SOUTH LAPLAND WINTER EXPERIENCE - FACTS AND ITINERARY

1st day, Sat.:
Arrive at Oulu Airport or a bus/railway station, where your guide is waiting for you. Approximately two-hour transport to Syöte, Taigalampi cabin or KIDE Hotel.

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Meeting the group and accommodation. Welcoming dinner, short briefing, and introduction the holiday program after dinner. Safety issues and discussion about sustainable tourism and how we put it into practice during our trip.

 

Hot sauna and sweet dreams surrounded by peaceful and quiet nature.

2nd day, Sun.:
Breakfast in accommodation place. Sandwiches and soup for lunch from the breakfast table. After a nutritious breakfast hiking with snowshoes in the Syöte Hiking area.

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This remote area is very attractive around the year! Unforgettable nature holiday starts with snowshoes to the great white forest and fells! Meet the snow-covered old trees and hear the stories of life in these remote areas in South Lapland. Delicious lunch in a wooden shelter in nature by an open fire.

 

Snowshoeing back to the starting point, stretching, and relaxing with the instructor. accommodation, sauna, dinner, and a good night's sleep in a silent environment. Walking distance is about 10 km in 5 hours.

3rd day, Mon.:

Early breakfast. Transport to Riisitunturi National Park and a nice winter hiking trip around the very famous Riisitunturi fell! Sandwich and picnic lunch in nature.

 

Visit Pentikmäki - a culture center. "Pentik is a story of will and skill, an inexhaustible thirst for life, and a fire of art. It’s a story about family, friendship, and the power of working together. It is a story about the nature of Lapland and the longing for beauty. It is the story about the lifestyle."

 

On the way back to Syöte we make a wonderful stop-by visit to the local sustainable farm where we buy the meat products for our food services. During this trip, you can meet the farmer's family at the coffee and sandwich table. On the yard, we meet their beautiful weatherproof cows! 

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Transport back to the accommodation. Dinner after a hot sauna. There might be also a possibility to see the Northern Lights without any light pollution. Day's hiking distance is approximately 5 km. 

4th day, Tue.: 

This day begins with a tasty breakfast and continues to the well-maintained cross-country skiing tracks! After a short skiing course, we will take a day tour on tracks from hut to hut in very attractive landscapes! Lunch during the tour and dinner back in the cabin. The day's distance depends on your skills but the maximum is about 25 km. 

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5th day, Wed.:

Breakfast and a back-country skiing day trip with skin-based skis. Skis are made for skiing in deep snow and sliding down from the hills.

 

South Lapland winter forests and lakes are something to be experienced! Our tracks will go in peaceful and quiet areas through snow-white forests up to the hills, along the ridges, and over the big frozen lakes.

 

During this day trip, you can enjoy the fresh wind and enjoy a delicious soup meal around an open landscape. Transport back to the accommodation, sauna, and dinner. Skiing distance is about 10 km in 5 hours.

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6th day, Thu.:

After breakfast transport to an unforgettable two-day husky sled tour! First, you get detailed and clear instructions on how to be a real musher and control your huskies safely through the winter wonderland. You will be driving your very own husky pack and have a few hours' tours through the beautiful Finnish winter scenery.

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Night in the wood-heated wooden wilderness cabin, there are no modern amenities but deep sleep is guaranteed after the active day! A wonderful sauna is an unforgettable experience, before dinner and a good night's sleep in the middle of nowhere!

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7th day, Fri.:

The tour continues in the morning after a tasty and nutritious breakfast back to the husky farm. A snack and goodbyes to your husky pack and transfer by car back to Taigalampi cabin. 

 

During the transport to the cabin, we will visit the small village of Taivalkoski and to the old grocery store, Jalavan Kauppa. This lovely store has been there for locals and travelers since 1883 with a wonderful variety of everyday goods, Finnish handmade souvenirs, and cafe services. The store has been, and still is, an important meeting point in our area. 

 

In the evening we will have a great experience meeting the local reindeer! After meeting the reindeer, it is time for a wonderful fairwell dinner in the cabin. A hot sauna is available again for you in the evening.  

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8th day, Sat.:

After breakfast relaxing in the accommodation or short optional activities in the morning. Snowshoes and skin-based skis are available for you for free for a self-made tour of the surroundings. You can also have a great winter bird photographing hour with a guide. 

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Transport to Oulu, hotel, Airport, or bus/railway station.

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We reserve all the rights to change the activities' order or the program's content due to the weather or other conditions.