Hi, we%26#39;re looking to take my two boys aged 6 %26amp; 8 for a short break to see Santa in December (around 4 days) preferably after school has finished although we could take them out if necessary. We want to have good experiences with Husky rides, snowmobiles, reindeer etc but most important is a magical holiday %26amp; the best possible Santa experience. Canterbury%26#39;s brochure sounds seductive but prices are almost beyond our reach %26amp; certainly out of our comfort zone! I%26#39;ve read many posts on here recommending diy trips or using ski specialists such as Inghams %26amp; booking trips seperately but would it be as magical? I believe from what I%26#39;ve read that we will become hooked %26amp; want to go back in the future but this year, whilst they still believe, I want the best possible experience for them %26amp; us. Will Canterbury Travel give us this? should we blow our budget or are we throwing money away unnecessarily? Revies from people who have been with them seem scant - anybody out there got any details?? I so want to get it right - help please!!!
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We are looking to go for the first time in December.First choice online seems to be good value.I started another thread asking for some advice on going with them and so far it all seems good.
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Have not been with Canterbury although I havent really heard anything poor about them...
but their prices tend to be gob smacking!
For us- and of course it%26#39;s personal- I would blow my budget on experiences when I get there...and excurions are available in all resorts-via english travel reps or Local reps.
For example a tour on the snowmobiles with a company worked out 3x dearer than arranging it ourselves..and we went out on our own and didn%26#39;t have to follow a line of about 10 others! what fun we had!!
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We have friends that have been with them and said how great they were but they are very expensive.
Try looking on www.santatrips.com for some of there shorter lapland trips.
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would you confider a week stay - it can be as magical as you want it to be and it%26#39;s cheaper too - at least that way you will have the quality time doing the activities and time take in this wonderful place
if you go to levi you can have santa visit your cabin and all that - you will be able to book a variety of trips thought inghams etc
inghams also have some special offers on at the mo via lastminute - including christmas week in a catered chalet for under £500 each - great deal and half the book price too
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Haven%26#39;t travelled with Canterbury but we went on a 4 day once in a lifetime %26#39;Santa%26#39; trip with Esprit and like most others on here became hooked on Lapland and have returned each year since for a week with Inghams. The Inghams trip is actually cheaper for a whole week and their excusrsions of a good quality and competitively priced BUT you definitely do not get the atmosphere there is on a Santa trip and all the little extras like carol singing on the plane, Sami and reindeer at the aircraft steps to greet you, elves at the airport and along the way, gala dinner etc etc, it was truly magical and for that reason i would not do a Santa trip again as I would not want to compare it to that first time and spoil the magic. Having said that Lapland is a magical place anyway and always excited to be going, you can book excursions, Santa visits etc independently in resort and create your own magic as many others have done, down to your own preference really.
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Thanks for all of the replies, costed up a week with Inghams %26amp; now tempted to go down that route although all options still open at this stage so any more replies re experiences of organised trips still very welcome.
Next question - (do I need to start a separate thread for this?) where is best to go? %26amp; we are all skiiers although children need ski school some of the time. If we go for a week, do we book lift passes, ski hire etc for a whole week before we go or if we are doing huskies, snowmobiling, reindeer %26amp; santa trips will be be too busy?
Also, if we have ski-wear, will we need to hire thermal suits for the trips?
Thanks
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have a look at this thread as it gives an idea of the costs of trips with inghams
tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g189915-i2262-k3…
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as the ski school prices with inghams are good it%26#39;s probably financially a good idea to get the week ski school and then just miss the days you don%26#39;t want to go
when we first went we did a week ski school and all the activies in the afternoons - if you book with inghams and pre-book the ski school and activies too then make sure you tell them not to double book your activies with the lessons as this has happened in the past to some guests
if you already have ski gear you will not need to hire outer suits etc, just make sure you have enough layers
you can start another thread if you want to but there is probably all the info you need here and on lapland-forum.com
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Hi snowhope,
My husband and I took our boys away with Canterbury last year and it was truly WONDERFUL. It cost an arm and a leg but was worth every penny. Every detail is dealt with wonderfully!
Have a look at some recent posts of mine and you will see some good information.
Only problem is how short your stay is on this sort of trip - an action packed agenda and its over just too quickly (although with this sort of holiday-of-a-lifetime experience...I doubt you would ever want it to end, no matter how long or short).
From what I have read on the forums....no matter where you go or who with...you will have a wonderful time so if your preference is now for a longer stay and better value for money (wouldn%26#39;t blame you!!!!) -then go for Ingams as they seem highly recommended and you will be able to organise magical activites for your children in any case :o)
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hi we booked with canterbury travel in january this year to go the 5th dec with our 2 little grandaughters booked early to have a free child place ,this week we had a letter to say it was cancelled out of cardiff dec 5th we are gutted to say the least .they could only offer us one alternative a week later and on a sunday out of bristol that and gatwick were the only ones they would gaurantee .still crying
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