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Santa's Magic
A MAGICAL LAPLAND
EXPERIENCE
Overview
Get the full Lapland experience with Santa and his elves. Revel in a reindeer barn show, a festive gala dinner, and see the elves perform in a real igloo. Jump on a snowmobile sleigh and follow the glow trail to search for Santa.
FLIGHTS & transfers
Direct flights from the UK
20kgs hold baggage
per person
Resort & actvity transfers included
accommodation & food
A range of hotels and apartments available
Half board included in accommodation
Lunch included on "Search for Santa day"
THERMALS
To keep you warm and toasty we'll provide you with a thermal suit, thermal boots,
woollen socks and thermal mittens
AcTIVITIES
Husky sled ride
Reindeer sleigh ride
Elves in the Igloo
Visit Reindeer Centre
Fun snow & ice activities
(mini-skidoos, snow hockey etc.)
MEET SANTA
Magical "Search for Santa" by snowmobile-sleigh
Private Family meeting with Santa in his secret cabin
Magic delivery of letters
A gift for all children
(up to age 12)
Itinerary
The most popular break from the UK to the small ski resort of Saariselka, in the north-east of Finnish Lapland. Excellent for snow, fun and the Northern Lights*. Contains a purpose-built activity area in the middle of the woods with a private meeting with Santa in his cabin. The 3 night itinerary has an extra day on Day 2 where you can add Optional Extras. Alternatively, the resort has an excellent toboggan run and a pool at the Holiday Club hotel.
Look out for the cheeky elves who’ll meet you in Saariselkä
Can you speak their language? We’ll then whisk you away to your hotel. The afternoon is yours for snowy adventures - you’ll all be cosy and snuggly with complimentary thermal suits so you can properly explore a real winter wonderland. Watch your kids buzz with excitement as they decide what to do first.
Tobogganing
This is the longest toboggan run in the whole of Finland, even the grown-ups can bring out their inner child for this. Twist and turn your way down, then head back for another go.
Snow, glorious snow
Create new snow friends by building snowmen and carving out snow angels in the thick snow. Have a snowball fight with unlimited powdery ammunition - your thermal suits will keep you warm and dry. Then it’s time for a tasty dinner. You’re in magical Lapland - and tomorrow, we search for Santa.
Husky sled ride
Our energetic huskies are ready to sprint into action, racing you through the snowy woodland wilderness. This is how the elves get around, swooshing through the snow, cuddled up and cosy. Even better, the grown-ups get to take a turn at driving.
Reindeer sleigh ride
Snuggle under the blankets in the sleigh, while your local Sami guide takes the reins. Rudolph’s friends will transport you around the incredible scenery - you’ve never seen scenery quite like this.
Magical gloos
Step into a real life igloo, where a magical surprise is waiting just for you. Then, pop to the igloo next door to see their glistening ice bar, where you can relax with a drink - and don’t worry, there’s plenty of ice cubes for your refreshing beverage.
Time for lunch
Recharge your batteries with a wonderfully warming 2-course meal and plenty of hot berry juice.
Snow and ice activities
Get stuck into some winter games with kick-sledding, snow-hockey, skidoo rides and more tobogganing. The best bit? Have as many goes as you like.
Get cosy in a Kota
Pop inside a traditional Kota (it’s like a teepee) where you can warm up around the soothing cracks and snaps of an open fire, served with delicious refreshments like pancakes and hot berry juice.
Santa’s secret log cabin
Everything leads up to this magical moment, tucked away in the forests where dreams come true. All aboard the snowmobile sleigh for your private meeting with Santa - keep your eyes peeled for some surprises along the route too. A memory that lasts a lifetime.
Festive Dinner
After a day filled with snowy adventure, it's time to head back to Saariselkä for your Festive Dinner. It's the perfect time to relive all those magical moments and share stories. Don't forget to pop on that Christmas jumper under your snowsuit for some festive flair at dinner.
Charming traditional shops
Have a wander round the village’s shops to see all the hand-made Lappish gifts, clothes, toys and Christmas trinkets. Take a memory home with you.
Looking for more adventure?
Head out on a sleigh or go for a winter walk in the snowy forest. Then, it’s just a short trip back to your flight home. Make sure there’s plenty of room in your case for all the magical memories.
Want more time to enjoy
Saariselkä?
All of our experiences are available as 3 night trips with 4 days to experience more magic. Another day in the dreamworld of Lapland, with a host of extraordinary adventures.
Accommodation
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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 with waterslide, water massages, waves and kids’ pool.
Room Types
Type A Bedrooms, sleep 2-4 – twin beds and a double sofa-bed, shower, wc, satellite TV, hairdryer, minibar, and bathrobes for adults. Please note that if there are only two people then a room with just the twin beds may be provided.
Type B Family Suites, sleep 5-6 – as Type A but more spacious. The twin beds can be partitioned off from the lounge, where there is a double sofa-bed and two extra single sofa-beds. Each suite also has its own sauna.
Sokosti Log Cabins & Apartments - Ukselma
These silver-log cabins and apartments are full of Lapland winter wonderland charm. Surrounded by the stunning nature around, you can relax in the warmth of your own log cabin for a lovely family hideaway together.
