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KIRUNA AND THE ICEHOTEL® - FAMILY ACTIVITY HOLIDAY
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SWEDEN - LAPLAND
KIRUNA - FAMILY ACTIVITY HOLIDAY
P U L S E R AT I N G
DURATION FLYING TIME ACCOMMODATION MEAL BASIS ACTIVITIES 5 Days . 4 Nights 4 Hours 4 Nights Hotel (page 44) Full Board 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sami Tour and Reindeer Sleigh Ride Northern Lights Husky Safari Moose Safari and Snowshoe Trek Snowmobile Safari ICEHOTEL® Visit
AGENDA
DAY ONE FLIGHTS, ARRIVAL, AND INTRODUCTION You will be greeted at Kiruna Airport and transferred the short distance to your accommodation. A welcome drink and short meeting with your guide to discuss the days ahead are followed by dinner. DAY TWO SAMI, REINDEER, AURORA & DOG SLEDS Today provides the perfect introduction to Lapland. You will visit the home of Nils Anders Kuhmunen one of the most respected Sami reindeer men in Kiruna. You will meet the reindeer, have the opportunity to feed them and take a short reindeer-pulled sleigh ride. You will learn about the Sami people, the lives of the herders and the importance of the reindeer to this area. A simple lunch will be served in Nils Anders' traditional wooden Lavvo. Approximately 3 hours. Tonight you will be taken to meet your dog teams before heading out into the darkened landscape. The dog's excitement is truly infectious as you settle onto the sled. The silence of the forest seems even more pronounced in the darkness and makes the experience all the more memorable and exhilarating. You will spend the evening searching for the spectacular Northern Lights and have dinner cooked around an open fire fantastic! Approximately 4 hours. DAY THREE WILDERNESS MOOSE SAFARI You will be driven to the amazingly remote hamlet of Nikkaluokta around 1hr from Kiruna. You will travel in a snowmobile-pulled sled through the forests before continuing on foot using snowshoes to track the wildlife and hopefully view the huge moose. Lunch will be served in a wooden hut surrounded by some of the highest mountains in Sweden. Approximately 5 hours. DAY FOUR SNOWMOBILES AND THE ICEHOTEL® There is no better way to travel through the stunning winter landscape than on a snowmobile. The exhilaration
as you drive through the forests and across frozen lakes is amazing. Approximately 3.5 hours. You will then head for lunch in the warm restaurant at the world famous ICEHOTEL® before joining your guided tour. The ICEHOTEL® is an incredible sight. Whether you admire it for its beauty, art, engineering or scale, it is spectacular. Made solely from Torne River ice the hotel comprises of a reception, ABSOLUT ICEBAR®, individually designed and sculpted suites and more simple ice rooms. You will have plenty of time to explore and admire before heading back to Kiruna. Approximately 3 hours. We can arrange overnight stays subject to availability. DAY FIVE DEPARTURE, TRANSFERS AND FLIGHTS
SUITABLE FOR
Recommended Minimum Age 7 Years
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
· · · · · Return scheduled flights from Heathrow to Kiruna Return airport transfers 4 nights hotel (page 44) Full board Sami Tour and Reindeer . Aurora Husky Safari Moose Safari and Snowshoe Trek Snowmobile Safari . ICEHOTEL® · All equipment including thermo-overalls, socks, mittens, boots and warm hat · Fully qualified guides and instructors
PRICE PER PERSON
Scandic Ferrum Dates 22 & 29 December 2007 12 & 19 February 2008 Night at ICEHOTEL® (room) Adults £1295 £1295 £125 Children (under 12) Share with 2 Adults £845 £845 £35
Pictures courtesy of: 5 - www.imagebank.sweden.se . Goran Assner . © Swedish Travel and Tourism Council . 6 - Big Ben Productions . Artists: Nilsson, Armstrong & Larsson
Winter 2007/08
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