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5 days - Independent Christmas tour, visiting the boutique Cahkal hotel in Finland
Join a special independent Christmas tour 400 kilometers above Arctic Circle. This is a relaxed experience with delicious local cuisine, in a totally unique and pure arctic wilderness setting at the boutique hotel Cahkal. As well as snowmobiling, reindeer experience, sit back and have a traditional Finnish Sauna experience. On Christmas Eve, enjoy a traditional dinner and meet Santa and his reindeers.
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.
Transfers Tromsø - Kilpisjärvi - Tromsø
Portage is not included - you will be responsible for carrying all your luggage.
Arrive Tromsø and transfer to Kilpisjärvi. The place is located just over 2.5 hours, 160 km from Tromsø and is the very northwesternmost point of Finland, near the Arctic Ocean. Here you will stay at boutique hotel Cahkal for the next 4 nights.
Relax with the mountain views from your stylish room before enjoying a 3-course dinner at the accommodation restaurant, Aika.
After breakfast, experience the surrounding nature and views and learn to drive snowmobile while sightseeing the snowy mountains and lakes. The tour will introduce you to the sights around Kilpisjärvi village and takes you to a tundra lake surrounded by the mighty Saana and Jehkas mountains. The tour will make stop at the Three country cairn, at the border of Finland, Sweden and Norway. This visit is in top 3 on many visitors bucket list.
In the evening, celebrate Christmas with a traditional 4-course dinner and a Santa visit.
Today you will visit the reindeer farm nearby. Meet the reindeer herder and learn about reindeer herding, a traditional local livelihood. You can also feed the reindeer and take photos with these beautiful arctic animals. For a finishing touch enjoy a short reindeer ride.
Kilpisjärvi village and the surrounding area is one of the best places to see the northern lights. The snowshoe adventure takes you through the forests where you can enjoy a hot beverage and snacks while looking out for the magical lights.
Finish the day with a delicious dinner at AIKA Restaurant.
After breakfast, relax and enjoy the surrounding nature and views of the pure arctic wilderness setting.
Enjoy a 2 - course lunch then experience a Finnish sauna during hotel shared sauna hours. Optional to book private for extra cost.
In the evening you will have a 3 - course dinner with all delicious local cuisine. A perfect way to end your stay at this boutique hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport in Tromsø.
Please note all prices are per person in double/twin share.
Activities are subject to change due to updated schedules and weather.
Snowmobile Experience: For driving the age limit is 18 years. Passenger age recommendation is min 10 years and minimum height 135cm. Smaller children can join in the sleigh (connected to the guide’s snowmobile) with a parent.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:
Light pollution affects the ecosystem and among other things, it disrupts the ability of birds to navigate by moonlight and starlight, and the ability of nocturnal animals to hide from predators. As such they utilize as much natural light as possible, and only keep the lights on when they are needed. Customers are encouraged to do the same – this way marvelling the northern sky becomes easier.
Cahkal Hotel uses geothermal heating and solar panels (make sense in summer when the sun does not set). It is totally built of wood, a sustainable material in Lapland. Cahkal Hotel’s AIKA restaurant uses local ingredients as much as possible, including white fish from the nearby lakes (fished by the local fisherman), reindeer meat from the local herder (the one you meet) and wild berries from the surrounding wilderness.
Finland is well known as a 'Northern Lights' travel destination. Above the Arctic Circle, small villages and resorts in the wilderness over unique chances to see the lights between mid-September to early April.
Shared experiences make lifelong memories and our multi-generational family holidays offer it all.
Get ready for travelling in the Nordic winter weather - ideas for travelling smoothly in the snow.
