DAY 1
10:00 TRIP TO RANUA WILDLIFE PARK (5 hours)
Your professional guide will take you to the famous Ranua Wildlife Park. At the park, you can follow the 2,5 kilometres 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. As you walk around the park, your guide will share with you their knowledge of the animals and other aspects of life in Lapland. The animals you can spot in the Ranua Wildlife Park include the polar bears, brown bears (not in winter though, as they are hibernating), predatory birds, owls, wild boars, musk oxen, otters, Arctic foxes, wolves, wild reindeer, wolverines, moose…
After this gentle walk around the park, we will relax and enjoy a buffet lunch at the restaurant before driving back to your accommodation in Rovaniemi. You will then have some time for yourself to rest and have some dinner before your evening tour.
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH PROFESSIONAL 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 to 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 location.
This excursion will offer you the opportunity to head into the Lapland wilderness and explore 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 – 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.
DAY 2
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 (more or less 2 minutes ride) 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. It does not include a long sleigh ride safari. If you wish to experience it, please contact us to upgrade your booking with a 2,5 kilometres sleigh ride safari (+41 euros/adult and +30 euros/child).
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.
14:00 CHOOSE YOUR ACTIVITY
- A. ICE FISHING: Ice Fishing is a great way to experience the silence of the wilderness and to experience a cultural activity that many locals practice in Winter, to catch food for themselves and their dogs. As soon as a fish is caught (of a decent size) we will prepare it and cook it straight over the fire, if the fish are undersized we will always return them to the ice.
- B. WILDERNESS SURVIVAL TOUR: The Wilderness Survival Tour is a very special opportunity for those who wish to wander into the forest to try and get a glimpse of the spectacular and elusive Finnish wildlife and natural beauty of Lapland. This tour is also intended to be very educational – your guide will share with you their knowledge and passion for nature, and teach you about the secrets of Finnish nature as well as some basic survival skills.
- C. SNOWSHOEING TRIP: Put on your snowshoes and get ready for a relaxing experience in the wilderness! This tour allows you to feel what it is like to head deep into Arctic nature. With your professional guide, you will snowshoe through old forests and along frozen rivers, looking for wildlife and steps left in the snow.
EVENING: NORTHERN LIGHTS WILDERNESS TOUR WITH PROFESSIONAL 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.
EXTEND YOUR ARCTIC EXPERIENCE! With this holiday package, we offer you a 10% discount on all other daytime tours that we operate (except Husky and Reindeer experiences). Contact us at sales@wildaboutlapland.com for more information.
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