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  • New Igloos

5 days - Encounter winter wildlife in Finland's Ranua Wildlife Park and a stay in an Igloo

Nestled in a beautiful location in the middle of Finnish Lapland, Ranua Wildlife Park, just south of the Arctic Circle, is home to a great variety of native and other wildlife. Ranua Wildlife Park’s species in the EEP program that include polar bears, wolverines, wolves, otters, dholes, musk oxen, European mink, sea eagles, Pallas’s cat, and the latest, the snowy owl, which has their own program.

Families will enjoy the private fully equipped apartments, which sleep 6 (4 adults and 2 children) and were newly built in 2012. With your own sauna, lounge with log fire and kitchen in these semi-detached wooden houses, you have a great spot to relax with your family. For a finale, spend your final night in the new Arctic Fox glass igloos!

This holiday is also a great alternative to a White Christmas retreat. An easy drive from Rovaniemi, you can opt into a visit to Santa's village.

Highlights include

  • Stay in modern self-contained apartments beside the Ranua Wildlife Park
  • Snowmobile to a small, authentic reindeer farm and enjoy lunch after the reindeer sled ride
  • Northern Lights tour by snowmobile
  • Drive your own sled during a husky safari
  • Spend your final night in a Northern Lights ARCTIC GLASS IGLOO
Day 1
Transfer from Rovaniemi to your apartment
Day 2
Head out for the Wildlife park tour before visiting Santa
Day 3
Snowmobile safari to a reindeer farm & evening Northern Lights tour
Day 4
Go dogsledding on the Husky Safari and then sleep in a Glass Igloo
Day 5
Depart the Wildlife Park and head to next location
Start/End Place
Rovaniemi, Finland
Country Visited
Finland
Duration
5 Days
Start Date
Flexible
Travel Style
Independent
Suitability
Independent holiday with moderately active activities and no luggage handling included
Code
50DN0050

Please note that all our itineraries, inclusions, dates and prices displayed on this website may change at any time. If you book an itinerary today and have this confirmed it will be the itinerary that is delivered to you. However, the online itinerary on our website may change in the meantime.

As a Certified B Corporation, 50 Degrees North has designed this tour using handpicked local hoteliers and suppliers who share our ethos of delivering services and activities of high social and environmental standards.

The CO2-e per person per day of all tours is carefully measured following each season. We fully offset all emissions of our tours on your behalf, and we constantly look at ways to reduce emissions where possible.

Details

Transportation

Airport transfers to & from Rovaniemi. Car transfers from the Gulo Gulo apartments to the Glass Igloos.

Included
  • 3 nights in fully equipped apartment accommodation in Gulo Gulo Villas
  • 1 night in the Arctic Fox Igloos
  • Half board with set menu (Breakfast and dinners for entire stay) and 1 lunch
  • Winter Activities: Entrance to Ranua Zoo, Snowmobile Safari to Reindeer Farm (3 hours), Search of Aurora Borealis Snowmobile Safari (3 hours) and Husky Safari (20 kms, 2 hours) and Santa Visit
  • Winter clothing for entire stay
  • Airport transfers
  • Car transfers from the Gulo Gulo apartments to the Glass Igloos
  • 24-hour emergency service
  • Taxes and service fees

Equipment for cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing is available for use by guests throughout their stay as is entrance to the Wildlife Park. There is complimentary twice daily transportation to the nearby town of Ranua and a chance to buy additional provisions for your villa such as hot chocolates and snacks, please contact the hotel reception for details on your arrival.

Not Included

Ice Fishing, Children's Snowmobiling (very limited dates), horse safaris, Lappish handicraft, Nordic Skiing and longer safaris can be added to this tour. During Christmas, a program can be tailor-made for your family.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Transfer from Rovaniemi to your apartment

Arrive Rovaniemi and enjoy an hour's transfer to your apartment. Relax by your log fire before heading out for your included dinner.

Meals
1 Dinner
Accommodation
Gulo Gulo Apartments

Day 2 - Head out for the Wildlife park tour before visiting Santa

After breakfast, get ready for the Wildlife Park.

Later, in the backwoods of Ranua, close to the Ranua Wildlife Park, you have the chance to visit Santa in his very, very secret place, his Hideout Cabin in the wilderness. Within merely a 10 minute ride, you will see a tiny light flickering from far away. As you come closer and closer, you will see a tiny wooden cabin appearing in the shimmering darkness, with candle lights flickering in the windows, smoke rising up from the chimney.

