Programme Highlights:

  • Try your hand at foraging for lingonberries, crowberries and cloudberries, blueberries & mushrooms (depending on season)

  • Indoor Cross-Country Skiing

  • Half-pipe donuts

  • Husky sledding

  • Team building

  • Saunas & steam rooms a-plenty

  • Lake swimming (depending on season)

  • Northern Lights Aurora Hunting (depending on season)

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • Dates: On request

  • Max. Places: no max

  • Price per person: On request

  • Single supplement: On request

 

DESCRIPTION


Finland is a nature lover's paradise. We recommend Finland for those looking to arrange a trip with a team building focus, or a sales kick-off for example. It will bring out your competitive side but also create team cohesiveness with plenty of time for R&R with amazing meals and sauna experiences! 


Foraging, fitness & feasting, finnish style


Day 1: Getting there
Fly in to Helsinki where you will enjoy 2 days of sightseeing and exploring.

Day 2: Helsinki
Day to explore Helsinki with your guide.

Day 3: Tallin (Estonia)

Take the boat over to Tallin, and get another country under your belt! Spent the day exploring. Back to Helsinki for dinner.

Day 4: Vuokatti

Today we make our way to Vuokatti, in the lakes region. Afternoon familiarisation, followed by evening husky sledding.

Day 5: Vuokatti

Either use the excellent conference facilities around to use the day to yourselves, OR try donutting on the indoor half pipe, and take a lesson in the indoor cross country ski track. Pit your wits against each other in the time trials! Weather permitting, get outdoors for a real cross country experience!

Day 6: Vuokatti

Bring out your inner child with a private booking of adult friendly Angry Birds park - an indoor play area full of sports challenges and activities! OR

Take a day trip to go bear watching in the Taiga region OR

Spend the morning up in the canopy in Finland's biggest & most challenging tree-top zip wire adventure! OR

Take a trip down to the forests and learn bush skills, foraging, survival techniques, team building and clay pigeon shooting for those who fancy, followed by a delicious meal made with the fruits of your forage!

Day 7: Transfer up to Lapland OR Head Home

Head up to Lapland for a special night under the stars in a glass igloo! Maybe meet Father Christmas* (*depending on season and your behaviour throughout the year)


WHATS NOT INCLUDED 

As standard in our quotes the following are not included but most can be added for a supplement:

  • Flights (unless otherwise stated - please add to your quote form)

  • Visas - please see your country's embassy or home office website

  • Inoculations - as above

  • Airport transfers in your country of origin

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

  • GapWeeks Travel Pack Premium: Everything in Basic, plus team travel hoodies, water purification/filtration bottle, trucker hat, day pack, micro-fiber towel, sweatband, sanitizer, torch, sunscreen.

  • GapWeeks Luggage Bonanza: Canvas backpack, canvas holdall, bumbag/fannypack, rip wallet

WHATS INCLUDED

As standard in our quotes we include the following (based on our experience this just works best):

  • Full Board Accommodation (tented camp or lodge)

  • Activities as mentioned above

  • All excursions

  • Transfers in-destination

  • Group travel Insurance

  • Assistance of local in-destination partners on the ground

  • 24 hrs emergency contact locally & in the UK

  • GapWeeks Basic Travel Pack: Travel t shirts, lanyards, ID cards, wristbands



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