Een rondreis die begint in Helsinki en door Lapland naar Kirkenes in Noorwegen reist. Geniet van alle winteractiviteiten die Lapland te bieden heeft met een zeer grote kans op het zien van noorderlicht. IJsbrekercruise (optioneel), huskysledesafari, hertenboerderijen, koningskrabsafari, sneeuwscooter, winterkampvuur, geniet van het allerbeste van de poolcirkel.
Begin je Arctische avontuur door aan te komen in Helsinki, waar je incheckt in een centraal gelegen hotel. Afhankelijk van je aankomsttijd kun je de hele dag de levendige cultuur en pittoreske straatjes van de Finse hoofdstad verkennen. Optionele accommodatie of transfer voorafgaand aan de tour is beschikbaar op aanvraag.
Overnachting in Helsinki.
Na het ontbijt ontmoet je om 10:00 uur je plaatselijke gids voor een uitgebreide sightseeingtour door de stad Helsinki. Begin je reis met een bezoek aan het iconische Sibelius Monument, gevolgd door een panoramisch uitzicht op het Olympisch Stadion en de Finse Nationale Opera. Verken vervolgens de bekroonde Oodi Centrale Bibliotheek, waar je de indrukwekkende moderne architectuur eromheen kunt bewonderen, waaronder het Parlementsgebouw, de Finlandia Hall en de Sibelius Academie. Vervolg je begeleide wandeltocht door het historische centrum van Helsinki. Ontdek het elegante Senaatsplein, bewonder de prachtige kathedraal van Helsinki en geniet van de plaatselijke sfeer op Market Square en in het nabijgelegen havengebied. Geniet van de namiddag - perfect om te winkelen, te ontspannen in een café of om op eigen houtje meer van de Finse hoofdstad te verkennen.
Stap 's avonds aan boord van de slaaptrein naar Rovaniemi, de officiële woonplaats van de Kerstman en toegangspoort tot Fins Lapland.
Overnachting aan boord van de slaaptrein.
Arriveer vroeg in de ochtend op het treinstation van Rovaniemi, waar je chauffeur je opwacht om je naar je centraal gelegen hotel in Rovaniemi, het hart van Fins Lapland, te brengen. Vandaag kun je ontspannen en de stad op je eigen tempo verkennen. Ontdek lokale bezienswaardigheden, geniet van de Lapse keuken of bezoek nabijgelegen musea en winkels.
Voor een unieke Arctische ervaring kun je deelnemen aan een optionele Icebreaker Cruise, waarbij je het schip door bevroren wateren kunt zien breken en zelfs een duik in de ijzige zee kunt nemen in een overlevingspak - een onvergetelijk avontuur in het hoge noorden.
Dompel je vandaag onder in de magische wereld van Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. Ontmoet de Kerstman persoonlijk, steek de poolcirkel over en stuur een ansichtkaart vanuit het officiële postkantoor van de Kerstman - een onvergetelijke ervaring voor alle leeftijden.
Vervolg je Laplandavontuur met een bezoek aan een traditionele rendierboerderij, waar je meer te weten komt over de Sámi cultuur en de diepe band tussen de inheemse bevolking en hun rendieren. Geniet van een rustige rit met een rendierslee door het besneeuwde bos - een echte Arctische ervaring.
Trek 's avonds de wildernis in voor een gezellige Aurora Borealis picknick. Kom samen rond een kampvuur onder de sterrenhemel, geniet van warme drankjes en hapjes, en als de natuur meewerkt, kun je getuige zijn van het ontzagwekkende noorderlicht dat langs de hemel danst.
Voel de sensatie van een sneeuwscootersafari terwijl je over bevroren rivieren en door ongerepte besneeuwde bossen rijdt - een onvergetelijke manier om de adembenemende landschappen van Fins Lapland te verkennen.
Reis na je avontuur naar Saariselkä, een charmant Arctisch dorpje dat bekend staat om zijn verbluffende natuurlijke schoonheid. Check in in je accommodatie met glazen hut, ontworpen om een panoramisch uitzicht op de sterrenhemel te bieden. Ontspan in warmte en comfort terwijl je uitkijkt naar het magische noorderlicht - allemaal vanuit je eigen bed.
Opmerking: Een verblijf in een glazen Iglo of Glazen Hut is afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid op het moment van boeken.
Bezoek na het ontbijt het culturele hart van Fins Lapland. Bezoek het beroemde Siida Sámi Museum, waar je een diep inzicht krijgt in de geschiedenis, tradities en levenswijze van de Sámi, de inheemse bewoners van het noordpoolgebied.
Ervaar 's middags de opwinding van een rit met een huskyslee door de prachtige Lapse wildernis. Neem de teugels in handen en bestuur je eigen team van gretige husky's terwijl ze over besneeuwde paden racen - een authentiek Arctisch avontuur omringd door ongerepte natuur.
