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Lapland Adventure

A Group, adventurous multi-activity holiday in the Arctic Circle, with a night in the Icehotel.
Ref: EX-AVZ
8 days from £1395 (minimum 1 passengers)
Destination: Sweden  

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Lapland Adventure A week packed full of included activities that will give you a true taste of life in the Arctic Circle. From driving your own dogsled to building an igloo where the hardy can spend the night, this holiday is truly an experience you won't forget. The accommodation is simple but cosy and appropriate to the wilderness surroundings.

Location:
A few kilometres east of the city of Kiruna are the small settlements of Jukkasjarvi and Kaupinnen. This holiday is based in among the low hills, myriad of frozen lakes and silent pine forests of this large wilderness area. In the daytime we may see elk, snow grouse and foxes, and at night we have a very good chance of seeing the amazing Northern Lights.

Included in the price:
3 nights homebase, 3 nights in wilderness lodges, 1 night in the Icehotel.

All meals. Full Arctic Clothing.
2 days snowmobiling (2 person per snowmobile)
2 days dogsledding (1 person per sled)
1 day cross country skiing.
1 day building igloos.
Reindeer rides.
Tour leader throughout.


Activity Profile
A week packed with included activities. No previous experience is required but reasonable fitness helps for cross-country skiing (which can be opted out of).

Group & Staff
Min. 4, max. 12.

Accommodation
Wilderness lodges provide simple but comfortable dormitory accommodation for 3 nights. The lodges are heated by wood-buring stoves, and there are wood-fired saunas instead of showers. 3 nights are spent in the homebase building in the village of Kaupinnen, with 4-6 people per room, shared facilities, showers and a sauna. 1 night is spent in the icerooms at the famous Icehotel in Jukkasjarvi. Showers, sauna and toilets are in the warm area. Simple but warming food is prepared in the lodges by the tour leader; at the icehotel we eat in an adjacent restaurant.
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Day 1
Fly to Kiruna via Stockholm (06.45 - 10.10) and Stockholm to Kiruna Transfer to homebase. Reindeer-sleigh rides.
Day 2
Tandem snowmobiles through forest and on frozen river and lakes to wilderness lodge next to Vakkarajarvi for sauna and overnight.
Day 3
Igloo building and snowshoeing. Overnight in your igloo or wilderness lodge.
Day 4
Return to Kaupinnen on traditional wooden skis, easier to master than modern cross-country kit (this can be opted out of, returning by snowmobile instead).
Day 5
Dogsled training and expedition to second wilderness base at Kapprasjarvi. 1 sled and 3 or 4 dogs per person.
Day 6
Possible ice-fishing and return to Kaupinnen on dogsleds.
Day 7
Full day snowmobile excursion. Night in the Icehotel.
Day 8
Transfer to Kiruna airport. Fly to London via Stockholm.

Departures Between
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11 Dec 04
19 Dec 04**
20 Dec 04**
26 Dec 04**
27 Dec 04**
01 Jan 05
08 Jan 05
15 Jan 05
22 Jan 05
29 Jan 05
05 Feb 05
12 Feb 05
19 Feb 05
26 Feb 05
05 Mar 05
12 Mar 05
*£1395
19 Mar 05
26 Mar 05
*£1420
02 Apr 05
09 Apr 05
*£1395
*Prices subject to confirmation

 

FLIGHT INCLUSIVE PRICE

Local payment 1350 Swedish Kroner (approx. £105)
Insurance £25
**Not Sat to Sat

WHAT THE PRICE INCLUDES
In all the items below, “included” means either in the price or in a specified “local payment”.

Flights
The prices include flights from a UK airport to the destination airport and back, UK departure tax, all necessary domestic flights on the trip itinerary and all airport transfers. Where this is not the case it is specifically mentioned in the Dates & Prices box for the individual trip. If you book at the “land only” price, international flights and related airport transfers are not included, but domestic flights generally are, except where tickets for these have to be issued in conjunction with your international ticket. If you do not need our group flights, please ask for the “land only” price.

Accommodation
This is included in the price. If you’re camping, we provide sturdy two-person tents and all necessary communal camping and cooking gear, so you will just need to bring a sleeping bag and, on most trips, a sleeping mat.

Single rooms or tents
Our prices are based on twin share accommodation. If you book on your own (many people do), we arrange for you to share with a person of the same sex. We do not charge a single supplement except on extensions. Where it is operationally possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to guarantee single accommodation for the whole tour; where this is the case further information and prices can be found in the Trip Notes. If you would like a single room or tent on a particular holiday you should contact the office for details. Where we are unable to guarantee single accommodation you may be able to arrange and pay for it locally. If you are a smoker we ask you not to smoke in your room or tent if sharing. Please note on certain trips single accommodation is not available due to local operational conditions.

Food
Meal plans vary according to area and circumstances: for every trip, details of what is included are shown in the Food section of each trip, and in the Trip Notes.

Transport
All necessary transport during the trip is included, whether private or public.

Sightseeing
Included wherever it is part of the itinerary (as stated in the Trip Notes). There are usually optional trips too.

Staff
On all trips we provide a leader or local representative, assisted by local guides, drivers and any other staff as appropriate. Leaders usually meet the group locally.

Permits, taxes, and entrance fees
We include in the cost of the holiday or in the stated local payment all necessary local permits, taxes, and entrance fees to National Parks or sites that are part of the itinerary, except for the Kilimanjaro Government Tax, Gorilla Permits and certain Galapagos taxes.

NOT INCLUDED
Any meals and other food not included in the meal plan, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance, foreign airport taxes where not included in the price of the ticket, sleeping bags and other personal equipment, sleeping mats on most camping trips, entrance to historical sites if not specified in the Trip Notes, extra optional excursions and any personal expenditure such as laundry, drinks and tips.

This holiday is operated by Exodus Travels Ltd. ATOL 2582.
 

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Lapland Adventure

A Group, adventurous multi-activity holiday in the Arctic Circle, with a night in the Icehotel.

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