Winter Activity Holidays
Make the most of a real winter with mountains of snow for the whole family to enjoy and the wide range of winter activities on offer. The season is short, from December to early March, and you will also learn about the way the local area adapts to the wintery conditions. Activites will vary according to the destination but are likely to include, among other things; cross-country & downhill skiiing, toboganning, snow-shoeing, ice-fishing, snow-mobiling, fondues, saunas, reindeer, ice-skating, building igloos, dog-sledding, viewing the northern lights and compulsory snowball fights!
Here's a taste of our winter activity holidays...
Austria - Alpine Winter Wonderland
Enjoy the fairytale snowy wonderland of an Alpine winter. Try out a whole range of different activities by day and night and there's also plenty of free time for your family to do your own thing or practice the skills you have learnt. For details of this Austria trip click here..
8 days, Age 6 & up, Land Only from £979 (child & adult)
Slovakia - Winter Wilderness
Set in the heart of Central Europe the Tatras offer a magical snowy landscape. From your cosy base, with its mountain views, try your hand at snow based activities and also cave exploring, night-time sledging and watch the family tumble down waterslides into warm thermal waters. Click here for the Slovakia Winter Trip.
8 days, Age 6 & up, prices with flights from £839 (child) and £959 (adult)
Ice-pop - Finland
Guarantee some serious snow for next winter with the added bonus of staying in a "Snow-Hotel", seeing the amazing Northern Lights and helping a reindeer farmer! A dog-sled safari makes a change along with snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Relax in a Finnish sauna at the end of the day. Finland Ice-Pop trip details are here.
6 days, Age 2 & up, prices with flights from £929 (child) & £1349 (adult).
Please note this trip is changing from December 2009 and will be different to our 2009/10 brochure.
Bulgaria - Winter Fun
Based in a ski/chalet style hotel on the southern slopes of the Rila Mountains this is your chance to try out winter spoting activities and also learn about winter survival skills; building an igloo, preparing food and animal tracking - could come in useful for the whole family when school is shut during the harsh British winter! For more deatails Click here - Bulgarian Winter Fun week.
8 days, Age 6 & up, flight inclusive from £929 (child & adult)
Lapland Snow Adventure
For those who want to go the whole winter hog try one of our Lapland Snow Adventure holidays. A real adventure to remote Finland - go beyond the Arctic Circle, try snow-mobiling and snow-shoeing, drive a husky sled, go ice-fishing, enjoy your own private sauna and see the northern lights. For more details Click here - Lapland Snow Adventure.
8 days, Age 4 & up, flight inclusive from £2,249 (adults) & £2,149 (children).
NB. All of the above are subject to availability and final pricing depends on taxes and airfares as available at time of request.