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Muotka 2-Centre Adventure
4 nights in Saariselka / 3 nights in Moutka
Overview
On this 2-centre Adventure guests will have the opportunity to see both Saariselka and the Wilderness Hotel Muotka. Spending the first 4 nights at either the Gielas Hotel or Holiday Club Hotel in Saariselka. Here you will have a couple of included activities, additionally this is also a great chance to try your hand at skiing. Following your stay in the lovely traditional resort of Saariselka you will be transferred to Muotka Wilderness Lodge. A loving family-run property set in a secluded snow-laden winter wonderland. Its idyllic location, on the edge of the pristine Urho-Kekkonen National Park, guarantees minimal light pollution and therefore an increased potential for seeing the Northern Lights. Here you will have the opportunity to try all the included daytime and evening excursions in the example itinerary below, as well as relaxing in this stress-free environment.
Muotka 2-Centre Adventure
Rep is available by phone, and
based in Saariselka (15km away)
Non-stop flights from Gatwick, Manchester
or Bristol on Sundays to Kittila
Scenic airport coach transfers
Full board meals at Muotka Lodge
Half board meals at Gielas Hotel or
Holiday Club Hotel in Saariselka
Aurora Alert until approx. 1am
Safety briefing and instruction from
experienced Muotka safari guides
Warm thermal clothing and boots
Third party snowmobile insurance
(insurance excess approx �1000)
Aurora Snowmobile
Sami Farm & Reindeer Safari
7km Husky Safari
3 hour Snowshoe Trek
2-3 hour X-country Ski Trip
Evening Aurora Hunt by Car
Aurora Camp
Itinerary
Please note that you will receive your personal itinerary for each part of your two centre holiday on arrival in Saariselk� and Muotka, which may differ from the days and timings in the example below.
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Sunday: Arrive at Gielas Hotel or Holiday Club Hotel in Saariselk�
Your Inghams rep will welcome you at Kittil� Airport. After the scenic drive to Saariselk�, check-in to your chosen hotel and collect your thermal clothing.
Monday: Optional Skiing & Welcome Meeting
Guests who have pre-booked an optional Learn To Cross-Country or Downhill Ski package will start lessons this morning. Learning to cross country ski will also enhance your stay at Muotka later in the week. Of course, other activities are available and your Inghams rep will provide details and your holiday schedule at the welcome meeting.
Tuesday: Optional Skiing & Aurora Snowmobile
After a morning of optional skiing or snowshoeing, an exhilarating snowmobile safari is included - choose either afternoon or in the evening searching for the Northern Lights.
Wednesday: S�mi Farm & Reindeer Safari
Enjoy optional skiing or other activities in the morning, before a fascinating visit to a S�mi reindeer farm including a short sleigh ride.
Thursday: Husky Safari, Transfer to Muotka & Optional Aurora Cabin Overnight
After a morning at leisure, you�ll enjoy a memorable visit to a husky farm including a 7km safari, before your transfer to Wilderness Hotel Muotka in the early evening (approx. 20 mins). You�ll meet the guides on arrival and collect your thermal clothing and Aurora Alert. Then after dinner, you'll have the option to upgrade to spend a memorable night in a semi-glass roofed 'Aurora Cabin' from just �99 per person.
Friday: Snowshoe, Cross-Country & Evening Aurora Hunt
A guided 3 hour morning snowshoe trek, followed after lunch by a 2-3 hour guided cross-country ski trip with tuition, are included. After dinner, you'll head out in search of Northern Lights by car (driven by guide).
Saturday: Optional Activities & Aurora Camp by Snowmobile-pulled Sled
Enjoy a sauna or join an optional excursion (payable locally). Then for your last night, one last trip into the wilderness with a visit to the Aurora Camp by snowmobile-pulled sled to look for the Northern Lights.
Sunday: Scenic transfer & flight home
Depart after breakfast for your flight back to the UK.
Accommodation
Holiday Club Spa Hotel
Located right in the heart of Saariselkä, this popular spa hotel offers a high standard of accommodation and an impressive range of facilities, including a fabulous indoor pool complex. The resort ski bus conveniently stops just outside. The property's main attraction is its extensive indoor swimming pool and sauna complex, with waterslide, massage jets and children's pool. The hotel's public areas including restaurant and pool area have been newly renovated.
Room Types
No. of rooms: 139
No. of buildings: 1
No. of floors: 2
Rooms
The spacious hotel rooms in Holiday Club Spa all have a shower, WC, hairdryer, bathrobes, TV (with pay-movies), telephone, free Wi-Fi, tea and coffee making facilities, kettle, iron and board, clothes drying rails.
Standard Twin Room (A4), sleeping 2 - 4 people with 2 twin beds and sofa, which can be turned into a double sofa bed for full occupancy. All facilities as above
Single Room (C1+D1) is a sole occupancy of a small twin room. Available at no supplement for the first one single room booked on each arrival date. A supplement applies to additional single occupancy rooms
Accessibility
No lift but there are rooms on the ground floor
Lift accessible: No
Lift serves all floors: No
Access ramp: Yes
Suitable for wheelchair users
Hotel Tunturi - Gielas Wing
The luxury Gielas Hotel offers highly recommended deluxe rooms and junior suites, which are located in the deluxe wing of the Tunturi Hotel. The Gielas building offers it's own fireside lounge, bar and a la carte restaurant. The whole property enjoys a peaceful setting, just 250m from the village centre and a few steps to the cross-country ski tracks. The Tunturi main building, with the main reception and restaurant, is a wonderfully atmospheric hotel with cosy wood-panelled public areas and good food. Tunturi Hotel is only 100m from the Gielas and the ski bus stops outside.
