the journey
9 days, 8 nights, lifetime of memories
Day 1
Welcome to Finland
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The tour meet up in the beautiful capital of Finland, Helsinki. Group visits the famous landmarks and sights, and also areas with great local cuisine options. In the evening, the tour starts heading to the magical North in the best way possible: overnight train. *For travellers who are looking to arrive earlier & spend more time in Helsinki, we are delighted to point out things to do prior to the tour starts.
Day 3
To the most beautiful place on earth!
Breakfast/-/-
After breakfast, we continue the drive (1.5hrs) to west to the town of Abisko. After arriving, there are many options to marvel this majestic town with its glorious nature. The town and it’s surroundings hold many places where you’re able to capture some of the most gorgeous memories! Then we continue our drive to west, and after crossing the Norwegian border, we soon arrive to Narvik, a gorgeous port city surrounded by towering mountains. The town offers amazing food options, so you can try some very special delicacies not available back home, like a whale steak. Afternoon we continue our drive to Lofoten - often referred to as the most beautiful place on earth! Lofoten combines very dramatic nature with fjords, high mountains, beautiful beaches and stunning sea views. The drive will take us to the tip of the island range for the most iconic scenes, very special food options and surely the most beautiful drive you’ve ever done.
Day 2
Start of the Northern Exploration
Breakfast/-/-
After departing from the train, we head to enjoy a scrumptious local breakfast buffet in Oulu & we start our drive northwest towards the Kingdom of Sweden! Just a short drive away, we stop in the Haparanda/Tornio, twin city that connects these 2 countries. Here we have free and easy to explore for the morning hours (8AM - 11AM). Travellers may join ice breaker morning cruise, Polar Explorer (9AM - 11AM). In this twin city there are plenty of things to do - from great sights like the oldest church in Lapland, to amazing scenes from the top of the water tower to some great shopping options. For the ones wanting to try out tobogganing, we provide sleds and this city has many nice hills to get going. Or you can just walk the bridge over the Tornio river and hop from one time zone to another as many times as you please :) Afternoon we continue the drive towards the town of Kiruna (4.5hrs drive). Mid-way we stop for lunch options in Gällivara, old mining town that blends human made with breathtaking nature for amazing photo opportunities, and we’ll go for the best spots for those.
Day 4
To the North!
Breakfast/-/-
Morning continue the drive along the edge of Northern Norway and
make our way to Tromso. During this scenic drive, we stop in few
beautiful places for photo options, as well as for lunch options along the
way. The drive (6.5hrs) continues to show the beauty of Northern
Norway, and after arriving to Tromso, the evening is free and easy to
explore this vibrant Arctic City and it’s night life, or join one of the many
winter experiences that are offered in the town.
Day 5
Crossing the border
Breakfast/-/-
This morning will be an easy one, as there is still time to explore Tromso and take some great memories now during day light. After exploring before noon we head east and start the climb towards the Finnish part of Lapland. After crossing the border we stop at Kilpisjärvi for some photo ops and also lunch options like reindeer meat. We’ll also stop at a nearby national park that’s home to the cleanest air in the world! Afterwards we continue the drive towards Kittilä, which will be our home for the next 2 nights. As Kittilä is the home to one of the most famous ski resorts in Lapland, this town holds many activities that let you experience Nordic winter in the best possible way.
Day 7
To the capital of Finnish Lapland
Breakfast/-/-
After an easy morning and last enjoyment of this alpine town, we head towards Rovaniemi - the capital of Finnish Lapland. During the drive, we stop in one lean-in shelter to enjoy the winter scene and some local bbq snacks. After arrival to Rovaniemi, we check-in to the hotel and then have free and easy time exploring this very wintry town. Many museums, sights, and picturesque places for us to wonder, and many fantastic restaurants and bars.
Day 6
Winter Activites
Breakfast/-/-
Today is reserved for any activity that people want to do. From Skiing
classes to snowboarding, Husky rides, cross country skiing, Ice karting, Ice
fishing, Ice dipping and Sauna experience, Tobogganing, Snowshoeing and many more, we’ll make sure you have the chance to try out whatever it is. Also the town itself is worth exploring, and also has plenty of food options for lunch and dinner.
Optional Activities:
Ski, Husky Rides, Ice Karting, Sauna & Ice Dipping, Toboganning
Day 8
Santa!
Breakfast/-/-
Today we meet the most famous Finnish person there is, even more famous than Kimi Räikkönen! Santa and his helpers. We head to Santa’s village, where we get to meet and greet, take part in many optional activities, marvel at the village and of course send postcards with official Santa’s stamp to friends and family back home. For the evening, we have some free and easy time still in Rovaniemi for dinner options or visit the Science museum Arktikum before boarding the train back towards Helsinki. Bye Lapland for now.
Day 9
Goodbye Helsinki
After arriving to Helsinki, the tour comes to an end. Many fantastic memories, and hopefully bit of the Lapland magic stays with you for years to come. For travellers who want to continue exploring the Nordics, we’ll help to create additional itinerary or give good pointers what to do next like visit the Unesco heritage site Suomenlinna or go to Löyly for unique Sauna experience. Many things to do, this time or then the next.
what's included & what's not?
A Finnish tour guide, accompanied by a local Malaysian Chinese translator throughout the trip.
What's included?
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All transportation in Nordic
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Aurora hunting possibility each night in Lapland (max 200 kilometer distance)
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Overnight Train Sleeper cabin x 2 way
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6 nights 3-star/4-star hotel stay
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Breakfast every morning
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Finnish & English Speaking Tour Guide, Malaysian Tour Leader
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3 countries visits: Finland, Sweden and Norway
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Santa’s Village visit
What's excluded?
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Daily Lunch & Dinner
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Winter’s Activities
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Travel Insurance
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Return Air Tickets
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Jinhao, February 2025
The most fun place I have travelled to, definitely want to go again!
Yin Theng, February 2025
Finland has been hailed as the happiest country... and after the experience, you will understand why
Jaguar, February 2025
There are so many activities, so fun, so exciting! Finland is much more than just catching Auroras!
Next winter we have total of 5 tours with 9D8N Itinerary, with 14 maximum group size and minimum of 10 (adults).
Price for adult is 15,990RM per pax (twin shared accommodation), and single adult 17,990RM per pax. Child together with parents is 12,990RM per pax (shared accommodation with parents)
Remarks: Child above 10 years old is considered adult rate due to limitation of the accommodation offered in Finland.
RM2,000/pax discount for couple bookings made in August 2025
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