Meals
1 Breakfast
1 Dinner
Accommodation
Gulo Gulo Apartments

Day 3 - Snowmobile safari to a reindeer farm & evening Northern Lights tour

The snowmobile safari starts with driving instructions, after which we head towards Laivala, a small, authentic reindeer farm. The reindeer herder welcomes the visitors and takes you on a reindeer sled ride for a little less than one kilometre. After the reindeer ride, a hot meal is served in a Lapp hut. The owners of the farm will tell you more about reindeer husbandry and living in harmony with nature.

Two persons share one snowmobile, and there will be a chance to change drivers. Children travel in a sleigh pulled by a guide on snowmobile. All drivers must have a valid driving licence.

After dinner, get ready for an evening Northern Lights tour. Follow your guide from Gulo Gulo to the snowmobile track to receive instructions on how to drive the snowmobile in the evening. The snowmobiles have excellent headlights that guarantee good visibility, even on dark forest trails. We take a couple of short breaks on the way and enjoy a cup of hot juice by an open fire at the halfway point. If we are lucky, we will be treated to one of the most amazing natural phenomena in the world: the Northern Lights.

Two persons share a snowmobile, and children will travel in the sled pulled by the guide.

Meals
1 Breakfast
1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Accommodation
Gulo Gulo Apartments

Day 4 - Go dogsledding on the Husky Safari and then sleep in a Glass Igloo

This morning, check out of your apartment and then enjoy a free morning, remembering you have free entry to the Wildlife Zoo, head out on a Husky Safari.

You will first receive detailed information on steering the sled. Then, the comfortable sleds head from Gulo Gulo into the winter wonderland. A sled can transport two adults and a child. You have the opportunity to steer your own sled, and change drivers with the other adult in the sled halfway. After the safari, you have a chance to ask our guides anything you have always wanted to know about sled dogs, who love to run fast and pull a sled, thus offering the visitors an unforgettable experience to enjoy this ancient, natural way of travelling in the wild.

On your return, check into your Glass Igloo accommodation. It is eight kilometres between the Gulo Gulo apartments and you will be privately transfered. Your luggage will be looked after.

The Arctic Fox Igloos are located by the beautiful Lake Ranuanjärvi, far from city lights. Each igloo has an unobstructed view with ice-covered open waters and far-reaching treeless northern horizons where the Northern Lights usually appear. And as you are on the Arctic Circle, they appear often - almost every other night, if the sky is dark and clear.

At Arctic Fox Igloos you will stay in the middle of arctic nature without compromising your comfort. In addition to the glass-walled bedroom, each well-equipped igloo has a kitchenette, toilet, shower and even a sauna. The entrance, sauna and toilet are on the side of the igloos facing the forest, with wooden walls for privacy. There is approximately 10 metres between each igloo, all with a horizontal view of the lake.

Meals
1 Breakfast
1 Dinner
Accommodation
Arctic Fox Igloos

Day 5 - Depart the Wildlife Park and head to next location

Either transfer back to Rovaniemi or head off for further adventures to Kemi for some ice swimming or icebreaker voyage - all within an hour or two drive.

Meals
1 Breakfast
Dates & Prices

Standard price, per person twin/double share in twin igloo. Family triple price is 2 adults sharing with 1 child and family quad is 2 adults sharing with 2 children in Family Igloo (age 4-14).

Dates
Valid From
Valid To
From Price
Status
Accommodation
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
GBP 1,976
On request
Standard
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
GBP 912
On request
Extra for Single
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
GBP 5,016
On request
Family Triple Total
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
1 Dec 2024
17 Dec 2024
GBP 5,989
On request
Family Quad Total
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
GBP 1,976
On request
Standard
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
GBP 912
On request
Extra for Single
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
GBP 5,016
On request
Family Triple Total
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
3 Jan 2025
31 Mar 2025
GBP 5,989
On request
Family Quad Total

Important Information

The order of the itinerary is subject to change. The Arctic Fox Glass Igloos have limited availability so the night that you stay in the igloo may change (first or last night ideally). Up to four people can sleep in the glass igloos. There is a small kitchette and sauna as well as bathroom in the glass igloos.

Wildlife note: brown bears hibernate and may not be active until later in the season. Please note that polar bears are not native to Finland.

When lunch isn't included, you have the option to dine at the restaurant adhoc, cater in your room or visit Ranua which can be arranged with the reception.

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