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Journey beginning and ending at Kajaani, Finland
Available: 2024-12-22 to 2024-12-27 starting from $3291 AUD
Enjoy an authentic Christmas experience with your family in Finland. We all love the thrill of showing our kids the best that life can be, and this is one tradition we know how to celebrate. A landscape of snow, Finnish Christmas traditions and cuisine combined with Santa and his elves will set their imaginations soaring.
We provide snow, great family friendly accommodation, fun activities and simple pleasures such as singing around a tree, freshly baked biscuits and promenading in the forest looking for Christmas trees. You just need to provide your time.
This trip runs on specific dates and books up early.
Arrival to Kajaani airport and transfer to Hotel Kalevala. Check-in to your room and enjoy a welcome drink & dinner at the restaurant.
This morning is free for outdoor activities: tobogganing, kick-sledding, making snow angels & visiting our reindeers.
After lunch, it’s time to find the main man of Christmas. Elves will help you on your quest to find the red-suited, long-bearded Santa. Children will meet Santa Claus, the real Finnish Joulupukki, who always has time to listen to your Christmas wishes and secrets. Tour duration appr. 2 hours. In the evening enjoy a sauna and have dinner in the restaurant.
After breakfast we’ll make a magical journey by foot and snowshoes across the snowy landscape and bring the Christmas tree inside the restaurant. The big duty for the children is to decorate it. After traditional Christmas rice-porridge and lunch at the hotel, visit the church yard of Kuhmo by bus. Everyone can light a candle for their loved ones far away.
In Finland Santa Claus comes traditionally on Christmas Eve. In the evening, enjoy Christmas Eve with a traditional buffet table and get-together by the fireplace.
Today you will have a Christmas breakfast and then enjoy short Christmas day drives on husky, reindeer and snowmobile sleighs.
In the afternoon you can enjoy a traditional Finnish smoke sauna or sauna with jacuzzi before the Christmas Day dinner with live music at the hotel.
After breakfast the day is yours to spend at your pleasure; optional activities or resting. Optional activities can be booked in advance. Enjoy your last lunch and a traditional smoke sauna with jacuzzi.
Farewell dinner at Santa’s residence.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport in Kajaani.
There are many optional activities such as Northern Lights tours, husky safaris, snowmobiling, snowshoe tours, cross country ski tours, ice-fishing, rapid floating available that can be pre-booked. There is also a comprehensive wellness centre in this hotel.
Northern Lights Tours that we can add plus babysitting:
Snowmobile Safari and Northern Lights
Explore the evening landscape in stunning nature. Nature’s own lights – Northern lights – are also available when conditions permit. Coffee, juice and snacks are served in the glow of a campfire. Starting time approx. 8 pm.
Northern Lights Tour
Feel the magic of the polar sky and the northern lights. Professional wilderness guide will take you through the forests get to the spot to observe northern lights. Guide will tell you stories about the sky and northern lights and a fire will keep you warm while waiting the magic moment to happen. Price includes snacks, transfers, using sleeping bags. Duration 4 hours, about 9pm to 1am
To find out more or to book this incredible tour, contact Globetrotter Lifestyle today!