Reviews

  • Iso-Syote

    A review of Iso-Syöte - Winter Adventure Taster Week by Anthony Schneider and Elaine Parker
    16 January 2018

    The dog sledging was unique and exhilarating.

  • A pleasure all round

    A review of Jeris and Harriniva - Winter Adventure by Giles Winstanley and Amelia Armstrong
    09 January 2018

    A pleasure all round, and would definitely consider another similar holiday. Excellent handling from all staff involved, both at UK end in planning, and in Finland during the holiday. Many thanks.

  • All the guides were very good

    A review of Harriniva - Five-Day Husky Safari by Gordon Dawes and Vanessa Lee
    08 January 2018

    Cecilia is brilliant and Leif too. All the guides and activities were very good.

  • A full on experience that we will never forget!

    A review of Harriniva - Five-Day Husky Safari by Lucina Hackman and Grant Thomson
    04 January 2018

    We went to go husky sledding and got a full on experience that we will never forget. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our time with the dogs. We also got to see the Northern lights night after night which was a real bonus. We can't praise our guide enough either, Hanski was knowledgeable and ensured our holiday was one we will remember for all the right reasons.

  • TOTALLY AMAZING!

    A review of Utsjoki - New Year Twice by Jane and David Williamson
    04 January 2018

    If someone had told me before our holiday that I would be capable of managing my own team of huskies and spending 2 days travelling over frozen lakes in the Arctic with them, I would have called them bonkers! It was TOTALLY AMAZING! The dogs were so friendly and so happy and you could tell they just loved running together pulling the sledge. We had magnificent weather too, loads and loads and
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    loads of snow and blue-sky days, so the views across the lakes and forest runs were outstanding.
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  • Overall trip was excellent

    by Oliver Croft and Hannah Beamish
    03 January 2018

    Husky Safari our tour guide HANSKI was excellent and very knowledgeable. Hotel Harriniva - Staff were excellent. Food was excellent. Overall trip was excellent

  • The Husky safari itself was beyond excellent

    A review of Harriniva - Five-Day Husky Safari by Samantha and Robert Marsh
    27 December 2017

    The husky safari itself was beyond excellent and will be recommended to any and all people who are looking for this kind of holiday.

  • An incredibly awesome experience

    A review of Sörbyn Lodge - Tailor Made by The Sanders Family
    20 December 2017

    Husky sleighing through the magnificent wilderness with simply incredible dogs...A once-in-a-lifetime incredibly awesome experience!

  • Loved the variety of different things we did

    A review of A Volcanic Wonderland by The Roberts Family
    02 September 2017

    Swimming with dolphins was just incredible. We were very lucky and swam with dolphins on three occasions in the two hours we were out. On one occasion, we were swimming with hundreds of dolphins; it was just incredible.

  • The Kuhmo area and the people are amazing

    A review of Kuhmo - Brown Bears of Finnish Lakeland by Yukiko Kuwata
    04 July 2017

    Everyone at Artisan Travel was so helpful and kind. My booking, transport etc was all sorted out without any issues. Hotel Kalevala was beautiful, the staff were all so kind and helpful, the food was great, sauna was great, Kuhmo was a charming town...basically I would love to return to Kuhmo and try everything all over again. Going into the wilderness and seeing a little bit of the wildlife was
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    truly wonderful. It is an amazing area. I also enjoyed borrowing Nordic walking sticks and walking a few miles to explore the village of Kuhmo and its surroundings. You could enjoy the scenery of the lakes, flowers and small wild animals easily. It did rain but still amazing. The village had a lovely cafe/bakery and a cultural centre (Juminkeko) that turned out to be much better than I had expected. The curator gave me a personal tour and explained so much about the Karelian culture.
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