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Overview
On your Family Winter Retreat to Magical Ruka-Kuusamo, you embrace the Arctic not as a visitor, but as a participant in its rhythms. From the moment you arrive in Ruka-Kuusamo, you are welcomed by your host and transported into a landscape of snow-draped forests and crystal-clear skies.
Over five unhurried nights at Lumo Resort, you settle into the calm of Finnish Lapland — waking to pristine white views, breathing in pine-scented air and gathering each evening over beautifully prepared Arctic-inspired cuisine. With six days to immerse yourself fully, winter becomes something you feel, taste and live.
Here, you step into traditions that have shaped life in the North for generations. You glide through silent woodland on a reindeer sleigh, wrapped in blankets as the forest hushes around you. Immerse yourself with the spirit of a husky team, steering across snow covered trails beneath wide Arctic skies. Enjoy a snowmobile and ride through vast, snow-covered wilderness, pausing for a warming drink as stillness settles in.
Travel further into the remote part of Lapland, share in the joy of Christmas — baking, crafting and singing alongside Mr and Mrs Claus in an experience that feels intimate, authentic and wonderfully far from the ordinary.
With more time to explore, you can carve your own path on Ruka’s ski slopes or stand on a frozen lake to drill through thick ice and try traditional fishing — simple, elemental moments that root you in nature. This is not a fleeting winter break; it is a restorative retreat. You reconnect with the wild, with local culture and, most importantly, with each other.
*Per person cost based on 2 adults and 1 child staying in an Aurora Spa Room between 7th – 17th December & 9th January – 31st March
A full example itinerary is detailed below, activity timings can differ slightly, your own personal schedule will be given to you upon check in.
