Finland : Wild Brown Bear Adventure Holiday
Enjoy our beautiful wildlife on our hiking trails and other tourist routes. Explore Kuhmo by canoe as many others before you did. Sit on a stump on the Lentua lake shore and let your thoughts fly high up in the blue and pleasure sky. Fill up your backpacks and take your time… . Enjoy the delight of fishing on a bright summer’s night. Search for the wonders of nature in the midst of silent wilderness in one of Finland’s largest town, feel yourself to be a part of nature and its life. Meeting the ‘Wild Brown Bear’ in it’s natural environment, the wild Taiga, is an unforgettable experience and of course for photography enthusiasts an opportunity to take the shot of a lifetime from the comfort and safety of our specially designed Bear hides. The ‘Brown Bear’ and other rare animals such as the wolverine or the wild deer can be viewed from one of our three specially designed hides. A unique attraction – The Kalevala Village – has been created in scenic eastern Finland, where folk traditions behind Finland’s great epic Kalevala have been kept alive. The attractive Hotel Kalevala is the centre of the village’s accommodation and restaurant services. Amply dimensioned, the hotel conveys an impression of the heroic age. Taking advantage of modern building techniques and decoration, the whole is a mixture of fact and fiction, past and present.
Itinerary
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Day 1 -
Arrive in Kajaani
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Arrival to Kajaani airport, transfer to Kuhmo, accommodation, welcoming drink and dinner, introduction to the program, evening sauna
Meals included:
Dinner
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Day 2 -
Kalevala Spirit Experience
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Join us for an exclusive experience that will revive your senses, and discover a whole new type of nature in the beautiful Nordic scenery. Escape to the heartland of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, which offers a truly unique, magical experience for all your senses; a combination of the beauty of nature and fascinating ancient legends. Unspoiled nature can make you see things differently. Her bounty titillates your taste buds with smoked salmon and forest berries, downed with a sip of traditional liqueur. Exploring the perfect marriage of wood and traditional craftsmanship in the stately Pohjola House and its surrounding yard area, or escaping the howling of the wolves through an underground tunnel offer yet more thrilling experiences. Other highlights include a Kalevala exhibition, forge’s cabin, pine tar lodge bar and delicatessens where you can find authentic Finnish mementoes and keepsakes to take home with you. This inspiring adventure takes you to the very heart of the Kalevala Spirit, where the mystical national epic is reborn into the present day.
Lunch in Hotel Kalevala
Visit to Petola Nature Centre (large Carnivore centre), where exhibition “Predators on the prowl” - a permanent exhibition with comprehensive information on Finnish predators bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx. Info Section which presents a wide rage of information related to many interesting aspects of large carnivores, library and free-access computers.
Early dinner
At 16.30pm transfer to the Wild Brown Bear which is situated close to the Russian border in the wild region of Kuhmo. Information about hides and bears in the main building.
At 17.30 p.m. we start from the main building to the hides with the picnic packet, camera and binoculars. -
“Wild Brown Bear adventure”. All hides are equipped with comfortable viewing chairs, sleeping areas, hearing amplificatory system (listen birds..) and dry toilets. Smallest three man hide will allow you to have a close encounter with the bears, while larger six to ten person hides offer a panoramic view of the site at a comfortable viewing distance. The hides site is situated in a small open wetland area with backdrop of spruce pine and birch forest. For photographers the site offers excellent photography opportunities, there is between twelve to sixteen hours of direct sunlight and two to four hours of twilight in the viewing season. Package includes refreshment and sandwiches in the hides, sleeping bags and a personal tour guide. Sound equipment, diploma of Bear night and insurance. Recommended equipment are clothes according to weather forecasting, binoculars, video and camera.
Meals included:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 3 -
Free Day
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06.-08.00am, after an interested observation night, transfer back to the Hotel Kalevala - Breakfast at the hotel - Free afternoon for optional activities; hiking, fishing, bicycling.. - Evening sauna - Dinner
Meals included:
Breakfast, Dinner
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Day 4 -
Depart for Airport
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Transfer to Kajaani airport
Meals included:
Breakfast
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Prices
| Dates |
Prices From |
| Adult |
01/04/2009 - 31/10/2009
| £1,013 |
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Prices are per person, based on two adults sharing.
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Prices for single travellers:
| Dates |
Prices From |
| Adult |
01/04/2009 - 31/10/2009
| £1,059 |
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Prices are per person.
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What's Included?
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2 nights accommodation
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breakfast, sauna
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1 x lunch 2 x dinner
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Kalevala Spirit Experience Tour
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Petola Visitor Centre
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Wild Brown Bear Adventure - programme
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Transfer Kajaani airport - hotel - airport
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Flights from London
What's NOT Included?
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Holiday Insurance
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Meals other than the ones stated in the itinerary
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Drinks and items of a personal nature
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