Finnish Wilderness Week

8 Days - from $1701

Exciting winter activities from our superb wilderness camp

Basecamp Oulanka, our 'wilderness camp', is a lovely complex of wooden buildings providing comfortable and cosy accommodation in a stunning location overlooking a lake, and backing on to the Oulanka National Park. During the stay we include a varied programme of activities including dogsledding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. We also enjoy a full day of wilderness skills with the opportunity to stay in your own quinzee and learn the techniques of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing passing frozen waterfalls and the beautiful Kitkajoki River. A highlight of the trip is dogsledding through the silent snow-caked forests of the Riisitunturi National Park in Lapland. Free time can be spent using the cross-country skis or snowshoe equipment available at the lodge, or in the sauna and hot tub. The ski resort of Ruka is a 20-minute taxi ride away - for a night out, snowmobile safari or a day of downhill skiing.

Itinerary:

Day 1 Start Basecamp Oulanka. 2 Snowshoe hike in national park; free afternoon. 3 Cross-country skiing in the morning; free afternoon. 4 Half-day dogsledding instruction and tour (approx 10 km); optional ice-climbing. 5 Free day in Ruka; morning option of snowmobile safari including lunch by a campfire en route; afternoon option of downhill skiing. 6 Full day of wilderness skills including igloo building and fire-making in teams of four; option to spend night in the igloo. 7 Free for optional activities including ice-climbing, dogsledding or snowmobiling and downhill skiing at Ruka; dinner in a teepee, cooked over an open fire. 8 End Basecamp Oulanka.

Mode of travel: An exciting mixed activity week, with free time for independent activities. None of the activities requires previous experience
Group size: Min. 6, max. 20 plus local guides and instructors.
Accommodation: 7 nights lodge.
Food: All breakfasts and dinners included
Optional Single Supplement: from $272.16
Trip Reference: CFA
Reverse Itinerary: trips that run in reverse are specified with an 'R' in the dates and prices table below.