to Santa Claus village
Visit to Husky farm including 1 km husky-sleigh ride.
Visit to reindeer farm including 500 meters reindeer–sleigh ride
Snowmobile safari with ice-fishing (2 persons per snowmobile)
Full day excursión to Ranua Wildlife Park.
Net Rates in Euros:
Price per person in twin: EUR 1.595;Single supplement: EUR 504;Price per person for children under 12 years staying in parents room: EUR 1495:Supplement for driving only 1 person per snowmobile: EUR 56
General conditions
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Due to the high demand for Christmas in Rovaniemi, a deposit of 50% of the full amount of the tour is required in
order to make the reservation.
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Balance payment of the tour to be paid at the latest by Nov 01.
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For security reasons, children under 4 years or shorter than 1,40m are not allowed to ride the snowmobiles, but
can be seated in a sleigh behind the snowmobile.
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Maximum 1 child sharing the room with the parents.