TRUE LAPLAND SAFARI

valid between 15.01. – 30.04.2010 (for groups of 4- 20 persons)

Experience the three-day safari in Western Lapland with total snowmobile driving distance of over 300 km! This snowmobile safari will show you the real Lapland. Not only is the driving pleasurable, but at the same time you get to enjoy splendid views. First-class driving equipment and new, serviced snowmobiles will guarantee a successful trip and a professional guide will be responsible for your safety. There is also time to visit a reindeer farm and go for a husky safari or to have meeting in an inspirational environment. Welcome to experience the True Lapland Safari!

Day 1 – Welcome to Lapland!
Arrival to Kittilä airport
Snowmobile safari from the airport to Muonio
Overnight at Kelokaira Wilderness Center

Day 2 – The wilderness hotel
Visit to reindeer farm and husky safari (optional)
Snowmobile safari from Muonio via Hetta to Lavi
Overnight at Wilderness Hotel Lavi

Day 3 – Route Victoria
Snowmobile safari from Lavi to Olos

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Day 1 – Welcome to Lapland

Meet your Lapland Safaris guide at the Kittilä airport and receive the warm safari clothing suitable for arctic conditions. Guide gives an introduction into snowmobile driving before the safari starts heading to the municipality of Muonio. During this first driving day you will get familiar with snowmobile driving and the arctic conditions in Lapland. In Muonio your destination is the Kelokaira Wilderness Center situated by the Lake Toras-Sieppijärvi – which of course is frozen at the time. Total driving distance today is approx. 80 km. Your luggage is delivered to Kelokaira by car. Warm sauna is waiting at arrival and dinner is served before overnight at Kelokaira.

Day 2 – The wilderness hotel

After an early breakfast you will get on the snowmobiles again. If you want to get to know more about the way of life in Lapland, you will cross the lake by snowmobiles to the village of Torassieppi and visit a traditional reindeer farm and have a husky safari. At the reindeer farm you will hear about the history and present of the farm and reindeer herding and have short reindeer sleigh ride. Then you will go on a speedy sled-dog safari with 1-2 people per sledge. Everybody gets a change to be the “musher” of a dog team during the few kilometre ride. After the visit, snowmobile safari heads north toward the Hetta village, which lies in the place where the fells meet the tundra.
Alternatively you will head staraight to Hetta in the morning. You will travel along an old postal route wich runs near the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and on the way you will pass the northernmost growth limit for spruce. In Hetta you will stop to visit the Hetta Snowcastle, admire its ice sculptures and enjoy soup lunch there.

As the safari continues, the destination is the Wilderness Hotel Lavi located by the fell Lavi in the Northwestern Lapland, in the middle of wilderness, 10 km from the nearest village. This cosy and idyllic hotel is open only for groups with advanced booking and whole premises are always in the groups private use. Total driving distance today is approx. 140 kms. For business groups Lavi offers good facilities for having a meeting: peace and serenity are guaranteed are and the surrounding nature might help to create new ideas.

In the evening you can relax in the sauna, enjoy a delicious dinner and spend the evening by the fireplace. Your luggage is transferred to Lavi by car. Accommodation is in twin rooms. The rooms are comfortable and they each have toilet and shower. The heart and soul of the Lavi Lodge is the idyllic living room/dining room with the big fireplace in the middle giving warmth and creating the unique athmosphere. The tasty dinner is served here and the evening can go on by the fireplace.

Day 3 – Route Victoria

After a restful night and breakfast at the hotel the safari heads back to south and you will follow the “Route Victoria”, named after the Crown Princess of Sweden, toward Muonio. Along the way the route follows the border river between Finland and Sweden and there will be a stop to enjoy a packed lunch. The safari ends in Olos in Muonio and the total driving distance on the final day is approx. 120 kms.

After the safari you can for example stay at Lapland Hotels Olos or continue by private coach to Levi or straight to Kittilä airport.

PROGRAM INCLUSIONS:

Accommodation:
1 nights’ occupancy at Kelokaira Wilderness Center, twin basis
1 nights’ occupancy at Wilderness Hotel Lavi, twin basis
daily sauna
daily full board

Safari Program:
Day 01: Welcome to Lapland, approx. 80 km snowmobile safari
Day 02: The wilderness hotel, approx. 140 km snowmobile safari
Day 03: Route Victoria, approx. 120 km snowmobile safari incl. packed lunch

Other:
Safari outfits at guests’ disposal throughout the safari: thermal overalls, boots, woollen socks, balaclavas, caps, mittens and helmets
English-speaking guidance during the safari

Adventure is our middle name; come and feel the spirit of nature with us!

ARCTIC OCEAN SAFARI

Valid between 1.3. – 30.4.2010 (for groups of 4- 20 persons)

This snowmobile safari will show you the real Lapland. Not only is the driving pleasurable, but at the same time you get to enjoy splendid views. You will first travel through a forest, up to treeless fells and over mountains, until you reach the Arctic Ocean. Snow conditions on this trip will vary from powder to hard, crusted snow.

A professional guide will be responsible for your safety. Day trips vary between 140 km and 230 km and accommodation will be in hotels along the route. Join us on this unforgettable adventure amidst the Lapp nature!

