Connoisseurs Experience
The 2018 Connoisseurs Experience includes 17 unique itineraries centred around exotic destinations, authentic events, local festivals, wilderness and wildlife, and unique cultural encounters. As always, our Connoisseurs Experience features boutique, superior or deluxe accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing and special visits. Many of these departures are accompanied and escorted by our own or affiliated experts, bringing in profound depth of knowledge and unique insights to enhance your travel experience. This is not just a tour, it is an intimate and personal experience
The 2018 Connoisseurs Experience includes 17 unique itineraries centred around exotic destinations, authentic events, local festivals, wilderness and wildlife, and unique cultural encounters.
As always, our Connoisseurs Experience features boutique, superior or deluxe accommodations, comprehensive sightseeing and special visits.
Many of these departures are accompanied and escorted by our own or affiliated experts,
bringing in profound depth of knowledge and unique insights to enhance your travel experience.
This is not just a tour, it is an intimate and personal experience
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GLANCE<br />
“Like a great poet, Nature knows how to produce the greatest effects with the most limited means.”<br />
Heinrich Heine (German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic)<br />
Brief Itinerary<br />
Day 1 Mon Dec 3 2018 Helsinki Arrival<br />
Arrive in Helsinki and transfer to hotel.<br />
Day 2 Tue Dec 4 2018 Helsinki - Ivalo<br />
Fly to Ivalo, Lapland, Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort- Glass Igloo<br />
Day 3 Wed Dec 5 2018 Arctic Glass Igloo<br />
Take a Huskies Sled Ride, enjoy Northern light from your Igloo.<br />
Day 4 Thu Dec 6 2018 Ivalo - Helsinki<br />
Enjoy Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort Glass Igloo, fly to Helsinki<br />
Day 5 Fri Dec 7 2018 Helsinki Sightseeing<br />
City tour, visit Senate Square with the Lutheran Cathedral etc.<br />
Day 6 Sat Dec 8 2018 Helsinki - Frankfurt<br />
Fly to Frankfurt, See St Paul’s Church and Frankfurt Cathedral<br />
Day 7 Sun Dec 9 2018 Heidelberg<br />
Christmas market in Römerberg and tour Heidelberg.<br />
Day 8 Mon Dec 10 2018 Rothenburg<br />
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, city and tour the Reiterlesmarkt<br />
Day 9 Tue Dec 11 2018 Nuremberg<br />
Visit Christkindlesmarket, Nuremberg’s Christmas market,.<br />
Day 10 Wed Dec 12 2018 Nuremberg - Munich<br />
Enjoy a cooking class in Nuremberg, travel to Munich.<br />
Day 11 Thu Dec 13 2018 Neuschwanstein<br />
Visit Neuschwanstein, Linderhof Castles and Oberammergau<br />
Day 12 Fri Dec 14 2018 Salzburg Excursion<br />
Excursion to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart.<br />
Day 13 Sat Dec 15 2018 Munich - Home<br />
Transfer tot he airport for your onward flight<br />
Pricing<br />
10 or more Guest 6-9 Guest<br />
(Land only )<br />
USD CAD USD CAD<br />
Double Occupancy $4550 $5800 $4950 $6300<br />
Single Supplement $1475 $1895 $1475 $1895<br />
Intertour Air from<br />
USD $750 | CAD $975 including taxes<br />
Helsinki - Ivalo - Helsinki - Frankfurt<br />
HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL FEATURES<br />
• Travel 250km inside the Arctic Circle and hunt for Aurora Borealis in an amazing glass igloo at Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort!<br />
• Start a husky sled adventure through the snowy forests and plains.<br />
• Try a traditional Finnish sauna and relax in the land of miles and miles of snow.<br />
• Get acquainted with the lively Finnish capital, Helsinki.<br />
• Continue this unique Christmas tour to experience the vibe of German Christmas markets from Frankfurt’s Römerberg<br />
market to Nuremberg’s famous Christkindlesmarket then to Munich’s Christmas market around Marienplatz Square.<br />
• Join the Night Watchmen to a night tour in the beautiful medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.<br />
• Join a traditional cooking class in Nuremberg to make traditional gingerbread and create your own.<br />
• Spend a day at the Neuschwanstein and nearby and take an optional excursion to Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Mozart.<br />
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