Iso-Syöte – Winter Adventure Taster Week
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A holiday in Finnish Lapland is like being in a winter wonderland. As Iso-Syote gets some of the highest snowfall in the region, it is one of the best places to appreciate this. During this week-long holiday, you can experience the most popular and unique things that this magical part of the world has to offer.
Ride with huskies through the breathtaking landscape, sit on a sleigh pulled by a reindeer, cross a frozen lake by snowmobile and explore the surroundings on snowshoes. All the activities are included in the holiday price and make for a trip you will never forget.
If the solar activity is high, you might see a spectacular Aurora Borealis display, adding another highlight to your Finland visit!
Based at Hotel Iso-Syöte, which enjoys incredible panoramic views of the snowy scenery, you will stay in comfortable hotel rooms. You can choose to upgrade to cabin, or suite accommodation if you wish to do so.
With facilities including a sauna and hot tub to enjoy at the hotel as well as the activities, this holiday offers a balance between free time and real Finnish Lapland winter experiences.
Itinerary
After your arrival at Kuusamo Airport, you will be transferred to your accommodation, the Iso-Syöte Hotel. As you make your way up to the fell, through this winter wonderland, you might see some reindeer meandering between the trees as you ascend.
At the hotel, you will have some time to settle into your rooms before your dinner in the hotel restaurant. If you are arriving on a later flight, there will be a snack provided on arrival, instead of a dinner.
Of course, guests can also take the opportunity to upgrade their accommodation and spend the week in a cosy log cabin, or perhaps one of the hotel’s suites. Details can be found in the ‘Accommodation’ section of the holiday page.
Included Meals: Dinner
This morning you will enjoy your breakfast in the hotel restaurant and will get to glimpse panoramic views of the stunning fell scenery.
After breakfast, you will be provided with your cold weather clothing in time for your first activity in the afternoon: a snowmobile safari.
After a safety briefing, you will travel over the fells and through varied terrain that ranges from snow-covered forests to frozen lakes. The route has been designed to offer you the chance to get to know the region and enjoy the landscape. There will be a stop en-route where you can have a coffee around a campfire and switch drivers before you head back to the hotel. You will travel with two people per snowmobile (the driver must have a full driving licence and be over the age of 18). The activity lasts around three hours.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, today has been left free for you to set your own itinerary and spend your day how you wish.
You may like to relax in the sauna or in one of the hot tubs and enjoy the ambience of the snow-covered surroundings. If you wish to be a bit more active, you can try an additional activity such as a snowmobile and husky safari or a kick sledge tour.
After dinner, why not enjoy a Northern Lights hunt by snowmobile and put your new-found driving skills to good use.
Details of all of the optional activities available can be found in the ‘Personalise’ section of the holiday page.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the husky farm, where the huskies will be eagerly waiting for you.
Before you get the chance to explore in this time-honoured fashion, you will meet the lovely huskies and get an introduction and safety briefing on how to control a sledge.
With two adults per team, you will travel through this Narnia-like landscape of snowy forests and frozen lakes. There is also the chance to swap drivers if you wish. Lunch will be enjoyed around a campfire back at the husky farm.
This activity lasts around four to five hours in total (including transfers), afterwards, you may want to relax in the sauna or in one of the hot tubs and recall the day’s fun before dinner.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today you will enjoy your breakfast and a leisurely morning before going on a snowshoe walk in the afternoon.
This two-hour walk will take you through the picturesque landscape and the deep snow that covers the fells of Iso-Syöte. Enjoy the stunning views and the snow sculptures that Mother Nature has made.
During this guided snowshoe walk you may also be able to discover marks and tracks of some animals in the snow and your guide will highlight some of the local flora and fauna.
