Meet Father Christmas in Finnish Lapland from £830 per adult and from £550 per child (under 11 when sharing with 2 adults)
Take a Santa break to Lapland and spend a Yuletide you and your family will always talk about! A Christmas holiday in Finland is an experience you will never forget.
Your base for four-day Santa break is the Harriniva Hotel, a cosy retreat high up in the Arctic Circle, complete with jacuzzis on the riverbank and a private husky farm. The highlight, of course, is a trip to see Santa, a personal encounter that begins with a ride through the snowy forest on a snowmobile sled. Individual families will then be met by an elf and guided up a candlelit path to meet Father Christmas in his private log cabin.
The rest of your stay is given over to optional activities, which range from husky safaris and reindeer sleigh rides to ice fishing trips and snowmobile excursions in the search of Northern Lights. And be sure to make use of the free toboggans that the hotel provides - guaranteed fun for all the family!
PRICES & DATES
Price includes return economy class flights with Finnair to Kittila via Helsinki, all airport taxes, transfer from Kittila to hotel (shared), 3 nights in standard room at Hotel Harriniva, 3 breakfasts, 3 dinners, Visit to see Father Christmas and thermal clothing for the whole stay.
Departures from London Heathrow and Manchester: daily 10 December 2013-2 January 2014.
Please contact us for available dates and optional activities during your stay.
ITINERARY
Day 1
Fly with Finnair to Kittila via Helsinki arriving in the late afternoon or evening. Transfer to Harriniva Hotel and check in to your cozy hotel room for 3 nights. You will receive thermal clothing on arrival. Dinner at the hotel.
Days 2-3
Breakfasts and dinners at the hotel.
Days are free for optional activities. Harriniva offers exciting excursions varying from husky safaris to Northern Lights hunting by snowmobile and from ice fishing to reindeer safaris. We will advise you what excursions are available during your stay. Hotel Harriniva has free toboggans for guest use and there is toboggan run behind the hotel so make sure you’ll try out this as well!
In one evening you will visit Father Christmas in his magical log cabin. You will travel there on a snowmobile sled, singing along as you drive through the snowy forest. After a short drive you will see candle lit path in the forest leading to a log cabin in the forest. You will be greeted by Santa’s elf who will guide you to the cabin, one family at a time. Father Christmas will spend some time with you and you can let him know your wishes before returning back to hotel by snowmobile sleds. Enjoy dinner at the hotel.
Please note that we will confirm exact time of Santa visit at the time of booking.
Day 4
Breakfast and check out and transfer back to Kittila airport and flights home.
Hotel, Activity and Local Information
Harriniva Wilderness Hotel is a cosy, back to nature, small hotel located in western Lapland close to the Swedish border by Muonio River. The hotel is beautifully decorated and built entirely of wood and stone to a high standard. All guest rooms have private facilities and are non-smoking and do not have TV's. The idea is that you leave 'normal' worries behind, relax and enjoy nature during your stay here. Harriniva has several wilderness cabins across Western Lapland, which are used for overnight safaris. The hotel also has igloos and Aurora Wellness centre which offers beauty and spa treatments, saunas and outdoor jacuzzis. Harriniva restaurant offers local delicacies as well as international dishes.
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