Personally accompanied
Experienced tour guides accompany you personally and make sure you are well looked after.
Finnish Lapland under the Northern Lights
Trip highlights:
- February - a good time to see the Northern Lights
- Santa Claus Express - train journey
- Deep-snow Lapland
A winter adventure in the land of the reindeer
For centuries, the Aurora Borealis - the Northern Lights - has fascinated people. Its magical glow lights up the long, dark season of the high latitudes in particular. Northern Finland lies perfectly within this aurora zone. February is an ideal time to travel to experience this natural spectacle.
Trip details
Day 1: Switzerland - Hildesheim
Journey via Basel, Frankfurt and Göttingen to Hildesheim.
Day 2: Hamburg - Lübeck - Travemünde
Drive to the port city of Hamburg. A guided city tour with a local guide will help you get to know the city better. Continue to Lübeck for a walking tour. Onward to Travemünde for embarkation.
Day 3: At sea
Enjoy the amenities on board, feel the sea breeze on your face or visit the authentic Finnish sauna.
Day 4: Helsinki - Oulu
Arrival in Helsinki by ship in the morning. Continue through seemingly endless forests and along the frozen lakes of the uninhabited Finnish Lakeland to the Gulf of Bothnia. Magnificent landscapes of snow and ice accompany you to Oulu, the "White City of the North" and the last stop before Lapland.
Day 5: Oulu - Levi/Sirkka
Follow the coast to Kemi, the town at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. Not far away, near Tornio, you cross the Swedish-Finnish border at the border river Torne Älv. You then reach your destination in Finnish Lapland. Levi is one of Finland's largest and most popular winter sports resorts. Take a first stroll through Levi in the evening and, with a little luck, you may see the fascinating natural phenomenon of the Northern Lights.
Day 6: Reindeer farm
Today you visit a reindeer farm and enjoy a leisurely sleigh ride through the deeply snow-covered winter landscape. Afterwards, enjoy a free afternoon in the dreamlike winter scenery of the Far North.
Day 7: Husky sleigh ride - Reindeer dinner
(Optional) At a traditional husky farm in Sirkka you meet the friendly sled dogs and learn interesting facts about how they are kept. You then enjoy a sleigh ride through the still, snowy winter landscape – a special experience in the heart of Lapland's nature. In the evening you can enjoy a delicious "reindeer feast", typical of Lapland, at the Kammi restaurant (optional).
Day 8: Levi/Sirkka - Rovaniemi
Today you leave Levi/Sirkka and travel by coach to Rovaniemi, situated right on the Arctic Circle and the capital of Finnish Lapland. Lunch stop with a visit to the Arktikum in Rovaniemi. Continue to Santa Claus Village, where you pay a visit to Father Christmas - Santa Claus - in his village. There are not only souvenirs to buy, but also a post office for Christmas mail. Dinner in the city, then departure on the night train, the "Santa Claus Express", towards Helsinki (overnight in sleeper compartments).
Day 9: Helsinki - Embarkation
Your journey takes you back through typical Finnish scenery of forests and frozen lakes to Helsinki, where our coach is already waiting for you. Breakfast in a restaurant. Sights worth seeing include Senate Square, the Cathedral, the Orthodox Uspenski Cathedral with its gilded onion domes, and the Rock Church, hewn out of a huge rock and topped with a glass dome. Free time at your disposal. Departure from Helsinki on a Finnlines ferry across the hopefully frozen Baltic Sea.
Day 10: At sea - Lübeck
Enjoy a generous breakfast buffet on board. You spend the day at sea. Use the time to reflect on the experiences of your journey. Dinner on board. Arrival and disembarkation in Travemünde in the evening, then onward by coach to Lübeck.
Day 11: Lübeck - Switzerland
Return journey to Switzerland.
You will stay in 4* hotels (official national rating). The rooms are equipped with bath or shower/WC, hairdryer and satellite TV. Equivalent hotels will be used if the hotels listed are unavailable.
Included services
- Journey by Deluxe coach
- Accommodation in good 4* hotels, based on a double room
- 8x half board (dinner/breakfast buffet)
- Ferry Travemünde - Helsinki incl. half board (based on interior double cabins)
- Ferry Helsinki - Travemünde incl. half board (based on interior double cabins)
- Lunch and dinner in Rovaniemi
- Train journey in a sleeper car (based on a twin-bed compartment with shower/WC)
- Breakfast in a restaurant in Helsinki
- Visit to the Arctic Snow Hotel
- Excursion to a reindeer farm incl. short sleigh ride, coffee and cake
- Loan of winter clothing for excursions
- City tours of Hamburg, Lübeck and Helsinki
- EUROBUS audio system
Deluxe coach
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
- 33 wide, adjustable leather armchair seats
- Spacious three-seat rows with generous legroom
- Seat belts at every seat
- Fold-down table at every seat, adjustable footrests
- 220-volt socket at every seat *
- Air conditioning, toilet and washroom, fridge / coffee machine
- Lane assist and adaptive cruise control *
- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe (from 2018)
33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.
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