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Lapland Santa Claus Village from Rovaniemi Including Sleigh Ride and Lunch
6 h
Lunch
About this activity
Wrap up warm and start your experience with a pickup from central Rovaniemi. Settle into your coach or minibus and drive to the starting point of your tour to board your snowmobile.
On arrival, get a safety briefing and instructions on riding your 2-person vehicle. Then, put on your helmet and set off with your expert guide leading the way.
Whizz through the snowy countryside, following groomed trails and taking turns driving and riding pillion. As you carve through the ice and snow, breathe in the crisp Arctic air and fairytale scenery — it’s an unforgettable experience!
Arrive at a reindeer farm and meet these gentle Arctic animals as you learn about how they're trained from the herders. Then, settle into your sleigh and enjoy an unforgettable reindeer-pulled sleigh ride around a snow-draped forest. Afterward, join in a fun Arctic Circle ceremony to celebrate your crossing into this polar region.
Next, zoom back to the snowmobile center. Here, swap your snowmobile for a coach or minibus bound for Santa Claus Village, a magical, fairylit world of elf workshops, restaurants and shops set on a snow-coated hillside.
Browse the quaint gift stores and mail a hand-written postcard — it’ll arrive with a unique Santa Claus postmark. You’ll also come face-to-face with Santa Claus himself. If your kids are young, encourage them to tell him what they want for Christmas.
As the icing on cake, you’ll also receive your own personal Arctic Circle Crossing Diploma certificate, and dig into a hearty lunch at a cozy village restaurant. See the Itinerary for a sample menu. (Please bear in the mind that menu dishes change regularly and can vary widely).
When the time comes, leave the village and travel back to Rovaniemi where your tour ends.
Please note: In order to avoid long lines during the busy Christmas period, the lunch and the meeting with Santa might take place outside of the village. In addition, due to unpredictable weather conditions, daylight hours and other seasonable changes, the order of activities as described above may be subject to change on the day of your tour.
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On arrival, get a safety briefing and instructions on riding your 2-person vehicle. Then, put on your helmet and set off with your expert guide leading the way.
Whizz through the snowy countryside, following groomed trails and taking turns driving and riding pillion. As you carve through the ice and snow, breathe in the crisp Arctic air and fairytale scenery — it’s an unforgettable experience!
Arrive at a reindeer farm and meet these gentle Arctic animals as you learn about how they're trained from the herders. Then, settle into your sleigh and enjoy an unforgettable reindeer-pulled sleigh ride around a snow-draped forest. Afterward, join in a fun Arctic Circle ceremony to celebrate your crossing into this polar region.
Next, zoom back to the snowmobile center. Here, swap your snowmobile for a coach or minibus bound for Santa Claus Village, a magical, fairylit world of elf workshops, restaurants and shops set on a snow-coated hillside.
Browse the quaint gift stores and mail a hand-written postcard — it’ll arrive with a unique Santa Claus postmark. You’ll also come face-to-face with Santa Claus himself. If your kids are young, encourage them to tell him what they want for Christmas.
As the icing on cake, you’ll also receive your own personal Arctic Circle Crossing Diploma certificate, and dig into a hearty lunch at a cozy village restaurant. See the Itinerary for a sample menu. (Please bear in the mind that menu dishes change regularly and can vary widely).
When the time comes, leave the village and travel back to Rovaniemi where your tour ends.
Please note: In order to avoid long lines during the busy Christmas period, the lunch and the meeting with Santa might take place outside of the village. In addition, due to unpredictable weather conditions, daylight hours and other seasonable changes, the order of activities as described above may be subject to change on the day of your tour.
Included
- Guide
- Safety briefing
- Snowmobile ride (2 people per snowmobile)
- Reindeer sleigh ride
- Arctic Circle Crossing ceremony
- Entrance to Santa Claus Village
- Santa Claus visit
- Arctic Circle Crossing Diploma certificate
- Lunch with water, tea and coffee
- Use of thermal outerwear
Not included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (unless specified)
- Postcard at Santa Claus Village
- Food and drinks (unless specified)
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Car or motorcycle driving license is required to drive a snowmobile
- Pricing is based on 2 people riding on one snowmobile
- Not recommended for participants with heart complaints, disabilities, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, back or hip problems or any other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant women
- All animals used for these services are trained as much as possible for the activity, however, the behavior of animals can be unpredictable and therefore it is essential that all participants follow all given instructions for their safety, and the safety of others
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Itinerary is subject to change according to weather conditions and seasonality
- Please advise any dietary requirements at the time of booking
- Children will ride on a snowmobile-pulled sled behind the guide
Features
Tourism
75%
Cultural
50%
Original
50%
Sport
20%
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All was very good and well organized. We drove for the first time an snowmobile! Also the rendeer ride was very good, the lunch and the free time on santa claus village. All really very good!!
This was an overall solid tour. Our head guide Heidi was extremely professional, and and so was everyone we came in contact with during the tour. The food was really excellent, meeting Santa Claus at the Reindeer farm rather than at the Village, with the queues was great, and the snowmobile ride was fun. On the improvement side, a couple of points: - the Reindeer sleigh ride was far too short and impersonal - barely five minutes of going round and that was it. In this respect, I find that this part of the description of the tour is rather misleading - the time spent at the Santa village is very short, although that is made clear from the description. While there is not too much to do, I feel that having a couple of hours there would make more sense. All in all, I would recommend this tour although it is still rather expensive, as everything else in this part of the world...
Friendly guide and good experience. Will be better if more time is given at the Santa Claus Village.