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5 days - Spend New Year's Eve in the heart of Northern Finland
Spend New Year's Eve this year in Northern Finland. Known for their seclusion, mountain views and aurora skies, the Levi Glass Igloos are the perfect spot for a White New Years.
These well-appointed glass igloos are complete with private kitchenettes, showers, and toilets. Dinner is a Lappish affair and is served daily in the glass-roofed restaurant.
Fill your days with winter activities - dogsledding, snowmobiling and a reindeer safari. In addition, not too far away is the bustling ski resort of Levi for winter shopping, evening skiing and further activities.
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.
Flights, meals other than specified, items of personal nature, beverages, additional activities such as Lainio Snow Village, horse riding, winter ice go carting, snowshoeing and ice laser tag.
Transfers into town are optional, paid locally so you have flexibility with your shopping plans.
Image credit on front image: @eljackson - Levi Igloos
Transfer from Kittilä airport to your glass igloo via the warm clothing and boots pick up spot. Check in is from 4pm and once this is completed, settle into your glass igloo. Each glass igloo has a kitchenette, shower and toilet. The windows are insulated and electrically heated to keep them from frosting. The kitchenette is equipped with a breakfast set for two, electric stove, microwave and kettle, toaster and fridge. In addition, the igloos have a radio/CD player, a hair dryer and a socket for car engine heaters. At the centre of the igloo is a motorised double bed that can be converted into twin beds.
Enjoy your first evening in Lapland. With no light pollution and no noise you can truly feel the beauty of the Arctic night, admire the night sky and hopefully see the Northern Lights. Hear the silence of the wilderness and breathe in the cleanest air in Europe. Any clear night, grab a blanket, wander outside and watch for the Northern Lights.
After breakfast, enjoy a relaxed morning the winter wonderland.
After lunch you will meet the friendly reindeers. Experience the silence of nature in a noiseless reindeer sleigh. Forget your hurries, just relax, observe surrounding forest and enjoy. During the programme you can also feed the reindeer with lichen and take photos. The guide will also tell you how to handle and treat the reindeer and you can try to catch wooden reindeer with Lappish lasso.
In the late afternoon,welcome to magical land of elves! There's plenty of excitement and joy! Feel the exhilaration of Christmas as you glide down the snow-covered slope on a sled, engage in a spirited game of elf football, bake delicious gingerbread cookies, learn to make X-mas crafts and much more. And what would the Christmas magic be without meeting Santa Claus himself? Step inside his home, engage in conversation, and experience the wonder of meeting the legendary figure of Christmas. Meeting Santa Claus is full of surprises!
All this and much more awaits you in Elves Village, where magic and the spirit of Christmas intertwine! Come and experience an unforgettable adventure in the Christmas magic.
Dinner will be served at Levi Igloos.
Enjoy a relaxing breakfast at Levi Igloos. The rest of the day is free and you may wish to take part in some optional activities such as e-fat biking, go skiing or take a day trip to Levi centre for some shopping.
In the evening enjoy dinner and fireworks on New Year's Eve at the igloo.
Please note: Optional activities are not included in the tour price.
The morning is free to relax and enjoy the winter wonderland scenery.
Later in the day you will driven by snowmobiles to a snow white forest lake full of fish. Try to catch your meal, a rainbow-trout, by ice fishing! In case you are not lucky, the host of the lake has promised to cook delicious soup by the fire of his wooden hut. After the lunch the snowmobile safari continues round the fells to the summit of Levi and return back to your accommodation.
On return, consider a visit into Levi for shopping, late night skiing or some ice go karting thrills!
After breakfast, return your warm clothing and transfer to the airport.
Prices per person, twin/double share. Family triple price is 2 adults and 1 child under age 13.
The superior igloos can fit one child, or two small children with a squeeze but not recommended. The children's bed is a 3-seated sofa-bed with additional mattress and linen placed on top. Activities detailed in this itinerary suit children above the age of 8.
Please let us know the height of your child as this determines if they can sit on snowmobile with the parent, since it is much more enjoyable than the sledge. Minimum height for this is 140cm.
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.
Get away from the crowds with a stay in Levi igloos. Experience the Arctic nature only 8 kilometres from the bustling holiday ski resort of Levi, Northern Finland.
Aurora Safari Camp founder, Fredrik Broman offers handy hints about capturing the Northern Lights.
