Full of Snowy Lapland Routes from Ankara
Tour Detail
Our guests who wish may participate in the IceBreaker tour (Icebreaking ship) as an extra tour. In the event that our entire group does not participate, this tour can be conducted 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 babies aged 0-1.99 on our tour…
*** Since there is no official hotel star system in Finland, the star ratings in our hotels have been assigned by us based on world standards.
*** Due to the late sunrise and early sunset in the region, some activities may take place while it is still dark. Our tour is, by nature, an activity tour. The day and time of 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
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 our Snowmobile Tour 1 Hour (1 vehicle / 2 people) & 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. After that, we will complete our experience with a half-hour return route. After the driving experience, we will visit SnowExperience 365, which, as if from fairy tales, features ice sculptures, an ice slide, and an ice restaurant. If you wish, you can also have the experience of taking photos while 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’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 on the round-trip route with Turkish Airlines from 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 tour
- North Lights Hunt tour worth 40 Eur included
- Reindeer Farm & Husky Safari tour with lunch worth 325 Eur included
- 1-hour Snowmobile Tour (2 people per vehicle) & Snow Experience tour worth 225 Eur included
- Hotel and tourist city taxes
- Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies for those over 65 years old.)
- TURSAB compulsory professional liability insurance
Not Included
- Visa Fee and Service Charge
- Domestic Connection Ticket
- Icebreaker Ship Tour (Price information will be provided to guests by our guide before the tour departure date)
- All Types of Personal Expenses and Hotel Extras
- International Departure Tax Fee, Lunch and Dinner Meals Not Specified in the Program
- Driver Tips 3 - 5 Euro / Per Person (Optional)
General Information
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