Looking for a unique way to celebrate the festive season? Look no further than Finnish Lapland, where you can visit Santa Claus’ village and meet the man himself in this magical 11-day package.
Experience a snowmobile safari and go ice fishing in the spectacular Lapland wilderness. Spend a city tour and leisure time in wonderful Helsinki. Meet and feed some reindeer at Reindeer Camp, plus seek polar bears, lynxes and moose at an Arctic wildlife park. Do all this while enjoying a cup of hot berry juice. What a way to celebrate the end of 2025!
With return international flights, six nights of hotel accommodation, 13 meals plus a return overnight rail trip between Helsinki and Lapland.
Want more? Arrive Early in Helsinki or extend your trip and visit the wonders of Stockholm, Sweden!
All of the Standard Package, plus the following:
Today depart Australia for Helsinki, Finland!
Please note: Some flights may depart on day 2 and arrive on day 2.
Meals included: In-Flight
Upon arrival, you will be met by a representative and transferred to the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: None
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before embarking on a half-day city tour of the Finnish capital with a local guide. See the colourful harbour market, the neo-classical Senate Square, the Cathedral, the Sibelius Monument and the Russian Orthodox Uspenski Cathedral. Also, visit the famous Church in the Rock; Temppeliaukio (entrance included). Enjoy some free time in the afternoon, perhaps shop for some last-minute Christmas gifts, visit the Christmas market or just enjoy the Christmas spirit and decorations.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: Breakfast
Today, enjoy the day at leisure in the Finnish capital city. In the late afternoon you will be transferred to the train station for an overnight train journey to Rovaniemi (twin share cabins with shared facilities are provided). The train will depart at approximately 19:30. Dinner is available for purchase onboard (not included).
Overnight: Intercity train (twin share cabins with shared facilities)
Meals included: Breakfast
This morning you will arrive in Rovaniemi. After disembarking, you will be transferred to a hotel to enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, visit Santa Claus’ Village which is located on the Arctic Circle. Here you will have the chance to meet Santa himself and visit his post office, or maybe send some postcards (stamped by hand with a special postmark of the Santa Claus Post Office). In this magical world, it will also be possible to find some unique gifts of Finnish handicrafts or top Finnish design products.
Next, drive to Tornio and check into the hotel. This evening you will enjoy a traditional Finnish dinner. Approximately a 120-kilometre travel day.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Dinner
Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, drive to Kemi for a snowmobile safari adventure including ice fishing. A safari guide will give you a briefing and driving instructions. As you drive along on the frozen river the guide will choose a nice spot to stop and try ice fishing. After drilling a hole in the ice, you can give it a go!
Afterwards, jump back on the snowmobiles and head towards the frozen Gulf of Bothnia and the fisher’s winter camp which is located in the middle of the sea. Here you can take in the silence of nature and breathe the fresh air of Lapland. Return to the city by snowmobile and enjoy a typical Finnish lunch in Kemi. This afternoon, take the opportunity to enjoy free time at leisure in the snowy magic of Lapland.
Tonight you will be delighted with a traditional Finnish dinner.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
After breakfast, a new adventure awaits you with a visit to a Reindeer Camp. During the visit, you’ll get the chance to have a closer look at some reindeer, take pictures and also feed them. After meeting the reindeer, sit around the campfire in a cosy and traditional Kota restaurant and enjoy a cup of coffee or hot berry juice. You may also try a traditional Lappish comb-shaped pastry (not included) as you listen to the herders’ stories.
Afterwards, enjoy a traditional lunch.
Drive back to the hotel where this evening you will enjoy a three-course dinner.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Today’s excursion is to the northernmost zoo in the world, Ranua Wildlife Park, where you can see up to 50 different species of Arctic animals. During your walk in the park, you might see polar bears, lynxes, moose and more. Afterwards, return to Rovaniemi to board the overnight train back to Helsinki. Dinner is available for purchase onboard (not included). Approximately a 145-kilometre travel day.
Overnight: Intercity train (twin share cabins with shared facilities)
Meals included: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast onboard before arriving back in Helsinki in the early morning. After disembarking, you will be transferred to the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: Breakfast
Today at the appropriate time you will be transferred to the airport for your return flight back to Australia, after one magical festive season you won’t soon forget!
Meals included: Breakfast; In-Flight
Please note: Some flights may arrive in Australia +1 day later.
Today depart Australia for Helsinki, Finland!
Please note: Some flights may depart on day 2 and arrive on day 2.
