7-Day Small-Group Winter Activity Tour in the Wilderness of Northeast Finland
Kuusamo, Finland
Trip Type: Multi-day Tours
Duration: 7 days
This 7-day all-inclusive tour is an ideal break for those who wish to experience the northern winter, get to know the culture, possibly witness the dance of the Northern Lights and be active surrounded by the winter wonderland. Your accommodation, the Wilderness Lodge and the reindeer that you will be looking after as part of the tour provide an authentic Finnish setting for you to discover a way of life and spend an active, yet leisured holiday in the backwoods of Finland.
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This 7-day all-inclusive tour is an ideal break for those who wish to experience the northern winter, get to know the culture, possibly witness the dance of the Northern Lights and be active surrounded by the winter wonderland. Your accommodation, the Wilderness Lodge and the reindeer that you will be looking after as part of the tour provide an authentic Finnish setting for you to discover a way of life and spend an active, yet leisured holiday in the backwoods of Finland.The tour includes a range of winter activities, such as feeding reindeer, snow-shoeing, dog-sledding with your own team of huskies, ice-fishing, a snow-mobile ride and snow-building, meaning you can sleep in your self-built igloo!
Day 1
Arrival at Kuusamo, Kajaani or Oulu Airport and transfer to the village Hossa. You will enjoy a welcoming dinner at your first accommodation, the Wilderness Lodge, that has no electricity or running water and is situated only 1 km from the Russian border. After this you can settle in, get familiar with the surroundings as well as the reindeer. An authentic wood-heated sauna in the evening will offer you a warm welcome to Finland.
Day 2
After breakfast it's time to feed the reindeer and give them enough food so that they'll manage until Wednesday, when you return from your exploration in the protected forests and marshes around. You start the walk right from your doorstep at the Wilderness Lodge with the total distance being approx. 10 km (6.2mi) before you reach your destination. The following two nights will be spent in a farm house with modern comforts with your luggage waiting for you at arrival.
Day 3
Today you will do some snow-building and walk a 4 km (2.5mi) round trip to a remote lake to try your luck with ice-fishing. In the afternoon you will return to the cabin to finish the igloos and enjoy the warmth of the sauna.
Day 4
Today you will walk on a different route back to the Wilderness Lodge, have lunch by the fire on the way and cover a walking distance of about 8-9 km (5.6mi). All these three walks will take you through versatile landscapes from grand ridges covered in pine trees to spruce-dominated old forests. Making your way through the snow, enjoying the silence and observing nature will help take your mind off the everyday life.
Day 5
Today you will say goodbye to the reindeer of the Wilderness Lodge as you are headed for 20 km (12.4mi) to the heart of the village of Hossa where you will stay for the last two nights of the tour. You will visit a private farm where you can take a short sleigh ride with reindeer, a snow-mobile ride to meet and feed the main herd of up to a hundred animals and have lunch by open fire in a 'laavu' (a lean-to). Dinner will be served in the Hossa reindeer park where you can taste a traditional and delicious Finnish dish.
Day 6
After breakfast, you will head for a dog-sledding trip. After being transferred to a local husky farm (max.1 h transfer), you will learn the basics of dog-sledding and after that mush your own team in pairs for 20 km (12.4mi), stopping en-route to swap drivers if you wish. After the safari you will be transfered back to the accommodation, sauna and then it's time to have the last dinner together.
Day 7
Departures
Day 1
Arrival at Kuusamo, Kajaani or Oulu Airport and transfer to the village Hossa. You will enjoy a welcoming dinner at your first accommodation, the Wilderness Lodge, that has no electricity or running water and is situated only 1 km from the Russian border. After this you can settle in, get familiar with the surroundings as well as the reindeer. An authentic wood-heated sauna in the evening will offer you a warm welcome to Finland.
Day 2
After breakfast it's time to feed the reindeer and give them enough food so that they'll manage until Wednesday, when you return from your exploration in the protected forests and marshes around. You start the walk right from your doorstep at the Wilderness Lodge with the total distance being approx. 10 km (6.2mi) before you reach your destination. The following two nights will be spent in a farm house with modern comforts with your luggage waiting for you at arrival.
Day 3
Today you will do some snow-building and walk a 4 km (2.5mi) round trip to a remote lake to try your luck with ice-fishing. In the afternoon you will return to the cabin to finish the igloos and enjoy the warmth of the sauna.
Day 4
Today you will walk on a different route back to the Wilderness Lodge, have lunch by the fire on the way and cover a walking distance of about 8-9 km (5.6mi). All these three walks will take you through versatile landscapes from grand ridges covered in pine trees to spruce-dominated old forests. Making your way through the snow, enjoying the silence and observing nature will help take your mind off the everyday life.
Day 5
Today you will say goodbye to the reindeer of the Wilderness Lodge as you are headed for 20 km (12.4mi) to the heart of the village of Hossa where you will stay for the last two nights of the tour. You will visit a private farm where you can take a short sleigh ride with reindeer, a snow-mobile ride to meet and feed the main herd of up to a hundred animals and have lunch by open fire in a 'laavu' (a lean-to). Dinner will be served in the Hossa reindeer park where you can taste a traditional and delicious Finnish dish.
Day 6
After breakfast, you will head for a dog-sledding trip. After being transferred to a local husky farm (max.1 h transfer), you will learn the basics of dog-sledding and after that mush your own team in pairs for 20 km (12.4mi), stopping en-route to swap drivers if you wish. After the safari you will be transfered back to the accommodation, sauna and then it's time to have the last dinner together.
Day 7
Departures
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