Room Types
Ukselma 5 Bedroom Log Cabin Apartment - Sleeps 9-10
Silver log chalet in the center of Saariselkä. Open concept kitchen, living and dining rooms; 5 bedrooms, living room with fireplace, sauna, batroom, utility room, 2 toilets and 4 shower/toilet. Renovated in 2018. New beds in 2019. Entrance floor 100 m², ground floor 85 m².
Entrance Floor
Open plan living and dining area with log fire
3 bedrooms with shower and WC
Ground Floor
Additional 2 bedrooms (one with en suiite)
Shower room
Sauna
WC
Breakfast is provided in the Ukselma when your hosts will provide a full buffet breakfast with cereals, yoghurts, fruit, breads, cheeses and cold meats as well as hot options.
Evening meals are taken in the Hotel Tunturi, just five minutes’ walk away including the final celebration dinner on the last night (different on Christmas departures).
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Holiday Club Apartments
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 with waterslide, water massages, waves and kids’ pool.
Room Types
Family Apartments are also available as follows, located a short walk from the main hotel, with extra space for you to spread out. All meals are taken in the main hotel. They can be apartments within Holiday Houses or modern and high quality 'Villas Apartments' located just next to the main hotel in the Holiday Club Villas or Kelotahti buildings.
* Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Individual apartments may vary slightly with differing lay-outs.
Type C Apartments, sleep 3-4 – one twin bedroom, lounge/kitchenette with double sofa-bed, shower, private sauna, wc, satellite TV and hairdryer.
Type E Log Cabin Apartments, sleep 5-6 – in traditional Finnish style with one twin bedroom, dining area/kitchenette and shower/wc & sauna downstairs. Mezzanine loft area upstairs, with double sofa-bed, TV with DVD, and further twin room (under eaves).
Type F Apartments, sleep 5-8 – Larger apartments with open plan lounge/kitchen area with double sofa bed, shower/wc & sauna and three twin bedrooms.
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Hotel Tunturi
A wonderfully atmospheric hotel cosy wood-panelled public areas and good cuisine. All hotel rooms and suites are in separate buildings 100m from the main reception and restaurants. The property is in a peaceful setting 2 minutes' walk (200m) from the village centre, next to the start of the cross-country ski tracks.
Room Types
There is a super range of family rooms and suites available in different shapes and sizes, as follows, and larger apartments with 3 and 5 bedrooms are available on request. Most room types have a private sauna, and whilst all the bedrooms are comfortable, the Family Suites offer that extra bit of space if you want to spread out.
Type A Bedrooms, sleep 2-4 – with twin beds and a double sofa-bed (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Type B Family Suites, sleep 3-4– Twin bedroom and a separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna/shower/wc, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Type C Family Suites, sleep 5-6 – Two twin bedrooms and a separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna/shower/wc, further separate wc, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities. These suites may be on two levels, with an internal staircase with stair-gates.
Type F 4-room apartments, sleep 6-8 – As type C but larger and with an additional bedroom.
5-Bedroom apartments, sleep 10-13 – A spacious 5-bedroom apartment with 5 twin bedrooms and sofa-beds for 3 in the lounge area. It has its own private sauna and jacuzzi.
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Hotel Tunturi - Kontio Building
A wonderfully atmospheric hotel cosy wood-panelled public areas and good cuisine. All hotel rooms and suites are in separate buildings 100m from the main reception and restaurants. The property is in a peaceful setting 2 minutes' walk (200m) from the village centre, next to the start of the cross-country ski tracks.
Room Types
The hotel’s 'Kontio’ building has been newly renovated and is the nearest accommodation to the Tunturi reception and restaurants building.
Kontio Deluxe Bedrooms, sleep 2-3 – are spacious and newly renovated rooms in the Kontio building (close to the main Tunturi building) and have twin beds and a sofa-bed (for one child), sauna, private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Kontio Suites, sleep 3-4 – are newly renovated and spacious suites (close to the main Tunturi building) with a twin bedroom and a sofa-bed (suitable for one adult or two children) in the lounge area, sauna, private en suite shower, wc, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Sokosti Log Cabins & Apartments - Puilakka
These silver-log cabins and apartments are full of Lapland winter wonderland charm. Surrounded by the stunning nature around, you can relax in the warmth of your own log cabin for a lovely family hideaway together.
Room Types
Puilakka 1 Bedroom Log Cabin Apartment - Sleeps 3-4
Silver log apartment in the center of Saariselkä. Apartments 1 and 2 have common entrance. Kitchen-living room, bedroom, sauna and shower/toilet. Size 44 m².
Living area and kitchenette with sofa-bed
Separate twin bedroom
Shower room with WC and sauna
Breakfast and Evening meals are taken in the Hotel Tunturi, just five minutes’ walk away including the final celebration dinner on the last night (different on Christmas departures).