The evening is free for you to relax and enjoy a delicious dinner at the hotel. Don’t forget, however, to keep an eye out for a Northern Lights display, as the Aurora can be a regular visitor to this region.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Reindeer are synonymous with Lapland and are integral to the culture and economy of the region. Following breakfast, you will meet your guide for a delightful reindeer safari as you travel by sleigh through the snow-laden forests. You will be given an insight into the role that these animals play and will have the chance to take plenty of pictures as you sit back and enjoy the ride.
Upon your return to the hotel this afternoon, there will be time to relax and enjoy the sauna and hot tubs. You may also want to take a walk and enjoy the deep snow independently, as snowshoes can be hired locally.
Dinner will be served in the restaurant.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
On your final full day in Finland, your guide will pack the equipment and transfer you to a beautiful frozen lake after breakfast, where you will learn the very popular art of ice fishing.
Before you can drill the hole and drop your line, you will be given full instructions and shown the best techniques for winter fishing. Then all you have to do is relax and wait for a bite!
Fishing does require patience but the rewards can be very satisfying. Even if you are unlucky in your pursuit, this remains a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend some time in the Finnish wilds. ?The activity will last for approximately 3 hours. You can then enjoy one last dinner and relax in the sauna.
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy your last breakfast in the hotel’s wonderful panoramic restaurant with its views over the picturesque fell scenery.
It will then be time to say farewell to Finnish Lapland as you are returned to the airport for your journey home.
Included Meals: Breakfast
What's included?
- Return flights from London to Kuusamo, either direct or via Helsinki depending on departure date. Flight routes are subject to change.
- Return airport transfers
- 7 nights in a standard double/twin hotel room (cabin and suite upgrades available subject to availability and supplement)
- 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 7 dinners
- Scenic snowmobile safari
- Husky safari
- Snowshoe walk
- Reindeer safari
- Ice-fishing
- All equipment, tuition and supervision from fully qualified guides during activities
- Cold weather clothing (you will get your cold-weather clothing on your second day and can keep it for the rest of your stay)
Accommodation
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Sitting on top of Iso-Syöte Fell, this hotel commands an ideal position with stunning views looking out across the wild beauty of Fell Lapland. The hotel and the surrounding cottages were all designed with great care to make the very most of the hotel’s lofty position and there are spectacular vistas in all directions. The downhill ski slopes are just a short walk away from the accommodation and so everything is very easily accessed here. Hotel facilities
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Personalise This Tour
This additional activity can be added to Day Three of your holiday.
Following a guide, you will travel two people per snowmobile to a husky farm. Anyone wishing to drive a snowmobile must be 18 years old and in possession of a full driving licence.
After an introduction, you will meet the huskies and set off on a short safari of around 6km. The huskies will pull your sledge through the snowy forest and the stunning, Arctic landscape.
Two people will share a sledge, but there will be the opportunity to change drivers and take some pictures. This is a perfect way to enjoy both of the most famous activities in Finland. Warm drinks and equipment are included. The total duration of this activity is approximately three hours.
Available: Tuesday at 10am
Try another traditional Finnish way of moving around the snow-covered landscape. Kick-sledges are a lot of fun! You can slide down the hill and kick them uphill again with one leg, whilst the other is on the sledge. It will be a couple of active hours but you will enjoy the snow on Iso-Syötes hilltop. A hot drink and a pulla, a traditional Finnish sweet roll, are also included during this experience which lasts around two hours.
Available: Tuesday at 14.30
Duration: 2 hours
A night-time snowmobile safari is truly a different experience and offers a very special atmosphere. Drive under the night sky, through the snowy forest and the Arctic landscape. If the solar activity is high, you might witness the Northern Lights! There will also be a break for a warm drink around a campfire. You will travel two people per snowmobile (the driver must be 18 years old and hold a full driving licence).
This is a fairly challenging activity so we recommend that you either have some previous experience of snowmobiling or that this is not your first snowmobiling activity on your holiday. The activity lasts around three hours.Available: Tuesday or Wednesday at 8 pm
Duration: 3 hours
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