DAY 1
Fly to Ivalo, located in the heart of Finnish Lapland, where you will be met by a Jävri Lodge host. It is just a short 30-minute transfer to the exclusive Jävri Lodge, where a warm welcome awaits. After check-in, your hosts will reconfirm all the aspects of your stay, including the weather conditions and Aurora Borealis forecasts. Dinner this evening will be in the company of your fellow guests, with whom you will share a fine dining experience.
DAY 2-3
Jävri Lodge’s all-inclusive policy extends to including one guided 2-hour Arctic wilderness activity or nature experience per day. Your choice includes:
SNOW SHOEING Snow shoeing has been practiced in the region for centuries and is an excellent way of exploring untouched landscapes covered in deep snow. Your expert guide will explain to you how to use the snowshoes, then take you through the white forests and frozen landscapes of the second largest protected natural park in Finland, Urho Kekkonen National Park. Snow shoeing is an easy art to master, so as you walk, the guide will also enlighten you with stories of life in Lapland and how the local nature and wildlife adapts to the contrasting seasons.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING SCHOOL Cross-country skiing is a national past-time and embraced by every generation as a great way of exercising, whilst getting out into the nature. 1000’s of kilometres of tracks cover the country. Here is your opportunity to learn different types of skiing, like classic, skating or off-track skiing. The lesson is tailored to your ability levels. After instruction a short skiing trip will be made to the border of the National Park and you are free to use the equipment freely for the remainder of the day.
HUSKY SAFARI Enjoy a thrilling husky safari and take the opportunity to learn to mush your own team of dogs. As you approach the hounds howl in eager anticipation of their morning run. You will receive instructions on how to handle the dogs and drive the sled before heading out into the beautiful forest and over the frozen mires. Driving in pairs, there are plenty of photo opportunities, ample time to admire the landscape as well as mush. On your return to the farm enjoy a hot drink and bun served in a Kota warmed by an open fire as the guides give you an insight to the life of a husky musher.
REINDEER SAFARI Visit a local reindeer farm, where you will enjoy a romantic reindeer ride in a traditional Lappish sleigh. Seated on reindeer hides and covered with warm blankets, you are lulled by their gentle pace and can appreciate the silence of the Arctic broken only by the snap of the reindeer hooves and the sound of the sleigh being pulled over the snow. When the reindeer caravan returns to the yard, enjoy a hot drink served in a warm Kota, as the reindeer herder the experience of a warm "kota" will await you. Enjoy some hot drinks while a reindeer herder happily will tell you stories of his life in the wilds of Lapland.
SNOWMOBILING Enjoy a snowmobile safari that takes you deep into your magnificent surrounding. After a full briefing and safety demonstration, drive in pairs across the fells. Be sure to look out for local wildlife including reindeer and elk. There is the opportunity to swop driving duties, should you so wish. Sip hot drinks and eat cake on your return to the farm, where you can also meet some of the resident huskies. and a snack. Please note! The trip will begin at the husky farm where you will also get to see arctic huskies!
OTHER ACTIVITIES TO CHOOSE FROM INCLUDE: Horseback riding, Ice Fishing, downhill skiing and snowboarding, relaxing massage treatments
To avoid disappointment, you should indicate which activity you wish to participate in at the time of booking. Should you wish to participate in more than one activity per day, then please do let us know and we can arrange this for you at a supplement.
DAY 4 UK
Jävri Lodge, will by now, feel like a second home and it will be with some reluctance that you leave this idyllic residence, but leave you must. A transfer to the airport is provided ensuring you arrive in good time for your return flight home.
