Scandinavia Northern Lights Tour Package8N/9D Norway, Sweden & Finland Tour With Lapland, Santa Claus Village and Icebreaker Cruise in Rovaniemi

Day-1 Arrival in Oslo, Norway

Welcome to Scandinavia

Welcome to Oslo! On arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel, with free time to relax after your flight. Later in the afternoon, check the information boards in the hotel lobby for details about the start of your Scandinavia tour. Overnight stay in Oslo.

Day-2 Oslo City Tour – Örebro – Stockholm

From the Norwegian capital to Sweden's lakeside castle town

After breakfast, enjoy a panoramic Oslo city tour with a local guide. The city mixes bold modern architecture with classical buildings, beautiful scenery and large parks filled with sculptures, and has been named the European Green Capital. After the tour, you have free time to explore on your own. Then cross into Sweden through landscapes of forests and lakes to Örebro, a historic lakeside town with a castle and a charming old town. Enjoy some time for a stroll before continuing to Stockholm, arriving in the evening. Overnight stay in Stockholm.

Day-3 Stockholm City Tour – Gamla Stan & Nobel Prize Museum

The Venice of the North, built on 14 islands

After breakfast, set off on a panoramic Stockholm city tour of this beautiful capital, built on 14 connected islands. Visit Gamla Stan, the "city between bridges", a lively old quarter full of grand buildings. These include the Nobel Prize Museum on the main square of Stortorget, which honours Nobel Prize winners, as well as Stockholm Cathedral and the Royal Palace. When possible, enjoy the views from the Fjällgatan viewpoint. Afterwards, you have free time to explore; we recommend the museums and parks. You can also visit Stockholm City Hall and the Vasa Museum (optional). Overnight stay in Stockholm.

Day-4 Stockholm Free Day – Overnight Ferry to Turku, Finland

A free day in Stockholm and a night on the Baltic Sea

After breakfast, enjoy a free day in Stockholm to shop, visit museums or wander the waterfront. In the evening, board a modern overnight ferry from Stockholm to Turku for the journey to Finland. You stay in double en-suite cabins. Overnight on board the ferry.

Day-5 Turku – Naantali – Helsinki & Suomenlinna Sea Fortress

Sunrise over the Åland Islands and a UNESCO fortress in Helsinki

After breakfast, as you approach Finland, head to the ship's deck at sunrise to watch the landscape as you sail past the Åland Islands, hundreds of forested islands. After leaving the ferry, explore Turku, a city with a strong Swedish influence. Then continue to nearby Naantali, a pretty seaside town of wooden houses, before driving on to Helsinki. After lunch, take a regular public ferry to the Suomenlinna islands, home to the impressive sea fortress built to guard the city's harbour entrance and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore this group of islands, linked by small footbridges, and enjoy its fortress walls and wide views over the Baltic Sea. Return to Helsinki by boat and transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Helsinki.

Day-6 Helsinki – Rovaniemi – Northern Lights Aurora Hunting Road Trip

Fly to the Arctic Circle and hunt the Northern Lights

After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your flight to Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland. On arrival at Rovaniemi Airport, transfer to the hotel and check in. In the evening, get ready for the Northern Lights Aurora Hunting Road Trip. Your guide drives away from the city lights to the spots with the best aurora forecast and clearest skies, giving you the best chance to see the Aurora Borealis dance across the Arctic sky. Return to the hotel. Overnight stay in Rovaniemi.

Day-7 Santa Claus Village – Husky Safari & Reindeer Sleigh Ride

Meet Santa on the Arctic Circle, then race through the snow

After breakfast and hotel pick-up, head straight to Santa Claus Village. Take a guided tour of Santa's main residence on the Arctic Circle, visit his main office and take photos with Santa Claus. Send postcards to friends from Santa's Main Post Office and enjoy free time to buy souvenirs. Next, visit a local husky farm for a real husky sled safari. Learn about the dogs' life in the kennel, pet them and take photos. Then meet the animal Lapland is best known for, the reindeer, and take a reindeer sleigh ride through the countryside. After the ride, pet the reindeer and take photos before returning to your hotel. Overnight stay in Rovaniemi.

Day-8 Arctic Icebreaker Cruise & Ice Floating Experience

Sail through Lapland's frozen sea and float in Arctic waters

After breakfast, board the Arctic Explorer Icebreaker for a journey through Lapland's frozen sea. Led by an expert crew, with a multilingual e-guidebook, you explore the huge engine rooms and watch the ship break through thick sea ice. During the cruise, step onto the frozen ocean and float in the icy water wearing a thermal survival suit. Then warm up at the onboard café and receive your captain-signed certificate. Return to Rovaniemi. Overnight stay in Rovaniemi.

Day-9 Rovaniemi – Departure

Farewell to Lapland

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out and transfer to Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) for your flight home, with memories of the fjord capitals, the Baltic Sea and the Northern Lights.

Note : Lapland winter activities (husky safari, reindeer sleigh ride and Icebreaker Cruise) run in the snow and ice season, roughly December to March. Northern Lights sightings depend on weather and solar activity and cannot be guaranteed.