An unforgettable Christmas time in the magical nature of Lapland!
During your stay of 7 days / 6 nights in Finland, you can expect a pleasant and peaceful Christmas time with delicious delicacies and unique experiences!
Mystical and magical: the Northern Lights over Southern Lapland
Look forward to a festive Christmas while discovering the beauty of the Finnish wilderness together with your family. Enjoy traditional Christmas dishes, experience a husky tour and get to know the culture and customs of Finland. From a snowshoe hike to baking Christmas cookies and magical evenings under the Northern Lights, this trip will be one that you and your family will remember for a long time.
Family Christmas Holidays in Southern Lapland: the itinerary
Day 1: Arrival
After your arrival at Oulu Airport or the bus/train station, you will be picked up and taken to Syöte in a two-hour drive. Once there, you will move into your accommodation, the Taigalampi cabin, and meet the group for a warm welcome dinner. This is followed by a brief introduction to the program and information about Syöte National Park. You will also discuss sustainable tourism and how it is implemented during your trip. Before going to bed, you can enjoy the sauna and have a first look at the night sky to search for the Northern Lights.
All pictures of this partner Day 2: A day in nature
You start the day with a typical Finnish breakfast with many local specialties before you start your activities. Dressed in warm winter clothes, you will meet in a teepee, where tea and coffee await your by the crackling fire. Here you will learn more about the country and old Christmas traditions, followed by a cosy lunch, which is also served in the teepee. You then go on a short snowshoe hike to the snow-covered hills in the area. Afterwards, you return to your cabin and can rest a bit. The afternoon takes you to the kitchen to bake Christmas cookies and traditional star-shaped pastries - a Finnish Christmas classic. For dinner, a buffet awaits you, before your can relax in the sauna. Optionally, you can participate in a Northern Lights tour to a hill or frozen lake. This is offered almost every evening for an extra charge.
Day 3: Visit to the national park
After breakfast, you will visit the Syöte National Park Visitor Center and the exciting exhibition, which offers interesting insights into the nature and history of the region. You will then go on a hike to the Teerivaara cabin, where the trail leads you through varied terrain, mostly on small forest paths. During the tour, you will eat a delicious soup for lunch. Once you have returned to your accommodation, you will have dinner together and can enjoy the sauna.
Day 4: Ski adventure & Christmas fun
Today you will go on a tour on skin-based skis to the frozen lake and hills! On the way you will stop for a delicious outdoor picnic lunch. In the evening, a highlight of your trip awaits you: Santa Claus visits you and brings presents for the families around the festively decorated Christmas tree! Enjoy a Christmas dinner together, lean back in the sauna and let the evening end comfortably.
Day 5: Husky tour through the wilderness
After breakfast, you will visit Taivalkoski, a culturally rich village with an old grocery store in the center. From there you will be taken to a husky farm and can spend the day with the lively dogs. On a tour through the white wilderness (2 persons per sled), you will get to know the far north from a completely new perspective and feel the pleasant tranquillity of the untouched nature. During a break, you have a nice picnic lunch together. In the evening, the sauna and dinner await you back at your cabin. Hopefully the Northern Lights will also pay you a visit.
Day 6: Free day for further adventures
Today is at your leisure! Sit back in your accommodation and enjoy the peace and quiet or choose from various optional activities (for a fee). Explore the surroundings on cross-country skis, with snowshoes or on a snowmobile tour. If you wish, you can also go downhill skiing on the Iso-Syöte fell. For lunch you can take a picnic with you. In the evening, a farewell dinner is served at the cabin, where you can review your adventures and remember all the wonderful experiences of the last few days.
Day 7: Departure
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Oulu Airport or the bus/train station. The memories of your special Christmas time in the magical nature of Lapland will surely stay with you for a long time.
Accommodation:
Taigalampi cabin is located in the Syöte hiking area and has a fully equipped kitchen and common room for eating, sitting together and relaxing. It also has its own sauna and a terrace for cooling off. There are three toilets, two showers and eight bedrooms with twin or bunk beds. Some of the bedrooms can only be reached via other bedrooms.
It is also possible to stay overnight at the KIDE Hotel for an extra charge. Please contact us if you are interested.
Please note:
Participation in this tour requires you to have your own insurance for outdoor activities in Finland and in arctic weather conditions.
Additional Information:
The order of tours and activities within this itinerary may vary due to weather conditions and other contributing factors that must be taken into account by the guides when planning your tour. You will receive the exact order of activities once you arrive on site. The far north can have fluctuating and unpredictable weather with very strong temperature differences. The safety of guests and animals comes first, and for this reason, we reserve the right to change the itinerary and intensity of activities if and when needed. This involves both adjustments due to insufficient snow (meaning we cannot drive the sleds) or too much snow (snowstorms and extreme cold can cause accidents and various other problems). The required adjustments and fallback options in rare cases are based on the day-to-day conditions and can be compensated by shorter or longer daily stages, alternative accommodations, or even single day trips. In extremely rare cases we may organise alternative transport (ie. cars, quad bikes, etc). Feel free to contact us if you would like a more detailed assessment of this tour and travel period.
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Family Christmas Holidays in Southern Lapland
Required and included in the travel price, can be borrowed on site or must be brought along.
Clothing and equipment will be provided on the day of arrival and can be used outside of scheduled activities throughout the entire journey.
All prices per person in double or multi-bed category. Single room surcharges, childrens discounts etc. on request. Fixed travel dates, not extendable.
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Limited spaces, less than 4 places reported! No real-time updating.
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