YOUR PERFECT NEW YEAR BREAK - 7 FESTIVE DAYS Package includes such basics as: Warm clothing set for the whole period of stay to keep you warm and cozy awaiting you in your accommodation (according to the sizes submitted earlier); Private return airport transfer as well as transfer between all the included activities. All the transfers operated by Mercedes Sprinter (if desired, please request other vehicle, for example Mercedes Benz minivan); Services of an experienced English-speaking (please, request desired language) guide during the activities as well as arrival and departure; Service support number in English (please, request desired language) which you can call with any questions 8:00-22:00 during your stay. Services of professional and highly-qualified chef for the meals in Kuohu Mansion listed below you can request desired menu for the first dinner and breakfast in advance and agree the following meals with your chef and guide on location. Please, provide the list of allergies or special dietary requirements if you have any, in advance. Accommodation in Kuohu Mansion, 57 km away from Rovaniemi city center, located on a private land on the bank of a picturesque pond and surrounded by forest (please, see the description of the accommodation in the offer below) Shopping service: we are happy to purchase anything you wish for in the local shops if you provide a list of desired items to your guide at least 12 hours in advance. Extra service fee is 90,00 euro per shopping trip in addition to the actual cost of the products. We can also arrange desired items to be delivered to the mansion for your arrival. If you have any wishes, ex. special alcoholic drinks, please, do not hesitate to contact us!
Your accommodation private and romantic Kuohu Mansion Kuohu Mansion is located on the very shore of a small and picturesque pond in the middle of silent and pure Lappish forest. Here you are one on one with nature and your dear companions. Untouched natural surroundings will give you an illusion of time standing still and we will pack this infinity of leisure with any activities your heart wishes for. Lapland Luxury s Kuohu Mansion is located only 58 km (about 45 min car ride) away from the center of Rovaniemi city, international center for winter and summer tourism. Here in the 210 sq meters you will find everything you might need during the stay and even more upon request. Here you can enjoy: living room adjoined with the dining room and kitchen boasting a stone fireplace smaller living room on the second floor 1 master bedroom on the first floor and 4 twin bedrooms on the second floor your personal spa: infra-red sauna and Finnish modern electric sauna traditional wood-heated sauna is located in a separate building surrounded by forest and boasts a little cozy indoor cooling down area with a fire place as well as outdoor terrace with comfortable furnishing The following facilities are included into the rent: wireless internet connection 2 TVs and home theatre hairdryers washing machine drying machine bedding and towels firewood iron and ironing board daily cleaning service
Your program Day 1 - Arrival to Rovaniemi Airport and meeting with your private guide, who will make sure you get your entire luggage and help you settle in your comfortable transfer vehicle. - Transfer to your mansion Upon arrival to the mansion you will find warm thermal outfits awaiting you in your rooms. They will keep you nice and warm during the whole trip. Please, let your guide know if some of the items are wrong size so we can arrange the right size items for in good time! However, remember that big is beautiful and warm in Lapland! You will also find a nice welcoming basket in the living room something small but nice to enjoy your stay in our accommodation. - Private Welcoming Dinner in Kuohu Mansion Our private chef will cook up a delicious 3-course dinner for you to truly welcome you to Lapland with his favorite bouquet of local tastes. Remember to mention to your chef what you would like to enjoy for breakfast and identify the time you will be ready to fill up your tummies in the morning! Day 2 09:00 Meeting with your guide and transfer to the local Husky Farm 10:30 Arrival to the Husky Farm and 3-hour husky safari Do you want to experience standing on the sledge skids and control an enthusiastic husky team? Come along and enjoy a husky safari in the middle of Lapland's exotic nature. During the safari you will make a stop to enjoy Laplander s favorite treat grilled sausages and hot juice and, of course, to make beautiful pictures of the local scenery! After the safari enjoy the company of an experienced husky musher in an old Lappish building and meet the other animals in the farm. Here you can see real Siberian huskies, and also their charming puppies, waiting for you to pet them. This safari is a must for all people who just love animals! Please, take into consideration that we will ride in teams of 2 persons per sledge and only those who are 18 and older can drive the sledges! The younger guests can relax and fully enjoy the ride without making a single effort! 