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Journey highlight
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Helsinki
Arrival to Finnish Capital - Helsinki.
Next morning, visit the Christmas Market, outside the Lutheran cathedral in Helsinki includes more than 120 stalls and a visiting Santa Clause adorns the festivities. Vendors along the lanes showcase homemade decorations and seasonal sausages filled with decadent spices. The warm aroma of chocolate drifts out of the famous Helsinki confectionary of Frazer Café, which first opened in 1891, pick up an cup of coffee. The vendors in the Christmas markets return to making the mulled wine known as glögi while shop windows glow with the friendliness of the Christmas season.
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Lapland Region
Arrival Lapland. Check-in to our hotel known for its cozy charms, suite is inside a glass igloo from which you can see the arctic majesty that spans the sky above the hotel.
For next 4 days Be mesmerized by the Incredible Scenery of Finnish Lapland
Aurora Snowmobile Safari - bundle up with warm winter clothing and climb aboard a snowmobile for a winter safari across the whitewashed wonderland. Pass the trees covered in snow to enter a landscape dipped in an arctic freeze where snow curtains a vast landscape empty of trees outside of the forested grounds.
Enjoy Snowshoe Walk- at the Urho Kekkonen National Park, walk along the frozen landscape with snowshoes. As you kick up fresh powder, it will muffle your footsteps in the open air. Your guide points out the tracks of bears and wolves from the night and fresh reindeer prints from earlier that morning.
Sami Reindeer Safari - meet the reindeer ready to pull your sleigh and immediately feel like Santa Clause, ready to call on the eight famous reindeer.
Chase the Northern light (The season for hunting the Aurora Borealis in Finland’s Lapland takes place between late August to the end of April) - Exploration of Lapland will continue with search for the Aurora Borealis. Sip a hot cup of coffee beneath the cold starry night as you enjoy the scenery and unparalleled ambiance. Your guide shares the folklore of the Sami people before you witness the breath-taking flickering colours of the Northern Lights. A popular Finnish folktale for the Northern Lights talks of the firefox who ran so quickly across the landscape that sparks ignited the sky.
Husky Safari- Delight in a Dog Sledding Expedition through Arctic Wilderness - This unique experience offers a peaceful journey across the snow and the wind whips past your ears as it carries the sound of the huskies panting. You will have control of the reins that guide the dogs through the vibrant landscape at a speedy pace
Visit the Santa Claus Village - Take a step into this magical world and meet the man himself, send a letter from his Post Office, step across the Arctic Circle and more. After dinner you'll return to your cabin in time for a visit from the man himself - Santa Claus. Santa will sit with the children inside the cabin and present a gift whilst listening to the children's stories of the year gone by. Santa's visit will be a private experience for your family and will last for approximately 20 minutes.
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Kirkenes
9 - 11
Oslo