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    5 days - Independent New Year's Eve tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin and enjoy winter activities.

    Get ready for a New Year's Eve in a cozy, family run glass igloo resort near Ivalo, Finland. Your glass igloo is set alone in the woods - you can gaze up at the Arctic stars and hopefully the Northern Lights will dance above you.

    As well as snowmobiling, reindeer sledding and husky safaris, activities like the free use of cross-country skis, ice-skates, toboggans, snowshoes and campfires keep the days full. In the evening, sit back with other guests in the cozy Kota restaurant and share the day's tales. On New Year's Eve, enjoy a special night with fireworks and celebration.

    Highlights include

    • Sleep in an Aurora Glass Cabin
    • Snowmobile Safari
    • Reindeer Feeding and Reindeer Sleigh Ride
    • 2h Husky Safari in Lappish Nature
    • Special local New Year's eve with fireworks
    Day 1
    Arrive to Ivalo and transfer to the Aurora Village
    Day 2
    Husky Ride through the wilderness
    Day 3
    Reindeer Sledding and Feeding before a midnight fireworks show
    Day 4
    Snowmobile Safari and Aurora Tour
    Day 5
    Departure day
    Start/End Place
    Ivalo, Finland
    Country Visited
    Finland
    Duration
    5 Days
    Start Date
    Scheduled
    Travel Style
    Independent
    Suitability
    Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
    Code
    50DN1040

    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 Aurora Glass Cabin with half board (breakfast 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
    • 2hr Snowmobile Safari
    • Aurora hunting by car
    • Reindeer Feeding and Reindeer Sleigh Ride
    • 2h Husky Safari in Lappish Nature
    • Cross-Country Skiing
    • Guided Snowshoe Hike
    • All taxes (VAT)
    Not Included

    Use of the Panorama Sauna and outdoor jacuzzi is an additional extra cost. There is no sauna in the cabins.

    There is no portage included to your cabins - you use a sled to drag your bags to your cabin.

    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 Ride through the wilderness

    After breakfast, you will head out on a 2-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.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Dinner

    Day 3 - Reindeer Sledding and Feeding before a midnight fireworks show

    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.

    This evening, join the hotel guests with a local fireworks show a short walk nearby. The way to the fireworks is light up the way with candles and the guide will lead the way to our “Fireworks-camp”. Enjoy hot berry juice and marshmallows by the campfire while waiting for the fireworks show at midnight.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Dinner

    Day 4 - Snowmobile Safari and Aurora Tour

    Breakfast at the restaurant. Today, you will get to try snowmobiling! Drive through the arctic winter forests while admiring the beauty of the Lappish nature. Your guide leads the way on this exciting snowmobile safari. Keep your camera with you! There are a couple of stops for taking amazing photos and chatting with your guide about life in Lapland.

    IMPORTANT: All drivers without exception must have a valid full drivers license and be aged 18 or more. In the evening, enjoy an Aurora tour by car and try to spot the Northern Lights.

    Dinner at the restaurant.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    1 Dinner

    Day 5 - Departure day

    After breakfast, independent transfer back to Ivalo Airport.

    Meals
    1 Breakfast
    Dates & Prices

    Double/Twin share price is per person. (Single supplement applies.)
    Family triple and quad prices are based on 2 adults + 1 or 2 children between age 10-14.

    Min age. for this tour is 10 years old.

    Dates
    Start Date
    End Date
    From Price
    Status
    Accommodation
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    NZD 5,818
    Fully booked
    Standard
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    NZD 674
    Fully booked
    Extra for Single
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    NZD 15,346
    Fully booked
    Family Triple Total
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    29 Dec 2024
    2 Jan 2025
    NZD 19,019
    Fully booked
    Family Quad Total

    Important Information

    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.

    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.

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