Arrival

You will be greeted by a driver and then transferred from Rovaniemi airport to your hotel. You will get to relax and be able to enjoy a nice family meal before your adventure really begins tomorrow.

Accommodation:

Hotel Aurora Luosto

Pyhä-Luosto National Park is an amazing backdrop for the boutique style hotel and glass igloo accommodation of Santa’s Hotel Aurora. This is your perfect wilderness retreat with high-quality service, meals and accommodation. With only 30 rooms and 10 glass igloos, you can expect a friendly personalised service. There’s also a stylish restaurant with a terrace, as well as a lobby bar with a fireplace.

You will have the choice of room types – please see the booking pages.

The Premium Glass roofed igloos, where you’ll have unobstructed views of the spectacular night sky and the jaw-dropping Northern Lights, all from the comfort of your bed. The igloos have en suite shower rooms and the double bed is beneath the glass roof,  there is a sofa bed for a third adult or child. all premium igloos are equipped with a minibar, kettle, tv, air-conditioning, heated glass ceiling, slippers, bathrobes, toiletries.

Standard Room with its own Sauna and fireplace  comfortable for 2 or 3  people, with a real fire in every room , a bathroom with shower and private sauna, aurora alarm and tea and coffee making facilities.

Superior room with sauna which can sleep up to 4 people, with  in a separate bedroom and a living area which has two sofa beds. There is an ensuite shower room with private sauna.

All rooms have TV and tea and coffee making facilities

Glass Igloo:

Reindeer Safari and visit to Santa Claus

Start the day off with a breakfast buffet at the hotel. Following this, you will be taken to a nearby reindeer farm where you will be given a guided tour and learn all about the famous Finnish animal.

Get up close and personal with these magnificent creatures, so central to Sami culture and symbolic of life in the far northern reaches of Finland. After the tour, you will ride in a sleigh pulled by these gentle animals, and swish through the silent trees and the pure, cold air on your way to Santa Claus’ forest hut, where the whole family will get the chance to meet Santa himself. You will be able to ask him questions, learn about life in Finland and all the traditions associated with Christmas festivities. You can show him your Christmas lists and it will be a moment none of the family will forget.

After your day of adventure, you will be taken back to your hotel where you will have some time to relax before having dinner.

Accommodation: 

Standard Room Sauna and Fireplace

Husky Farm and Safari

Today, you will be visiting a husky farm where you will learn all about huskies and just how important they are to the Finnish people. You will start the day with breakfast again before being taken to the husky farm.

One of the husky mushers will guide you around the farm, where you will learn all about huskies and how to use them to pull a sledge as well as hearing some stories about the dogs. You will embark on a 5km husky ride where you can use your mushing skills. These beautiful, energetic dogs will take you on a tour of the incredible landscape and you’ll get to spend time interacting with these affectionate animals after the ride.

You will then return to the hotel where you will have dinner and have some time to relax by the fire or enjoy some well earned relaxation time and perhaps take a sauna.

Accommodation:

Standard room with Sauna

Snow mobile adventure

After a buffet breakfast at the hotel you will be embarking on an exciting 2 Hour snowmobile ride around the snow covered forests and frozen lakes of Luosto.

Your expert guide will help you get the hang of your snowmobile, then lead you on a stunning adventure around the part of the world that is one of Europe’s last remaining wild places.

You will then head back to the hotel for an afternoon of relaxation.

Then, you’ll head for another warming, hearty dinner, warm your bones by an open fire, and spend the evening at your leisure, waiting for the spectacular Borealis to burn across the clear night sky.

Snowmobile Ride and Departure

After a buffet breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred back to Rovaniemi Airport for your flight out of Finland.

Please note the daily itinerary here is an example – all the activities mentioned will be included in your stay, but the days and times may vary. You will receive your own detailed itinerary on arrival.