Waking up in Lapland on Christmas Day is only part of your Christmas Legends short break with Transun. There is so much more included. From a husky experience to quality family fun in the snow, to a snowmobile adventure, your three-night break is filled with magical experiences. Here is a typical itinerary.
December 23
Collect your special boarding pass at your check-in in the UK and keep it safe! After an early flight to maximise your time in Lapland, you land in Kiruna in Sweden where you are guided to your coach. The two-and-a-half-hour transfer to the Davvi Arctic Lodge in Karesuando, Finland, takes you through the heart of the Sami lands. Watch out for reindeer in the woods!
Temperatures here can fall to -35C in December and we 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 the Davvi Arctic Lodge, 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 answer any further questions. Tonight, you can join one of our optional activities, such as a snowmobile night safari, hoping to encounter the Northern Lights.
Christmas Eve
One of the joys of the Davvi Arctic Lodge is that the majority of your outside activities conveniently take place outside in the delightful grounds. After breakfast, you head outside for our special Supervised Snow Fun. This is a day of supervised activities that include a Snowshoe Trek, Snowball Throwing Contest, Tandem Skis (two people on one pair of skis ... with hilarious results) and 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 warming lunch will be served in the hotel. Afterwards, you might join Mrs Claus's Christmas Crafts class making party hats and streamers for the Festive Dinner. Or relax in the Sami Lounge, perhaps playing one of many board games. Then, the highlight of the day. With your special boarding pass, you join Santa's own reindeer sleigh 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. This evening there is a host's cocktail reception before dinner. Then relax, or join one of our optional husky night safaris, perhaps in the hope of seeing the Northern Lights.
Christmas Day
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. There's even an outdoor ice rink, with skates available for youngsters to hire. This afternoon, each family will be provided with the materials to decorate a gingerbread house, with a prize for the best. There's also a chance to join a Wilderness Treasure Hunt! Fancy visiting another country this evening? Join us on a walk to the local church, across the border. After a short welcome by the vicar and carol singing, we return to the Davvi Arctic Lodge for a Christmas dinner, complete with paper hats and streamers, finishing off with Christmas puddings and mince pies! After dinner, why not join an optional night safari.
Boxing Day
Check out after breakfast, before joining your last included Santa safari, a 40-minute Husky Experience or a 1.5-hour Snowmobile Adventure, which ever you did not join on Day 3. There should be time for one final play in the snow or join one of our optional excursions, perhaps reindeer herding. After lunch at the hotel, we depart for Kiruna and our flight home.
magine walking up on Christmas morning surrounded by the snow-draped forests, frozen lakes and fells of Santa's own kingdom. We all long to experience a white Christmas, just like the ones that used to be common, years ago. Now, thanks to global warming, it is sadly something your children may never experience in the UK. Well! What better way of letting them experience the wonder of waking up to a snow-covered universe on Christmas Day, than taking them to spend the Christmas break in Lapland itself, deep inside the Arctic Circle?