Lapland Holidays
November 18th, 2008 by Mark Anderson, under Vacations. No Comments
A holiday in Lapland will uncover a beautiful winter wonderland for all ages. Lapland has sections in Finland, Norway and Sweden and is found in the Arctic Circle. Besides a variety of winter sports Lapland also offers a look into a Christmas wonderland complete with Santa, elves and reindeer.
The Christmas activities include a sleigh ride, meet and greet with reindeers and Rudolph, meet Santa face to face, see Santa’s elves in action and visit the post office. Besides the Christmas theme you can also go snowmobiling, dogsledding, ice-skating, skiing and more winter sports.
If you are interested in skiing then you should visit Lapland between the months of February and April when the ski conditions are at their best. Beside down hill or alpine skiing you cal also do hill skiing and cross country skiing. There are also enough resorts that you will not have to deal with any heavy crowds or long lines at the lift.
The scenery in the Artic circle is astounding and you will see things you never imagined. In Sweden, Lapland has a hotel made completely of ice, think of James Bond! The national parks also are some of the most beautiful in the world and a perfect spot to view the aurora borealis.
Ice igloos, snow hotels and snow villages can be found in Lapland Finland, and you have your choice of cold and snowy accommodation. If skiing isn’t your fortay then you may enjoy ice fishing or learning how to mush. Finlander’s also love saunas so you will have the opportunity to warm up and completely relax.
Lapland Norway sits at the same latitude as Alaska, Greenland and Siberia so you can expect extreme weather as well as extreme scenery and adventures. Experience a combination of activities on both land and the water. If you can try and spot an Orca on an orca safari.
