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- * ALL TOURS INCLUDED * ENCHANTING NORTHERN LIGHTS & LAPLAND - WITH GLASS HOTEL ACCOMMODATION - 2027
* ALL TOURS INCLUDED * ENCHANTING NORTHERN LIGHTS & LAPLAND - WITH GLASS HOTEL ACCOMMODATION - 2027
1. DAY ISTANBUL – ROVANIEMI – SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE – NORTHERN LIGHTS
We depart from Istanbul to Rovaniemi on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1749 at 09:45 in the morning. We arrive in Rovaniemi at 13:25. At the airport, we are greeted by our bus and first head to Santa Claus Village.
Santa Claus Village Visit
Santa Claus Village is known as the home of Santa Claus and is especially popular during the winter months. It is famous for its traditional Lapland houses and snow-covered landscapes. Visitors can visit Santa Claus’s house and share their special wishes. In addition, you can send a card to yourself or your loved ones from Santa Claus’s post office by dropping it into the red mailboxes so that it will arrive at Christmas next year. The village is filled with souvenir shops, local handicrafts, and Christmas-themed cafés. Santa Claus Village, a wonderful place to experience the magical atmosphere of Christmas for people of all ages, is located at the Arctic Circle, and the polar line is marked with a blue light line. After our visit to Santa Claus Village, we head to our hotel in Rovaniemi city center. Before checking in, we stop by the safari office to collect the thermal clothing we will use for our safaris and tours.
Ice Hotel Visit, Dinner and Northern Lights
After check-in and a short rest, we head to the ice hotel. The Ice Hotel is a popular attraction open to visitors every day between December 15 and April 1. It is one of the largest snow hotels located on the Arctic Circle. The Snow Hotel is built differently every year and decorated with ice and snow art. Visitors can tour the ice rooms, ice sculptures, Ice Bar, and Ice Restaurant. After the visit, we have dinner in the Kota, the traditional Lapland house belonging to the ice hotel, with a main course of salmon cooked over a wood fire. If we are lucky and the weather is clear, we will have the chance to see the Northern Lights. Late in the evening, we return to our hotel.
2. DAY ROVANIEMI – HUSKY AND REINDEER SAFARIS
After breakfast, we head to the husky and reindeer farm.
Husky Safari
We arrive at the husky farm and visit the huskies, one of the world’s most adorable dogs. Today we will learn how to guide our own husky team and enjoy an unforgettable sled ride with these lovely friends. Afterwards, we relax around the fire in a traditional Lapland hut (kota) with hot drinks. After the husky tour, we move on to the reindeer farm.
Reindeer Safari
After receiving information about reindeer from our local guide, we take a tour in sleds pulled by reindeer through the snow-covered forest. Following this unforgettable experience, we spend pleasant moments around the fire and receive a “Reindeer Driving Certificate” at the end of the tour. Then we have lunch consisting of traditional Lapland cuisine: roasted reindeer. Afterwards, we return to our hotel by bus.
Free time in the evening.
3. DAY ROVANIEMI - ICEBREAKER TOUR
Icebreaker Ship Tour
After breakfast, we depart for Kalix, a city in Sweden located 170 km from Rovaniemi, for the icebreaker activity. During our journey, we cross the Sweden-Finland border and arrive at Axelsvik port. During the 3-hour voyage on the world’s largest tourist icebreaker, you will witness how the ice on the frozen sea is broken. Halfway through the journey, in the middle of the icy sea, we put on special thermal suits designed to keep us afloat in cold waters and swim in the pool created by the ship breaking the ice. This tour, listed by National Geographic among the activities everyone should try before they die, is followed by lunch in Kukololaforsen, a fishing town in Sweden. After lunch, we return to Rovaniemi and have free time for dinner.
4. DAY ROVANIEMI – SNOWMOBILE SAFARI
Snowmobile Safari
This morning we will take an unforgettable snowmobile tour through frozen river valleys and snow-covered forests. During the ride, we will enjoy the frozen scenery and take breaks for hot drinks. Each snowmobile is shared by two people, and you can switch drivers halfway through the route. After the snowmobile tour, we return our thermal clothing. The afternoon is free. You can enjoy the jacuzzi and sauna in your room or go shopping in Rovaniemi city center and Santa Claus Village. Dinner at the hotel.
5. DAY. ROVANIEMI – ISTANBUL
After breakfast, free time. Then we transfer to the airport. We depart for Istanbul on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1750 at 15:25. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 21:10 local time and the end of our tour.
What's Included
- Economy class flights with Turkish Airlines between Istanbul Airport and Rovaniemi and return.
- 2 nights at Scandic Rovaniemi City or similar (in central Rovaniemi) with BB and 2 nights at Glass Resort in glass rooms with HB (at Santa Claus Village).
- Airport-hotel and hotel-airport transfers by comfortable coach
- Transportation for the activities and tours specified in the program by comfortable coach
- 1 x Santa Claus Village visit
- 1 x Ice Hotel visit
- 1 x 30-minute Husky safari
- 1 x visit to a reindeer farm, 1/2-hour reindeer ride
- 1 x 2-hour snowmobile safari
- 1 x Icebreaker tour
- 2 lunches at the reindeer farm and on the icebreaker tour
- 3 dinners at the Ice Hotel (in the warm section of the kota) and at Glass Resort
- 4 breakfasts at the hotel
- Experienced Turkish-speaking tour leader service (regardless of group size)
- Airport taxes
- Hotel taxes
- 1 x thermal clothing set consisting of a snowsuit, boots, wool socks, and balaclava (for the entire tour)
- Mandatory travel insurance (professional liability insurance)
Not Included
All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras.
Exit tax (You can pay it at the relevant banks or at the treasury counter at the airport).
City taxes
Domestic connecting flights.
Schengen visa fee
Travel protection package (Includes cancellation). A 100% surcharge applies for guests over 70 years of age.
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