Best Of Lapland: Sauna, Ice swimming, Dinner & Northern Lights
Description
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about traditional Finnish adventure? Northern lights hunting, Finnish sauna & Ice swimming, or traditional Lappish dinner in a cozy wooden cottage away from the city buzz? Correct! On this tour you will get all of the above and even a little more! Let the heat purify your body as the mellow wintery magic of Lapland purifies your soul. Let go of the stress and enjoy the presence of your loved ones. While we do our best to prepare you for adventure in the wilderness, it's up to you decide how you want to spend your time. The classic Nordic way is to spend 10-15 minutes in the sauna and then jump into ice cold water, or even a big pile of crystal white snow! A cold plunge after a steamy session increases your blood flow, relieves pressure and boosts up your endorphin levels! After this unique Finnish spa experience, it's time to get back to our little cozy wooden cottage to enjoy Blazed salmon dinner by a fireplace.
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Winter, summer, midnight or evening, the joy of sauna bathing is a totally delightful event. Sauna bathing has become such a deeply ingrained Finnish tradition that not even the difficult circumstances have been able to interrupt or alter it. It is a part of Finnish culture, customs and social pattern, passed inevitably from one generation to the next. The sauna effect is created by making the body hot throughout, almost like simulation a fever. This high temperature, coupled with the tranquil view and the later breathing of the stimulation lake air creates the benevolent effect always associated with sauna. The greatest time to see the Northern Lights is between end of October and middle of March. You need fair skies, pitch black nights and some luck to see the dancing lights in the sky (evening departure ONLY). To make the entire experience extraordinary we will take you a traditional Finnish sauna on an Arctic lake. Let's make this an adventure of a lifetime!
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Pickup Locations & Times
Please note, starting time might be subject to change, we will confirm the time to you by e-mail! Tour includes a pick up & drop off transfer from Rovaniemi centrally located hotels and Santa Claus Village. Missing the pick-up does not entitle you to a refund of the price paid for the services. You are responsible to be ready for pick up at the assigned pick up point from the start of the pick up time in order to not miss our guides when they arrive to pick you up.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children younger then 10 y.o. are not accepted on the tour
- Please bring swimming suit
- Northern Lights are a natural occurrence and we are unable to guarantee activity, vibrancy or colour on the evening of the tour.
- Northern lights can only be seen in end of October - middle of March, 5pm departure only
- Nordic Adventures reserves the right to make alterations to the programs, duration or form of transportation without prior warning. This is also applied to changes in programs due to weather conditions.
Reviews(160)
Very good experience. It's a super nice place. We had a great time and the food was super delicious.
It was amazing Spectaculaire trip really Nice
Very nice ! We enjoyed our easy pick up , friendly guide , Hello Brandon and sauna , I’ve dip swim and dinner. Try it , you will love it. Very nice people , beautiful property
Ensure you understand the full procedure of understanding the time to spend in the sauna inorder to feel brave to plunge into the lake. Food excellent. Guides fantastic (I wish I could remember the name of the guide).
I am Finnish and took my 7 British friends ds for their first ‘proper’ sauna and ice swim experience. For most it was their favourite trip of our holiday. Sauna perfect. Beautiful setting. We all loved the swimming - many dips - and felt great afterwards. They all want to go back for more. Good food & nice informative people running it. Wish I had taken a beer though!
Very fun evening, great group of people on the tour and loved experiencing the Finnish tradition. The home made meal was tasty as well
This is like the Finns would do it themselves. If you wanna experience genuine Finnish sauna culture, then go! I have lived in Finland, and I was thrilled to show my spouse an authentic, wood-fired sauna and swim in the lake. The guide was excellent and the food was superb. Also, like Finns would do in their cottages. What's not to like??!! It's a good idea, as always, to bring a woolen beanie/hat for the sauna and neoprene shoes, if you have them. It makes the sauna and swimming experience more convenient. Enjoy!
We loved the evening and dinner. They gave us 2 hrs to enjoy the suana and ice dips. Dinner was delicious. Would have liked to know more about Finnish culture. But they allowed us to ask questions which was nice.
The experience was beautiful, the sauna and dinner really very suggestive and the experience of swimming in the frozen lake I never imagined I could do it! And then at the end you know one before dinner we were lucky enough to see the Northern Lights I highly recommend this tour also Thanks to the complicity of Mattia and Alex
Ice swimming was an amazing and invigorating experience, organized by a very welcoming and kind team. Highly recommended.
