4 Night Family Adventure In Lapland

What You'll Do

Enjoy a fun filled adventure in Lapland. Spend your days enjoying the included arctic experiences making your holiday one you will never forget, and your evenings enjoying delicious cuisine and searching for the Northern Lights.

Throughout the trip you will be staying in a superior room in the Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus.

Your trip will start with a short transfer from Rovaniemi airport and you’ll have time to settle in and explore your surroundings, wonder at the snowy landscape of forests and frozen lakes.

Your the hotel is located right in the centre of Rovaniemi, close to all the restaurants and shops of the town, take a walk around and experience the Christmassy feel of snow covered streets and buildings and twinkling coloured lights.

You’ll be filled with excitement as you explore Santa’s village with its magical Christmas atmosphere. Your evening search for the Aurora Borealis in the glistening white landscape will be an unforgettable experience!

The following day will start with meeting the gorgeous huskies and taking a safari through the crisp snowy countryside, then you will have chance to meet a Lappish Reindeer herd and take a sleigh ride, dashing through the snow with the reindeer ahead.

Finally, you’ll take an exhilarating snowmobile adventure that gets you off the beaten track, for a true Lapland adventure.

A magical winter adventure for all the family!

Please note: Whilst all the activities mentioned will be included in your trip, the order of the activities may vary and your personal itinerary with be given to you on arrival.

Accommodation:

Spend a perfect family getaway in a spacious superior room in the Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus. Rooms have a double bed with a sofa which can be made into a double sofa bed (sleeps two). Rooms include ensuite bathroom with shower and bathtub. There is also Air-conditioning, wi-fi, tv and minibar!

Experience
Highlights

Enjoy authentic outdoor experiences with Reindeer and Huskies

Visit Santa Claus' Village

Take an exhilarating snow mobile ride

Search for the Northern Lights in the spectacular snow covered landscape

Experience Itinerary

Welcome to Rovaniemi!

When you touch down at Rovaniemi airport, we’ll be waiting there to transfer you directly to the incredible Santa’s Hotel Santa Claus.

Take some time to settle in, unpack or explore before enjoying a delicious dinner at one of the on site restaurants, or try one of the many eateries just on your doorstep in Rovaniemi town.

Your accommodation throughout is in a superior room for maximum 4 people. The rooms are spacious and include a bathroom with shower and bathtub, flatscreen TV and minibar. The hotel has three restaurants serving Lapland specialities and a bar open til late.

Located in a central position in Rovaniemi centre, the Hotel Santa Claus is your perfect base for all your activities.

Accommodation

Hotel Santa Claus

Visit Santa Claus and Northern Lights Tour

Today why not take the short journey by taxi to Santa Claus Village (around 15 minutes) and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. Spend as much time as you wish walking around and enjoying all that his village has to offer, you can see Santa’s post office where all the letters from children all over the world are sent, sorted and delivered, the elves workshop, many independent shops with Christmas souvenirs, Lappish crafts and of course Santa’s office, where you can go along and meet Santa Claus.

Get ready to tick the Northern Lights Wilderness Tour off your bucket list as you prepare to spend a magical evening exploring and seeking the magical Aurora Borealis.

You’ll be collected from your hotel, and put on the warm outerwear and boots before joining a small group and a professional guide to search through the wilderness on your evening hunt for the Aurora Borealis, and have the opportunity to drive through the Lapland wilderness and explore the arctic nature. During stops you may take a short walk through the very old, white and snowy forest or to the top of fells, you may cross a wooden bridge over powerful rapids, or enjoy the silence on a lake beach and tranquility of a landscape of ice and snow… Hopefully, with Auroras dancing over your heads!

