Christmas or New Year 2023 in Lapland

A family vacation to treasure: Christmas or New Year 2022 in Lapland with the chance to meet Father Christmas himself. A range of enthralling experiences from snowmobile safaris to husky sledding is combined with an authentic introduction to Sami culture far from more touristy attractions.
Tankavaara Gold Village Meet Father Christmas Husky safari Northern Lights snowmobile and sleigh tour Guided snowshoeing Saariselka Winterpark Christmas Trail with elves Finnish sauna Visit a Sami reindeer farm
Price
1485To1740 excluding flights
Duration
5 Days
Countries
Finland, Lapland
Type
Small group
Reviews
More info
Single supplement +255€, children 1085€/child in a group of 2-4.
Note! There are only standard double/twin hotel rooms available.
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Description of Christmas or New Year 2023 in Lapland

Price information

1485To1740 excluding flights
Single supplement +255€, children 1085€/child in a group of 2-4.
Note! There are only standard double/twin hotel rooms available.
Make enquiry

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Travel guides

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Reviews

4 Reviews of Christmas or New Year 2023 in Lapland

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Reviewed on 05 Jan 2024 by

My review is all great for everything, especially Riitta's exceptional organisation (she was available when we needed help) and the weather(minus 26 to minus 40). Read full review

Reviewed on 04 Jan 2023 by

Overall everyone was so friendly and helpful , I really felt they enjoyed what they were doing and wanted us to have a good time... It was magical Read full review

Reviewed on 02 Jan 2022 by

I would rate this vacation a 9.5 out of 10. It was incredible and I would encourage anyone to visit Finland. Read full review

Reviewed on 05 Jan 2020 by

The most memorable part of the vacation was the husky sledding and seeing the northern lights. Read full review

Responsible Travel

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Planet

Tankavaara is located next to the UKK National Park, which extends far east all the way to the Russian border. There are strict rules, how to behave in the national parks. No rubbish is to be thrown away. Snowmobiling is only allowed for authorised local guides and therefore visitors sit in sleighs on snowmobile tours.

We have included only ecological activities in this product: snowshoeing, husky sleigh ride starting from the hotel with no guest transfers, snowmobiling safari by sleigh and tobogganing at Saariselkä, where our guests will drive by a public bus. We'll try to combine transportations so that as many people as possible would share airport transfers for example. The timing of the tour has been designed for direct London flights.

The hotel restaurant offers original Lappish dishes using a lot of local ingredients like mushrooms, berries and reindeer meat. Recycling and sorting of waste is a national standard in Finland.

People

Tankavaara is an authentic gate of the gold-mining district of Lapland. Here you can learn about gold panning and prospecting in Lapland. A visit of Gold Museum is included in the itinerary.

This is a small, family-run business, which has brought this nostalgic location to life again step by step. First, they updated their menus with an expert, now they have built two new hotel buildings, which suit well to the environment there.

We want to do our best in bringing guests there and supporting their business. All the service providers are local, small companies serving small groups. Tourism brings work in these remote areas of Lapland.

At Christmas and New Year we plan to bring up local traditions from rice porridge to Santa Claus and New Year's magic. As an additional activity, we also offer a Sámi workshop in Sámi cultural gallery provided by a local artist and an indigenous Sámi woman Tuula-Maija Magga-Hetta.

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