Arctic Helsinki Ice Experience
Gumbostrand (Finland)
Location
Lapland is great, but with Redrib you can explore the Arctic Helsinki directly from the comfort of your Helsinki city hotel. Conditions depending, we drive either with an hovercraft in solid ice conditions and/or with an ice breaking steel boat in times when the ocean just starts to freeze.
Watching the ice breaking under the steel boat is as great of a thrill as flying low over the ocean in a hovercraft.
Once parked on the ice or on an island, the silence of the archipelago is breathtaking, remembering being only 30 min away from the city center. This is best experienced floating around on top of ice cold water! An island nature trail walk and a picnic lunch is enjoyed after the float, either on an island or directly on the ice edge!
What's included?
- Fuel surcharge
- Food and drinks
- Goods and services tax
- Whole body floatation suit, hat, gloves, winter boots.
- Survival suits available for all passengers.
- Lunch on island, steel boat or ice edge
- Nature trail walk
- Local guide
Exclusions
You can arrive by own land transport or book our pick up service
Please Note
- Public transportation nearby
Port of departure and island location may vary weather depending. Pick up from your hotel in Helsinki or airport 1 hour before departure if you have booked the optional pick-up and drop off from us.
No prior experience needed. You do not even need to be able to swim.
Our supervisors will guide you along the whole day.
This trip is of easy physical level. You can attend this tour with regular physical capabilities, although you have to be able get in and out of the boat on different piers, walk on nature paths, in nature or on cliffs on tours with island stops. Unfortunately, this tour is not designed to attend with a wheel chair for safety reasons. We can inform you in all cases about your specific requirements by contacting us by mail in advance before booking .
Children from 6 years up can participate in company with their parents. Read more about our sustainability program on the front page.
Specific weather conditions like sun, snow or ice cannot be guaranteed but we are good to adapt to all situations.
Transport to Gumbostrand departure port is optional. You can book our pick-up service that includes the drop-off from and back to your hotel.
Please remember to check the pick up box and pay the additional pick up fee.
Hovercrafts or steel boats are both used on this tour according to the actual ice situation due to safety aspects. The means of transport can also change last minute if the ice conditions change. Change of transport does not affect the price and is not an object for refund or partial refund.
You can book a single ticket on already booked tours. Check the calendar for availability.
What do I need to bring?
You can come as you are in seasonal street wear. We have everything you need to stay warm and dry during the whole trip.
It is recommended to wear your own wool pullover and wool socks in your winter boots since this is a winter outdoor experience.
Meeting Points
Cancellation Policy
Please contact WorldGift for more information.
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