White Christmas - 2010

Spending Christmas in Lapland, deep inside the Arctic Circle, will provide all the members of your family with special memories they will treasure for ever. Christmas in Lapland will be filled with activities to keep your children enthralled throughout this very special time of year, not least setting out in search of the grand old man himself, because while Christmas Eve is the busiest day in the year for Santa, by Christmas Day he is back from his round-the-world journey, and he will be happy to say hello to any children who have made the long journey to his kingdom to visit him.

 

December 23rd

After a festive flight you land in Enontekio in Finland and are guided to your coach for the 15 minute journey to Hetta. Watch out for reindeer in the woods!

Temperatures here can fall to -35C in December and you stop to collect your all-in-one thermal suits and boots, an essential part of your holiday package. Hats, scarves and gloves are also necessary, so remember to pack some for everyone!

After checking in at your chosen hoteli, your Transun rep hosts a welcome meeting, giving you all the information needed to get the most from your break and during a welcome dinner your rep will be available to answer any further questions. This evening you can join one of the optional activities.

Christmas Eve

After breakfast, you will head out on your first safari, either a thrilling 40-minute Husky Experience or an exhilarating 1.5-hour Snowmobile Adventure, followed by a warming buffet lunch at the hotel. Throughout the day you can enjoy snow activities outside, with toboggans available free of charge and kick sledges available upon payment of a deposit. Alternatively you might like to join the indoor craft activities or try one of the optional excursions. This evening join a walk to the local church. After a short welcome by the vicar and carol singing, you return to your hotel for dinner.

 

Christmas Day

After breakfast, you head outside for Supervised Snow Fun, a day of supervised activities that include a Snowshoe Trek, Snowball Throwing Contest, Tandem Skis, Children's Skis, Snowman Building, Tug-of-War, Snow Hockey, and lots more! In addition, there will be a supervised kids' snowmobile ride. Activities are available throughout the day. A hot lunch will be provided.

Then the highlight of the day when you board a reindeer sleigh and set off in search of Father Christmas. During a private family meeting in his cabin, each child has the chance to talk with Santa and receives a small gift. After a special Christmas dinner relax or join one of the optional evening excursions.

 

Boxing Day

You'll experience your second safari after breakfast, either the Husky Experience or Snowmobile Adventure. After lunch at the hotel the afternoon is free to relax or to enjoy family fun in the snow. After dinner relax or join an excursion.

 

Check out after breakfast after which the morning is free for one final play in the snow or an excursion. After lunch at the hotel, depart for Enontekio and your flight home.

 

 

What's Included

• Four nights full board at your chosen accommodation
  
• 40-minute Husky Experience
  
• 1.5hrs Snowmobile Adventure
  
• Reindeer sleigh ride
  
• Search for Santa
  
• Private family meeting with Santa
  
• Gift for children
  
• Visit to the local church
  
• Free souvenirs (see below)
  
• Snow activities: tobogganing, kick sledges (deposit payable), snowballing and snowman-making
  
• Supervised Snow Fun
  
• Indoor Crafts
  
• Christmas Dinner
  
• Also included: Return flights with hot meals on board, all taxes and government air passenger duty, thermal suits and boots, welcome meeting, souvenir Lapland passport.

 

Accommodation:

Jussantupa hotel

 

This well run hotel is situated in the centre of the village of Hetta. As such it is one of the most prominent local hotels and this is manifest in its lively atmosphere and professional standards of service. It is located on the main road opposite local amenities and affords an excellent base from which to explore your surroundings.

Rooms are neatly decorated using warm colours; the bathrooms are simple and clean and each contains a shower. All rooms are twins and can sleep a child on an extra bed. A large restaurant opens out from the pleasant lobby area and there is a comfortable bar area, perfect for a nightcap or a game of pool.

All 30 rooms have: Shower and WC, telephone, TV and radio.

The hotel has a small lounge area with a small children's play area. Internet is available during reception hours, free of charge. Reception also serves as a small gift shop and the bar with pool table*, serving snacks and hot and cold drinks as well as alcoholic beverages. There are separate communal female and male saunas as well as a private sauna* with lounge that can be booked for your party. There is also an after sauna pool to cool down!

*Local charge applies.

 

 

Hetan Majatalo

   

The hotel is set back from the main road and backs onto the forest. Rooms have pine interiors giving a cosy feel. The hotel has only 27 rooms yet offers a range of room types to suit most families.Twin rooms sleep two with an extra bed possible for a child. Family rooms vary in size but sleep between four and six with the possibility of a simple extra bed for one more child in each case. Please note that extra beds constrict space, they will normally be placed in the loft area (family rooms only) and is usually a mattress for a child. There are also two rooms for those less able.

All 27 rooms have: Shower and WC, telephone, TV and radio.

The 24 hour hotel reception also serves as a small gift shop and bar, there is a dining room (in a separate building), lounge area, fitness room*, sauna. There is a small library and internet access.*

*Local charge applies.

 

 

Hetan Lomakyla

The Hetan Lomakyla is ideal for those who wish to be close to nature. Set a five minute drive outside the quiet village of Hetta, the accommodation is located on the banks of the River Narpistojoki. It comprises just four cabins, four cottages and four rooms. The accommodation is simple but clean and fully heated. The owner builds a toboggan slope so you can use the free toboggans to your heart's content! There is a small central dining room where meals are taken, except the Festive Dinner, which is taken at a nearby hotel.

The large cabins sleep six or seven people over two floors. They have one bedroom with twin beds, a kitchenette, and a lounge/dining area where there is a sofa that can sleep one adult or two children. In the upstairs loft area there are three beds. These cabins have shower and WC, sauna, TV and fireplace.

The small cabins sleep four persons (max. six) on one floor. The bedroom has twin beds, there is a kitchenette and a lounge/dining area with twin beds and a sofa for one adult or two children.

These have shower and WC, sauna, TV and fireplace.

The cottages are detached and measure 26 sq m. They can sleep two people in comfort with an extra bed possible for a third. In the main lounge/dining area there are twin beds and a sofa which can sleep an addtional person.Cottages have shower, WC and TV.

There is one family room that can sleep three to four persons and three rooms for two persons. The family room has one bedroom with a double bed and a sofa bed in the lounge that can sleep two children.There is also a private sauna and a kitchenette. The twin rooms have twin beds and they can take an extra bed. Rooms have shower, WC and TV.

 

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