From the Sea to the Lakes - self drive in Finland
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- All accommodation in hotels including daily breakfast
- Car hire Group U, VW Touran or similar, manual, including free mileage & CDW
- Museum card
- Car parking in Turku & Tampere
- 4 hour guided tour in Turku
- Local bus ticket in Turku
- Guided tour of Rauma (1.5 hrs)
- Tampere sightseeing tour (4 hrs)
- Lunch cruise Hopelinjat (2 hrs)
- Buffet dinner in Tuusula
- Bike self-guided tour around Lake Tussula
- 3 course dinner at Hotel Krapi
- 24-hour emergency service
- Taxes and service fees
Itinerary
In the morning pick-up your hire car in Helsinki and head west towards the village of Fiskars. Today you will visit a couple of old ironworks villages which, in a sense, started Finland’s industrial manufacturing. These ironworks produced cast iron and forged i...
After enjoying your breakfast made of local fresh produce, head out for a self-guided nature walk in the surrounding national park. Teijo National Park lies just a few hundred meters from your hotel. Here you can experience Finland’s nature in miniature: lovely...
Today you will explore the main sights of Turku with a private guide. Your first visit will be to Turku Castle. The Swedes consolidated their power in Finland through three crusades. After each crusade, a castle was built to serve both defensive and administrat...
Today enjoy Turku on your own or book an optional full day tour. Use your Museum Card to visit some of the other interesting sights in Turku or hire a boat if you are interested in exploring the Aura River a bit further. These boats are fitted with electric mot...
After breakfast head north towards the Gulf of Bothnia and the quaint old town of Rauma established in 1442. In Finland Rauma is known for three things – beautiful old wooden houses, its distinctive dialect that no other Finnish speaker can understand, and the ...
The City of Tampere was established by King of Sweden, in 1779, on the bank of the Tammer rapids. Tampere has been an industrial pioneer in Finland since the very beginning. Finland’s first paper mill started operation here in 1783 and the cotton factory establ...
Enjoy a relaxed morning exploring Tampere on your own before heading down to the pier for a lunch cruise. You really need to be on the water to appreciate the beauty of the Finnish lakes! On this 2-hour cruise you will enjoy a buffet lunch while admiring the pa...
If your Finnish friends present you with gifts made of glass, these most likely carry a red round sticker with a white ‘i’ on it. Whatever you do, do not remove this sticker – ever! This sticker marks the brand ‘iittala’, a brand that Finns love and are very pr...
Today you will explore the surrounds of Lake Tuusula by bicycle. The terrain here is pretty flat so it will be an easy ride. The entire lake circle is 26 kms but after only 5 kms you'll come upon one of the most important sights. On the rural west side of the l...
On the way to Helsinki, we recommend you pay a visit to the Gallen-Kallela Museum. Designed and built by the artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 – 1931), the castle-like Tarvaspää studio and residence was opened to the public in 1961 as a museum.
Akseli G...
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- International flights to/from Helsinki, arrival and departure airport transfers in Helsinki, meals other than specified, items of personal nature, beverages. If you wish to hire an automatic car, these are 'on request' and can be difficult to obtain. Please seek further advice with us.
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