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5 days - Independent summer tour to Finnish Lapland. Sleep in a Glass Cabin and enjoy multi-activity days.
Get ready for a wellness and active focussed summer tour in this cozy, family run glass igloo resort near Ivalo, Finland. Your glass igloo is set alone in the woods - you can marvel at the never-ending midnight sun and long sunsets.
Sauna and jacuzzi surrounded by the forest and even dip in the waters of the lake with the local owners. As well as fat biking, hiking, canoeing and/or husky safaris, activities like foraging in the forest, exploring the lake and campfires keep the days full. In the evening, sit back with other guests in the cozy Kota restaurant and share the day's tales. You can even DYI BBQ with a provided picnic by the lake if you want, and why not take fishing rods with you to try your luck catching the local fish to add to dinner.
- Day 1
- Arrive Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village
- Day 2
- Hiking with Huskies before a traditional wood sauna and swimming
- Day 3
- Hiking in Urho Kekkonen National Park and then relaxing in the private sauna
- Day 4
- Get active today with the option of Fat E-Biking or Packraft
- Day 5
- Departure day
- Start/End Place
- Ivalo, 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
- 50DN1225
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
Local transfers from airport
Included
- Airport transfers from/to Ivalo Airport (IVL)
- Accommodation in Aurora Glass Cabin with half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Free access to Kota (outdoor tent) and Laavu campfire sites
- Free use of Canoe at our resort’s pond
- Free use of Fishing rods and bait for angling
- Hiking in the UKK-National park
- 2hr Husky Hiking in Lappish Nature
- Wood Sauna at the swimming place
- Panorama Sauna with outdoor jacuzzi
- Fat bike tour or river paddling tour - 4 hours including lunch
- All taxes (VAT)
Not Included
Flights, meals other than specified, items of personal nature, beverages, and additional activities.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village
Fly to Ivalo and transfer to Aurora Village. Upon arrival, you will receive your program schedule before dinner.
Meals
1 DinnerDay 2 - Hiking with Huskies before a traditional wood sauna and swimming
Experience the stunning nature in a slow but still adventurous way, together with one of the huskies as your hiking buddy. No experience needed but a bit of a basic fitness level. During the hike you will have a break at the fire with hot drinks and snacks and after the hike you will meet all the amazing dogs working at this Husky farm.
This afternoon, head to the traditional wood sauna for a session with a swim in the lake when you need to cool down.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Dinner
Day 3 - Hiking in Urho Kekkonen National Park and then relaxing in the private sauna
This morning, drive to Saariselkä by minibus. Together with a guide, hike up to the fell region of Urho Kekkonen National Park. It is Finland’s second largest national park, comprising the fell regions of Saariselkä, as well as the forest regions of the northern sections of the municipalities of Savukoski and Salla. This area named Koilliskaira is one of the last wilderness regions of Western Europe. The task of the National Park is the preservation of the native forest, bog and fell countryside. Good outdoor clothes and sturdy footwear are recommended.
Return to Aurora village and relax with a private sauna booking. Watch the midnight sun from the jacuzzi or panoramic sauna.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 4 - Get active today with the option of Fat E-Biking or Packraft
Today you can decide to go riding with ease through the forest as the electronic engines assist you while pedalling on these wonderful Fat Bikes. Get some fresh air and ride the bike with us to a spot where we enjoy some snacks and hot drinks by open fire.
Or explore a piece of the 180km long River Ivalo on an exciting guided packraft tour, stopping for coffee and tea along the way.
Meals
1 Breakfast1 Lunch
1 Dinner
Day 5 - Departure day
After breakfast, independent transfer back to Ivalo Airport.
Meals
1 BreakfastDates & Prices
Double/Twin share price is per person.
Dates
Start Date
End Date
From Price
Status
Accommodation
1 Jun 2024
30 Sep 2024
30 Sep 2024
1 Jun 2024
30 Sep 2024
USD 1,549
Available
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Important Information
Note: the program is indicative and the order of the activities may change. The final program will be given to you at Aurora Village on arrival day.
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL:
Your glass igloo hosts in Ivalo were the first accommodation in Northern Lapland to receive the Green Key award, the leading standard for excellence in the field of environmental responsibility and sustainable operation within the tourism industry. This prestigious eco-label represents a commitment by businesses that their premises adhere to the strict criteria set by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Some examples of how they carry this out include offering recycling facilities in all cabins and no longer offering plastic bottles in accommodations, along with protecting the diversity of the surrounding nature, i.e., bird house and insect hotels. Hiking, biking, and skiing tracks are direct from the hotel and as such they encourage low carbon activities such as snowshoeing and toboggans.
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Inspiration
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Scandinavian summers are magic. With their long, bright days and midnight sun you have the amazing opportunity to experience Nordic nature at it’s best. What would it taste like if you could bottle some of that magic?
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