Day 1 – Feel the spirit of nature!
Snowmobile safari from Muonio via Hetta to Lavi
Accommodation at Wilderness Hotel Lavi

Day 2 – The White Sahara
Snowmobile safari to Kilpisjärvi
Ice fishing en route
Accommodation at Lapland Hotels Kilpis

Day 3 – The Arctic Ocean
Snowmobile safari to Arctic Ocean
Accommodation at Lapland Hotels Kilpis

Day 4 – Route Viktoria
Snowmobile safari to Muonio

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Day 1 – Feel the spirit of nature!

Meet and greet by your guide at Lapland Safaris premises in Olos and receive the thermal clothing. After the guide has explained the travel plan and introduced everybody to snowmobile driving, your trip to the north can begin. You have time to learn how to drive and handle a snowmobile while the safari heads toward the Hetta village which lies in the place where the fells meet the tundra. You will drive along the old postal route near the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and pass the northernmost growth limit for spruce. In Hetta you will visit the Snow Castle of Hetta, decorated with ice sculptures and have lunch there.

As the safari continues, the destination is the Wilderness Hotel Lavi located by the fell Lavi in the North-western Lapland, in the middle of wilderness, 10 km from the nearest village. This cosy and idyllic hotel is open only for groups with advanced booking and whole the premises are always in the groups’ private use. Total driving distance today is approx. 160 km.

In Lavi you can relax in the sauna, enjoy a delicious dinner and spend the evening by the fireplace. The heart and soul of the Lavi Lodge is the idyllic living room/dining room with the big fireplace in the middle giving warmth and creating the unique atmosphere. The tasty dinner is served here and the evening can go on by the fireplace. Accommodation is in Wilderness Hotel Lavi in twin rooms. The rooms are comfortable and they each have toilet and shower.

Day 2 – The White Sahara

After a restful night and breakfast at the hotel, you will continue the safari toward Kilpisjärvi. The further north you travel, the more rugged the landscape will become; there will be no more pines but only stunted fell birches. Wolverine, wolf, bear and moose together with numerous smaller wild animals call this their home. If you are lucky, you may even spot a rare arctic fox. There are lots of reindeer in Lapland – many more in fact than humans. The Northwest arm of Finland is sometimes called the White Sahara and you will see why: in the pure whiteness of a sunny day, sunglasses are an absolute must. En route there is a stop to enjoy packed lunch and you will also get to try your hand ice fishing on a frozen lake. The catch may include for example greyling, trout or even arctic char. Total driving distance today is approx. 140 km. Accommodation in Lapland Hotels Kilpis.

In the evening you can enjoy relax in the sauna by the frozen lake and have swim in the hole in the ice. Dinner is enjoyed in the hotel restaurant.

Day 3 – The Arctic Ocean

Finnish buffet breakfast is served in hotel restaurant. After breakfast, weather permitting our snowmobiles will head toward the Arctic Ocean. On the Norwegian side of the border the landscape will immediately become more mountainous. With increasing height, the round peaks of the fells will become more pointed. You will drive towards the sharp point of the Paras fell. The destination is the bottom of the Lyngen fjord with its idyllic Norwegian fjord scenery. Here the deep blue sea is surrounded by high mountain peaks. The brave at heart may want to dip in the Arctic Ocean, but be prepared for an icy bath! Packed lunch is served en route. Total driving distance is approx. 160 km. After returning to Kilpisjärvi by snowmobiles, you get to relax in a hot sauna. Accommodation in Lapland Hotels Kilpis.

In the evening you can enjoy relax in the sauna by the frozen lake and have swim in the hole in the ice before dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Day 4 – Route Victoria

After Finnish buffet breakfast at the hotel the safari will continue from Kilpisjärvi back to south. You will follow the route named “Route Victoria”, named after the Crown Princess of Sweden, toward Muonio. Along the way the route follows the border river between Finland and Sweden and there will be a stop to enjoy a packed lunch. The snowmobile safari ends to Olos in Muonio with total driving distance of approx. 220 km on the last day. After returning of the thermal clothes it is time to say goodbyes for your guide.

If your not ready for goodbyes yet, you can for example stay for the night at Lapland Hotels Olos or at the log cottages in Kelokaira Wilderness Center and make a visit to reindeer farm the following day or have a guided transfer straight to the airport.

PROGRAM INCLUSIONS:

Accommodation:
1 nights’ occupancy in Wilderness Hotel Lavi, twin basis
2 nights’ occupancy in Lapland Hotels Kilpis, twin basis
daily sauna
daily full board
Safari Program:

Day 01: Feel the spirit of nature!, 160 km snowmobile safari
incl. 1 person/snowmobile and visit to Hetta Snow Castle

Day 02: The White Sahara, 140 km snowmobile safari
incl. 1 person/snowmobile and ice fishing

Day 03: The Arctic Ocean, 160 km snowmobile safari
incl. 1 person/snowmobile

Day 04: Route Victoria, 220 km snowmobile safari
incl. 1 person/snowmobile

Other:
Safari outfits at guests’ disposal throughout the safari: thermal overalls, boots, woollen socks, balaclavas, caps, mittens and helmets
English-speaking guidance during the whole safari

Adventure is our middle name; come and feel the spirit of nature with us!

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