Visiting Santa Claus's Home in Lapland
North Pole Christmas Holidays to Visit Santa’s Village in Finland
Oct 14, 2009
Visiting Father Christmas at the North Pole cannot fail to create lasting memories for children, bringing all that is traditional at Christmas, including, festive dinners, lots of snow, reindeer-driven snowmobiles, Northern Lights, and of course, a trip to see Santa at his log cabin set within a snowy wilderness.
Visiting Santa Clause at the North Pole
More and more people are taking flights to Lapland to visit Santa’s Village near the North Pole, and it is but a three and a half hour flight from the UK. Unlike other holidays, discounts for late-bookings are difficult to find when planning such a trip and in fact, places become more sort-after. For this reason, many people book months in advance in order to save. Transun, Santa Trips, Lapland UK among others offer Christmas packages for families, giving a detailed itinerary of what to look forward to. Breaks from two to seven days can be taken, but each having plenty of activities to keep children and adults happy.
Spending Christmas at Lapland
Each operator offer something a little different, so it is best to check before making a booking, but most offer the following:
- Return flights including transfers
- Accommodation at a four star hotel
- Boarding pass
- Reduced child prices
- A welcome hosts’ cocktail party
- Festive dinners
- Supply of thermal wear, hats, scarves and boots
- Snowmobile safaris
- A reindeer sleigh ride
- Supervised snow activities, including tandem skiing, snow hockey, tobogganing, and of course, snowmen making
- Entertainment provided by elves
- Christmas craft making
- Search for Santa
- And, of course, a visit to Santa’s lodge to receive a gift
What Makes Christmas Trips to Lapland Special
The resorts of Karesuando, Hetta Village, Rovaniemi, Akaslompolo, Ounasvaara, Saariselka, Yllasjarvi and Levi in northern Finland, where the Christmas experience may be enjoyed, take the visitor away from commercial kind of Christmas and towards a snowbound wonderland where one imagines an ideal Christmas to be. Set in a snowy wilderness, including vast forests, crystal lakes and frozen rivers, one might spot a wild reindeer or if lucky watch the Northern Lights. Temperatures at this time often plummet to below 30 degrees centigrade, so it is important to wrap up warm. However, traditional fair is in abundance to keep the family warm and full of energy.
Special Features
Some operators offer extra special experiences, such as a visit to an ice gallery hoarding beautiful ice carvings, a ride on a magical mini train that cruises through model scenes of Lapland or, a trip to neighbouring Sweden to sing carols at Sweden’s most northerly church.
A Visit to Santa’s Village in Lapland
To complete the Christmas experience of course is visiting Santa at his lodge after taking part in a search for Santa. After receiving Santa’s gift, the children can enjoy a ride on Santa’s sleigh and acquaint themselves with Santa’s reindeer, Dancer and Prancer, and his elves who work hard throughout the year to get the presents out before Christmas. These magical souvenirs can then be taken home as a constant reminder of this once in a lifetime experience.
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