* ALL TOURS INCLUDED * - ENCHANTING NORTHERN LIGHTS & LAPLAND - 2027

DAY 1 ISTANBUL – ROVANIEMI – SANTA CLAUS VILLAGE – NORTHERN LIGHTS
We depart from Istanbul to Rovaniemi on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight (TK1749) at 09:45 in the morning. We arrive in Rovaniemi at 13:25. With our bus waiting for us at the airport, we first head to Santa Claus Village.

Santa Claus Village Visit
Santa Claus Village is known as Santa Claus’s home and is especially popular during the winter months. It is famous for its traditional Lapland houses and snow-covered landscapes. Visitors can visit Santa Claus’s home and share their special wishes. Also, from Santa Claus’s post office, you can send cards to yourself or your loved ones in the red mailboxes so they arrive by the next Christmas. The village is full of souvenir shops, local handicrafts, and Christmas-themed cafés. Santa Claus Village, a wonderful place for people of all ages to experience the magical atmosphere of Christmas, is the point where the Arctic Circle passes, and the polar line is marked with a blue line of light. After our visit to Santa Claus Village, we head to our hotel in the center of Rovaniemi. Before checking into the hotel, we stop by the safari office and receive the thermal clothing we will use on our safaris and tours. 

Ice Hotel Visit, Dinner and Northern Lights
After check-in and a short rest at the hotel, we head to the ice hotel. The Ice Hotel is a popular attraction open to visitors every day from December 15 to April 1. It is one of the largest snow hotels located on the Arctic Circle. The Snow Hotel is built differently every year and decorated with ice and snow art. Visitors can tour the rooms made of ice, ice sculptures, the Ice Bar, and the Ice Restaurant. After the visit, we have our dinner at the Kota, a traditional Lapland hut belonging to the ice hotel, with a main course of salmon cooked over a wood fire. If luck is on our side and the weather is clear, we will have the chance to see the northern lights. Late in the evening, we return to our hotel. 

DAY 2 ROVANIEMI – HUSKY AND REINDEER SAFARIS
After breakfast, we head to the husky and reindeer farm.

Husky Safari
We arrive at the husky farm and visit the huskies, one of the cutest dogs in the world. Today we will learn how to guide our own husky team and enjoy an unforgettable sled ride experience with these adorable friends. Then we relax around the fire in a traditional Lapland hut (kota) with hot drinks. After the husky tour, we move on to the reindeer farm.

Reindeer Safari
After receiving information about reindeer from our local guide, we take a sled ride pulled by reindeer through the snow-covered forest. After this unforgettable experience, we spend pleasant moments around the burning fire and receive a “Reindeer Driving Certificate” at the end of the tour. Then we have our lunch consisting of reindeer roast, a traditional Lapland dish. Afterwards, we return to our hotel by bus. 
Free time for the evening. 

DAY 3 ROVANIEMI – FREE DAY (OPTIONAL ICEBREAKER TOUR)
Free day in Rovaniemi. Guests who wish may join the optional icebreaker tour. 

Icebreaker Ship Tour – 500 eur per person
After breakfast, we head to Kalix, a city in Sweden located 170 km from Rovaniemi, for the icebreaker activity. During our journey, we cross the Sweden-Finland border and arrive at Axelsvik port. During the 3-hour journey on the world’s largest tourist icebreaker ship, you will witness how the ice on the frozen sea is broken. In the middle of the journey, on the icy sea, we put on thermal suits specially designed to survive in cold seas and keep us afloat, and we swim in the pool formed by the ship breaking the ice. After our tour, which is among the activities recommended by National Geographic as a must-try before you die, we go to Kukololaforsen, a fishing town in Sweden, for our lunch. After lunch, return to Rovaniemi and free time for dinner.

DAY 4 ROVANIEMI – SNOWMOBILE – ISTANBUL

Snowmobile Safari
This morning we will take an unforgettable snowmobile tour through frozen river valleys and snow-covered forests. During the ride, we will enjoy the frozen landscape and take breaks with hot drinks. There are two people per snowmobile, and you can switch drivers halfway through the route. After the snowmobile tour, we return our thermal clothing.  Then we transfer to the airport. We depart for Istanbul on the scheduled Turkish Airlines flight (TK1750) at 15:25. We arrive at Istanbul Airport at 21:10 local time, and our tour ends.