Christmas with Santa & New Year's Eve in Stockholm - 2018

Christmas with Santa Claus & NewYear’s Eve in Stockholm 11 DAY GUIDED TOUR 22 ND DECEMBER 2018 - 1 ST JANUARY 2019

DAY 5: ROVANIEMI

DAY 1: HELSINKI

DAY 8: HELSINKI

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. A new adventure awaits you today with huskies and reindeer. We arrive at the husky farm where the breeders will tell us about the life of the huskies, and the breeding, feeding and training of the dogs while you enjoy a hot drink. Later there will be a sleigh–ride pulled by a husky team. We continue to the nearby Reindeer farm to learn more about the life of reindeer and their herders. Afterwards enoy a magical ride in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. In the evening there is a possibility to join an optional Northern Lights tour. Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi hotel. Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Today’s excursion will take us by coach to Ranua Wildlife Park. There are around 50 different species represented in the park. During your walk in the park, you might see polar bears, lynxes, moose etc. Upon return to Rovaniemi, have a buffet dinner before boarding the overnight train, which will take us back to Helsinki. Overnight in cabins with private or shared facilities. DAY 6: ROVANIEMI

Meet your tour escort and fellow travellers in the hotel lobby between 6pm and 8pm. Overnight at Glo Art Hotel in Helsinki.

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Free time in Helsinki until late afternoon when we embark on Silja Lines overnight cruise to Stockholm. Buffet dinner onboard. Overnight in outside cabins.

DAY 2: ROVANIEMI

DAY 9: STOCKHOLM

Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Morning city tour of the Finnish capital with a local guide. Free time in the afternoon and evening. Transfer to the train station for the overnight train trip to Rovaniemi in cabins with private or shared facilities. Breakfast box on board. Upon arrival in Rovaniemi, transfer to Scandic Hotel for check in. You will receive thermal outfits, which you can keep during your entire stay in Rovaniemi. Today we will visit Santa Claus Village, located on the Arctic Circle. This evening you will enjoy a traditional Christmas Eve Dinner. Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi Hotel . DAY 4: ROVANIEMI Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Our morning adventure is a snowmobile safari with ice fishing. We will drive on the frozen river and our guide will choose a nice spot to stop for fishing. Patience is key. We will get hot drinks and biscuits to keep ourselves warm! After this nice experience, we will return to the city by snowmobile! Tonight enjoy a traditional Finnish Christmas dinner. Overnight at Scandic Rovaniemi Hotel. DAY 3: ROVANIEMI

Breakfast buffet onboard. Sightseeing tour of the Swedish capital’s highlights including Gamla Stan, the old city with its narrow cobblestoned lanes, charming small squares, colourful medieval buildings, the Cathedral and the Royal Palace. The tour ends at your centrally located hotel. In the afternoon there will be free time to continue exploring Stockholm. Overnight at Scandic Klara hotel. Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Free time in Stockholm to explore further. Pay a visit to the famous Stockholm Ice Bar, where you can enjoy a drink in the planet’s first permanent ice bar, made of ice from the Ice hotel in Swedish Lapland. Overnight at Scandic Klara hotel. DAY 10: STOCKHOLM

CHRISTMAS TOUR WITH SANTA 2018

DAY 7: HELSINKI

DAY 11: STOCKHOLM

Breakfast box on board. Arrival in Helsinki and transfer to your hotel. Day at your leisure in Helsinki or join the optional day excursion to Tallinn. Overnight at GLO Art Hotel.

The services of the tour ends this morning with Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Following this it is time to say goodbye!

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