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Day 1 Sat OSLO
Arrival in Oslo, the capital of Norway, situated at
the head of Oslo Fjord surrounded by forested
ridges, own transfer arrangements to your hotel.
Please consult the
information bulletin at your hotel.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel
Royal Christiania ****
Day 2 Sun OSLO - KIRKENES (B, D)
Breakfast at the Hotel. Meet your tour escort
in the hotel’s
reception area between 08:00–08:30 and receive information on the upcoming
tour program. Morning at leisure until 12.30; meet your local English-speaking guide in
the hotel lobby and depart by private coach
for a combined city sightseeing tour and transfer.
Enjoy a magnificent view of the Oslo Fjord
from Holmenkollen Hill, visit the Viking Ship
Museum, with its three Viking vessels and the Vigeland’s
Park, one of the major Scandinavian cultural
treasures. Pass by the
Royal Palace and the main street, Karl Johan. The
tour ends at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport in time
for your flight (SK 4478 17:35 – 19:40) to Kirkenes.
On arrival at Kirkenes Airport, private coach
transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Rica Arctic
Hotel ****
Day 3 Mon KIRKENES - KING CRAB SAFARI -
KAKSLAUTTANEN IGLOO VILLAGE (B, D)
after breakfast board a
coach for your King Crab Safari and travel a short
distance to Jarfjord, with a quick stop on the
Russian boarder. Once at Jarfjord you
travel either by boat or snow mobile, depending on
ice conditions, in search of the King Crabs. You
will have the opportunity to watch a diver catch the
giant crab, giving you the chance to experience this
giant of the sea, up close. Enjoy a taste of
this local delicacy while watching a unique
multimedia lecture on this incredible creature.
Transfer back to your hotel in Kirkenes where you
will have free time for lunch (not included). Early afternoon you board
a long distance coach
for a journey through the fascinating white
countryside of Lapland. Late afternoon arrival at the Igloo Village in Kakslauttanen for
check-in to your private Glass Igloos. Weather permitting,
you can marvel the amazing Northern Lights and the
millions of stars from you bed. Dinner at your
hotel.
Accommodation: Kakslauttanen Glass Igloo
Day 4 Tue KAKSLAUTTANEN - ROVANIEMI (B, L, D)
After breakfast you get the
opportunity to experience reindeer safari, gliding peacefully
through the forest, pulled by your very own reindeer.
The safari includes transfers to a reindeer farm, a
short comfortable sleigh ride and a break with
coffee or tea. On your return enjoy lunch
at the Kakslauttanen Igloo village before boarding
your private coach for travel to Rovaniemi, home of Santa Claus. Arriving late in the afternoon
for check-in and dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Clarion Hotel
Santa Claus ****
Day 5 Wed ROVANIEMI - SANTA VILLAGE - HAPARANDA
(B, L, D)
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning at leisure
allowing you time to take an optional Snowmobile
safari (09:00 – 12:30) to a Husky Dog Farm. By snowmobile along frozen rivers
and through snow-covered forests to reach a
husky dog farm. Experience a 1 km
thrill ride in a sled pulled by a team of huskies
and enjoy hot beverages around a camp fire. Departure by coach at midday, and travel to Santa
Claus Village. Lunch at the
Aurora Café and Restaurant, and free time to
experience a quick
visit with Santa Claus himself. Later in the
afternoon we travel south towards the northern Gulf
of Bothnia and end the day at our hotel located on
the boarder of Sweden and Finland. This famous
turn-of-the-century hotel was recently restored to
its former glory. Check-in and
dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Haparanda
Stadshotell ***
Day 6 Thu HAPARANDA - SAMPO ICEBREAKER CRUISE -
LULEA (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure
before your transfer to Kemi for one of the
highlights of your winter adventure. Board the Sampo
Icebreaker for an unforgettable cruise through the
ice in the northern Gulf of Bothnia, including a
guided tour of the ship. Lunch is served in the
onboard restaurant. Fitted with a warm survival
suit, those who dare can take a dip in the largest ice
field in Europe, and receive a certificate by the ship’s Captain.
After the cruise by private coach west across the Swedish boarder with early
evening arrival at the Elite Stadshotell Luleå, a modern hotel of very high class, where
style and 100-year old craftsmanship have been
tastefully combined. Dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Elite Stadshotell ****
Day 7 Fri LULEA - STOCKHOLM (B)
After breakfast transfer by private coach to Luleå
airport for your flight to Stockholm. On arrival at
Stockholm Airport, meet your local English-speaking
guide. Depart by private coach for combined transfer
and 4-hour city sightseeing tour including a break
for lunch (at own cost). The city of Stockholm,
built on 14 islands, connected by 57 bridges,
embraces the unique character of the 13th century
Old Town and modern high-tech architecture.
Sightseeing tour includes a walk
in the Old Town, inside visits to the City Hall,
where the Nobel Banquet takes place in the Blue and
Golden Halls, and the Stockholm Cathedral, Seat of
the Archbishop. The city tour ends at your hotel for check-in.
Afternoon is at leisure.
Accommodation: First Hotel Reisen ****
Day 8 Sat STOCKHOLM - DEPARTURE
(B)
Tour concludes after breakfast at the hotel.
Individual transfer to Stockholm airport.
BDM
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