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    5 days - Independent New Year's travel package to Finnish Lapland, perfect for families with small children. Sleep in an Aurora Suite or Tower Suite.

    Embark on a magical family adventure to Aurora Village in Finnish Lapland, where guests of all ages can experience the enchanting beauty of the Arctic. Stay in an Aurora Suite or Tower Suite, perfect for stargazing and watching the Northern Lights from the comfort of your bed. Enjoy a variety of family-friendly winter activities, such as reindeer sleigh rides, husky safaris, sledding, crafts and snowmobile excursions, all tailored to ensure safety and fun for even the smallest adventurers. With opportunities to feed reindeer, explore snowy landscapes, and relax by warm campfires, this trip offers unforgettable experiences for the whole family.

    Highlights include

    • Sleep in a glass accommodation
    • Reindeer feeding and sleigh ride
    • Husky safari
    • Crepes & tobogganing
    • Panorama Sauna
    • Snowmobile safari with ice-fishing
    • Arctic Crafting
    • New Year's Eve Celebrations
    Day 1
    Arrive to Ivalo and transfer to the Aurora Village
    Day 2
    Husky Sledding and Handicraft Workshop
    Day 3
    Reindeer Experience and Crepes & Sledding Adventure
    Day 4
    Snowmobile Safari with Ice Fishing & Panorama Sauna
    Day 5
    Departure day
    Start/End Place
    Ivalo
    Destinations Visited
    Duration
    5 Days
    Start Date
    Scheduled
    Travel Style
    Independent
    Suitability
    Easy family-friendly tour
    Code
    50DN1455

    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

    Local transfers

    Included
    • Airport transfers from/to Ivalo Airport (IVL)
    • Accommodation in a glass accommodation with full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
    • Thermal clothing (woollen socks, boots, tube bandana, gloves, thermal overalls, balaclava)
    • Aurora Alert mobile app
    • Free use of cross-country skis, ice-skates, toboggans, snowshoes etc.
    • Free access to Kota and Laavu campfire sites
    • 1,5h Snowmobile Safari with Ice-Fishing
    • Reindeer Feeding and Reindeer Sleigh Ride
    • 1h Husky Safari in Lappish Nature
    • Fun winter activity with Sledding & Crepes
    • Arctic Crafting
    • Panorama Sauna
    • Luggage service to and from cabins
    • All taxes (VAT)
    Not Included

    A Santa experience can be added, subject to availability. This program includes being seated in a snowmobile towed sleigh with fur covers for a short ride through the forest to a cabin in a secret location. You are dropped by the door of the cabin to meet Santa for approximately 5-10 minutes with a small gift from Santa (30-40 minutes in total). Time and changes depend on the schedule you receive on arrival. This is a small group with maximum 8 people including children.

    Note: there is no sauna in the cabins.

    Itinerary

    Day 1 - Arrive to Ivalo and transfer to the Aurora Village

    Fly to Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village. Upon arrival, you will receive your program schedule before dinner. Depending on your arrival time, cold weather gear is given to you either upon arrival or the next day.

    Meals
    1 Dinner

    Day 2 - Husky Sledding and Handicraft Workshop

    After breakfast, transfer to the husky farm where you will head out on a 1-hour Husky Safari. You will be taught how to handle the sled before heading out on the husky safari, where the huskies will pull your sled through the beautiful winter scenery. The safari will end with hot drinks around a bonfire in a Lappish style hut.

    Today you also get a chance to participate in an Arctic Handicraft Workshop, suited for the whole family. Together with a local instructor, make your own souvenir from a selection of traditional responsibly sourced materials like reindeer antlers and leather as a base. Let your imagination wander and create a piece of art that you can take home with you!

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Dinner

    Day 3 - Reindeer Experience and Crepes & Sledding Adventure

    Enjoy breakfast at the restaurant. Afterwards, you get a chance to feed the local reindeers. Listen to the stories about reindeer herding and enjoy a calm reindeer sleigh ride.

