Fly from UK to Kiruna. A warm welcome at the airport as our representative meets you with warm outer clothing (for the duration of your stay in Kiruna) and offers you a transfer to Ripan which is located approx 10 minutes walk away from Kiruna centre. You will be accommodated on a bed and breakfast basis in a family cabin with private facilities and drying area. In your cabin you will find a large main room with double bed, tv, small kitchen and living area. Each cabin also has a smaller bedroom with bunk beds and a bathroom.
The hotel has a fine restaurant, and like most Swedish restaurants, the ingredients are sourced locally and in tune with the passing seasons. A full programme of winter activities can be found at Ripan including huskies, snowmobiles, northern lights and much more!

Day 2
Father Christmas & Overnight Wilderness Experience
** This is a private tour exclusively for your party **
You will be collected from Ripan after lunch (approx 1pm) for the short minibus transfer to the snowmobile garage. Following a short safety briefing on how to drive your snowmobiles you will head deep into the Lapland Wilderness following your guide and with the opportunity to seek out new tracks. Children age 7 and under will sit in a cosy snowmobile trailer kept warm with reindeer skins. As you head for your wilderness log cabin on the banks of the frozen Torne River you will explore snow covered forests and cross frozen lakes and rivers. You may even be lucky enough to see some reindeer grazing in the forest.
When you arrive at your log cabin you will take part in some traditionally Swedish activities. Venture out into the forest and chop down a Christmas tree. Once back in the log cabin (or stuga as the Swedish call it) it’s time to bake some pepparkakor (Swedish style ginger biscuits) in various shapes such as stars, reindeer and angels. Start to celebrate Christmas with some glögg (warm wine) or other non-alcoholic beverages and decorate the tree you have just brought back to the cabin.
The moment you have all been waiting for when Father Christmas magically appears out of the darkness and trudges through the deep snow to your log cabin carrying a lantern and bag of presents for young and old alike (but only for those who have been good boys and girls over the past year!). After Father Christmas has mesmerised the children it’s time to settle down to a traditional Swedish Christmas Table or Julbord. Great food served around a candle lit table in the snow covered forests of Swedish Lapland. Don’t forget to look up at the night sky as Lapland is also famous for spectacular northern lights displays and a glittering array of stars.
You will spend the night in your log cabin which is spacious and comfortable. In traditional Lapland Wilderness style the facilities are quite basic and this adds to the experience and genuine nature of this holiday. There is no running water but there is electricity and there is a sauna to warm up in after a day in the snow. The total length of this tour is 18 to 20hrs and you will return to the snowmobile garage and your hotel or the airport after breakfast the following morning.