Room Types
No. of rooms: 96
No. of buildings: 1
No. of floors: 3
Annexes
All rooms are located in the Gielas Wing of the Hotel Tunturi, approx. 100m from the main building.
Rooms
All of the deluxe Gielas Hotel rooms have a balcony, free Wi-Fi, drying closest, safe, bath, sauna, shower, WC, flat screen TV (pay movies), telephone, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, fridge and a hair dryer. Gielas Hotel guests have breakfast in their own hotel and take dinner in the main building of the Tunturi Hotel.
Superior Twin Room (C4), sleeping 2-4 people. Having twin beds, and 2 single sofa beds for 3-4 person occupancy.
Deluxe Twin Room, sleeping 2-4 people, include a private sauna, hairdryer, television, coffee/tea/cocoa set, kettle, refrigerator and free WiFi.
Junior Suite (D4), sleeping 2-4 people, having the same facilities as detailed above
Single Superior Room (E1) is sole occupancy of the twin room (C4) therefore features all the same facilities
Lift accessible: No
Lift serves all floors: No
Access ramp: No
Muotka Wilderness Lodge
Muotka Wilderness Lodge is a lovingly renovated family-run property set in a secluded snow-laden winter wonderland, 15km from Saariselkä village. Its idyllic location, on the edge of the pristine Urho-Kekkonen National Park, guarantees minimal light pollution and an increased potential for seeing the Northern Lights, simply by stepping outside the Lodge's front door.
The Lodge radiates an atmosphere of warmth and relaxation from the moment you arrive. The reception building has a restaurant with open fireplace, small lounge and bar and we really rate the buffet food here. The Lodge sauna has separate times for men and women, and is also bookable for private use (payable locally). There is also an outdoor fireplace, shelter and Sámi kota hut.
We have included a full range of daytime arctic activities, including carefully selected husky, reindeer and snowmobile safaris. You can also enjoy these special surroundings by snowshoe or cross-country skis on a network of over 300km of prepared trails. In the evenings we've included aurora hunts where Muotka's expert Guides will take you in search of the Northern Lights by minibus, snowmobile or snowmobile-pulled sled.
As well as the activities listed, Christmas Week also includes gingerbread baking, tree decorating and a visit from Santa with a small gift for all the children on Christmas Eve.
New Year Week also includes a bonfire, midnight fireworks and a glass of sparkling wine on New Year's Eve. There are festive dinners on both dates including Lappish specialties.
Special Aurora Cabin upgrade overnight: £99 per adult + £69 per child
The Lodge owners, Jouko and Mari, and their very friendly staff, have years of expertise in arranging holidays in locations that are specifically designed to provide guests with the best possible opportunities for witnessing the Northern Lights.
Room Types
No. of rooms: 36
No. of floors: 1
Annexes
Some of the accommodation is located in surrounding annexes, which are less than 100 metres from the main building.
Rooms
The accommodation choices in the Muotka Wilderness lodge include:
Wilderness Rooms sleep two people and are located in the main reception building or in a separate building just a few steps away. All are tastefully decorated in a cosy Nordic style and have shower, WC and hairdryer. Beds can be made up as either a double or twins. These rooms are also available for sole occupancy.
Superior Sauna Suites sleep two to four people and are located in a separate building. Spacious pine-clad one room suites with double bed, private sauna, and lounge area. Suites can accommodate 2 extra beds for children
Panorama Log Cabins sleep two to four people in highly recommended spacious detached log cabins with double bed, private sauna, fireplace, lounge area, kitchenette and panoramic windows. These Cabins can accommodate 2 extra beds for children
Aurora Cabins sleep two to four people. In a quiet location away from the main buildings these amazing one room cabins can be pre-booked for one night during your stay. All have large panoramic north-facing semi-glass roofs with views of the night sky from your bed, private sauna, shower, WC, fridge, hairdryer, coffee/tea-maker. Some have a sofa which converts to 2 single child beds. These rooms are available on request, as are single occupancy Aurora Cabins, please give our Reservations team a call to book.
Facilities
Wi-Fi
Bathroom with shower
Hairdryer
Towels and linen
Lift accessible: No
Lift serves all floors: No
Access ramp: No
Resort
Muotka
Muotka Wilderness Lodge is a lovingly renovated family-run property set in a secluded snow-laden winter wonderland, 15km from Saariselkä village. Its idyllic location, on the edge of the pristine Urho-Kekkonen National Park, guarantees minimal light pollution and an increased potential for seeing the Northern Lights, simply by stepping outside the Lodge's front door.
Saariselka
Located in the wild mystical north of Lapland, close to Russia and just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, Saariselkä is an exceptionally friendly uncommercialised resort with a unique frontier atmosphere. With magnificent Arctic wilderness scenery just on the doorstep, it makes an ideal resort for an all-round winter wonderland adventure. The skies are often a deep hue of pink and purple, the pine trees heavily laden with snow, and being so far north there is a good possibility of seeing the Northern Lights too.