Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Helsinki

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After arrival at the Helsinki airport and check in the hotel. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is a vibrant seaside city of beautiful islands and great green parks. In the evening, walk around Töölönlahti Bay in the heart of the city surrounded by beautiful parks.

DAY 2: Helsinki

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Take the city sightseeing walking tour and the main highlights include Helsingin Tuomiokirkko, Market Square, Temppeliaukio Church, Uspenskin Cathedral, Sibelius Park. The historic quarters that lie between the Market Square and Senate Square are home to numerous cafés and restaurants.

Day 3: Helsinki – Tallinn – Helsinki

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Day trip to Tallinn – take the ferry trip from Helsinki to Tallinn and on your own wander around the romantic Old Town and visit small boutiques, stop for a cup of coffee at one of the charming cafés or enjoy a pint in a beer cellar.
Get to know also the new trendy districts like Kalamaja and Noblessner with interesting sights, shops and restaurants. In the evening, take the ferry back to Helsinki.

Day 4: Helisnki to Rovaniemi by flight

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Helisnki to Rovaniemi by flight. Arrival at Rovaniemi airport, the official hometown of Santa Claus ─ Rovaniemi! Airport transfer. Hotel check in.
In the evening, experience the midnight sun arctic picnic. The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle, when the sun remains visible at the local midnight. A wonderful night adventure for unique natural phenomena lovers. Our tour takes you up to the top of the Santavaara Hill.

Day 5 – Rovaniemi: Visit to Santa’s Village.

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You will be taken to the most exciting, popular destination in Finnish Lapland, located in the Arctic Circle, north of Rovaniemi. The place gives you a jolly and cheerful feeling of Christmas all year round.
Explore Santa Claus Village with a lot of Christmas and Lappish products to take back with you, and greet Santa Claus in his office! Join the elves working in Santa’s post office, send postcards to all your friends with a special stamp on them.

Day 6 – Rovaniemi.

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Experience the wild Arctic and its species in the Ranua zoo tour, an hour drive from Rovaniemi. You can see the only polar bears living in Finland, as well as 50 other arctic and northern animal species. This is the world’s northernmost wildlife zoo.

Day 7 – Rovaniemi.

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Visit Reindeer Farm; Husky park. While visiting the traditional Reindeer Farm and Husky Park, you will be able to engage in the local reindeer herding and husky dog mushing traditions.
At the reindeer farm you will have a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the deeply-rooted traditions of reindeer herding in Finnish Lapland and feeding them with delicious and nutritious food. After you have learned all about the reindeers it is time to take a drive to meet our fluffy friends, Siberian huskies! You can learn from the guides in Husky farm the ways to take care of the huskies, how they start preparing them for the winter and how they live here in Finland all around the year.

Day 8 – Departure.

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Take airport transfer and board your flight. Your Finnish holidays end here!

Inclusions / Exclusions

Inclusions

7 nights in 4 star hotel with breakfast (standard room, double / twin occupancy). Hotel for reference:
Helsinki Radisson Blu seaside or similar
Rovaniemi Scandic City or similar
Private airport / pier transfers as per the program
Day cruise, standard seating, Helsinki – Tallinn - Helsinki
Activities:
o Midnight sun picnic
o SIC activities with transfers in Rovaniemi as per the program – Santa village tour, Ranua Zoo tour, Visit to reindeer and husky farm
o Small group walking tour city sightseeing at Helsinki

Exclusions

*Flight tickets are not included
Anything not in 'Included' section is excluded.

Tour Info

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Benchmark will be not liable for any decision by the consulate or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Maximum 3 adults allowed per room. As a Third person in a Triple room, most of the hotels used roll-away beds and room size may be the same as the Double room.
Additional supplements on account of fuel hikes as and when received would be applicable with immediate effect.
Once an air ticket is issued, a date change penalty will be applicable. Check with our Sales Officer for the applicable charges.
The rights to vary, amend, alter, or withdraw any itinerary, departure or excursion rests entirely with the company. Due to the demand of an airline, the in / out points may change. Services, however, will remain unchanged.
In Group Packages, Arrival and Departure Sectors may change due to the availability of flights. Group Size of 20 Passengers and below travelling together Driver cum Guide will be provided. Group Size of 20 Passengers and above travelling together Separate driver and Separate guide will be provided.
Itinerary is subject to change due to operational constraints if any.
Indian dinners and local meals are pre-set, and a-la-carte is not possible.
Any damage caused to the hotel rooms/coach during your stay, shall be borne by the concerned passengers.
The company shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss of baggage, loss, injury, accident, death, breakdown, or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangements due to weather conditions, strikes, war, the threat of war, quarantine or any other cause whatsoever and all such loss or expenses must be borne by the passengers.
The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delays or changes in schedules of train, aeroplane, bus, ship or any other services.
The tour manager and the driver will do their best to get you as close to the monuments as possible because in some city’s coaches are restricted.
On days when certain attractions, sights, monuments, museums, etc. are closed, the Tour Manager reserves the right to amend the Itinerary / cancel the visit.
There are no refunds for any services i.e., meals, sightseeing, etc. Not utilized on your tour. For convenience.
The flight change/cancellation fees vary based on airline rules and currency conversion rates. For exact cancellation/change fee, please do call us.
Partly utilized ticket and No-Show tickets cannot be cancelled.
Flight seat Guarantee: - Subject to availability at the time of booking.
Domestic ticket is completely Non-Refundable.
Standard Check-In time at the Hotel is -1200hrs - and Check-Out time is 1100hrs - 1200hrs. Early check-in or late check-out is subject to availability and the hotel might charge you extra for it.
For Hotel change/cancellation fee, vary based on hotel rules and currency conversion rates. For exact cancellation/change fee, please call us.
Children aged 12 years or above years are fully charged by the hotel.
Refunds shall be processed within 20 Working Days, from the date request receipt.
Coach used for transfers & sightseeing will be provided only as per itinerary and not at disposal.
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