This experience is almost always done in the complete dark and you see the scenery in a completely new and beautiful way. You will get the opportunity to build a fire, outdoors, next to a log hut or in a teepee. Your guide will teach you how to light a fire in the traditional way, using silver birch bark and flint. While waiting for the first greenish arches to appear above your head, as the kettle starts to boil, your guide will share with you their knowledge and passion about the forest and its wildlife, and the northern lights. You will have a hot beverage to warm you up, grill your own sausages over the open fire and enjoy it with the famous Finnish mustard.

We can’t guarantee that you will see them due to weather conditions, but your local guide is expert at searching for the best possible place to see them, and will help you to take the best photos, and will also taking photos themselves with a professional camera, and share them with you.

At between 11 and midnight you’ll return to your hotel.

Accommodation

Hotel Santa Claus

Meals

Breakfast

Husky Safari and Reindeer Sleigh Ride

One of the highlights of your trip will be spent riding with your own husky dog team. When you arrive at the farm you will be amazed how excited the dogs are to start their run through the beautiful landscape, and as you set off through the forest it is an unforgettable experience. You’ll be able to drive your own team of dogs as you ride the sleigh as the ”musher” and have time to spend with the dogs after your exhilarating ride. They love the attention and are more than happy to have a tummy rub and photos!

Following this, you will get the chance to visit the most famous Lappish animal, close up – during the reindeer farm visit. Your guide will drive you in a very small group to one of the most traditional reindeer farms in Lapland, just outside of Rovaniemi on the shores of a peaceful lake. You will meet the reindeer and explore the Taiga forest on a reindeer sled ride, before warming up inside the herders hut for a warm berry juice and snack, where the herders will tell you more about their life with the reindeer.

Return to your hotel to relax after amazing day in the Arctic nature.

Accommodation

Hotel Santa Claus

Meals

Breakfast

Snowmobile Adventure

After a buffet breakfast at your accommodation, your next adventure will be exploring the area on an adventurous ride over the snow and ice on a snowmobile. You can go at your own pace and enjoy the views through the forest, or out on a frozen lake. You’ll have a stop to warm up with berry juice and traditional biscuits before you set off again gliding over the crisp white snow. This is the very best way to get deep into the Lapland wilderness, and truly off the beaten track as you head away from the village and out into the vast fells, quiet woodlands and frozen lakes.

Return to the hotel to relax after another amazing day of experiences.

Accommodation

Hotel Santa Claus

Meals

Breakfast

Departure Day

Today it’s time for your adventure to come to an end. You will be collected and take to the airport for your flight home.

You’ve had an incredible time with wonderful once in a life time experiences in Lapland, and created memories that last a lifetime!

Meals

Breakfast

Location Information

Explore the beautiful town Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland! With stunning views of the beautiful, white and rolling countryside of Finland, this hotel is the perfect location for a winter break.

Rovaniemi is the capital of Finnish Lapland and is a vibrant town with shops, restaurants and bars to enjoy. The perfect location to enjoy all your winter activities.

There are direct flights from the UK to Rovaniemi in the Winter months, and Rovaniemi airport is just a short 15 minute drive from the centre of the town.

FAQs

- Rooms with a balcony are an available option (16 out of 81 rooms).
- Rooms are 28-31 m2
- Bathroom have shower and bathtub
- Air-conditioning, wi-fi, tv, minibar, hairdryer, iron, kettle, coffee/tea set

Child ages are 4-12.

Please notify us if you are bringing an infant under 4 years old.

From Rovaniemi to Santa Clause village there is a frequent service throughout the day and the journey takes between 15 and 20 min one way. The reception will be able to give exact times during your stay.
The bus stop is a 3-5 min walk from the hotel.There are two buses which go to Santa Clause village - the number 8 and the Santa Express, both stop at the same bus stop.The price of the ticket is currently €3,60 per adult and €2 for a child age 5 +. The ticket is valid for 1 hour and so you can return on the same ticket, but realistically the return will be more than 1 hour later and so the same price will apply for the tickets for the return journey. Taxis are also readily available and the cost one way is around €25.

From £2461 for 2 People