What could be better than a Christmas break with your family? Especially if they pass away from home in the beautiful distant corners of the planet. Skiing, staying in an ice hotel or traveling to a distant island by helicopter can brighten up your Christmas holiday.
Instructions
Step 1
Spend an unforgettable winter vacation in Karelia. It is a hospitable region with virgin nature and distinctive culture. The endless white taiga will not leave you indifferent. Every corner of this frosty land is steeped in history. It is good to go to Russian Lapland both with your family and with a friendly company. The average temperature in January is from -10 to -15oC. The cost of a room in hotels is 1500–4000 rubles. A helicopter ride to Kizhi Island will cost you 4000 rubles per person. Yala ride - 300 rubles per person. Excursion tickets to the zoo complex cost 400-600 rubles. Rent of a wigwam is about 1,500 rubles per hour.
Step 2
Head to northern Sweden. If you are not afraid of cold and winter and at the same time are full of romantic mood, test yourself by spending the night in an ice hotel, which grows up in the town of Jukkasjärvi by the beginning of December every year. Apart from fabulous beauty, there will be nothing else in the "apartments". Even basic amenities are absent here - the toilet is located in another building, and it is better not to think about the TV, and indeed electricity in general. The bed is an icy podium covered with reindeer skins. A room in this hotel will cost you 300 euros. In other cities in Sweden, which you can make your base, you can stay at a hotel for 20-50 euros. Among the sights of Stockholm are the Old Town, the Royal Palace and the Church of St. Nicholas.
Step 3
Celebrate Christmas in the Swiss Alps. The country with the highest mountains in Europe, Switzerland, offers everything that ski lovers can dream of. Snow and slopes of different difficulty levels have made this place the center of winter tourism on the continent. For a single room in Zermatt, be prepared to pay 60 euros. In St. Moritz, an overnight stay will cost you from 70 euros. Lunch costs from 25 euros.