Reis naar Kirkenes voor een onvergetelijke King Crab Safari - een echt Arctisch hoogtepunt. Rijd met een sneeuwscooterslee over de bevroren fjord, onder leiding van lokale experts die je naar de beste krabvisplekken onder het ijs brengen. Doe mee aan de opwinding van het vangen van deze indrukwekkende Arctische koningskrabben en warm je daarna op met een heerlijke maaltijd bereid van je verse vangst. Geniet van dit authentieke feestmaal in een rustiek boerderijrestaurant aan de fjord, waar lokale smaken worden gecombineerd met een prachtig winterlandschap. Een perfecte mix van avontuur en culinair genot, deze ervaring biedt een unieke smaak van Arctisch Noorwegen.
Je Arctische avontuur eindigt na het ontbijt. Vanuit Kirkenes kun je een vlucht nemen naar Helsinki, Oslo of Tromsø, afhankelijk van je reisplannen.
Als je je reis wilt verlengen, overweeg dan een van de volgende onvergetelijke opties:
Vlucht naar Tromsø: Zet je verkenning van Arctisch Noorwegen voort door naar de bruisende stad Tromsø te vliegen, die bekend staat om zijn noorderlicht, levendige cultuur en prachtige landschappen.
Fjord cruise uitbreiding: Maak een schilderachtige fjordcruise van Kirkenes naar Tromsø of van Kirkenes naar Bergen. Zeil langs de spectaculaire kustlijn van Noorwegen, langs dramatische fjorden, charmante vissersdorpjes en adembenemende Arctische landschappen.
Terms and Conditions
1. Booking Conditions
Carisatravel.com, nordictour.com and finlandlocalguide.com are the trading name of Carisa Travel Group LTD. We have registered headquarters at Rauhankatu/E3, 00170 Helsinki, Finland (Business ID – 2808449-6). Our company owns and operates Nordic Tour (Business ID: 2913149-3) and Finland Local Guide (Business ID: 2841913-7).
Our booking conditions govern all bookings made with Nordictour.com, Carisatravel.com and Finlandlocalguide.com. Any bookings made whether through the company website or other means shall be deemed as an offer by the customer to buy the specific package or other travel arrangement that will subject to booking conditions.
No contract between the customers, Nordic Tour By Carisa, Carisa Travel Group and Finland Local Guide shall be valid until they receive full payment and issue a confirmation of invoice. When a customer makes the booking, by default a customer accepts these booking conditions on the behalf of all members of their travel group. The specific customer is responsible for payment from the entire group.
Booking conditions at Carisa Travel Group, Nordic Tour By Carisa and Finland Local Guide are available for people who are at least 18 years of old. The customers under the age of 18 should be accompanied by at least one adult.
When you submit the booking, you confirm to us that you comply with all of our arrangements. We strive to respond to all the requests and inquiries within two business days. One of our travel consultants will get in touch with you as soon as possible on peak seasons.
Rest assured that, Carisa Travel is fully licensed under the government of Finland. Our company operates in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation – a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for customers. Please check out our Data Protection Policy.
2. Terms of Payment
Accepted Payment Methods – Carisa Travel accepts payments through all major debit and credit cards. For bookings at least 2 weeks before the travel date, we accept bank transfers.
Carisa Travel accepts payments through cards like Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, JCB, Discover, Maestro, UnionPay, Diners and American Express. Please keep in mind that, if a customer pays through Diners, Discover and American Express, they will incur a 3% handling fee.
For payment through bank transfer, you have to select “Bank Transfer” as your preferred payment option while booking. We will get in touch with you regarding payment related instructions. Carisa Travel doesn’t accept bank transfers for bookings that are made less than 15 days from the travel date.
Payment at the booking time
Carisa Travel requires a deposit or a full payment at the time of booking. It depends on the time and type of tour package you are booking.
Packages booked more than 30 days before travel date
Carisa Travel requires a non-refundable deposit i.e. 20% of total amount at the time of booking. If you’re booking packages that include cruise, train, flight or accommodation at ice, igloo/snow hotels, we charge a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total price at the time of booking. Even, if you book guided small group tours in Iceland, we charge a 30% deposit of total amount.
Packages booked 30 days or less before travel date
Carisa Travel requires full payment for bookings made within 30 days of traveling date. Please remember that if you make bookings less than 30 days before travel, Carisa Travel should confirm the availability of all services and supplies before the confirmation of full package.
In case if a specific excursion or service is unavailable, an alternative will be provided or a full refund will be issued. You will receive notifications of any important changes to the tour itinerary before issuing a confirmation invoice.
