Lapland Family Holidays

Around Christmas time, most young children love to go and see Santa Claus. There could surely be nothing more exciting than to go and visit Santa in his own home, in Lapland. Holidays to Lapland to visit Santa Claus have become increasingly popular in the last few years, and the area also has a number of resorts for skiing holidays too.

Modern day Lapland is not a nation in its own right but a historic region divided between Finland, Norway and Sweden.The resorts where most holidays to Lapland actually take place, including Saariselka, Levi Fell, Pyha and Yllasjarvi are in the Finnish part of Lapland.

A Lapland holiday is a magical experience for all the family, located as it is in the Arctic Circle with deep snow guaranteed and facilities for snow sports for all ages – skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, snowmobile rides, rides in a reindeer sleigh or on a husky sled and ice fishing.

There are different types of Santa holidays to Lapland available:-

Day Trips To Lapland usually include a trip to see Santa Claus, and the chance to visit Santa’s workshop to see the elves hard at work. There would usually be the chance to try out some exciting snow activities such as tobogganing and snowmobile rides too.It’s a long day as no accommodation is included – you arrive in Lapland early in the morning and fly home the same day

Longer Trips To Lapland will include accommodation, and of course lots more time to enjoy the activities.Some of the holidays available will focus more on snow sports and skiing whilst others will offer more fun Santa-related activities for children to enjoy.It is also possible to spend Christmas in Lapland, or see the New Year in on a Lapland Holiday.

Monarch Holidays offer a big range of holidays to Lapland with departures all through December 2008. As well as 1 day trips to Lapland they offer holidays with 4, 5 or 6 night stays.  Included in the price is a ski suit and boots plus lots of fun activities including tobogganing, husky sled rides, reindeer sleigh rides and snowmobile rides, as well as trip to Santa's Post Office to meet the man himself! There is also lots of free time to ski, go sightseeing or just relax. More about Monarch Holidays' range of Lapland Holidays.

The Adventure Company specialise in family activity holidays to Lapland including holidays for skiing, snowshoeing, as well as wilderness adventure holidays which include biking, hiking and canoeing. These are more suited to teenagers. You also have the opportunity to visit a reindeer farm and experience the indigenous Sami culture. More about The Adventure Company's Lapland Holidays

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