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Lapland Summer Holiday 8 day tour. Explore Finland at her best. Join a riverboat and cruise the river to a reindeer park, visit an amethyst mine, a husky farm, go on gentle walks, visit Saariselka and Ivalo, visit the Lappish traditional people, the Sami, sail Lake Ivari, and enjoy some salmon fishing. A Summer Holiday to Finland to do some sightseeing is ideal to get to know Lapland in a short time capsule.
Day 1: Following your arrival in Rovaniemi a transfer is provided to your overnight hotel where accommodation is arranged on room, dinner and breakfast basis.
Day 2: Following breakfast we visit the Arktikum Museum to see the development of the Sami Peoples. A museum guide will escort the party, indicate and describe the highlights of the tour. Late morning we take a river boat cruise to a reindeer park followed by lunch before returning to Rovaniemi for a late afternoon at leisure. Dinner at hotel.
Day 3: Following breakfast we proceed north to the traditional log cabin village of Luosto nestling amidst the forest by a pretty hillside location. Individual log cabins are provided to tour participants and meals during your stay are provided in the local Luoston Hovi log cabin restaurant. Following lunch we visit the amethyst Mine where we hear tales of the Amethyst and are able to mine our own individual stones. Dinner in Luoston Hovi log cabin restaurant.
Day 4: Morning free for individual sightseeing and activities at Luosto. Lunch at Hovi. This afternoon join our special interest tour to The Husky Farm where you will be able to meet the breeder and hear many stories about the development of Huskies in the region. Coffee and buns at location. This evening dinner and evening walk to the fells for a beautiful view over Luosto. Our walks on both days are gentle and available to everyone with a modicum of fitness.
Day 5: Our destination for today is Lake Inari. Our routing will take us through the regional town
of Sodankyla (short sightseeing tour) before proceeding to Saariselka and Ivalo with lunch provided en route. This afternoon we visit the Sami (Lappish people) museum and Nature centre before availing of an exciting sea plane flight over the lake. Overnight in Inari. Dinner.
Day 6: Travelling along the shores of Lake Inari we cross over the border into Norway heading for the picturesque village of Kirkenes. Today’s highlight is a sightseeing trip by fishing boat to admire the breathtaking scenery of the fells. You may even try your hand at Salmon Fishing. Overnight on dinner, bed and breakfast basis in Kirkenes or locality.
Day 7: Our return routing brings us along one of Lapland’s most scenic routes between Utsjoki and Inari and stops will be made for short forest walks at appropriate locations.
Day 8: Today we return to Rovaniemi for your flight home to the United Kingdom. A shopping stop will be made at the Arctic Circle where handicrafts representative of the region are on sale.
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