Finland with North Cape, Norway Tour Code: Enfncs
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PREMIUM 10D7N FINLAND WITH NORTH CAPE, NORWAY TOUR CODE: ENFNCS Make your way from the Finnish Lapland and leave your footprints in the northernmost tip of Europe, representing the final frontier with the arctic sea. 123RF NORTH CAPE, NORWAY PHOTOS: 20 Northern Europe | EU Holidays North Cape Honningsvåg HIGHLIGHTS 1 FINLAND 1 HELSINKI Alta • Market Square Flight path • Senate Square Traverse by coach Ivalo • Helsinki Cathedral Traverse by cruise 1 • Government Palace Featured destinations Saariselkä • National Library of Finland Overnight stays 1 2 • University of Helsinki • Sibelius Monument • Temppeliaukio Church Rovaniemi 2 ROVANIEMI Ranua • Santa Claus Village • Santa’s Main Post Office • Arctic Circle stamp • Arctic Circle Crossing Certificate Sweden • Reindeer Sleigh Ride Finland 4 HOTELS Norway HELSINKI Sokos Original KIRKENES Thon Helsinki SAARISELKA Kakslauttanen 2 HONNINGSVAG Scandic ALTA Thon ROVANIEMI Hotel Santa Claus DELICACIES Meal Plan DAY 1 DAY 3 7 Breakfasts, 5 Dinners HOME → HELSINKI HELSINKI Meals on Board Breakfast Assemble at the airport and take-off to the Enjoy the day free at your leisure to explore vibrant seaside city of Helsinki, capital of Helsinki on your own, where there’s plenty Finland. to do and see. You may wish to take up an optional excursion to Tallinn, the capital DAY 2 city of Estonia, via ferry for the rich cultural HELSINKI scene and the stunning medieval and Meals on Board historical structures. Once you arrive, meet up with a local city guide for a sightseeing tour around the DAY 4 alluring city. Drive past the bustling Market HELSINKI → IVALO → ALTA Square and absorb its scents, sounds and Breakfast, Dinner atmosphere, then drop by the Senate Board a domestic flight to Ivalo, a small Square for a unique and cohesive spread village in the municipality of Inari in Finland. of neoclassical architecture, where you can Drive to Alta, a town on Norway’s northern take in the sights of the Helsinki Cathedral, coast, at the head of Alta Fjord. Due to its the Government Palace, the National location on the inner part of the Altafjorden Library of Finland and the main building of (Fjord) and the fact that Norway’s coast the University of Helsinki all in one place. gets a taste of the Gulf Stream, Alta doesn’t Continue your journey to the Sibelius get bitterly cold. The low level of annual Monument, a structure resembling organ precipitation, provides optimal aurora pipes that is dedicated to world famous conditions from September to April each composer Jean Sibelius. Lastly, visit the year. View the Northern Lights Cathedral Temppeliaukio Church, where the interior – a huge modern church in the center walls are created naturally by rock, giving rise of town. While here, you will experience to its nickname as the ‘Rock Church’. Northern Europe’s largest and richest rock EU Holidays | Northern Europe 21 10D7N FINLAND WITH NORTH CAPE, NORWAY KING CRAB SAFARI carving site, Breakfast, Dinner of approximately 50 wild animal species and Alta Museum – a world heritage rock art Journey back to Finland and get set for a 200 individuals. Follow a local guide as he centre, inscribed on the UNESCO’s World night of wonder as we make the necessary leads you around to see bears, reindeers, Heritage List. Walk on pathways arranged arrangements for you to stay in a comfortable wolves, gluttons, lynxes, moose, birds and around the rock carving area with a and unique glass igloo for the night. Be polar bears (in Finland). Learn more about fantastic view that overlooks the Alta Fjord. mesmerised by the clear starry skies as you these Nordic and Arctic animals. Make your cuddle up in the warm, toasty bed, and admire way back to Rovaniemi for the night. DAY 5 the unmarred beauty of the surrounding ALTA → NORTH CAPE → snowy landscapes. If weather conditions are DAY 9 HONNINGSVAG good, we will set out in search of the Northern ROVANIEMI – HELSINKI - HOME Breakfast, Dinner Lights with the tour manager. Breakfast Drive north and enter the northernmost Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure till it point of Europe, imagine a place in the far DAY 7 is time to transfer to the airport for your flight north, where the Atlantic Ocean meets SAARISELKA → ROVANIEMI home. the Arctic Ocean and their frigid waters Breakfast, Dinner mix. This place is situated at Nordkapp – Fulfil your childhood dreams as we depart for DAY 10 the North Cape – in Western Finnmark, Rovaniemi, the official hometown of Santa HOME SWEET HOME Northern Norway. Here, the only dry Claus and land of fairy tales. Pay a visit to We hope you enjoyed your trip with our land between you and the North Pole is Santa Claus Village where you can peruse company and we look forward to seeing you the Svalbard archipelago. Visit the North through the numerous souvenir shops and again for your next trip. Cape Plateau with its cliff face jutting send a postcard from the Santa’s Main Post into the sea, the plateau rises 307 metres Officeto receive a special Arctic Circle Suggested Excursion: above sea level. The North Cape Hall, stamp. You will also be awarded with an • (Helsinki) Tallinn: €180 holds various exhibitions throughout Arctic Circle Crossing Certificate as proof of These additional activities enrich your experiences; however, it is entirely optional and will be at your own the year, and the chapel St Johannes your journey across the Arctic Circle. On top discretion. Minimum group size may apply and subject Kapell is the world’s northernmost of that, meet Santa Claus in the Christmas to schedule. ecumenical chapel. Afterwards, embark House of the Santa Claus Holiday Village on a phenomenal King Crab Safari and receive a lasting memory of the meeting Tipping Guideline: (based on 10D7N) experience, where you will get to catch in the form of a high-quality photo. Wrap • €80 per person the Arctic King Crab (metaphorically, not up your day with an unforgettable reindeer Note: literally) before learning how to cook and sleigh ride and grab the opportunity to earn • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required eat these huge creatures that can weigh your very own reindeer driving license. for a confirmed departure. up to 15 kilograms. Indulge in a hearty • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and hotels are subject to change without prior notice in the seafood meal and savour the sweet DAY 8 event of unforeseen circumstances. freshness of the king crab. ROVANIEMI → RANUA → • Activities are subject to weather conditions. ROVANIEMI • During major events and festivals, accommodation DAY 6 Breakfast, Dinner may be re-located to outside of the city or in another HONNINGSVAG → SAARISELKA Visit the Ranua Wildlife Park, which consists city without prior notice. 22 Northern Europe | EU Holidays.