Tour Detail
Our guests who wish may take the IceBreaker tour (Icebreaker ship) as an extra tour. If not all of our group participates, this tour may be carried out without a guide. Approximately 1 week before the departure date of the tour, our guide will call all of our guests and provide detailed information about this tour.
*** We do not accept infants aged 0-1.99 years on our tour…
*** Since there is no official hotel star system in Finland, the star ratings of our hotels are given 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 dark. Our tour is, by nature, an activity tour. The day and time of activities may change.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT
This trip is organized with a minimum participation of 20 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour cancelled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.
VISA
Ordinary Passport Visa required
Green Passport Visa not required
Service Passport Visa required
You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.
For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.
To avoid problems with the customs police at the border gate of the country to be visited due to passports that are torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged; such passports should be renewed, and if the destination country applies a visa to T.C. citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility belongs to the passenger.
Since our guests under the age of 18 traveling alone or with only one of their mother or father may be asked by the police officer at the country entry-exit points to present a document showing the joint consent of the parents, we recommend that our guests under 18 and their parents be sensitive on this issue.
HEALTH
We do not think you will encounter any health-threatening problems with meals taken at the region's good restaurants and hotels. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend that you be careful about food and drink, definitely consume bottled water, avoid ice, milk and dairy products, eat meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and for fruit, choose fruits that can be peeled, such as bananas and pineapples. Current vaccination/PCR rules must be followed at country entry and upon return home.
FLIGHT TIMES
Istanbul - Rovaniemi 4 hr 05 min
EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES
Extra tours and activities are organized by the local agency we receive service from with a minimum participation of 20 people, and there is no obligation to participate. If sufficient numbers are not reached, the trips may not be carried out, or extra tour/activity prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the places to be visited and according to weather conditions.
ACCOMMODATION
During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km.
Triple rooms may be allocated depending on hotel availability, and the bed provided to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable beds and coach beds, participants making 3rd person and/or child reservations are deemed to have declared that they accept the possible crowding in the rooms and the bed type.
Child discounts are valid only for one (1) child staying with 2 adults and fitting the age group specified in the pricing section.
Breakfasts included among the services in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country where you are, usually as a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall reserved for the group.
CURRENCY EURO
It is useful to have Euro (EUR) with you.
TIME ZONE
There is a 1-hour difference between Turkey and Finland. Turkey is one hour ahead of Finland.
PHONE USAGE
It can be used if your mobile phone line is open to international calls (roaming).
CLOTHING AND NECESSARY ITEMS
Finland is quite cold in winter. For this, we recommend that you bring a thick jacket/coat, wool sweaters, fleeces, thick trousers, wool or fleece gloves, a hat, and a scarf. Besides these, you can also bring snow goggles, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera, their chargers, and spare memory cards. The special clothing required for the extra tours you join will be provided to you on the day you participate in the tour.
FOOD CULTURE
Finnish food gives those who taste it great pleasure. In this city, vegetarian, seafood, meat dishes, and all kinds of delicacies are prepared according to every palate. Cafes, bars, clubs, and many other venues offer all kinds of drinks to their customers.
SHOPPING
There are shopping centers in city centers and opportunities to shop from small stalls selling souvenirs.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a destination/passport that requires a visa) does not mean that entry into the country will be granted. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry into the country. The Agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.
The Agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the 28.09.1955 Hague Protocol. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or the times before the current trip and flight may change. The Agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport taxes and airport service fees
The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide commentary and not including museum or site entrance fees. If the panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot be carried out on the day and time scheduled for the tour because local authorities do not allow visits or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if it becomes impossible to conduct the tour due to weather conditions, the Agency is not responsible for the failure to carry out the said tours. Some tours may, where possible, be conducted by public transportation or on foot at points where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not permitted.
Tour Program
01 Istanbul - Rovaniemi - Tornio
02 Tornio
03 Tornio
04 Tornio - Rovaniemi - Istanbul
What's Included
- Economy class airline ticket with Turkish Airlines on the round-trip route Istanbul - Rovaniemi - Istanbul
- Airport taxes
- 3 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at a 4* hotel in Tornio
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All transfers by private coach
- Use of thermal clothing from Day 1 until the last day
- Santa Claus Village tour
- North Lights Hunt tour worth 40 Eur included
- Hotel and tourist city taxes
- Travel and health insurance (a surcharge applies for those over 65 years of age.)
- TURSAB mandatory professional liability insurance
Not Included
- Visa fee and service charge
- Domestic flight ticket
- Reindeer & Husky Safari Tour (325 €)
- Snowmobile Tour (225 €) (per person for 2 people in 1 vehicle)
- Icebreaker Ship Tour
- Lunch and dinner
- All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
- Exit fee
- Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites not specified in the services included in the price
- Driver wages and tips are excluded.