Canoeing at Pyha (6-7 hours)
Using quiet roads, forest and fell trails on the way to Pyha, another small village, you can stop off for a short canoeing trip around the lake. Lunch is included. Approx. 50 kilometers.
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Canoeing
A chance for another new family adventure perhaps. Just a short 20 minute drive from Luosto is beautiful lake Pyha and our canoeing tour. Upon arrival appropriate tuition will be provided and life jackets are available for all participants. For one and a half hours you will have a gentle canoeing experience in our canoes which are for 1 or 2 persons. Then it’s back to Luosto in time for lunch. Back to top

An Ornithological Experience
An excellent family experience is a visit to Viiankijarvi, the largest swamp area in Lapland. This offers some of the best bird watching possibilities in the area. There are opportunities during your 7 kilometre walk to use a bird tower. Depending on the time of your visit you may be fortunate to see a mighty selection of differing birds which are listed hereunder. Binoculars will be supplied to all tour participants and a guide will accompany the party.
Water fowl birds that might be seen include: Spotted Redshank, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Broad –Billed Sandpiper. Aquatics include Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Teal, Arctic Loon, Red-throated Diver, Long-tailed duck Little Bunting, Rustic Bunting Bohemian Waxwing. Others that might be espied include Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit, Willow Grouse, Bean Grouse, Whooper Swan.
Included in this bird watching experience is a light lunch in a tepee beside the lake. Interesting and informative this tour is a learning experience for all concerned in this beautiful wilderness.
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Suvanto Museum Village
Make a day of it and enjoy a visit to Suvanto Village by river boat. Dating back to the 17th Century this Museum Village is situated along the River Kitinen and differs from all other villages in Lapland as a result of being saved from destruction during the 2nd world war. It’s quite unique and is a valuable example of old northern Finnish wood architecture which in the past has secured the title of being the most beautiful village in the whole of Finland. Today the old schoolhouse is now the café where your lunch included in the tour cost will be served.
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The Old Forest cabin of Myllypirtti
A relaxing afternoon excursion upon the river. Apart from the enjoyment of the river experience it’s always nice to have a destination in mind and so it is that this afternoon one participates in the river cruise and a walk through the forest to reach the old cabin of Myllypirtti. Coffee and tea are served.
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A Fishing Experience
Does one immediately think of three men in a boat? Well why not join some like minded individuals and have a short fishing expedition upon the Kitinen. Appropriate rods are supplied and no experience is necessary. Who knows you may even be lucky and secure a catch. Likely fish include perch, pike, trout and rainbow trout.
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Reindeer Encounters
Wherever one wanders in Lapland the reindeer tend to roam free. You may be lucky to find them upon the road or indeed even within Luosto village.
Ensure that you will have definite photographic memories of Santa Claus’s reindeer why not join our combined river cruise and a visit to the reindeer farm. Here there will be plenty of photographic opportunities and tea coffee or berry juice will be served.
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Midnight Horse Riding Tour
Enjoy a one hour horse riding tour in the forest with transfers provided to and from the horse farm. A maximum number of 4 riders at any one time. You should have previous horse riding experience, be able to ride in all gaits and control a horse well. You will be rewarded with a stunning wilderness experience.
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A smoke sauna
For sure anyone choosing cabin accommodation has their own private sauna and hotel guests are enabled to use a sauna within the building. Why therefore purchase an excursion to a sauna you may well ask? It’s really quite simple. This is the real sauna experience, dating from the very origins of the Finnish people. It has spawned it’s very own fan club, the International Smoke Sauna Club and is considered the purest style of sauna because it is disinfected by smoke during the heating. It’s true origins were as a place to give birth or even a church but the pleasure is so profound and different that it should be considered another life style experience. Here too in our setting you may enjoy the use of the bath whisk made from fresh birch twigs with leaves, and naturally jump into the adjacent lake. As they say: “don’t leave Lapland without trying it !!”.
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There’s gold in them thar hills
An opportunity to enjoy a day excursion from Luosto to the site where many International and National gold panning championships have been undertaken. The gold mine is located at Silver Creek which despite it’s name is where you’ll find gold.
Within our tour cost each participant will be provided with the necessary equipment and training to practise panning and is permitted to keep any gold or local gems such as Garnet or Jasper that they find. Practically everyone will be successful in their quest. Lunch is taken in a very traditional restaurant and a visit to the Mining Museum is included featuring one of the best collections of minerals and gemstones in Finland together with documents tools and other equipments of the early gold prospectors.
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At home with the huskies
A tour to the husky farm to meet these friendly but hard working sled dogs with perhaps the chance to see some puppies. Our husky man will invite you for coffee and buns whilst he regales you with stories of their origins and lives here in Lapland.Back to top

Visit the reindeer farm
Join us on a visit to the local reindeer farm to enjoy coffee and buns with the reindeer herder. Excellent photographic opportunities and the chance to learn more about these
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Family Nature Trail
Join our guide for a ramble around Luosto to view the nature and local wildlife. Your guide will show you the various fauna and flora and depending on the time of year you may be able to collect berries for your dessert and see some enormous ant hills (some almost 2 metres high) alive with industrious workers.Back to top

Nordic walk to Luosto Fell
Suitable for everyone this is an evening walk with stick poles (similar to ski poles) which help to provide balance to the top of Luosto hill. Close to the weather observatory is a small cabin in which coffee, tea and buns will be served whilst admiring the outstanding view.Back to top

Important information
- It is best to prebook these excursions so that you know your itinerary prior to
  arriving and to avoid disappointment of your chosen options being full.
- All excursions are subject to a minimum of 6 adult participants. Each individual booking
  received counts towards this minimum requirement.
- Times will vary depending on group size and ability.
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