What an amazing experience. We booked a Reindeer Safari for Chrisrmas Day. It started with being met and greeted by our guide who went through some important information about how to behave around the Reindeer. We then climbed into the sleighs and went for a 20-30min walk throught the woods. When we got back we were allowed to feed the Reindeer and we then went to the paddock with the females and baby Reindeer where the guide told us about being a reindeer herder in Finland and she was happy to answer any questions we had. We then went and spent time learnijg how to throw a rope and catch a "wooden" Reindeer. We then were taken inside to an area with a lit fire where we cooked sausages over the fire, had hot chocolate, biscuits and sweet buns. Finally we visited the small gift shop. Over all an amazing experience, the guide was so informative and we all...
Read moreI can’t say anything regarding the offered accommodation but regarding the reindeer farm this place is absolutely fantastic! The owner takes care of a huge herd (around 130 reindeers actually) of reindeers. The reindeers are kept naturally (during wintertime within a fence and during summer the reindeers are strolling around in the beautiful forests of Lapland). Some are taken out of the herd every year for their meat which is gained ecologically and therefore with an excellent quality. |The owner offers tours and informs visitors about their work, as well as reindeer sledding through the forest. A small souvenir shop offers their high quality products for a reasonable price.|This is not one of the usual tourist traps like in Rovaniemi and the travel from Rovaniemi is absolutely...
Read moreI can’t say anything regarding the offered accommodation but regarding the reindeer farm this place is absolutely fantastic! The owner takes care of a huge herd (around 130 reindeers actually) of reindeers. The reindeers are kept naturally (during wintertime within a fence and during summer the reindeers are strolling around in the beautiful forests of Lapland). Some are taken out of the herd every year for their meat which is gained ecologically and therefore with an excellent quality. The owner offers tours and informs visitors about their work, as well as reindeer sledding through the forest. A small souvenir shop offers their high quality products for a reasonable price. This is not one of the usual tourist traps like in Rovaniemi and the travel from Rovaniemi is absolutely...
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