Tomorrow we will hit another milestone with just 3 weeks till our day of departure. Having missed yesterday out, I thought that I better try and write something on my page today as I want the readers who have taken the trouble to read my notes so far, to keep returning especially for the main event the holiday itself.
As I have mentioned before, the summertime in Lapland is a little unknown to us, so for now i'm going to return to discussing some of the winter activities available in the resort of Akaslompolo, Yllas where our log cabin is located. Firstly, I must mention that I have also been replying to a few queries people have posted about the region on some of the Lapland discussion forums and I wish to cover some of the points they have raised.
I will start with some details for people wishing to travel independently to the region as most people opt for tour operator packages. I will start with flights to the region firstly, and say that these can be purchased through companies such as Finnair, Inghams, Ski Flights Direct, Monarch and Blue 1 and usually range between about £175 and £300 per person dependent on the route that you want and where you wish to arrive. Now I wish to mention cabin rentals, hotels and availability. In the resort of Yllas, there are a couple of hotels and many cabins to choose from and we even rent our own cabin out through agents in the resort. For those of you that may be interested, please email me at info@chooselapland.com
It is located just 500 metres from shops and ski bus and and has two bedrooms plus an extra loft bedroom (that for some reason in Finland they don't class as a bedroom) and it sleeps 6 people. It is fully furnished with everything that you need for a self catering break and also has a sauna and log burner (with a plentiful supply of logs) so that you can make the perfect fire for the family to sit around on those cold winter nights. Bookings start on a sunday and are for 7 nights and prices range between 960 and 1500 euros (including linen) for the week. With many tour operators charging close on a £1000 per person with little or no reduction for children, for a 3 night 4 day trip , i'm sure you'll agree that in comparison, our accommodation for around £1000 maximum (split between 6 people) and for 7 nights, represents great value for money. Also, all of the things you can do on an organised tour such as snowmobiles, husky dog sleigh rides, reindeer sleigh rides, skiing, snowboarding etc. etc.. are bookable locally and you'll receive a lot better value for money than buying these through the tour operators. For more information on the resort and our cabin, please visit our website at www.chooselapland.com
Finally, i'll wrap up by saying that this isn't going to be an ongoing sales pitch to get visitors and enquiries for my cabin and it will be the one and only mention I make of it being available, unless someone specifically asks me to post details on here about it in the future.
Over the next few postings, I will talk more about my family and what we are each looking forward to doing when in resort unless I think of something else to write in the meantime or until someone asks me to cover something specific.
That's all folks and please keep reading!
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