We would love to do the whole lapland visiting santa thing this year. There are so many different trips online i dont know where to start. has anyone done it and would recommend a certain company?

I did a trip like this one many years ago and have stayed at Harriniva twice since then to do their Husky Safari's, the last time was Dec 2007. The centre is superb.

I went years ago with DCs 1 and 2 (around 2002 I think it was) and we went on a day trip with Canterbury Travel which was very good, if a little expensive.
Went to Romaniev (sp?) and they saw santa, went on husky and reindeer sleigh rides, snowmobiles and then went to the Post office and santa village. Had a great time and I'm already saving to take DC3 and 4 in around 4 years time but will probably do a 2 or 3 day trip then

There are two main companies that do these trips Canterbury Travel and emagine. Most other operators are just acting as agents (and adding their mark up) book direct with one of these two.

I have travelled with both (big age gap) and had a great time with both. Canterbury is slightly more expensive but was using a better hotel (nothing wrong with emagine's but you definitely noticed the difference at meal times).

Look at boths websites and decide which matches your travel dates, departure points, length of stay etc.

Have a marvellous time they are fantastic trips.

We did a 4 day trip with Canterbury Travel 2 years ago. It was fantastic!!! Couldn't recommend highly enough.

We are off to Lapland this Christmas with Esprit. Got the trip slightly cheaper through Santa trips than the Esprit website.

My parents took dd on the same trip 2 years ago and they all had a brilliant time. Hence why we are going this year. Although DD doesn't know.

We are staying in Saariselka. One of the most northerly villages they do and less commercialised than some.

Can't wait.

thanks all. anyone else?

I fyou have any specific questions happy to answer

did you do the day trip or an overnight one? when i have been looking into it, there seems to be good and bad things about both.

overnight - one night the first and two the second, to be honest preferred the two we didn't do much extra but it was less rushed. There was so much pressure to fit everything in on the one night.