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“Husky”multiactivprogram
  challenging days in the arctic winter

This program taylor made for people, who like to be in nature, love the Huskies and still like to have relaxing time with little luxury.
Experiance a full day on a snowmobile. Drive three days trip your own husky-team with one overnight in a cosy, but rustic wilderness cabin. Snowshoe trough the untuched, wide nature!
Enjoy one week with various dayily activities
                     – unforgetable, adveturous –
                                      finland offers you all you wish.

DETAILS

Location Taivalkoski/Jurmu
Getting there The closest airport is Kuusamo (60 km). But the flight terms (connections and prices) are easier on the airport Oulu ( 150 km - Blue1 by SAS and Finnair destination)
extra fee €50.- transfer Oulu
Dates sunday-sunday
13.12.2009 - 25.04.2010
Duration 8 days
Groupsizes min 2 persons, max 8 pers.
Price

13.12.2009-03.01.2010       €1435
03.01.2010-07.02.2010       €1345.-
07.02.2010-28.03.2010       €1435
28.03.2010-25.04.2010       €1345.-

single room                         € 115.-
( incl single use snowmobile use).
single snowmobile use          €   40.-
Huskyfarm stay                    € 120.-
husky overnight instead of    € 300.-

-own risk in case of crashing snowmobile is maximum        € 500.-

Acommodation Hotel Herkko is situated directly beside the small skiing resort Taivalvaara and the crosscountry-trailheads.
The snowmobiling and winter-hiking start from the hotel yard. You reach the villagecenterin short walking time. All hotel rooms are equipped with phone, TV, a drying-cupboard, toilet and shower. For guests, the hotel sauna and swimming pool are free of charge.
Acommodion also possible in blockcabins nearby hotel. Ask for more information.
There are also simple twin rooms on the huskyfarm itself. Shared facilities, wood heated sauna and lots of dogs inklusive. Limited place.
Includes

-Collectiv transfer from/to the airport  Kuusamo(max waiting time 2h)
-6 overnights in double room Hotel
-1 overnight in wilderness cabin
-fullboard
-Guided activities mentioned in the  program
-english/german/french speaking  guides
-needed equipment for activities

Program

1. day:
Transfer from airport to acommodation. After dinner, you’ll get all informations needed. Then you have time to relax in the Sauna. For late arrivals, information follows next morning.

2. day:
Snowmobiling. You will get your dressed and obteind all driving and safety instructions before starting to a 40-60 km long snowmobile safari. Challenging trails, wild forest and wide swamps and lakes.
You may meet reindeers and birds and see traces from moose and snow hares. On the way, lunch will be served by an open fire. Duration of tour is about 4-5 hours. Two person per snowmobile. On reguest, single snowmobile booking is possible.

3. day:
Sleddog trainingday. Transfer to the Huskyfarm. A hundred Huskies and your guide wellcome you on Finn-Jann! Now, you will get all informations for the coming day and instructions how to handle the dogs and the sledge. We will drive a training loupe with two person per dog-team. One is driving and one is sitting in the sledge. Drivers change during the tour. Lunch is served by open fire, out in the forest. Driving distance depending on weather conditions and are between 15-30km.

4. day:
Overnight starts.Transfer to the Farm. Preparing for the Overnight-Safari.
Everyone will drive his own dog-team with 4-6 huskies.(Optional two person /sledge). During the tour, we eat around the fire. In the afternoon we will reach the wilderness cabin. Together with the guide, you take care of your own dogs. And in teamwork, we heat the cabin and sauna, open the ice lock and caring the wather in. Coffeetime. And now, traditionel, finish sauna will be ready! Are you as brave to take a swim in the brr could ice hole? Dinner.
The rustic block cabin has no electricity and running water. There's an outdoor toilet. For personal hygiene, there will be hot water in the sauna.

5. day:
After breakfast and careing the dogs, we will pack and put the dogs ready to continue the tour. Lunch will be taken in the forest again. In the afternoon, arrival on the farm. After peting the dogs and say them goodby, we have coffe and traditional snacks on the farm. Transfer back to acommodation.

6. day:
Wintersport in Taivalkoski. In the morning, you will snowshoe through the Taivalvaara Nature fitness park. Enjoy the fresh air, the silence and could of the arctic winter. Learn about finnish nature and wildlife. A warm drink is served on the tour. After lunch in the hotel, it is possible to join a crosscountry skiing introduction. You can also get skis and go on your own. Dinner and sauna.

7. day:
Free day. Explore the surroundings on your own. Visit the village with its old russian traide store, join our other activities or relax in the hotel minispa. For dinner, you can test all local meals on the "Kolismaa"buffet.

8. day:
After breakfirst, transfer to airport.


The order of the days is variable and depenting on circumstances.
On reguest, it is possible to join two day husky-tours instead of a snowshoeing and free day.

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