14:30 Transfer to Ranua Wild Life Park 16:00 Arrival to Ranua Wild life Park and Absolytely Private Wild Night Safari and Exclusive Meeting with a polar bear
In the dimness of the evening you will be heading to the Zoo and do a private adventure in the pitch-dark forest. Use a headlamp to navigate between the trees and the animals at the night time. As the Zoo is closed, you can only hear the animal sounds! However you can easily spot the animals in the light of your local guide s lantern and even feed some of them! There is also a special surprise awaiting you! You will experience a real meeting with a polar bear! Prepare yourself for looking into the polar bear s eyes by going through the safety instructions with the guide. You will not be allowed to go into the polar bear area, but you will have the chance to greet the largest predator in the world safely from the other side of the fence of the feeding cage, just half meter away. 18:00 Private 3-course dinner in a Finnish-style cottage Example Menu Creamy soup of cauliflower and smoked reindeer meat White fish in foil fried white fish fillet on vegetable shreds seasoned with melted butter Blueberry pie vanilla sauce Coffee / Tea 19:00 Transfer back to Kuohu Mansion 20:30 Arrival to Kuohu Mansion Day 3 09:00 Meeting with your guide and transfer to Kemi 13:30 Arrival to Kemi and start of the cruise on famous Sampo Icebreaker 14:00 Sampo Icebreaker cruise, swimming between the ice blocks of the Gulf of Bothnia and delicious lunch Dress to your warmest before your private transfer to the sea of the arctic Gulf of Botnia as the days program includes swimming in the icy sea for those who are brave enough! The internationally renowned Icebreaker Sampo offers unforgettable experiences in the midst of arctic ice-sheets. Once on board, you will be taken for a guided tour and have a presentation of the ship. En
joy a Lappish meal as the ship moves through the ice waters and afterwards you can pop in to the frozen sea with a warm survival suits and float amongst ice blocks. It is an experience to remember for the rest of your life. Upon completion of such an experience you will receive a special certificate from the captain as well as 2 bottles of celebratory sparkling wine to warm up. Please, take into consideration that only children taller than 145 cm are allowed to the swimming experience. As you are enjoying the swim you guide will stay on board and make awesome pictures of this truly fascinating activity! Example lunch menu Creamy salmon soup Fillet of beef, red wine sauce, blue cheese potatoes Beetroot-chocolate pie with vanilla coating Coffee / Tea 18:00 Arrival of the icebreaker back to Kemi harbor and transfer back to Kuohu Mansion As the transfer is quite long we will make sure to provide some water bottles and small snacks for the transfer duration. 21:00 Arrival to Kuohu Mansion Upon your arrival you will find a snack basket awaiting you in your leaving room. We wish you a good night. You are certainly going to sleep soundly after such a day of activities! Day 4 (evening program in SantaPark valid only on 31.12 of each year) 10:30 Meeting with your guide and one of the best helpers of Santa Claus! One of Santa Clause s elves comes to visit the villa and takes your family on a quest for a perfect New Year Tree, which you will choose from the nearby forest, chop down, bring to the cottage, set up and decorate all together! 11:45 Transfer to Joulukka Secret Forest 12:30 Arrival to Joulukka Secret Forest and Private Dream of Joulukka program Welcome to the forest of dreams! Come and discover how Elves are spending their days in Joulukka and join legendary Santa`s Helpers` Training together with them! After graduating from the course, your new friends will lead you to the Fairytale Path. The path will lead you towards the best kept secret of the Elves: Santa s Secret Command Ceter. If you are on your best behavior, you have a chance
