Christmas at the Arctic Circle 
4 Days Escorted tour Rovaniemi 

Features and Inclusions

  • Transfers from/to airport in Rovaniemi by private car with driver

  • Accommodation in apartment house for 3 nights

  • 2 buffet dinners at the main restaurant

  • 1 special Christmas buffet dinners at main restaurant

  • Excursions and activities as outlined in the itinerary

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Preferred Hotels

Rovaniemi:

Holiday Village Ounasvaaran Pirtit or similar

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Departures and Prices 2008

Starting on December 23 to 26, 2008

Per Person In Twin

$ 1261.00

Single Room Supplement

$ 454.00

         

ITINERARY

Imagine a Christmas adventure for young and old to experience the spirit of Christmas in an enchanting land that Santa Claus chose for his home. Spend a Christmas holiday of a lifetime in a land of breathtaking beauty and spellbinding atmosphere. A land of unspoiled, snow-covered scenery and magical winter twilight. A land of sleigh rides, reindeer and husky dogs. This is Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland at the Arctic Circle. Here, your children will experience a true Christmas fantasy, which will long remain vivid in their memory. See their eyes sparkle with delight and excitement, as they meet the real Santa Claus and his reindeer.

Day 1: 23 December

Transfer from Rovaniemi airport to hotel by private car with driver. Dinner buffet at main restaurant Thulia or similar. Overnight at Holiday Village Ounasvaaran Pirtit in Rovaniemi. (D,O)

Day 2: 24 December

Buffet breakfast is served in the main building of the Holiday Village. Start your Christmas adventure with thrilling Nordic activities such  with a visit to a local reindeer farm,  duration of the excursion in total ca. 3 hours. The journey starts with obtaining safari outfits from the Safari Club! After this you will have about 15 minutes coach transfer to the reindeer farm. You will be familiarized with our Lappish culture and reindeer husbandry. The owner of the reindeer farm has selected one reindeer for you to drive; everyone passing a reindeer driving test will be issued an international reindeer driver's.  Hot drinks are being served before getting back to hotel. (B,O)

Day 3: 25 December

Buffet breakfast is served in the main building of the Holiday Village. Around noon we start an excursion to the Arctic Circle, the home of Santa Claus. The journey starts with obtaining safari outfits from the Safari Club! You will have about 15 minutes coach transfer to the Arctic Circle; souvenir shops and cafeterias are open. You can send your authentic Christmas greetings from the Original Santa’s Post Office. And most important; you can have a second opportunity to see Santa in person at his own surroundings. A ceremony of crossing the Arctic Circle is being arranged before we take the coaches back to the hotel. In the evening, buffet Christmas dinner and overnight at Holiday Village Ounasvaaran Pirtit. (B,O)

Day 4: 26 December

Transfer by private car with driver from hotel to Rovaniemi airport to catch your flight home via Helsinki.

 

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