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    5 days - Spend Christmas in the heart of Northern Finland

    Spend Christmas 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 Christmas.

    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. Christmas Eve will be a special 4-course traditional Finnish Christmas dinner.

    Fill your days with winter activities - dogsledding, snowmobiling and a reindeer safari plus a special Santa program. In addition, not too far away is the bustling ski resort of Levi for winter shopping, evening skiing and further activities.

    Due to high demand, many of our Christmas tours become fully booked over the 24/25 December dates. Most of our tours now have pre-Christmas departures running just before the busy Christmas period. These tours include a Santa visit which is still very exciting to the children as Santa can talk to them about what they are hoping to receive from him and his preparations for his imminent departure. Flights and activities are also easier to prepare at this stage.

    For more Christmas in Finland tours, see our wide selection here.

    Highlights include

    • Sleep overnight in a well-appointed glass igloos are complete with private kitchenettes, showers, and toilets.
    • Fill your days with winter activities - dogsledding, snowmobiling and a reindeer safari
    • Special Christmas program including Santa visit
    Day 1
    Arrive Kittilä and transfer to your glass igloo accommodation
    Day 2
    Husky Safari, meeting Santa in his cottage and Christmas Eve dinner
    Day 3
    Husky Safari and Meet the reindeers
    Day 4
    Snowmobile Safari with ice fishing
    Day 5
    Departure day
    Start/End Place
    Kittilä, Finland
    Country Visited
    Finland
    Duration
    5 Days
    Start Date
    Scheduled
    Travel Style
    Independent
    Suitability
    Easy independent holiday suitable for singles, couples & families
    Code
    50DN0200

    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
    • Return transfer between Kittilä airport and igloos
    • Transfers for winter activities
    Included
    • 4 nights in a superior well appointed glass igloo with a private kitchenette, shower and toilet
    • 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 4 dinners
    • Return transfer between Kittilä airport and igloos
    • Reindeer Safari
    • Husky Safari
    • Snowmobile Safari and Ice Fishing
    • Meet Santa in his hidden cottage
    • Winter outer clothing including boots
    • 24-hour emergency service.
    • Taxes and service fees.
    Not Included

    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: Julia Gal and Moments of Gregory - Levi Igloos

    Itinerary

    Day 1 - Arrive Kittilä and transfer to your glass igloo accommodation

    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.

    Meals
    1 Dinner
    Accommodation
    Levi Glass Igloo Superior

    Day 2 - Husky Safari, meeting Santa in his cottage and Christmas Eve dinner

    After breakfast, you will be picked up from Levi Igloo for a Husky safari. Enjoy spectacular snowy views of Finnish Lapland and feel invigorating power of adrenaline in your body. Everyone will experience husky team driving (one is driving, one is sitting on a sledge). After the trip, have a warm soup lunch and hot drinks by the open fire in a traditional hut on the farm.

    After lunch, 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.

    Then it’s time to meet Santa in his cottage. After greeting everyone, Santa will tell greetings from Mrs. Santa. As a small gift from her he gives children some homemade ginger bread cookies and chocolate. Santa tells you stories about himself and his elves and about Christmas time. After a while Santa will take his book of secrets, where the elves have written things about all children. He will discuss things with each person and child. After discussions and noticing that all have been good boys and girls, Santa will give a small present for every child. Other presents he will bring you on Christmas. At the end of the visit you have possibility to take a photo together with Santa.

    After the 30 min meeting with Santa, hot drinks and local sweet pastry are served in a cozy wooden cottage.

    Return to the glass igloos and spend the late afternoon sledding around before your special 4-course Christmas Eve dinner is served at the Restaurant Aurora Sky, with it's glass teepee windows.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Lunch
    1 Dinner
    Accommodation
    Levi Glass Igloo Superior

    Day 3 - Husky Safari and Meet the reindeers

    A must-do in Finland, this husky safari offers breathtaking views of the snow-covered landscape of Finnish Lapland and fills you with the invigorating power of adrenaline. Upon arrival at the husky farm, you'll be introduced to your very own husky team. After a lesson on how to drive the sledge and understand important hand signals from your leader, you'll be ready to embark on your adventure.

    Each team consists of about six dogs, you as the driver, and a passenger comfortably seated in the wooden sledge. During the safari, the driver and passenger can switch places to share the experience. You will also have the opportunity to visit the huskies in their fenced area, where you can see their "homes" and learn more about these amazing animals.

    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.

    Dinner will be served at Levi Igloos.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Lunch
    1 Dinner
    Accommodation
    Levi Glass Igloo Superior

    Day 4 - Snowmobile Safari with ice fishing

    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!

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Lunch
    1 Dinner
    Accommodation
    Levi Glass Igloo Superior

    Day 5 - Departure day

    After breakfast, return your warm clothing and transfer to the airport.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    Dates & Prices

    Prices per person, twin/double share.
    Family triple price is 2 adults and 1 child under age 13.
    Other price is 1 adult sharing with 1 child under age 13.

    Dates
    Start Date
    End Date
    From Price
    Status
    Accommodation
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    NZD 8,379
    Fully booked
    Standard
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    NZD 20,923
    Fully booked
    Family Triple Total
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    19 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    NZD 15,721
    Fully booked
    Other
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    NZD 8,379
    Fully booked
    Standard
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    NZD 20,923
    Fully booked
    Family Triple Total
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    23 Dec 2024
    27 Dec 2024
    NZD 15,721
    Fully booked
    Other

    Important Information

    The superior igloos can fit one child, or two children with a squeeze! 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.

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