Short Northern Lights Break in Lapland Xmas and New year
Experience a night in a glass igloo and watch at the northern lights in the most comfortable way! Each day new activity in Lapland: huskies, reindeer and snowshoeing. Enjoy winter like never before.
Aurora Borealis is a natural phenomenon with the highest probability to occur in September-October and again in February-March. The northern part of Lapland, however, belongs to the auroral zone. You can see auroras there throughout the winter on three out of four nights throughout the winter, even though you cannot see them if the weather is cloudy. You need a clear and dark night. The best time of the day is plus minus 2 hours from midnight.
The wilderness hotel is located by the 3rd biggest lake of Finland, lake Inari. The village is in the south-eastern end of the lake, 45 kilometres east of Ivalo. The hotel has ten aurora bubbles, small glass igloos, which offer a unique way to watch at the northern lights safely and warm through the night from your bed. There are also a couple of bigger igloos for an extra price of 142€/igloo = 71€/person in case you need more comfort as the small igloos only have a toilet indoors and shower in a separate building.
The winter season opens late November and closes early April. In November- December it is getting darker and darker until it is a polar night, which ends by mid-January when the days start rapidly getting longer and longer again.
Activities:
Dogsledding (2h+1h) takes you across lake Inari and through the snowy landscape. Nothing beats the feeling you get when mushing an eager team of huskies. After the 2-hour dog sledding, lunch will be served in the husky farm's guest room.
Aurora Snowshoeing (2,5h) allows you to enter the snowy landscape and get to a wide-open spot for observing northern lights. Snowshoeing is easy but gives you a good deal of exercise and keeps you warm.
Reindeer Day with snowmobile (5h) will give you an insight of Sámi culture and the way of life in the north. You will hear about reindeer herding and can feed the reindeer. Soup lunch will be served by open fire. During the safari you will also stop at the Nellim church and at the Russian border.Alternatively to the reindeer day you may choose Ice-fishing with Snowmobile sleigh (-25€/person and 1 hour)