    In the afternoon, you will be taken for a sleigh ride through the snowy forest, up on the highest hill with amazing scenery. The guides will help you to prepare your own crepes by the open fire, before heading for a 1.5km long fun toboggan run down a scenic sliding trail.

    Dinner at the restaurant.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Lunch
    1 Dinner

    Day 4 - Snowmobile Safari with Ice Fishing & Panorama Sauna

    Breakfast at the restaurant. Today, you will get to try snowmobiling and ice-fishing! Drive through the arctic winter forests while admiring the beauty of the Lappish nature. Your guide leads the way on this exciting snowmobile safari to a frozen river, where you can try your luck with ice-fishing. You’ll learn to drill a hole through thick ice and have fun luring the fish.

    IMPORTANT: All drivers without exception must have a valid full drivers license and be aged 18 or more. Kids will travel in a sled behind the guide.

    In the evening, relax with your family in the soft heat of the Panorama Sauna (please note: the sauna may be scheduled for any given day and you will receive more details on arrival).

    Dinner at the restaurant.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Lunch
    1 Dinner

    Day 5 - Departure day

    After breakfast, transfer back to Ivalo Airport for your onward flight.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    Dates & Prices

    Standard - Per person when 2 people sharing Aurora Cabin
    Family Triple Standard - 2 adults and 1 child (age 4-14) sharing Aurora Cabin
    Family Triple Superior - 3 people sharing Aurora Suite
    Family Quad Superior - 4 people sharing Aurora Suite
    Family Quin Superior - 5 people sharing Aurora Suite
    Family Triple Deluxe - 3 people sharing Tower Suite
    Family Quad Deluxe - 4 people sharing Tower Suite
    Family Quin Deluxe - 5 people sharing Tower Suite

    Minimum age for this tour is 4 years old.

    2025 FULLY BOOKED

    Dates
    Start Date
    End Date
    From Price
    Status
    Accommodation
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 3,740
    Available
    Standard
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 220
    Available
    Extra for Single
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 9,957
    Available
    Family Triple Total
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 13,678
    Available
    Superior Family Triple
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 14,222
    Available
    Deluxe Family Triple
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 15,967
    Available
    Superior Family Quad
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 16,661
    Available
    Deluxe Family Quad
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 18,249
    Available
    Superior Family Quin
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    29 Dec 2026
    2 Jan 2027
    USD 19,101
    Available
    Family Quin Deluxe

    Important Information

    An Aurora Suite is one floor, maximum 6, size 41 m2. An Aurora Tower Suite has two floors, maximum 6, size 52 m2 and has an equipped kitchen.

    Note: the program is indicative and the order of the activities may change. The final program will be given to you at Aurora Village on arrival day.

    Min age. for this tour is 4 years, and these activities are best suited for families with kids aged 4 to 10. Please see also our Northern Lights in Aurora Village tour if you are traveling with older kids or teens.

    SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:

    Your glass igloo hosts in Ivalo were the first accommodation in Northern Lapland to receive the Green Key award, the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. This prestigious eco-label represents a commitment by businesses that their premises adhere to the strict criteria set by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Some examples of how they carry this out include offering recycling facilities in all cabins and no longer offering plastic bottles in accommodations, along with protecting the diversity of the surrounding nature, i.e., bird house and insect hotels. Hiking, biking, and skiing tracks are direct from the hotel and as such they encourage low carbon activities such as snowshoeing and toboggans.

    ANIMAL WELFARE POLICY:

    At 50 Degrees North, animal welfare is a top priority during all our tours and packages. We carefully select suppliers who adhere to strict animal welfare standards, ensuring that wildlife interactions are respectful and comply with local, national, and international regulations. We avoid offering excursions that involve captive wildlife, except where they are properly regulated, and all activities are designed to minimise disturbance to natural ecosystems. Our travellers are educated on responsible, including responsible animal interactions, through our 'Responsible Travel Tips' for travellers, and our guides are trained to lead by example, promoting ethical conduct towards both wild and domesticated animals. By prioritising animal welfare in every aspect of our tours, we ensure that your travel experience is both enjoyable and ethically sound. Read our article on Animal Welfare to learn more.

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