to peek into the Command Center where the Elves are already busy preparing for Christmas and where you will, of course, have a chance to meet Santa Claus himself who has prepared presents for all of you! 14:30 Delicious private 3-course lunch in Iso Tokka forest restaurant Enjoy the warmth of the fire burning in the large stove and crackling of the snow behind the walls. As your hearts are full of expectations of New Year Night, fill up your energy levels and enjoy the lunch elves have prepared for you! Example Menu Fisherman s Delight, marinated potatoes, red onion, seasonal fish and roe Roasted Salmon with lemon potato terrine Joulukka s Surprise with white chocolate and forest berries Coffee or Tea 15:30 Transfer back to Kuohu Mansion Now you have some time for an energizing nap or a snowball fight! Pick what you like most!!! 19:00 Meeting with your guide and transfer to SantaPark for New Year Celebration 20:15 Arrival to SantaPark and start of the evening program! In Rovaniemi, near the Arctic Circle, Santa Claus has his own home cavern where the bustle of the elves continues all year round. From the entrance you walk through a mysterious passage, which will lead you through a maze of marvelous adventures inside the cozy cavern. Cavern s hallways are filled with cheery activities of the elves. In the Post Office you can send your own New Year greetings! SantaPark Sleigh Ride takes you through the four seasons in Finland and plunges straight into the elves toy factory, where the presents for upcoming Christmas are already being made. The Icy Kingdom of the Ice Princess has turned into a Winter Wonderland where you can actually undercross The Arctic Circle 50 meters below the ground and on the stage of SantaPark you will view one of the most fantastic shows you have ever seen! During the show you can also enjoy delicious buffet dinner at your own private table! We are also happy to organize any desired additional drinks to your private table. During the evening you will celebrate New Year twice according to Moscow and then according to Finnish time! Do not miss a great pyro-musical show inside fireworks at 00:00 a real treat!!! New Year celebration in SantaPark is the most popular and home-like place to be on the most important night of the year!!!
00:30 Transfer back to Kuohu Mansion 01:30 Arrival back to Kuohu Mansion Day 5 12:30 - Meeting with your guide on the villa and transfer to Sierijärvi Forest 13:20 Meeting with the local reindeer Hop out of the car and straight into the reindeer sledge as now it is time to enjoy the ride through the beautiful snowy forests! On the way you can ask any questions from the Reindeer herder who know all about these animals first hand! 14:00 Arrival to Metsäkyly Forest Retreat and full-on relaxation program Sauna is in the heart of Finnish traditions and now you have the chance to experience the wonderful moments in our privately located sauna, Metsäkyly and try your luck in finding the Northern Lights in the sky! You will hear the magical stories of this special natural phenomenon while enjoying hot traditional drinks outside. In addition to conventional Finnish sauna, Metsäkyly offers relaxing steam provided by the infrared sauna and rough but healthy hotness of the smoke sauna! The refreshing change between hot and cold is part of any great sauna experience. A quick dip in an Arctic lake or a relaxing soak in one of the two Jacuzzis makes bathing experience incredibly good. For an especially relaxing day our sauna hostess has also prepared luxurious chocolate treatments for you, during which you will be pampered with the invigorating and rejuvenating chocolate face and body treatments in the warmth of the sauna. During the day you will have some lappas (Finnish version of Tapas) available as well as opportunity to do some ice-fishing on the lake Sieri. 18:00 Private 3-course dinner in traditional Lappish teepee After such a relaxing day your sauna hostess will serve you delicious 3- course dinner in a nearby Lappish hut and make sure you are happy, full and ready for bed once it is time to depart to your cottage. Example Menu Welcome Drink Joulukka s carrot soup Traditional reindeer stew served with mashed potatoes and lingonberries Refreshing icy cranberries with steaming hot fudge sauce