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Kelotahti Apartments
These recently built, luxury apartments benefit from a highly convenient central village location and offer excellent value. Several bars, restaurants and a large well-stocked supermartket are within easy walking distance. All apartments are fully equipped with ultra-modern appliances and private en suite saunas. The apartments are located in the very centre of the village, 100m from the ski bus stop, 200m from the Holiday Club hotel where the optional half board is taken, and 250m from a well-stocked supermarket.
Room Types
Type D Apartments, sleep 4-6 - Lounge with pull-out sofa for 1 adult or 2 children, twin or bunk bed room and separate twin bedroom. They are located in the Kelotahti Villas buildings, just 4 minutes' walk from the Holiday Club. The apartments are spacious with contemporary designed interiors. Each has a private sauna, shower and wc, lounge with flat screen TV and CD player and a well-equipped kitchen including washing machine and dryer.
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Riekonlinna Apartments
The Hotel Riekonlinna offers a range of family apartments set in the woods behind the main hotel building, approx. one minute’s walk away. All sofa-beds are suitable for two children under 10 or one older child or adult.
Room Types
Type D Family Apartments, sleep 3-4 – twin bedroom and separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, hairdryer and kitchenette. A short walk from the main Riekonlinna Hotel building.
Type E Family Apartments, sleep 5-6 – two twin bedroom and separate lounge with double sofa-bed, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, hairdryer and kitchenette. A short walk from the main Riekonlinna Hotel building.
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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 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
The hotel’s impressive 'Gielas’ wing provides the highest standards in Saariselkä, and is just 2-3 minutes walk from the main Tunturi building. The Gielas offers spacious and stylish family rooms, plus a small range of boutiques.
Gielas Type D Family Bedrooms, sleep 2-4 – two single beds and a double sofa-bed, (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite bath/shower, wc, sauna, balcony, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer, and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Gielas Type E Family Bedrooms, sleep 3-4 – more spacious than a Type D with two single beds and a double sofa-bed, (suitable for one adult or two children), private en suite bath/shower, wc, sauna, balcony, satellite TV, telephone, hairdryer, and tea/coffee/cocoa-making facilities.
Sokosti Log Cabins & Apartments - Lupukka
These silver-log cabins and apartments are full of Lapland winter wonderland charm. Surrounded by the stunning nature around, you can relax in the warmth of your own log cabin for a lovely family hideaway together.
Room Types
Lupukka 4 Bedroom Log Cabin Apartment - Sleeps 8-10
Silver log chalet in the center of Saariselkä. Living room, dining room, kitchen, maintenance rooms (for example storage for suit cases), 4 bedrooms, second living room with fireplace, dressing room, bathroom, sauna, 2 toilets and 3 shower/toilets. Renovated in 2020. Total area 260 m².
Living and dining area with picture windows
3 bedrooms with shower and WC
1 bedroom with en suite WC
Shower room
Sauna
2 additional WC's
2 extra put up beds in a 2nd lounge with fireplace
Breakfast is provided in the Lupukka when your hosts will provide a full buffet breakfast with cereals, yoghurts, fruit, breads, cheeses and cold meats as well as hot options.
Evening meals are taken in the Hotel Tunturi, just five minutes’ walk away including the final celebration dinner on the last night (different on Christmas departures).
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Hotel Riekonlinna
The Hotel Riekonlinna is very popular with my visitors to Lapland. With its excellent range of facilities and a reputation for wonderful food. A favourite feature of mine is the Northern Lights Lounge. The Hotel Riekonlinna offers a range of family rooms, suites and stylish, well appointed family apartments set in the woods behind the main hotel building, approx. one minute’s walk away. All sofa-beds are suitable for two children under 10 or one older child or adult.
Room Types
Type A Bedrooms, sleep 4 – comfortable bedrooms with twin beds and a sofa-bed suitable for one adult or two children. All rooms have private en suite shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.
Twin Bedrooms, sleep 2 - Twin bedrooms with en suite shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.
Paired rooms: There rooms can be booked as a pair for families of 4-6 (in adjacent rooms) and with an additional put-up bed for children.
Type B Family Suites, sleep 4 – twin bedroom and separate lounge with a double sofa-bed suitable for 2 children, sharing private sauna, shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer. (One suite has a bath rather than a shower, but no sauna).
Type C Family Suites, sleep 4-5 – two interconnecting Type A rooms, one with private sauna, and each with own shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.
New - Interconnecting Family Suites, sleep 4-6 - two interconnecting newly renovated superior rooms (with twin beds and a put-up bed for a child), one with private sauna, and each with own shower, wc, balcony, TV, minibar, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryer.
Saariselka Inn
This cosy and centrally situated property in Saariselkä is the smallest in my selection, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in facilities.
Room Types
Type A Bedrooms, sleep 2-3 – with twin beds and a single put-up bed (suitable for under-12’s), private en suite shower, wc, TV and fridge.
Type B Family Suites, sleep 4-6 – two Type A bedrooms, with an interconnecting door.
Type C Family Suites, sleep 4-5 – twin bedroom and separate lounge with double sofa-bed and single put-up bed (suitable for under 12s), sharing private bath (or shower and sauna), wc, TV and fridge.
Type D Bedrooms, sleep 4-6 – two Type A bedrooms adjacent or opposite.
Resort
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.