Full of Snowy Routes from Ankara to Lapland
Tour Detail
Our guests who wish may take the IceBreaker tour (icebreaker ship) as an extra tour. If the entire group does not participate, this tour can be carried out without a guide. Approximately 1 week before the departure date, our guide will call all our guests and provide detailed information about this tour.
*** We do not accept infants aged 0-1.99 on our tour…
*** Since there is no official hotel star rating system in Finland, the star values of our hotels have been assigned by us based on world standards.
*** Due to the fact that it gets light late and dark early in the region, some activities may be carried out while it is dark. Our tour is, by nature, an activity tour. The day and times of the activities may vary.
Tour Program
Ankara - Istanbul - Rovaniemi - Tornio
We meet with our valued guests at the departure terminal of Ankara Esenboğa Airport at the time to be announced by our guide. After ticketing, baggage, and passport procedures, we depart on Turkish Airlines to Rovaniemi via Istanbul. Upon our arrival in Rovaniemi, we head by private vehicle to Santa Claus Village. Since 2008, Santa Claus Village has been among the top 10 must-visit places on travelers’ lists, and there you will have the chance to meet Santa Claus, take a photo with him, and send postcards to your loved ones from Santa Claus’s post office. At the same time, during your free time in the wide variety of shops available for shopping, you will have the opportunity to delight your loved ones with special and unique gifts. On the way, we will pick up our thermal clothing (snowsuit, boots, gloves, wool socks). Accommodation is at our hotel in Tornio. After a short rest, we will take part in our Northern Lights Hunt tour. If we are lucky, we may witness this mesmerizing natural phenomenon. Accommodation is at our hotel in Tornio.
Tornio
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we will carry out our Lunch Included Reindeer Farm & Husky Safari tour. Our tour begins with the transfer to the Reindeer farm. In this tour, we experience a Reindeer sleigh ride at the Reindeer farm and receive a “Reindeer Driving Certificate.” Then, around the burning fire inside a traditional Lapland tent, we enjoy pleasant moments with local tea and cookies. At the same time, our guide will provide us with information about reindeer. In the continuation of our tour, we transfer to the Husky farm, spend time with these cute animals of the cold season, learn how to steer the Husky dogs in our own team, and enjoy driving the Husky sleds along a 3 km trail. We complete our tour at the restaurant where we will have lunch and then head back to our hotel. Overnight stay at our hotel in Tornio.
Tornio
After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we depart for the Snowmobile Tour 1 Hour (2 people per vehicle) & Snow Experience tour. On our snow safari tour, we will enjoy a 1-hour driving experience on Lapland’s special snowmobiles. First, we will listen to our instructor’s instructions. Then, after a half-hour ride, we will take a photo break at the end of the route. Afterward, we will complete our experience with a half-hour return route. Following the ride, we will visit SnowExperience365, which features ice sculptures, an ice slide, and an ice restaurant, much like those found in fairy tales. If you wish, you can also take photos sitting at ice tables. Accommodation at our Tornio hotel.
Note: Children (up to 12 years old) will take part in the snowmobile tour in a sled pulled by the staff member’s snowmobile.
Tornio - Rovaniemi - Istanbul - Ankara
After breakfast at our hotel, we transfer to the airport. We will have a short sightseeing tour in Rovaniemi and free time for last-minute shopping. Then we transfer to the airport again. We fly to Ankara with Turkish Airlines on a scheduled flight via Istanbul. Arrival at Ankara Esenboğa Airport and the end of our tour. We look forward to seeing you on our next tour.
What's Included
- Economy class flight ticket with Turkish Airlines on the round-trip route Ankara- Istanbul – Rovaniemi – Istanbul-Ankara
- Airport taxes
- 3 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel in Tornio
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All transfers by private bus
- Use of thermal clothing from Day 1 until the last day
- Santa Claus Village excursion
- Northern Lights Hunt tour worth 40 Eur included
- Reindeer Farm & Husky Safari tour with lunch worth 325 Eur included
- Snowmobile Tour 1 Hour (2 people per vehicle) & Snow Experience tour worth 225 Eur included
- Hotel and tourist city taxes
- Hotel and tourist city taxes
- TURSAB compulsory professional liability insurance
Not Included
- Visa Fee and Service Charge
- Domestic Connection Ticket
- Icebreaker Ship Tour (Price information will be notified to guests by our guide before the tour departure date)
- Lunch and dinner not specified in the program
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- Exit Fee for International Travel
- Driver Tips 3 - 5 Euro / Per Person (Optional)
General Information
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