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Journey beginning and ending at Ivalo, Finland
Fully booked: 2024-12-19 to 2024-12-23 starting from $5478 AUD
Fully booked: 2024-12-23 to 2024-12-27 starting from $5478 AUD
Available: 2025-12-19 to 2025-12-23 starting from $5826 AUD
Available: 2025-12-23 to 2025-12-27 starting from $5826 AUD
Get ready for a White Christmas in a cozy, family run glass igloo resort near Ivalo, Finland. Your glass igloo is set alone in the woods – you can gaze up at the Arctic stars and hopefully the Northern Lights will dance above you.
As well as snowmobiling, reindeer sledding and husky safaris, activities like the free use of cross-country skis, ice-skates, toboggans, snowshoes and campfires keep the days full. In the evening, sit back with other guests in the cozy Kota restaurant and share the day’s tales.
Due to high demand, many of our Christmas tours become fully booked over the 24/25 December dates, however, most of our tours have pre-Christmas departures running just before the busy Christmas period. These tours include a Santa visit which is still very exciting to the children as Santa can talk to them about what they are hoping to receive from him and his preparations for his imminent departure.
Read a testimonial of this tour from February 2023.
Fly to Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village. Upon arrival, you will receive your program schedule before dinner. Depending on your arrival time, cold weather gear is given to you either upon arrival or the next day.
After breakfast, you will head out on a 1-hour Husky Safari. You will be taught how to handle the sled before heading out on the husky safari, where the huskies will pull your sled through the beautiful winter scenery.
Today you also get a chance to participate in an Arctic Handicraft Workshop, suited for the whole family. Together with a local instructor, make your own souvenir from a selection of traditional materials like reindeer antlers and leather as a base. Let your imagination wander and create a piece of art that you can take home with you!
This afternoon you will take part in Christmas celebrations. Decorate the Christmas tree and get a taste of traditional Finnish rice porridge in Yurt restaurant. Christmas Eve is the main Christmas Event in Finland and even Santa Claus will be visiting us on this special day! In the evening, enjoy a festive Christmas buffet dinner at the restaurant.
(Those arriving on the 19 DEC will meet Santa and enjoy a buffet dinner).
Enjoy breakfast at the restaurant. Afterwards, you get a chance to feed the local reindeers. Listen to the stories about reindeer herding and enjoy a calm reindeer sleigh ride.
In the afternoon, you will be taken for a sleigh ride through the snowy forest, up on the highest hill with amazing scenery. The guides will help you to prepare your own crepes by the open fire, before heading for a 1.5km long fun toboggan run down a scenic sliding trail.
Christmas Day buffet dinner at the restaurant.
Breakfast at the restaurant. Today, you will get to try snowmobiling and ice-fishing! Drive through the arctic winter forests while admiring the beauty of the Lappish nature. Your guide leads the way on this exciting snowmobile safari to a frozen river, where you can try your luck with ice-fishing. You’ll learn to drill a hole through thick ice and have fun luring the fish.
IMPORTANT: All drivers without exception must have a valid full drivers license and be aged 18 or more. Kids will travel in a sled behind the guide.
In the evening, relax with your family in the soft heat of the Panorama Sauna (please note: the sauna may be scheduled fir any given day in the Christmas program and you will receive more details on arrival).
Dinner at the restaurant.
After breakfast, independent transfer back to Ivalo Airport.
Use of the Panorama Sauna and outdoor jacuzzi is an additional extra cost. There is no sauna in the cabins.
There is no portage included to your cabins – you use a sled to drag your bags to your cabin.
To find out more or to book this incredible tour, contact Globetrotter Lifestyle today!