A guided cross-country skiing tour, 100 km in 5 days.
Winter bestseller – 100 km in five skiing days. This guided cross-country skiing tour takes you to the beautiful Hossa national park and to the remote eastern area of Finland. You will ski through a wilderness of pristine untouched nature with very few other skiers. To give you the best experience, the maximum group size is 12 skiers, plus an expert tour leader. If you are lucky, and conditions are right, you might witness the Northern Lights’ dancing in the night sky to top off your skiing week!
Tour highlights:
• Pristine wilderness – a real escape to the nature
• Picnics around an open fire
• The snow-white landscape
• Evening saunas
• Hossa national park
- 6 nights accommodation in rooms for 2–4 persons with shared facilities (on days 3 and 4 most rooms with private facilities)
- 6 x breakfast, 4 x outdoor lunch and 1 x lunch, 6 x dinner (on arrival night evening snack on late arrivals), 5 x afternoon coffee/tea with snack
- English speaking skiing guide
- Snowmobile guide who makes the track on days 3-6 (exclusively for this group) and prepares outdoor lunches
- Luggage transportation between accommodations
- Single-timed group airport transfers
- 5 x sauna, 1 x possibility for ice-swimming
- Bedlinen and bath towels
- Ski waxes
- outdoor equipment
- leisure time clothing
- rucksack (15-20 l)
- thermos flask
- head lamp / torch
- ski equipment
The full gear list will be sent after booking.
DURATION
7 days / 6 nights
GUARANTEED DEPARTURES
09.02.–15.02.2025
16.02.–22.02.2025
18.02.–24.02.2025
23.02.–01.03.2025
02.03.–08.03.2025
09.03.–15.03.2025
16.03.–22.03.2025
18.03.–24.03.2025
23.03.–29.03.2025
30.03.–05.04.2025
Other departures for groups on request. Season 01.02.-05.04.
PRICE
1200 €
Ski equipment hire (skis, boots, poles) 70 €
GROUP SIZE
The tour is guaranteed to run without minimum number of participants. Max. 12 persons.
SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE TOUR
– This is a cross-country skiing tour on tracks, not "off the trails".
– Some previous experience on cross-country skiing and a moderate fitness is needed to participate in this tour.
– Daily skiing distances are 17–23 km. Approx. skiing time is 5–7 hours daily including breaks.
– The track is made by snowmobile especially for the group, it’s not a maintained track.
– The terrain is fairly easy and there are no big hills on route, however there are some ups and downs especially during the first skiing day. The route goes in forests, crosses lakes and swamps
– Only classical technique can be used on this tour.
– Cross-country skis (width approx. 44 mm) for classical style are the correct choice for this tour.
– See a rough route map here.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is mostly on twin and triple sharing basis, quadruple rooms may be used in few cases. Solo travellers will be placed with 1-2 fellow travellers of the same gender. For couples a private twin room will be booked. Single rooms are not available. Toilets and showers are located on the corridor except on days 3 and 4 some rooms with private facilities available.
TRAVEL
Flights are not included in the tour price. If you have anything unclear regarding flights or transfers, please do check with us before booking flights.
Notes for arrival
The joining point for this trip is Kuusamo airport (except on 30.03. Kajaani airport)
Single-timed group transfers from Kuusamo airport to the first accommodation are organized to coincide with Finnair flights from Helsinki:
09.02. and 16.02.: HEL-KAO AY487 (arrival at 21-22)
23.02., 02.03., 09.03., 16.03. and 23.03.: HEL-KAO AY497 (arrival 17-18)
18.02. and 18.03.: HEL-KAO AY487 (arrival at 17.15)
30.03. HEL-KAJ AY415 (arrival at 18.45)
Additional arrival transfers with supplement 30 €/person:
09.02. and 16.02.
Extra transfer meeting TUI flights from UK and Eurowings from Düsseldorf, estimated pick up at 13.00.
Note: TUI and Eurowings are Sun-Sun flights so an extra night in Kuusamo after the tour is required if you use them both ways.
23.02., 02.03., 09.03., 16.03.and 23.03.
Extra transfer meeting Finnair flight AY487 from Helsinki at 21.45
Notes for return
Group transfers from the last accommodation to Kuusamo airport are organized to coincide with this Finnair flight to Helsinki:
KAO-HEL AY486 (departure at 11.20 / 13.40 / 14.15 depending on the date)
On 05.04. transfer to KAO-HEL AY490 at 13.00
If you take a later flight or stay extra nights in Kuusamo, the drop off at Kuusamo town centre is available on prior request.
Travel by bus/train
It is possible take a train from Helsinki to Oulu and then a bus from Oulu to Kuusamo. The schedule must coincide with above mentioned transfer schedule.
PAYMENT
Deposit: 15 % of total amount will be charged at the time of booking.
Full payment: Due 14 days before the departure. The invoice for full payment will be sent by email.
NOTES
It is essential that a passenger is covered by adequate travel insurance.
The tour is not suitable for persons with reduced mobility.
We reserve all the rights to change the itinerary (route, accommodation) if necessary due to snow or ice conditions or organizational reasons.
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