Sweden Ice Hotel
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all good ideas it has been copied, but Sweden’s Ice Hotel will always be the
Ice Hotel!
The world’s largest igloo, it is rebuilt each year within a complex that
includes cosy cabins and hotel rooms, and offers a wealth of activities for
the ultimate winter break. Our package includes an evening snowmobile safari
in search of Northern Lights, with a variety of optional excursions
available for you to choose as you wish.
Departure Dates
Daily 8
December – 21 April 2008
ItineraryDay 1
– 10.35 Depart Heathrow for Stockholm, arriving 14.10.
Afternoon to enjoy Stockholm, with maybe a drink in the hotel’s Ice Bar
as an appetiser for the experience ahead. Bed and Breakfast – Nordic
Sea Hotel, Stockholm.
Day 2
–
11.15 Fly to Kiruna, arriving 13.00.
Transfer to the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi. You will be given thermal
clothing and boots to keep throughout your stay, and a guided tour of
the Ice Hotel. Then you are free to explore or maybe take the optional
snow-shoe trek. In the evening you will doubtless want to enjoy a drink
in the Absolut Ice Bar before retiring for the most amazing night of
your life. Overnight – Ice Hotel.-
Day 3 – You
will be woken with hot berry juice and have the option of a sauna before
breakfast in the inn. The day is then yours to take part in activities
or excursions as you please.
At 19.00 you depart on a Snowmobile safari – in search of Northern
Lights, with dinner included. Return to Ice Hotel around 22.30.
Overnight – Cabin or hotel room.
Day 4 –
Breakfast at the inn, and time for some last activity if you wish.
Transfer to Kiruna airport for 13.30 flight via Stockholm to Heathrow
arriving 19.55.
Alternative Packages
From Heathrow it is also possible to depart at 06.45, arriving Kiruna 12.55
the same day. This could give a 2-night holiday (Tour no.IH3) or a 3-night
holiday with 2 nights in cabin (Tour no IH4D). Alternatively you can fly
into north Norway, spend a night in Narvik, then travel to Kiruna on the
scenic Ofoten Railway (Tour IH4N). Details on request. Prices: Prices are in £’s per person
departing from Heathrow.
Departure
Dates |
8-15 Dec 07, 7-19 Jan 08
8-21 Apr 08 |
16 Dec 07 - 6 Jan
08
20 Jan - 7 Apr 08 |
| Tour Ref |
Twin |
Single |
Twin |
Single | |
IH3 |
£925 |
£1,210 |
£965 |
£1,295 | |
IH4S |
£975 |
£1,280 |
£1,015 |
£1,370 | |
IH4N |
£1,045 |
£1,350 |
£1,090 |
£1,440 | |
IH4D |
£1,050 |
£1,450 |
£1,115 |
£1,575 |
Child prices on request
Price includes:
Scheduled SAS flights. Departure
Taxes. Bed and Breakfast accommodation as indicated.
Transfers in Kiruna. Snowmobile Safari including dinner.
Thermal clothing/boots as indicated.
NB Snowmobile Tour is based on 2
persons per snowmobile. Supplement for 1 person per
snowmobile £60 pp (included in single price).
Ice-Suite Supplement: Designer Suite
£50 per person, Art Suite £80 per person
Flight Supplements -
Manchester - £15 (Tours IH4S/IH4N only)
Special Offer
Reduction of £25 per person for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the
Ice Hotel
Excursions and Activities
The very popular evening snowmobile
safari is included in all our package prices. The following
activities are also very popular and whilst they can be
booked on arrival we would recommend that they are
pre-booked to avoid possible disappointment.
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Husky Safari
Daily: 09.30-11.00 or 13.00-14.30. About 13km with short
stop for coffee/cake.
Price £125pp.
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Husky Safari with lunch
Daily: 11.00-15.00. About 28km, with a traditional lunch
served in the wilderness, or in a cabin. Price £230pp.
For the ultimate thrill, on this safari it is also
possible to drive your own dog-team, at a supplement of
£75pp.
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Raidu – Reindeer/Sami Culture
Daily: 09.30-13.30 or 14.30-18.00. By snowmobile sled to
Sami Camp to try reindeer sledding, and learn more of
the culture as you enjoy a traditional meal around the
open-fire in a Sami tent. Price: £120pp.
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Snowshoe Trekking
Daily: 09.00-11.30. A 5-minute transfer to the foot of
the hill then on snowshoes through silent forests to the
top of the hill for a wonderful view over Jukkasjarvi.
Coffee/cake served. Price: £65pp.
-
Moose Safari
Daily : 08.30-12.00. By mini-bus to moose winter pasture
with hopefully excellent photographic possibilities.
Direct transfer to the airport is possible at the end of
this tour making it ideal for your day of departure.
Price: £80pp.
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Ice Sculpting
Daily: 11:00 Guided by professional Ice Hotel Artists.
Price £50pp.
The Ice Hotel
The Ice Hotel itself offers double or
family rooms, as well as suites decorated with beautiful ice
sculptures. There is also the famous Absolut Ice bar, an Art
Gallery and chapel – plus a heated toilet block along the
corridor!
 The temperature inside is around -5°
and guests sleep on ice-beds covered with reindeer-skins –
tucked-up in thermal Arctic sleeping-bags. Most guests spend
just one night in the Ice-Hotel itself, then a night or two
in a modern hotel room, or a cosy cabin within the complex.
The two bedroom
cabins can sleep up to four persons. One bedroom has a
double bed and there are bunk-beds in the other.
The popular Aurora cabins sleep 3
persons in one double bedroom and one single bedroom. These
cabins have skylights through which guests can watch the
stars or Northern Lights from the comfort of their own beds
if weather conditions permit.
Both types of cabin have a lounge and
small kitchen area, plus shower/wc.
Breakfast is taken at the local inn,
across the road from the Ice Hotel. For lunch or dinner
there is a choice between the inn or another cosy restaurant
nearby. Cross-Country Skis and shoes can be hired, while kick-sleds
are available free of charge.
The operation of winter activities is
dependent on satisfactory local weather conditions.
Please read our Important Information section regarding Artic Holidays.
We act as agents for Specialised Tours (ATOL 3122) for both the above tours
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