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Family Winter Activity Holiday Guide

 

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Company Details
This section lists the companies that provide family winter activity and adventure holidays along with a summary of what they offer. If you need more details, please click on the links to visit the company website or request their brochure.
For specific information on skiing and snowboarding, go to our Skiing & Boarding Guide.
 
Companies Listed
Activities Abroad, The Adventure Company.
 
Activities Abroad

Activities Abroad offers organised and tailor-made family winter activity holidays to Finland, Sweden and Norway. Imagine the exhilaration of managing and driving your own team of huskies on an overnight safari or speeding across fresh snow on a snowmobile through miles of unspoilt winter wilderness. Or you could see the amazing spectacle that is the Aurora Borealis or visit the Laino Snow Castle. These are quite unique winter holidays that will appeal to young and old alike. Activities Abroad also run alpine sports and multi-activity summer holidays for families..

Destinations Finland: Lapland - Harriniva.
  Finland: Lapland - Jeris.
  Finland: Lapland - Kittila.
  Finland: Lapland - Nellim.
  Finland: Lapland - Luosto.
  Finland: Lapland - Ruka & Kuusamo.
  Finland: Kuusamo.
Finland: The Thousand Lakes - Kuhmo.
  Sweden: Aurora Retreat.
  Sweden: Kiruna.
  Sweden: Kiruna ICEHOTEL Family Adventure.
Norway: Karasjok.
Accommodation

Hotel with en-suite rooms. Facilities include restaurants, bar and saunas. Comfortable wilderness cabins are used on dog sled safaris.

Activities Cross-country skiing, husky dog safaris, reindeer safaris, snowmobile safaris.
Childcare None.
Minimum Age Holidays: From 3 years for organised activity holidays. Minimum ages are specified for each holiday. There is no minimum age for tailor-made holidays.
Dog sledding: 12 years to drive own husky team (younger children travel on the guide's sled)
Snow mobiling: 15 years to drive off-road. A driving licence is required to drive on public roads.
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The Adventure Company
The Adventure Company

The Adventure Company offers a number of family winter adventures. The trips are aimed at families who want more from their holidays than a standard, stay-put package. The trips are designed to be a fun adventure that all members of the family can join in and are a great opportunity for families to spend time together, something that can sometimes be in short supply at home. The standard group size is 16 - 20 (3 to 5 families). The minimum age on the winter adventure trips is 5 years. The Adventure Company also offer a wide range of family adventure holidays.

Destinations Andorra: Winter activity in Pyrenees - dogsledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing.
Bulgaria: Winter activity in Rhodope Mountains - snowshoeing, skiing, thermal pools.
Finland: Winter activity - husky dog sledding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing.
Romania: Winter activity in Caliman Mountains - snowshoeing, cross country skiing.
Slovakia: Winter activity in Tatra Mountains - skiing, snowshoeing, dogsledding.
Accommodation Accommodation is generally in small two or three-star hotels with local character including farmhouses, country inns and cottages.
Activities A wide range of winter activities are included such as dog-sledding, snowmobiling, showshoeing, igloo building, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ice fishing and horse sleigh rides.
Childcare None.
Minimum Age Snowmobiling: 17 years plus - a valid driving licence is required.
5 years for family winter adventures.
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