Packages on special offers
If you want to take advantage of certain promotions like an “Early bird” discount, you may need to pay the full amount at the time of booking to redeem the discount. The terms may vary by the offer. The standard payment terms will be applied to all special offers unless noted otherwise.
Custom bookings
If you are booking customized packages, you may need to pay a deposit (20%, 30% or 50% of the total amount depending on the services covered) or full amount at the time of booking. If the bookings are made less than 30 days before your travel, a full amount payment is the only option to go with.
Remaining payment after deposit
The full payment for packages both for individuals and groups should be paid at least 4 weeks before the arrival or on the booking confirmation, if the initial booking is done within 4 weeks of the travel. Some tour packages require early deposit of full amount; but in these cases, the information will be provided online in the package details.
Note – Some of the tour itineraries at Carisa Travel have strict payment policies. In those circumstances, the specific details will be stated online in the package information.
Payment processing
As soon as we receive the payment, we will send you an invoice over email for the paid amount. If there is any payment left, they will be processed through a secure payment login page on our website.
Delayed Payments
Carisa Travel has the right to consider the delayed payment as the booking cancellation. This means, our company can withdraw the confirmation of our services. If it only applies when a payment is not made at least 2 weeks before your arrival and no agreement is made for the payment of remaining balance.
3. Validity of Prices
All price quotes available in our tariffs are based on current prices and are subject to change on our website without further notice. After we issue the final invoice, the booking price is guaranteed against surcharges. It’s possible unless due to current fluctuation, government taxes or any other cost increase that is beyond our control.
Remember that, the available prices must be increased in the rare circumstance for the aforementioned reasons; Carisa Travel will notify you at least eight weeks prior if your booking price change. In such situations, we will receive an amount equal to 5% of remaining package price less deposit amount paid.
The amounts exceeding 5% will be charged; but if the surcharge increases 10%, you will be entitled to cancel booking with a full refund. Please remember that, if any incorrect price has been provided on our website in error, Carisa Travel reserves the right to cancel, limit or amend the order placed at the incorrect pricing.
4. Cancellation
General Cancellation Charges
Carisa Travel charges general cancellation fees at a percentage of the total tour package price as follows:
More than 21 days before the scheduled travel date: 20% cancellation fee
Less than 21 days before the scheduled travel date: 50% cancellation fee
Less than 7 days before scheduled travel date: 75% cancellation fee
Less than 72 hours before scheduled travel date: 100% cancellation fee
Note: The above discussed cancellation fees are applicable for all tour packages excluding guided small group tours and group bookings. In addition to, the cancellation fees for specific tour itineraries and services may be different. Therefore, we have outlined the cancellation terms and fees on the tour package page.
Notification for Cancellation
If you want to cancel your booking, our travel consultants will notify you as soon as possible. Again if you want to cancel with short time i.e. 72 hours or less before travel time, please feel free to email us at [email protected] and call us +358440231136 or +358400470772 to discuss with one of our customer service executives right away.
Cancellation Terms for Guided Small Groups City Sightseeing Tours*
Carisa Travel, Nordic Tour by Carisa, Finland Local Guide charges a cancellation free for booking small group tours that are discussed below:
More than 15 days before the scheduled travel date: 100% refundLess than 2 weeks before the scheduled travel date: 30% cancellation fee, %70 refundLess than 3 days before the scheduled travel date: 100% cancellation fee
*Tallinn Day Trips, Lapland safaris and private tour bookings are subject to their own rules and need to be confirmed by us.
Cancellation terms for Group Bookings
Carisa Travel charges a cancellation fee for group bookings that is discussed below:
For entire group booking cancellation
More than 10 weeks before the scheduled travel date: Cancellation fee is 20% of the estimated total tour package price.8 to 10 weeks before the scheduled travel date: Cancellation fee is 30% of the estimated total price.4 to 8 weeks before the scheduled travel date: Cancellation fee is 50% of the estimated total price.Less than 4 weeks before scheduled travel date: Cancellation fee is 100% of the total price.
Terms for Cancellation of Individual Travelers within a Group Booking
Please remember that the cancellation by a traveler or travelers within a group may increase in price for the whole group. The company may charge a cancellation fee to the traveler that cancelled prior.
Terms for the Cancellation of Less Than 10% of the Group
4 weeks before the arrival: No fee (It may increase the price for the whole group)Less than 4 weeks prior to arrival: 50% cancellation feeLess than 2 weeks before arrival: 100% cancellation fee
Non-Refundable Services
Please keep in mind that the cancellation rules are strictly followed than normal for the following services: International and domestic flights, day tours that cover flight, accommodation at ice/snow/igloo hotels, train tickets and cruises. Henceforth, Carisa Travel doesn’t refund any of these above discussed services booked through us.
