HAPPY IN SCANDINAVIA
DURATION
6 NIGHTS / 7 DAYS
DEPOSIT $500
Per Person
SHARED ROOM : FROM $3100
or $3600 Private Room
(Norway, Finland Sweden)
Featuring 3 countries, husky safari, reindeer sleigh rides, snowmobiling, and glass igloos
THE EXPERIENCE
Join us on this amazing 7D/6N adventure across Norway, Finland, and Sweden! This trip is priced at $3100 shared room and $3600 single room.
Lapland is utterly magical in the winter.
Everything is tucked under a blanket of snow, and on clear nights, the Aurora Borealis often lights up the sky. There’s also an abundance of adventure we will explore.
Scandinavia
What’s Included:
- Visit 3 countries in 1 trip
- Husky Safari
- Reindeer Sleigh Rides
- Snowmobiling
- Glass Igloo Stays
- Ice Hotel Visits
- Funicular Rides
- Meals, transportation, and accommodations listed in itinerary
Meals not mentioned in the itinerary are not included. Personal Drinks, any additional activities or transfers, gratuities, medical expenses or additional entrance fees to theatres, parks, museums/visitor centres not outlined in this itinerary, additional travel expenses or waiting time. Travel insurance and personal spending are travelers responsibility.
What’s Not Included:
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Services not mentioned in itinerary
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Tips
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International Airfare
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Travel Insurance – medical insurance is REQUIRED
Travel Insurance:
Trips booked after January 1, 2023 will be required to have medical travel insurance for all You Can’t Steal My Happy trips.
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Trip Overview
Day 1 :
Welcome to Tromso, Norway!
Welcome to Norway! Upon arrival at the Tromso airport, a shuttle will take you to the hotel. Later this evening we will meet for a welcome reception to meet your guide, Happy Ambassador, and the rest of our group.
Overnight in Standard Room at Thon Polar
Day 2 :
Reindeer Safari and Travel to Kilpisjärvi
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. We will depart this morning to enjoy a Reindeer Safari in the magical location of Camp Tamok; upon arrival we dress in warm winter clothes and boots and then head off to explore the ancient part of Sami culture and try the oldest form of transport in the north. As the reindeer herd is some distance from the main part of the camp, your adventure will start with a short transfer by minibus to our Sami Camp. This fascinating cultural adventure includes reindeer sledding, an introduction to lasso throwing, storytelling about the Sami culture and feeding the reindeer. After this memorable encounter with the indigenous Sami people, you will return to Camp Tamok where we will serve you a hot meal around an open fire in a reindeer herder’s tent.
After lunch, we will depart for Kilpisjärvi. Kilpisjärvi is where the three nations of Norway, Finland, and Sweden meet. Driving time is approximately 2.5 hours. Here we will stay in beautiful chalets in Finnish Lapland. Dinner will be included at the hotel.
Kilpisjärvi hosts some of the best conditions for viewing the northern lights, so make sure to head out at night for a peak. Please keep in mind, seeing the northern lights is dependent on weather and nature conditions. We recommend downloading the Aurora Alert app. It will notify you when the northern lights are active in your location.
Meals: B, L, D
Overnight in Chalet at Santa’s Chalets Rakka
Day 3 :
Snowmobile at the 3 borders & Glass Igloos in Finland!
We will enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then today we’ll visit Finland, Sweden, and Norway in less than one minute. This is a bucket list experience: a snowmobile safari for beginners and first timers, with a trail that runs on the frozen lake and through beautiful snowy birch forest to Koltavuoma where the yellow border cairn of three Nordic countries is located. It is called the most peaceful border in the world. Take your time to make pictures and mark your presence at the point of intersection of three European borders!
After lunch, we will embark for Levi and explore different part of Finnish Lapland. Driving time is approximately 3.5 hours. Tonight we have the very special experience of sleeping under the Arctic Sky will overnight in Glass Igloos at the Northern Lights Village!
Meals: B, D
Overnight in Aurora Cabin HB at Northern Lights Village Levi Oy
Day 4 :
Husky Safari & Travel to Sweden!
Today, we will enjoy a husky safari! Driving a team of huskies over the white, shimmering fells is an experience that is almost mandatory during a trip to Lapland. The eager dogs run at full speed and the sled glides effortlessly over the snowdrifts with the skids hissing softly. The lead dog turns to look at you at a crossroads – right of left? Mush! The husky safari starts in front of an Aurora hut and takes you on a fast-paced trip over the untouched snow of the forests of Levi. This is an experience that you will never forget! After lunch, we will depart for Kiruna to experience Swedish Lapland! The driving time is approximately 4 hours. Once we arrive at Camp Ripan, we will enjoy dinner.