Coffee or Tea 19:30 Departure back to Kuohu Mansion 20:20 Arrival back to Kuohu Mansion Day 6 In the first part of the day we offer you to relax in the Mansion with your nearest and dearest and to do final packing before leaving for the evening s activities. There will be some snacks delivered to the Mansion as well in case you would klike to have a light lunch. 13:30 - Meeting with your guide on the villa and transfer to Santa Claus Village 14:30 Arrival to Santa Claus Village Here in Santa Claus Village you can visit the Elves Post Office and send out cards to your friends to any part of the world. The location is also known for great shopping opportunities all of the greatest Finnish brands Fazer, Marimekko, Ittala, Lappponia and Maria Pokka are available here! Also if you feel like visiting Snowman World go ahead! Meet the cheery snowmen, have fun on the ice slides or try out some skating on the local ring! 17:30 Snowmobile safari to the Arctic Snow Hotel Now it is time to set on a final adventure! Meet your snowmobile instructor and learn how to operate a snowmobile. Remember that we will be riding in teams of two and only those who are already 18 years old and have an active driving license are allowed to drive the snowmobile according to Finnish law. We are sure that you will have loads of fun on those massive metal vehicles and truly enjoy the ride on the snowy and darkish route! 19:00 Arrival to Arctic Snow hotel and Icy Good Bye Dinner The Arctic SnowHotel in Rovaniemi in Finland is an entire world of snow, an experience destination that provides an exotic possibility to spend an evening sheltered by snow and surrounded by picturesque and placid Lappish nature and to experience Arctic specialities, including the Ice restaurant as well as the surrounding fields of snow! On arrival you will look around the Ice Hotel and make as many pictures as you want. You will then plunge into its corridors over again in order to enjoy a delicious hot dinner in an exquisite restaurant!
Example Menu Rich tomato soup with cress oil and crusty baguette Mouthwatering roast elk served with velvety smooth parsnip purée and roast root vegetables flavored with Lappish honey and accompanied with bay leaf sauce Milk chocolate - lingonberry tartelette Coffee or Tea 20:30 Departure back to Kuohu Mansion with a mini bus transfer 22:00 Arrival back to Kuohu Mansion Day 7 - Transfer to Rovaniemi airport - Departure THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOU HOLIDAY EXCITEMENT WITH US AND WELCOME AGAIN! Total Net Price of the program: starting from 4 500,00 euro per person. Attention! Minimum charge for these prices is according to 8 persons. Please, request the price and availability of the activities for specific dates and customer group size! Net price includes: includes VAT; basic services listed in the beginning of the offer; all the private activities as per itinerary above; guiding during the activities; meals within the activities. Net price of the meals (served in Kuohu Mansion 6 * breakfast, 1* dinner and 2* snack basket): 3 946,50 euro / 8 persons Net price of accommodation in Kuohu Mansion (6 nights, daily cleaning included): 6 480,00 euro / mansion / 6 nights
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Confirmation and payment Schedule Groups: The reservation is considered confirmed upon the receipt of the first deposit, which is not refundable, in the amount of 30% of all reserved items and services for the amount of participants specified in the latest offer. The second deposit, which, together with the first payment, equals 100% of services ordered for the minimum amount of participants specified in the latest offer, is due on Lapland Luxury s account 1 (one) month before group s arrival. Proforma invoices will be issued for each payment, and payments are requested to be submitted by wire transfer to Lapland Luxury s bank account. Lapland Luxury reserves the right to release all space, which is not guaranteed in accordance with the payment schedule. Cancellation Policy: Total cancellation of the reservation: 30% deposit is non-refundable once paid 100% is non-refundable once paid Participant name lists: To be sent to Lapland Luxury latest 31 days prior program s implementation. Note: All changes in the reservations shall be made in writing, i.e. by e-mail, within the office hours in Fin-and. The receipt thereof must be acknowledged by Lapland Luxury. Lapland Luxury reserves the right to revise the pricing due to unforeseen circumstances such as increase in taxes or labor costs, or other such events which are beyond its control. You contact with Lapland Luxury: Yulia Chechulinskaya Customer Experience Manager Lapland Luxury/ProSanta Oy Tel.:+358 50 5176 969 lapland@laplandluxury.com www.laplandluxury.com Lapland Luxury is a trading name of ProSanta Ltd. ProSanta Ltd is registered in Finland. License 6921/11/MJ. Registered Office: ProSanta Ltd, Luolakuja, 96910, Rovaniemi, Finland. VAT Number 20631555.