Santa's Secret Hideaway in Lapland
Meet Santa Claus in his secret hiding place, having a fun packed family experience.
You will be staying in Boden in the far north of Sweden. Here you will take a Santa break with a difference, not at all commercialised; just a relaxing, fun filled, fully traditional family break packed full of interest for all
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Day 1
Ariival to Lulea airport you will be greeted by your hosts
Road transfer to the small and beautiful town of Boden
En-route you will be taken for a hot take away meal
Arrival at your cosy cottage, situated by the frozen lake and just a short walk from the town.
Get equipped, breakfast materials for day two are provided all guest will be provided with extreme weather in the form of jacket, trousers and mittens for the duration of your visit
Day 2
Tour of area, guide arrives at accommodation and takes you on short tour of the local area, depending on the weather conditions this will either be on foot, by car or if we are lucky and the snow is good we will enjoy a kicksled tour.
Set off for the village of Harads, the home of the latest tourist attraction of the north the "Tree Hotel". Harads is also the home of Britta's place a totally unique place to visit which remains in the genuine style of the 50's and 60's.
Lunch time, Enjoy a delicious lunch at Britta's, home-made food and created from local produce.
Short walk to the amazing tree hotel which is run by Britta and her husband Kent
Take a wonder, an hour long tour of this architectural wonder with all of its different living options which include the birds nest, mirror cube and the UFO
Return by road down the Lule river valley to Boden along the way your guide will explain the sights and provide information about the area and the way of life here in the far north
Back in the cosy cottage there will be time to relax and prepare for your own personal visit by Santa,
Santa Time, yes he really does visit you in your own home! Because you have travelled a long way to visit him in his cold winter world he believes it is only right that he should leave his winter home which you can actually see if you look to the mountain from just outside your cottage.
Visit the Norrigården Inn, an old converted farmhouse from the 18th century for a special Christmas meal with a truly Nordic touch
Day 3
After breakfast our guide will arrive at you're cottage to ensure that you are packed and ready for homeward journey.
However before you leave we have one final treat for you to enjoy; a visit to the fantastic Nordpoolen Sub Tropical Aqua Park which is rated as one of the finest in Sweden with an indoor/outdoor pool, tropical section with slides and all kinds of saunas, please don't forget to bring your swimming costumes!
We will enjoy a tasty lunch in the restaurant before we then transfer you by road to Lulea airport for your return journey
Further to the packed itinerary, additional activites can be organised through your your host
Available Dates 16th - 18th Dec or 19th - 21st Dec
Price Adult £795.00 Child £715.00 under 12 years
The package price is based as shown above with a minimum of two sharing twin, double-room accommodation
Weather conditions
Occasionally the weather conditions may be unsuitable or other circumstances may cause changes to the itinerary. We reserve the right to change the program if this should be the case
Clothing
Although we provide all guests with high quality extreme weather clothing for the duration of their visit; in the form of hats, boots, suits and mitts. We must point out to all visitors that we strongly recommend that you travel in warm clothing; waterproof footwear and wear hats and gloves. Additional personal clothing should include thermal under garments, wool or thermal socks and additional layers of lightweight clothing such as vests. The temperatures really can be quite extreme and it is much more fun when you are warm!
Insurance
Should you wish to source specialist activity insurance; please visit the Columbus link which can be found at the foot of this page or on the front page of the Arctic Discovery web site, they offer a special online "Arctic Discovery" package which includes cover for the type of activities we provide.
Flight Information
Arctic Discovery Flight Policy - The way forward
In order to provide our customers with the most cost effective package available we have taken the decision not to include flights in the cost of your holiday. Instead we now provide a comprehensive range of complete ground packages all of which are described on our web site; along with these a flight guidance service is provided which ensures that our customers will always benefit from the cheapest available flights at the time of making a booking.
Buy your own tickets to Swedish Lapland and benefit from the best possible flight prices, we will advise you of the best available prices at the time of booking and guide you with the purchase procedure. We believe that by offering this totally new service we provide our customers the opportunity to save money as well as the security of knowing that by purchasing your own tickets you will have a direct airline guarantee for your flights and connections therefore giving you not only the best available price but total peace of mind! We will take care of the rest – a ground package which includes accommodation, local airport transfers, instruction, skis, ski-poles, ski pass and all meals! We meet you upon arrival at the Luleå-Kallax Airport and then take care of you until we return you for your homeward flights
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