DAY 1
09:00 SNOWSHOEING AND ICE-FISHING TOUR (4 hours)
This tour allows you to experience Lapland nature at its best with two local activities combined: snowshoeing through the forests and ice-fishing on an immense frozen lake. Your guide will drive you around 20 kilometres away from Rovaniemi to find the perfect peaceful place to start your trip. Before heading into the forests, you will be given some instructions on how to use the snowshoes and walk on snow. As you snowshoe through the quiet snowy landscapes, you will already feel the harmony of Lapland nature that surrounds you. Soon you will end up in an immense open area made of ice and snow. It is time to find a promising spot on the lake and try to catch your lunch! Your guide will help you drill your hole in the ice, and will teach you the basic techniques of how to ice-fish. Then, it is just a matter of time and patience before you can feel the first bites! This is just the perfect moment to appreciate the silence that reigns over the lake. Campfire snacks (and your fish grilled if you catch one!) included.
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH CAMERA (4 hours)
Get ready to experience the beauty of the Aurora Borealis! The weather forecasts and the solar activity reports are always checked during the day so that we can adapt the departure of the tour and get the best chance to observe the Northern Lights. You will be informed in due time about your pick-up time and your Aurora expert will come to collect you directly from your accommodation.
This excursion will offer you the opportunity to head into the Lapland wilderness and explore the Arctic nature. You may embark with your guide on different routes that will always lead you to the fantastic scenery. You may take a short walk through the very old, white and snowy forest or to the top of some fells, you may cross a hanging wooden bridge over powerful rapids, you may also enjoy the silence on a lake beach or may stand in the middle of an immensity of ice and snow… Hopefully, with Auroras dancing over your heads! Your guide will always check the weather conditions and you may decide to try another location if you are willing to. As this excursion is an Aurora hunt, you may get the chance to visit up to 3 locations and increase your chance to observe the Northern Lights.
We invite you to take your own camera with you to capture the Auroras. In all cases, your guide will be equipped with a professional camera and will take as many pictures as possible (feel free to ask him!) of you and the Northern Lights. A link to download all the pictures will be sent to you the next day. The Northern Lights Wilderness Tour lasts 4 hours. At the end of the tour, you will be dropped off at your accommodation.
DAY 2
9:30 SKI TREKKING SAFARI IN LAPLAND (3 hours 30 minutes)
There is no better way to explore untouched parts of Arctic nature than backcountry skiing! As your professional guide will take you away from Rovaniemi, straight into the Taiga forest, you will get the chance to explore some of the breathtaking scenery of Lapland using backcountry skis and leave your track in the deep snow where no one has been before you! Backcountry skiing, or off-piste skiing, is a great way to explore remote areas of Lapland covered in deep snow. Unlike alpine skiing and cross-country skiing, which are practised on groomed trails, backcountry skiing allows you for a more adventurous trip through hilly terrains, forests and lakes. As the skis are equipped with skin, they allow you to go uphill, and downhill without excessive speed. Like snowshoeing, it does not require much practice to get used to the gears and to the techniques to slide on deep snow. This makes it very comfortable and easy to use, even for beginners!
Your guide will choose a location that best fits the level and the needs of the group. They will also provide you with safety instructions and teach you some basic techniques on how to use the skis in fresh snow. Refreshments and a typical Finnish barbecue snack are included. After the visit, your guide will drive you back to Rovaniemi. The afternoon is free – keep some time for yourself, meet Santa Claus or visit the Arktikum Museum on your own to complete a perfect day! We also invite you to contact us if you wish to plan an extra tour on that afternoon!
DAY 3
08:50 AUTHENTIC REINDEER FARM VISIT (2 hours 15 minutes)
Today you will meet the most iconic animal of Lapland! Your guide will drive you to one of the most traditional reindeer farms in Lapland, located on the lovely shores of a peaceful lake. While taken in the surroundings, you will learn about the reindeer from the herders. They will show you around the traditional farm and because it is the first visit of the day, you will be given a chance to feed them their favourite food, lichen. During this visit, you will also have the opportunity to test your driving skills with a short loop sleigh ride of 400 metres, before having some time around the fire in the company of a herder who will answer all your questions and share their passion with you.
This visit gives you a great insight into the reindeer and reindeer husbandry.
After the visit, your guide will drive you back to Rovaniemi, where you will have time to have lunch on your own, before your afternoon activity.
13:30 VISIT A HUSKY FARM WITH 10 KM HUSKY SAFARI (4 hours)
Today, you will visit a lovely husky kennel located 30 minutes drive away from Rovaniemi. At the farm, you will be welcomed by the mushers and the excited barking of their lovely dogs. You will be introduced to your dog team and will be given safety instructions and some tips on how to drive the sleigh. Once ready, you will embark on a great sleigh ride adventure through the winter scenery for about 10 kilometres (around 1 hour / 1 hour 15 minutes depending on the snow conditions). You are always 2 adults maximum for the sleigh ride (one driving, and one passenger sitting in the sleigh) and you will have the possibility to switch the driver and passenger halfway.
After the safari, the mushers will take time to share their lifestyle, explain to you what the job of a musher consists of, how they train their dogs and answer all your questions around an open fire. All the dogs are very photo enthusiasts, so do not forget to bring your camera with you!
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH CAMERA (4 hours)
Catch your second chance to capture the beautiful Northern Lights! If the conditions allow it, your guide will take you to a different route so that you can enjoy a different experience and get to see more of the Winter scenery of Lapland. Your Aurora guide will have their professional camera with them and you will receive all the pictures by email the next day.
DAY 4
9:00/10:00 KOROUOMA CANYON FROZEN WATERFALLS (7 hours) OR TRIP TO RANUA WILDLIFE PARK (5 hours)
Choose your all-day excursion from those two options:
(1) Korouoma is a 30-kilometres long and up to 130-meters deep canyon located 110 kilometres southeast of Rovaniemi. It offers breathtaking scenery all year round, with its cliffs, rapids and waterfalls. This natural reserve is also home to rare species, and a great nature area for hikers. In the wintertime, the waterfalls turn into fantastic ice formations which are well-known for ice-climbing and a great attraction for tourists coming from all around the world.
Your guide will drive you to Korouoma Canyon for a nice hike in the national park. You will have the chance to observe some of the most spectacular frozen waterfalls in Finland and enjoy the beauty of snowy nature. As you hike across the canyon, your guide will keep an eye on wildlife and flora and will teach you more about nature and your surroundings. With a bit of luck, you may even spot tracks made by wolves, lynx, wolverines, moose, reindeer, weasels, Arctic hare… Refreshments and a typical Finnish barbecue snack are included.
(2) With your guide, visit the Ranua Wildlife Park to see most of the Arctic animals (lunch in a restaurant included), at the park you can follow the 2,5 kilometres of wooden boardwalks through the forest where you get to see all the Arctic animals in one place. This is a rare opportunity to meet the local animals that reside in Lapland and other parts of the Arctic. The animals you can spot in the Wildlife Park include polar bears, brown bears, predatory birds, owls, wild boars, musk oxen, otters, Arctic foxes, wolves, wild reindeer, wolverines, moose… Buffet lunch at the restaurant included.
EXTEND YOUR ARCTIC EXPERIENCE! With this holiday package, we offer you a 10% discount on all other daytime tours that we operate. Contact us at sales@wildaboutlapland.com for more information.
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