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Finland City, Spa & Nature


from £2,095 pp - 7 days/6 nights

(5/5) based on 2 reviews
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Overview:

This is a great way to experience the best of what Finland has to offer. Enjoy modern design in Helsinki and a relaxing holiday in Karelia, heaped with outdoor activities, Finish traditions and unsopilt nature. During the day you can enjoy various outdoor programmes, guided hiking tours or Nordic walking. In the evening you have a chance to relax in saunas and Jacuzzi, or take a herb bubble bath. Highlight of the holiday is the wild brown bear overnight adventure with a night in a bear hide and a possibility to observe brown bears in their natural environment.

Package price is £2,095 per person based on availability and sharing a double or twin room. Minimum 2 travellers.

Departure dates Arrive                                      
1 Apr - 30 Oct  (excl. 14 - 28 Jul)
Daily

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Helsinki

Upon arrival in Helsinki, transfer to your centrally located 4-star hotel in Helsinki for a two night stay.

Day 2: Helsinki

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time in Helsinki - a modern city, which throughout 450 years of history, has existed in the crosscurrents of the East and West. Sights of interest are the historical centre, Senate Square, Parliament building, Finlandia Hall, the Sibelius Monument, Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church), and the magnificent Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress.

Day 3: Helsinki - Kajaani - Kuhmo

After breakfast check out from the hotel and transfer to Helsinki airport for your flight to Kajaani. On arrival in Kajaani you will be transferred to Hotel Kalevala in Kuhmo for a four night stay. Kuhmo is located approximately an hour away from Kajaani airport.
Welcome drink and dinner at the Hotel Kalevala restaurant.

Day 4: Wild Brown Bear Overnight Adventure

Free morning for leisure or optional activities.

Approx. at 15:00 transfer to Wild Brown Bear centre (in late August and September the departure time is earlier). 

After early dinner information about the upcoming night and short walk from the main building to the hides, Bear House or luxury cabin. There is between twelve to sixteen hours of direct sunlight and two to four hours of twilight in the viewing season. All hides are equipped with viewing chairs, sleeping areas and dry toilets. 

Package includes refreshment and sandwiches in the hides, sleeping bags. Recommended equipment is clothes according to weather forecast, binoculars and camera. 

Day 5: Day for relaxation

Leave the hide between 06:00 - 08.00 and transfer back to the Hotel Kalevala for breakfast. The afternoon is free for optional activities or relaxing, hiking, fishing and cycling.
For the evening tour we recommend our famous Elk safari at an extra cost of £120 per person
Evening sauna and Jacuzzi followed by dinner at the hotel.

Day 6: Day for relaxation

Breakfast at the hotel, and the day is free for relaxation at the Hotel Kalevala.
Evening sauna and Jacuzzi followed by dinner at the hotel.

Day 7: Departure from Kajaani

Check out from the hotel and transfer to Kajaani airport for your flight back to London via Helsinki.

Package Includes:

  • Flights from London or Manchester
  • 1 piece of check-in luggage per traveler (up to 23 kg)
  • Airport transfers in Helsinki and Kajaani
  • 2 nights accommodation in a centrally located 4-star hotel in Helsinki incl. breakfast
  • 4 nights accommodation at the Hotel Kalevala in Kuhmo incl.:
    - Breakfast
    - 4 x dinners
    - Sauna
    - Jacuzzi
    - Free use of bicycles, rowing boat, summer games, fireplace, WLAN
  • Overnight bear watching adventure incl. transfers and picnic
  • 24 hour emergency service
  • ATOL protection
  • All taxes

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Kalevala Hotel

Kuhmo, Finland
Hotel Kalevala nestles on the shores of Lake Lammasjärvi in Eastern Finland close to the Russian border. This is a region of great tradition and folklore and a place where Finland’s great epic Kalevala still survives, indeed a place of true ‘Finnishness’.

Hotel Maria

Helsinki, Finland

Located in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Maria offers an unparalleled blend of elegance, comfort, and convenience.



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July 2017
Overall rating: (5/5)

Thank you for organising such an interesting holiday for us. All the travel arrangements went smoothly.
We enjoyed our time watching the bears, we saw 3 different ones coming and going during the night. We appreciated being in our "own" little hide, even if it was small and primitive!
We had an enjoyable day in Kuhmo, very much on our own initiative, the Hotel did not really suggest much to visit ,we discovered the Winter War Museum right on the door step through our own readings.
Most people we met in Finland were amazingly friendly and none of them had seen bears!
Thank you.
Angela and Peter Stephens


September 2013
Overall rating: (5/5)

Hi Veronika!
We have just returned from the lovely break you organised for us at the Hotel Karavella in Kuhmo, Finland. It was a really wonderful break so many thanks for finding it for us!

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