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Harriniva exhilarating activities - Lapland and Northern Finland - Winter Activity week...
(7 days / 6 nights) Sunday - Saturday.
28 Nov – 18 December 2004 and 04 Jan – 23 April 2005.
 
 
Emagine rating - Lapland and Northern Finland - Featuring Activity Breaks, Log Cabins and Hotels...
Winter/spring How to get there
Snowmobiling   Gatwick / Manchester – Birmingham direct to Kittilä – Sunday January to March.
Husky   London / Manchester– via Helsinki – to Kittilä
Reindeer   Daily – All year.
Cross-country   Transfer
Slalom   Airport taxi. To hotel 1 hour.

DAY 1
Lapland and Northern Finland - Featuring Activity Breaks, Log Cabins and Hotels...Arrival at Kittilä airport, transfer to Muonio, Harriniva Holiday Centre.
Get together with the safari group for information about the programme for the coming week.
Dinner and overnight in cosy double rooms (with shower/wc) in Harriniva.

DAY 2
Visit a reindeer farm where you will see a slide show covering a year in the life of a reindeer and the role that reindeer play in the Lapp culture. Coffee will be served around an open fire in a typical Lapp tent. Reindeer herders will tell you about the reindeer and reindeer husbandry and will show you how to catch the reindeer with the lappish lasso.
After you have helped the reindeer herders to harness the reindeer you start the safari through the forest for a couple of hours, one or two persons in each sledge. Lunch will be served next to an open fire along the way.
Return to Harriniva. Sauna, dinner and overnight.

DAY 3
Experienced guides will show you how to drive the snowmobile before you set off to drive through the Fell scenery. Lunch by an open fire in the wilderness. 2 persons per snowmobile. Duration of the excursion approx.
5-6 hours, the distance driven 60-80 kms. Dinner and overnight in Harriniva.

Lapland and Northern Finland - Featuring Activity Breaks, Log Cabins and Hotels...DAY 4
This day at leisure. Try cross-country or downhill skiing (transfer to the nearby Olos Fell included).
Or what about a snow-shoe tour, or just relax? All meals and overnight in Harriniva.

DAY 5
After breakfast pack your equipment and get acquainted with the 250 happy huskies. After being taught how to handle a husky sled leave on a two day safari. Lunch by an open fire en route.
Everybody drives a dog team of 4-5 dogs covering 25 kms to a wilderness hut where you will have sauna, dinner and overnight.

DAY 6
Continue with your husky team covering a distance of around 25 to 30 km returning in the afternoon to Harriniva. Here you will have a farewell dinner of Lapp specialities. Overnight in Harriniva.

DAY 7
Breakfast and transfer to Kittilä airport for your flight home via Helsinki.

The order in which activities take place may vary.

Prices - Lapland and Northern Finland - Featuring Activity Breaks, Log Cabins and Hotels...
Price per person
       
Departure dates
Adult
Child
Single Supplement
28 Nov 2004
£1075
£689
£213
05 & 12 Dec 2004 / 17 Apr 2005
£1146
£736
£213
02, 09 & 16 Jan 2005
£1111
£713
£213
23, 30 Jan & 06 Feb 2005
£1198
£765
£213
13 Feb – 16 Apr 2005
£1234
£789
£213
       

Price includes: Scheduled flights from Heathrow or Manchester via Helsinki to Kittilä Airport taxes Full board (Dinner day 1 – Breakfast day 7) All transfers mentioned in the programme 5 nights in cosy hotel rooms with shower and wc in Harriniva 1 night in a wilderness hut Activities outlined in the itinerary with all necessary equipment, (based on two people per snowmobile and reindeer sleigh, 1 person per husky team) Use of cross-country skis or snowshoes for one day Transfer to Olos fell (lift pass and equipment not included) Experienced English speaking guide.

Please note that a valid driving licence is required for driving a snowmobile. Children will travel in the guides sled on the husky and snowmobile safaris.

       
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