Magic of Lapland - Short Breaks at Christmas (Yllashumina) - Trips to visit Santa Claus

Yllashumina Christmas Break - 4 days - 2011

Christmas is a special time of the year. After a year of long and careful preparations Santa’s sleigh is full of presents for all the children around the world. Father Christmas agreed to see us just before his big world tour. We learned that he will be in his cabin in the afternoon of Christmas Eve and is waiting to see us!

23rd December
0700-0800 flights usually depart for Lapland from London Gatwick. Flight time is approximately 3.5 hours. On arrival to Lapland transfer to Akaslompolo and Yllashumina Hotel with a stop en-route to collect thermal clothing (transfer time approximately 50 mins). Simple light lunch is served in Yllashumina hotel.
1730 Depart for a husky farm, home to over 100 huskies, where you will learn about the lives of the huskies and drive your own team of dogs through Lapland's wild countryside (5km)
1900-2000 Dinner in Yllashumina restaurant

Christmas Eve
0800 - 1000 Breakfast in Yllashumina restaurant
1015 Transfer to Lapp Village (approximately 5 minutes by coach) for Arctic circle ceremony and snow fun activities - tandem skiing, snowshoe walking, kick sledging, tobogganing and children's snowmobiling. Make gingerbread cookies and Christmas decorations in Poro restaurant in Lapp Village. Lunch is served throughout the day. You will receive an invite from Santa with your scheduled time for a visit. Visit to Santa starts with snowmobile ride of approximately 20 minutes, followed by a reindeer ride. Santa's cabin is in the forest and secluded and each family is guaranteed a private audience. Santa reads children's letters and each child receives a soft toy as a gift from Santa.
1800-2000 Festive dinner at Yllashumina restaurant. Festive dinner is buffet style and is a combination of international and Finnish traditional dishes.

Christmas Day

Day at leisure.

Boxing Day
0800 - 1000 Breakfast in Yllashumina restaurant.
Morning free. If you choose to go on optional excursions please check-out after breakfast and before your morning activity.
1130 Check-out (you leave your luggage in Humina pub that in your absence remains locked)
1200-1300 Light lunch at hotel
1300 Snowmobile safari through Lapland's unspoilt wilderness. After receiving driving instruction and safety equipment and advice you set off for a wilderness snowmobile safari. Two adults share snowmobile and children (and those who do not wish to drive) are pulled in the sleigh behind the snowmobiles. Half way stop in the forest for a warm drink and snack. On return to hotel you leave thermal clothing in Humina pub and collect your luggage ready for transfer to airport.
1730 Depart for Kittila airport, Lapland (short stop on route for souvenir shopping)
2000 (approx.) - Return flight to UK from Lapland
2130 (approx.) - Arrive UK


ACCOMMODATION
YLLASHUMINA LOG CABIN HOTEL

Located at the foot of Yllästunturi fell in the village of Akaslompolo in North West Lapland, this family run log cabin hotel is set in the tranquil and picturesque scenery of the Lappish countryside and offers simple yet comfortable accommodation in log cabins. Yllashumina prides itself on personal service and a warm atmosphere with a simple, yet sophisticated, feel. Yllashumina traditional log restaurant is renowned for its good food.

The main building houses reception, a traditional restaurant and Humina pub. Scattered around are the log cabins that each consist of two separate accommodations. Rooms sleep up to 4, are simple with the twin bed on the ground floor and the double mattresses on the raised loft area. Rooms are suitable for individual families as well as parties of up to eight. Also available are log cabin apartments which are located 250m from the reception.

There is also large cabin with its own log fire place and a sauna. The large cabin consists of 8 rooms and offers accommodation for a party of up to 20 persons (this cabin is on request).

All rooms have: shower, WC, TV, phone, hair dryer, clothes dryer and can accommodate up to 4 people.

All apartments have: shower, WC, TV, phone, hair dryer, clothes dryer and a sauna. Some apartments also have fire place. Please request at the time of the booking if this is important to you.

Hotel Facilities: 16 log cabins – 32 rooms and the large cabin, internet access, sauna, reception, restaurant and Humina pub. Also available are apartments which sleep up 5 people.

Dawn, our Lapland Manager starting escorting trips to see Santa in 1993 & has been over 40 times to various parts of Lapland. We are confident that she is the most experienced Lapland consultant around. Please call or email Dawn for impartial and knowledgable advice prior to making your booking with us.