The Best Itinerary -- Emerson was tops!
Finland
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Jan 10 - Jan 19, 2026
All of our guides for our tours were fantastic! Iga (Reindeer Tour), Sanni (Northern Lights Tour), and Cecilia(?) (Horse Sleigh Tour), and Mark (Ranua Wildlife Park). I'm sorry to have missed the photography tour as the Ranua park took a lot out of me to make the parts we did make.
The overall itineray was awesome! Transfers, Hotels, Trains -- from pickup in Rovaniemi and delivery to Helsinski airport was great! Of course with any itinerary as complex as ours, there are bound to be hiccups. None were so bad that would degrade how we feel the overall trip went.
Hiccups with maybe more transparency or info? Use of VR app, FAQ how the train would work, FAQ how to get taxi and other local transport for any of our side adventures, etc.
Hotel Reviews
Nice and comfortable. Great touch with a private sauna in the room. Was a little cold being outside of the hotel proper. We had a few bags and was difficult to get to room on checkin and bags to lobby on checkout. Food was FANTASTIC! We were totally excited and were tastefully surprised. Dining room as awesome but very cold by the glass. Heat was a little light and definitely needed the provided blankets to be near the glass for the amazing night views.
Fantastic staff! They got is checked in and informed us our breakfast bags will be ready in the morning. Never had to ask. We were there for just an overnight stay and the room was unbelievable. Quaint and quiet to get a great night sleep before our early morning departure to catch our flight. Definitely would enjoy staying there again!
Activity Reviews
Our hosts and tour guide were amazing! Lots of info and stories. Examples and samples were great. Perfect timing to warm up on a very cold morning!
Super time to see the animals that were available to be seen. We were there during extreme cold weather so picture we made were great!
Both ladies (forget their names correctly) were exceptionally accommodating with our group. Talked about the history behind the Finnish Horses and our horse that was pulling the sleigh. Nice stories. We were lucky and the 2nd night in a row, we saw Northern Lights. Activity was too fast and in the middle of snowing -- no good pictures.
AMAZING! Early in the tour seemed it might be a little disappointing with slight cloud cover. We got lucky! Very pretty lights of many colors.
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the guides and overall itinerary, and we’ll be sure to pass your compliments along.
We also appreciate your feedback about clearer info around the VR app, trains, and local transport -this is very helpful for improving future trips.
Warm thanks again for traveling with us!