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5 days - Lakeside Suites in Finland with autumn auroras and outdoor adventures
Discover the magic of Pyhä on this short holiday in Finland. Your premium accommodation has floor to ceiling windows letting you view the early autumn Northern Lights and the magnificent lakeside forests. Spend the days participating in adventurous activities such as a husky farm visit, reindeer safaris and Northern Light hunting by car. Each evening, unwind in your own suite with sauna, open living area and kitchen.
Included in your stay is a private lake sauna experience and drop hot tub, and special Northern Lights photography tuition on the lake. Additional optional activities can include guided hiking, fat biking, Amethyst-mine tour, canoeing and fishing. All meals are also included.
- Day 1
- Arrive Rovaniemi, transfer to Pyhätunturi and settle into your suite
- Day 2
- Meet the Reindeers and Lake Sauna Experience
- Day 3
- Guided Husky Farm Visit
- Day 4
- Northern Lights Chase by Car
- Day 5
- Return to Rovaniemi airport & depart
- Start/End Place
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Country Visited
- Finland
- Duration
- 5 Days
- Start Date
- Flexible
- Travel Style
- Independent
- Suitability
- Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
- Code
- 50DN1355
As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.
The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.
Details
Transportation
Private transfer between Rovaniemi (Airport or city) and Pyhätunturi
Included
- 4 nights with premium suites with lake view for Auroras, with end cleaning (note: no daily cleaning)
- Activities included: Husky Farm, Meet the Reindeers, Aurora Borealis workshop and photography, Northern Lights hunt by car and private lake sauna experience and hot tub
- Return private transfer between Rovaniemi Airport or City and resort
- Dinners included every night
- Daily Breakfast included
- 3 soup lunches or lunch during activity
Not Included
Flights, travel insurance, luggage handling & optional excursions.
Optional activities include: E-fatbiking tour, visiting the Amethyst Mine, fishing, hiking, electric boat trips, wildlife spotting, cultural tours and sub boarding.
If you would like to stop at the Santa's Village in Rovaniemi, we can arrange this for an additional price.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Rovaniemi, transfer to Pyhätunturi and settle into your suite
Arrive Rovaniemi and private transfer (approx. 1.5 hours) to Pyhätunturi, located about 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.
Pyhätunturi is located in the middle of Finnish Lapland and is home to this new resort. Sit back and enjoy the open fire in the lobby on your arrival or relax in your private suite with a sauna.
Dinner at the hotel's restaurant tonight. Be sure to relax in your private little sauna to warm up this evening before bed.
Meals
1 DinnerDay 2 - Meet the Reindeers and Lake Sauna Experience
Reindeer husbandry is a significant livelihood in Lapland. Reindeer herding as a way of life, in its current form, is at least 500 years old. Have you ever wondered how the reindeer can survive through winters and where the reindeers get their food? you will learn about these amazing creatures on a visit to a local reindeer farm.
Relax with a private sauna and outdoor jacuzzi by the lake. Get warmed up in the heat of the sauna, sit by the outdoor patio and have an ice swim if you are feeling brave.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 3 - Guided Husky Farm Visit
Today you will meet the local huskies and learn how their life goes from puppies to being a sledge dog. You will have an easy walk included, accompanied by other huskies.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 4 - Northern Lights Chase by Car
Today is a free day for activities and relaxing. After dinner at the hotel, head out by car in search of the magical Northern Lights. We will driver through the snowy landscapes and find the best spot to see the lights, hoping that the skies are clear tonight.
Your guides will make a campfire and you hear interesting facts about Northern lights, Lappish nature and history. The tour also consists information about how to photograph Northern Lights and the guide will help you with your photo settings.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 5 - Return to Rovaniemi airport & depart
After breakfast, transfer to the Rovaniemi airport. If you wish to explore this Santa town, please speak to us about options as we can add a visit to Santa's village before departure.
Meals
1 BreakfastAll prices listed are per person, twin share. Please note daily activity schedule subject to change. This tour is suitable for +4 years olds.
30 Nov 2024
Important Information
Each suite has its own sauna, kitchen, deck or balcony and views to the lake and fells. Each suite accommodates up to four people + 1 extra bed/cot.
• Suite size 40m2 & 42,5m2
• Deck or balcony
• Queen size beds x 2
• Fridge, hob, oven & Microwave
• Lounge area
• Smart TV & WiFi
• Sauna & bathroom
• Drying cabinet
If you are travelling with older children, please see our adventurous teenage tour option.
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Practical information about Scandinavian Hotels
Practical information about Scandinavian Hotels
- Hotel rooms in Scandinavia are normally furnished with twin beds, which can be moved together to form a double bed or placed separately. Please note that single rooms are generally smaller than doubles, and are often equipped with a shower instead of a bath. Purpose-built triple or family rooms are likewise unusual in Scandinavian hotels. Whilst it is possible for 3 persons to share a room, this will normally be a double room with an extra bed, with correspondingly less space to move about in.
- It is also unusual to have a porter at hotels to carry your luggage.
- There is free wi-fi in many hotels in Scandinavia.
- Unexpectedly, all forms of Scandinavian accommodation rarely provide tea and coffee facilities in their rooms. If you are lucky, a kettle will be supplied but nothing else. Please ask at reception for some provisions when you arrive or just carry a small selection from home.
- Please also note that in Scandinavia - in particular, during winter - the included lunch will often be a hearty warm soup with bread.
- More remote hotels in Lapland will offer dinner at an additional cost. In some spots, there will be limited choices else where. Generally, you get a very nice home-cooked Scandinavian dinner. However, you may sometimes find only one or two choices only for your main course.
- In Scandinavia, it is normal for washing and laundry facilities to be in the basement. If you are staying in apartment type accommodation, check downstairs or ask for assistance.
Practical Information for travelling and packing for Scandinavian Winter
Recommended Scandinavian Winter Tour Packing List:
- Warm wind and water proof jacket and trousers large enough to fit thick woollen jumper/clothing underneath
- Rain trousers – waterproof and breathable material
- Warm windproof cap/hat
- Warm gloves or mittens. Mittens where all fingers except the thumb are together are often warmer than gloves.
- Windproof gloves or mittens, which you can pull over the warm gloves
- Warm scarf
- 2 pairs of long woollen underwear (Merino wool in a few different thicknesses is perfect)
- 1-2 warm woollen jumper(s), or one jumper and a warm fleece
- Woollen or fleece trousers
- 2-3 pairs of warm woollen socks
- Warm & sturdy footwear with good grip
- Clothes for indoors, i.e. a shirt, T-shirts and jeans or cotton trousers
- Back pack for day trips (approx. 30 litre)
- Light footwear/trainers (mainly for indoors)
- Sun screen & Lip salve (the sun reflects off the snow and the air is dry)
- Sunglasses
- Hand warmers
- Nordic Grip anti-slip soles for walking on ice
- Personal medication
- Water bottle - thermo, or include a cover to keep warm (or you can stick it into a warm sock)
- Travel documents (including insurance)
- Photo ID
- Note book and pencil
- Camera, memory cards and charger
- Chargers for other gadgets
- Extra batteries for your cameras as they are used fast in cold conditions.
- Adapters