Meals included: In-Flight
Upon arrival, you will be met by a representative and transferred to the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: None
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before embarking on a half-day city tour of the Finnish capital with a local guide. See the colourful harbour market, the neo-classical Senate Square, the Cathedral, the Sibelius Monument and the Russian Orthodox Uspenski Cathedral. Also, visit the famous Church in the Rock; Temppeliaukio (entrance included). Enjoy some free time in the afternoon, perhaps shop for some last-minute Christmas gifts, visit the Christmas market or just enjoy the Christmas spirit and decorations.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: Breakfast
Today, enjoy the day at leisure in the Finnish capital city. In the late afternoon you will be transferred to the train station for an overnight train journey to Rovaniemi (twin share cabins with shared facilities are provided). The train will depart at approximately 19:30. Dinner is available for purchase onboard (not included).
Overnight: Intercity train (twin share cabins with shared facilities)
Meals included: Breakfast
This morning you will arrive in Rovaniemi. After disembarking, you will be transferred to a hotel to enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, visit Santa Claus’ Village which is located on the Arctic Circle. Here you will have the chance to meet Santa himself and visit his post office, or maybe send some postcards (stamped by hand with a special postmark of the Santa Claus Post Office). In this magical world, it will also be possible to find some unique gifts of Finnish handicrafts or top Finnish design products.
Next, drive to Tornio and check into the hotel. This evening you will enjoy a traditional Finnish dinner. Approximately a 120-kilometre travel day.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Dinner
Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, drive to Kemi for a snowmobile safari adventure including ice fishing. A safari guide will give you a briefing and driving instructions. As you drive along on the frozen river the guide will choose a nice spot to stop and try ice fishing. After drilling a hole in the ice, you can give it a go!
Afterwards, jump back on the snowmobiles and head towards the frozen Gulf of Bothnia and the fisher’s winter camp which is located in the middle of the sea. Here you can take in the silence of nature and breathe the fresh air of Lapland. Return to the city by snowmobile and enjoy a typical Finnish lunch in Kemi. This afternoon, take the opportunity to enjoy free time at leisure in the snowy magic of Lapland.
Tonight you will be delighted with a traditional Finnish dinner.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
After breakfast, a new adventure awaits you with a visit to a Reindeer Camp. During the visit, you’ll get the chance to have a closer look at some reindeer, take pictures and also feed them. After meeting the reindeer, sit around the campfire in a cosy and traditional Kota restaurant and enjoy a cup of coffee or hot berry juice. You may also try a traditional Lappish comb-shaped pastry (not included) as you listen to the herders’ stories.
Afterwards, enjoy a traditional lunch.
Drive back to the hotel where this evening you will enjoy a 3-course dinner.
Overnight: Park Hotel or similar, Tornio
Meals included: Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Today’s excursion is to the northernmost zoo in the world, Ranua Wildlife Park, where you can see up to 50 different species of Arctic animals. During your walk in the park, you might see polar bears, lynxes, moose and more. Afterwards, return to Rovaniemi to board the overnight train back to Helsinki. Dinner is available for purchase onboard (not included). Approximately a 145-kilometre travel day.
Overnight: Intercity train (twin share cabins with shared facilities)
Meals included: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast onboard before arriving back in Helsinki in the early morning. After disembarking, you will be transferred to the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Original Sokos Hotel Presidentti or similar, Helsinki
Meals included: Breakfast
After breakfast, enjoy time at leisure until the late afternoon. Feel free to leave any luggage at the hotel, until the transfer to the port where you will embark on the Silja Lines overnight cruise to Stockholm, Sweden. Enjoy life onboard the ship, which is full of entertainment, shopping and bars or perhaps relax in the spa. Dinner is available to purchase onboard (not included).
Overnight: Tallink Silja Line Ship (Outside cabin with private facilities)
Meals included: Breakfast
Enjoy breakfast onboard this morning as you sail the scenic archipelago into Stockholm. Directly from the pier, you will begin a half-day guided sightseeing tour of the Swedish capital with a local guide. The viewpoint at Fjällgatan gives you a beautiful panorama of Stockholm, which is spread out on 14 islands. Visit Gamla Stan, the old city with its narrow cobbled-stoned lanes, charming small squares and mediaeval buildings in happy colours. See the Cathedral (entrance not included) and the Royal Palace (entrance not included). The tour finishes at the hotel. Enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Best Western Plus Time Hotel or similar, Stockholm
Meals included: Breakfast
Today the day is free at leisure, to enjoy the city.
Tonight make your own way to the famous Stockholm Ice Bar, entry is included and includes a drink. This is the planet’s first permanent ice bar, which is made from ice collected from the Ice hotel in Swedish Lapland. Everything except the liquids in the drinks is made of ice, including the glasses you drink out of.
Overnight: Best Western Plus Time Hotel or similar, Stockholm
Meals included: Breakfast
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your return flight back to Australia, after a magical festive season you won’t soon forget.
Meals included: Breakfast; In-Flight
Please note: Some flights may arrive in Australia +1 day later.
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