Nature Photographing & Activity Week

Facts of the trip

Location : Syöte National Park, Finland

Availability : On request 1.12.–31.3.

Number of participants : Min 4 persons, max 12 persons

Equipment: Participants have their own boots, winter clothing, warm underwear, etc. according to the cold weather. Please ask for the whole list of equipment after booking.

Equipment included in the price: Snowshoes, skis, sticks and skiing boots, and all other special equipment needed in the program.

By additional cost: Winter clothing, mittens, headwear, boots 90 €/set/person/week.

Tour level: Intermediate. Previous skiing and trekking experience is not required. Moderate physical condition is desirable.

Language : English.

Insurance : We require participants to have their own insurance for skiing and other outdoor  activities in Finland and in arctic weather conditions.

DAY 1 | PARIS / OULU

Finnair flights to Oulu. Arrival to Oulu Airport, where you meet your guide. Transport to Taigalampi Holiday House in Syöte hiking area. Transport time approximately 2 hours. Taigalampi Holiday House is a cosy log house in Syöte. Program briefing. To have a nice and safe adventure, we’ll have basic info about clothing, accommodation and safety instructions for the week. Evening meal in dining room and accommodation in two persons rooms in twin and bunk beds. Sauna, maybe a dip to the fresh snow on a shore of the ice-covered lake!

DAY 2 |

Breakfast in dining room, introduction of the area. Making fire to the shore and ice fishing trip with snowshoes to the lake ice. Trip will take us to remote wilderness lake which gives a lot of small fish to silent and calm ice-fishers. Peaceful hiking trip with snowshoes after ice-fishing takes us to the fireplace. Picnic lunch by open fire. Hiking back to base camp. After relaxing and hot drink, you will hear some exciting stories of our area. Photo exhibition in dining hall. Sauna, dinner and accommodation.

DAY 3 |

After breakfast we take wide backcountry skis and start the excursion to quiet forests and fells. We may find some animal tracks, for example reindeer, elk, and wolverine and might also see the rare lynx tracks. Skiing in old forest and on frozen lakes and bogs is really an amazing experience. Here you can feel the real wilderness and quiet nature around you. Lunch at the shelter, laavu, by open fire. Skiingback to Holiday House base camp. Dinner and sauna.

DAY 4 |

Early breakfast at the base camp. Making a picnic lunch from the breakfast table and after that 2 hours transport to the wildlife hide in Oulanka National Park. Photographing and wildlife watching from a hide. Opportunities to see huge variety of wild small birds and also eagles. Transport back to the base camp. Sauna, dinner, accommodation.

 DAY 5 |

Breakfast at the base camp. Transport to the husky farm near the Taivalkoski village. The day will be spent with huskies driving and enjoying the white wilderness with your own dog pack! Safety instructions, driving lesson and couple of hours driving with friendly huskies. Picnic lunch during the tour. Pure fun and joy! Transport back to the base camp. Sauna, dinner, accommodation. Maybe possibility to photograph the magnificent Northern Lights!

DAY 6 | OULU/ PARIS

Departure day. Breakfast and transfer to Oulu airport or bus/railway station.

Finnair flights to Paris.

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We reserve all the rights to change the order of the activities or the content of the program if necessary due to the weather or other conditions.