Camp Ripan is home to the Aurora Spa, winner of the “2020 Best Unique Experience” from World Luxury Spa Awards. We recommend enjoying the spa. For guests staying at Camp Ripan, there is a discounted spa entrance fee of 395 SEK/person (approximately $38 USD). Entrance includes The Spa Ritual Stävan with coffee mask, birch leaf scrub, foot bath with foot salt and iron ore pellets. Bathrobe, towel, locally produced skin and hair care products, tea and fruit.
Meals: B, D
Overnight in Chalet Giron at Camp Ripan
Day 5 :
Ice Hotel & Narvik, Norway
After breakfast today, we will make our way to the Ice Hotel. The original and world-famous Icehotel is open year-round and we offer a hotel and ephemeral art exhibition in a unique natural cycle, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. The story of Icehotel starts in 1989 when it became the world’s first and largest hotel made of ice and snow.Each year the winter hotel is reincarnated in a new guise, carefully designed and handcrafted by around 40 artists from all around the world. We will get to tour all the amazing rooms and artwork created. Get your cameras ready — because this is amazing!! After our visit of the Ice Hotel ends, we will depart back to Norway. Driving time is approximately 2.5 hours. We will overnight in Narvik. Narvik is a beautiful town located on a fjord. It is very scenic and beautiful. The city of Narvik is located in Northern Norway, and it is surrounded by majestic nature. Tall mountains soar above the blue Ofotfjord, and they are perfect for hiking and skiing. In winter the northern lights dance across the night sky.
Meals: B, D
Overnight in Standard Room at Quality Grand Narvik
Day 6 :
Narvik War Museum & Fjellheisen Cable Car in Tromsø
This morning, we will visit the Narvik War Museum. The museum has a large collection from WWII. The museum tells the stories of WWII in North Norway and the dramatic fight for Narvik i 1940. After the museum visit, we will depart to return to Tromso. Driving time is approximately 3.5 hours. Once we arrive to Tromso, we will take the Fjellheisen Cable Car. We will have the amazing experience of having dinner on top of Fjellheisen and say our farewells.
Meals: B, D
Overnight in Standard Room GRP at Thon Polar
Day 7 :
Goodbye!
After enjoying breakfast at the hotel, shuttles will take guests to the airport.
Meals: B
Getting There
Most international flights to Tromsø go via Oslo, but there are direct flights from London-Gatwick, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Stockholm.
Terms and Conditions
Group Trip Cancellations.
If YCSMH has to cancel a group trip because a country has closed its borders, everyone will have a choice of receiving a refund or being rolled over to another group trip. The decision to cancel a group trip will be determined by myself and our local guides.
DEPOSITS PAID- CANCEL WITH NO REPLACEMENT
If you cancel a booking and cannot find a replacement the FULL deposit amount will be lost from the original person making the reservation.
DEPOSITS PAID- CANCEL WITH A REPLACEMENT – $100 Penalty
If YOU cancel and find your own replacement that “helps” but it doesn’t alleviate the time and effort I must spend to get your replacement up to speed (answer questions and send previous emails). A $100 fee will be charged if you cancel and find your own replacement.
FULL PAYMENTS PAID- CANCEL WITH NO REPLACEMENT- 90 DAYS BEFORE TRIP DEPARTURE
Full payments for all Happy trips are due 90 days before departure. If you cancel the trip you will not be eligible to receive a refund. You will need to file a claim with your insurance provider. As a rule most tour vendors, charter companies and hotels require full payment 90 days before arrival. Once we have made reservations MOST resorts, Charter companies, rental shops, etc hold YCSMH financially responsible (i.e. we have to pay them, hence we expect YOU to pay us).
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FULL PAYMENTS PAID- CANCEL WITH A REPLACEMENT- 90 DAYS BEFORE TRIP DEPARTURE
In the event of a cancellation, YCSMH will gladly help find a replacement but the responsibility to find the replacement is that of the person canceling. If you find a replacement to fill your spot you will be eligible for a full refund minus a $100 fee.
If YCSMH finds you a replacement you will receive a refund minus the trip deposit. As I mentioned there is a considerable amount of time and effort spent to send out emails to your replacement to get them up to speed.
I hope this helps clarify our terms as we all navigate through this post pandemic world. For those of us who are passionate travelers the small inconveniences of testing, insurance and entry requirements are well worth it.
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