Finland
Dates:
Family trip
Duration:
6
days
Tour:
Private
Day 1: Arrival
Arrive Rovaniemi airport and take your private luxury transfer to the villa. You will be greeted with a welcome reception. Relax a bit before your guide takes you outside to do some snowshoeing and observe Northern Lights. Aurora is best seen in the darkness, with no artificial lights around. Enjoy Nordic gourmet meals and Spa in the lodge. Choose the perfect Christmas tree in front of your villa and decorate it together.
Day 2: The Elves and Santa Claus
Let the miracles start! Surprise visit by the Elves and you're taken out by their magic sleigh, to meet Santa Claus deep in his hideaway place in the depth of secret forest, where only a few can reach and only with the help of Elf Magic. You travel there by a reindeer sleigh. On the way, Elves has got a lot to tell you about their hidden life in the modern world, about their post system and about their full time work as Santa's ambassadors. Suddenly, you see a smoke between snow-covered trees. What is it?
Day 2: Private meeting with Santa
The elf will walk you through a hardly seen trail in a forest and here you are, shaking hands with Santa Claus himself. Kids will learn a lot, and adults will recollect how was it, to be a kid when you get presents from Santa who knew exactly what you all were hoping to get this year!
Day 2: The Elves
Enjoy hot drinks by the open fireplace, cook gingerbread with Elves, and learn some professional Elves secrets from Professor Elves Santa’s Helpers Training. With your brand new Santa’s Helpers Training Diploma, you're now officially entitled to help Santa and his team to manage Christmas time!
Day 2: Family time
Enjoy lunch in front of the open fire, and spend a relaxing afternoon in your home-away-from-home with panorama sauna and outdoor hot tube at your disposal. Spend evening tasting various Arctic meals and hunting the best Northern Lights viewing.
Day 3: Snowmobiling safari & Ice fishing
What about a touch of extreme? No worries, it's absolutely safe even with kids. A private snowmobile safari in the wilderness will take you to a remote frozen lake. Here you will learn how to get your lunch in Finland in winter, you will learn how to ice fish! You can catch, in fact, a very big fish here. Take you lunch back home, chef will be delighted to cook it for the dinner. Train your kids how to build snow castle and practice marksmanship in a snowball game. Or, just take some time for yourself and walk in a secluded winter forest before dinner.
Day 4: Husky dogs sledding
Today, you travel to a husky park for a private husky dog sledding in the woods. Meet lovely huskies and steer your own team through the fascinating scenery of snowy Lapland. Our enthusiastic dogs will take on a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience. Let the dogs lead you through the wild Arctic nature. You will travel about 5 km in a sleigh, deep to the wilderness - and back, to the warm open fire and hot drinks.
Day 4: Santa Village
We return home for another delicious Arctic lunch our chef has just finished cooking for you. After lunch, plunge into the festive atmosphere when you visit the official Santa Claus village. First, you will cross magical Arctic Circle. Choose to you liking between Elf's farmyard zoo, Hat Academy, ice karting and skidoos, or visit one of the biggest snow hotels in the world.
Day 4: Evening at leisure
You may choose to dine in Santa's village and mingle with the happy crowds for a while. Or, return to your private loge and spend some quality time at your leisure hunting for Aurora Borealis.
Day 5: Winter Ice Driving
Today, adults have their time with exclusive experience of winter ice driving in private tracks. Again, no worries. You're on holidays, not in Fort Boyard. There are CanAm buggy cars and you can learn to drive on the private ice tracks. Kids can try/practise ice skating or cross-country skiing. It's actually a lot of fun when you do such activities together. In the afternoon, spend some time walking with your guide at your private reserve. In the evening, we bid our farewells with delicious farewell dinner.
Day 5: Afternoon
Your guide is always happy to arrange last-minute activities. Have you heard of fatbike trails? We have some here in magnificent Lapland. Located at Ounasvaara hill, just behind the river Kemijoki. Network consists of approximately 25 kilometres of easy to ride snow-covered trails.
Day 6: Departure
Morning at leisure after breakfast. At appropriate time, your luxury van transfer will deliver you to Rovaniemi airport.
Private Luxury in the wilderness
Image life as connection to nature. You villa is surrounded by freely roaming reindeer, there are about 200 000 of them here in Lapland and the secluded area of your villa is their natural habitat. Yet, the villa offers impeccable service and comfort of the 5th Avenue hotel.
2-bedroom villa
There is a lounge with dining area, outdoor jacuzzi, sauna, bath, 3 WC, master bedroom and second bedroom with panoramic windows. The villa is the only home in the private 300 ha forest. It also features 2 huge terraces to observe Northern LIghts in Action
Northern Lights Viewing
If skies are clear, you will be able to watch the natural phenomenon, the Northern Lights, directly from you home-away-from-home
1-bedroom villa with loft
This high quality villa has a master bedroom downstairs and a spacious loft upstairs. It accommodates up to 6 people and is located 50 min drive from Rovaniemi airport. It is a rustic but elegant house of typical Scandinavian design.
Other accommodation options available
Let us know how many people are you and will offer the best accommodation options in Rovaniemi area for your family & friends
Accommodation
5 nights accommodation in one of the carefully selected villas (luxury and deluxe options available)
Meals
All meals
Guided tours
All tours are privately guided
Santa Claus visit in a secret forest house (various entertainment programs are available, please inquire)
Husky dog sledding & mushing experience
Snowmobile safari
Ice Skating
Ice driving
Ice fishing
Aurora viewing
Santa Claus village visit
Transport
All ground transpiration
Not Included
Flight to/from Rovaniemi
Travel and medical insurance
Terry O'Connell
France
Great trip all round I booked not knowing what I was going to getting, a little sceptical and apprehensive due to never using these guys before. I could not have been more wrong, the service has been great and the tour has also been great. Mike the tour guide and the girls in the office are 5 star. Even had a disaster and left my passports in the hotel safe of one city and Mike and the team could not do enough to help me get these back. Really appreciate your professionalism and kindness. Will see you at the World Cup ?
Anna Briand
Belgium
Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix with Wofdi – Incredible Trip! The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez was an unforgettable experience, with an electric crowd and an amazing race. The Foro Sol section felt like a huge party! Beyond F1, Wofdi made the trip special. We took a hot air balloon over the Teotihuacán Pyramids at sunrise, followed by tequila tasting – an absolute highlight! Our hotel was a pleasant surprise – ultra-modern, in the best area, near the Marquis and Chapultepec Castle, with a huge rooftop bar and a fantastic restaurant. This trip changed my view of Mexico City completely! Wofdi planned everything perfectly, making this the ultimate F1 adventure. Highly recommended!
Hugo & Carolina Ayon
USA
WOFDI was always so helpful and organized during our Qatar World Cup trip! Want to thank Mike for always being available and willing to help whenever we needed!
Carlos Silva, Family & Friends
USA
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Greg Dunning
Canada
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Brian King
USA
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