5. Changes to Bookings
You should request for any change in booking through email yourself only if you have submitted the original booking request. Depending on how advance you have booked your tour package and when you have requested for changes in booking, an administrative fee of 250 € may be charged to the credit card used for the original payment of every day or night of the itinerary that is modified.
If you request for changes within 30 days of the booking date, the administrative fee could be waived. But additional supplier costs may apply depending on the changes requested.
If you have made bookings within 60 months of travel date, we can make changes without incurring the administrative fee until the services have been confirmed and the travel documents have been issued.
But for booking that have made 30 days or less before arrival, you may need to pay for the administrative fee and applicable supplier fees for the short processing time.
6. Special Offers – Terms & Conditions
The following terms and conditions apply to all special offers provided by Carisa Travel for all travel packages:
Special offer price applies to only the new bookingsThey are not applicable in combination with any other discounts or promotions.They are valid only for standard packages that are available on the website, not for customisations like hotel upgrades or additional nights, additional activities or extra days with a car rentalThe available discount will be deducted from the total price at the booking timePackages booking on special offers are non-commissionable for third party travel agents
7. Early Bird Offers – Terms & Conditions
The terms and conditions for Early Bird offers on Carisa Travel are discussed below:
Discounts apply to new bookings only for self drive tour packages i.e. rental carThis offer is invalid for packages that come under any special offer or in combination with other discountsThis offer is applicable for standard packages as they are available on the website and not for customizations like additional nights or hotel upgrades, additional activities or days with car rental.Discounts will be displayed and calculated as per the total price during the booking processPackages bookings with Early Bird offers are not commissionable for third party travel agents
8. Invoice & Voucher Delivery
All travel documents are provided to customers electronically as PDF documents attached in an email. In addition to, you can receive hard copies of the travel documents upon arrive either from the chauffeur of the airport transfer (Finland) or at the hotel upon request.
You can request to mail your documents to you through first class post. For this service, you will have to pay a small additional fee. With mail order regulations, the documents should be sent to the billing address of the credit card holder, not the address of the passenger unless they are the same.
Please remember that, Carisa Travel can’t accept the responsibility for the documents to be misplaced or lost by postal services. We recommend that all documents should be sent to you via registered post or courier service to you address; though there is an addition cost for this.
9. Important Details for Travel Agencies
Most of our tour itineraries are commissionable for travel agents. Please keep in mind that, we don’t provide commissions for tour itineraries and packages available on special offer including Early Bird, on day tour only bookings or additional activities that are included to tour itineraries.
10. Liability
Carisa Travel claims no responsibility for any damage, loss, injury, accident, sickness and schedule change for strike, bad weather, natural disaster or any other cause that is our control. We act in good faith and can’t be held responsible for any hotel, agent, restaurant, guide, airline or any other company’s or person’s acts, delays or defaults.
Carisa Travel reserves the right to make changes in routes, itineraries, or departure times without prior notice. When there is any change in international and domestic flights or scheduled travel by ferry, cruise, train or bus, the passengers are held responsible for additional costs incurred for such changes like additional nights at a hotel, transfers, meals, etc. We suggest our customers to avail comprehensive travel insurance meeting all contingencies.
Our main objective is to provide unmatched customer service and maintain strict monitoring on quality. For any reason, if you are unsatisfied with our tour package, we would like to hear from you right away. We recommend getting in touch with our office as soon as no matter whatever type of incident happens during your vacation.
You will have a great access to an emergency helpline while travelling with Carisa Travel. If you are unable to do simultaneously, you should notify Carisa Travel over email within 30 days of your return. Otherwise, you may jeopardise your right to compensation.
All travel related information and each detail on tour package provided on Carisa Travel website are subject to change. Carisa Travel reserves the right to change/correct/alter mistakes that may appear on the website or discussed on pricing.
1 x Scandic Grand Central of vergelijkbaar, Standaard kamer
2 x Scandic Rovaniemi City, Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna of vergelijkbaar, Standaard kamer
1 x Noorderlicht Village of vergelijkbaar
1 x Inari Hotel of vergelijkbaar
1 x Thon Hotel Kirkenes of Scandic Kirkenes, standaard kamer
Afhankelijk van de groepsgrootte, openbare bus of gecharterde minibus, minibus of bus
Andere activiteiten en diensten zijn niet inbegrepen.
Boottocht met ijsbreker
Andere diensten
1 x rendiersafari
1 x Kerstman-dorp bezoek
1 x AURORA BOREALIS PICNIC
1 x 2 uur sneeuwscootersafari
1 x koningskrab wintersafari
1 x Husky safari
Andere activiteiten en diensten zijn niet inbegrepen.
Ontbijt in hotels
Engelssprekende safarigidsen volgens activiteiten.
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