Destination:
Finland,
Duration:
6 days
Style:
Family,
Travel Period:
December 2026 - December 2026
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Overview
A full Arctic week of deep snow, huskies, reindeer and a private visit to Santa in his cottage, with the whole family home in time for Christmas Day.
Äkäslompolo, the Village of Seven Fells, sits 200 km above the Arctic Circle, among the forests and frozen lakes of the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. Lapland Winter Magic settles here for six days in the week before Christmas, when the village is quiet, the snow is deep, and the season has begun to gather. Your home is a cabin of your own, with a fireplace and a sauna, and you stay put for the week rather than moving between hotels.
The days are spent outside: a husky safari through the forest, the adults sharing a team while the children ride with the guide; a reindeer farm, where you can feed the animals and take a sleigh ride through the trees; a snowmobile out to a frozen lake for a morning of ice fishing. A 50 Degrees North tour leader travels with the group throughout, alongside local guides, so the days run smoothly and the time between activities is yours, to browse the village, warm up at the café, or sit by the fire.
The heart of the week is Santa Day. In a secret forest clearing, well away from the crowds of Santa Claus Village, an old shaman marks your crossing of the Arctic Circle, there is gingerbread to bake and decorations to make, and each family is taken by sleigh, on their own, to Santa's cabin, where the visit is private and every child leaves with a gift.
Lapland Winter Magic offers the same trip as our Christmas-week tour, Lapland Christmas Magic, at a gentler pace and a lower price. It was built by people who know these winters and travel with their own children, with handpicked local suppliers. Together, the Magic tours won the 2024 Luxperience Award and the 2023 Luxury Travel Gold List in the Family Luxury Experience category.
Highlights
- Your own cabin for the week, with a fireplace and sauna, in one quiet village you settle into rather than a circuit of hotels
- A private, guaranteed visit to Santa's forest cabin, reached by sleigh and well away from the crowds of Santa Claus Village, with a gift for every child
- Santa Day in a secret forest clearing, with the Arctic Circle crossing marked by an old shaman
- A husky safari through snow-covered forest
- A reindeer farm, with the chance to feed the animals and take a sleigh ride
- A snowmobile safari with ice fishing on a frozen lake
- A 50 Degrees North tour leader with the group throughout, alongside local guides
- The week before Christmas, quieter and less crowded than Christmas week, and at a lower price
- Dark skies well north of the Arctic Circle, with the chance of the Northern Lights
- A Certified B Corporation tour, with handpicked local suppliers
What's Included
- All internal ground transport
- Shared airport transfers on day 1 & 6 (for scheduled flights to and from Kittilä)
- 5 nights' accommodation in your private cabin or cabin apartment, final cleaning of the cabin, electricity, water, heating, firewood and all taxes
- 1 set of linen & towels per person for the 5 nights
- 3 x lunches during your activities (husky safari does not include lunch) (drinks paid locally)
- 5 x dinners (drinks paid locally)
- Winter clothing hire: Overall and boots
- All activities as per itinerary including: visit to a reindeer farm incl. reindeer sleigh ride, husky safari (2 adults per sleigh, children in guide's sleigh), icefishing safari by snowmobiles (2 adults per snowmobile, children 14 years and under in guide's sled), private family visit to Santa's cabin by sleigh with snow activities (snowshoe walking, kick sledding, tobogganing and children's snowmobiling), making Christmas decorations and decorating gingerbread. These activities can vary depending on the weather conditions.
- 50 Degrees North Tour Leader on hand - accompanies the group for the whole experience including dinners and activities, working alongside the local guides to make your holiday seamless
Start:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Finish:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Finish:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Type:Group tour (max 6)
Tripcode:
50DN0515
Dates & Pricing
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Your Itinerary
Day 1 - Welcome to Lapland, transfer to Äkäslompolo village
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Day 2 - Visiting Santa in Elämänluukku
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Day 3 - Ice Fishing Safari & Snowmobiling
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Day 4 - Day with Reindeers
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Day 5 - Dogsledding through snow-covered forests
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Day 6 - Good Bye Lapland
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Travel Partner
50 Degrees North is a Nordic tour operator and destination specialist that offers authentic, responsible and innovative travel experiences in Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Arctic and the Baltics. We specialise regionally, because we want to offer genuine expertise and true value to our clients.
Price from
$18,220*
per person*
Tripcode: 50DN0515
Start:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Finish:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Finish:Kittilä (airport), Finland
Type:Group tour (max 6)
Tripcode:
101992
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