Customer Reviews

Brilliant holiday, just right for us. Most enjoyable activity: Boys: petting huskies, husky ride, feeding reindeer, playing with other kids in the evening. Airbus 350 LHR to Helsinki!!!!! Dad: husky trip, lots of opportunity for skidoo driving. Mum: husky trip, aurora camp with excellent Aurora, being in the outdoor environment, starry skies, food!! Fantastic hotel, staff, food, guides, outdoor…
Read more environment! Our third Activities Abroad holiday and all excellent.
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The children absolutely loved it! Seeing the reindeer, sledging and building snowmen were all brilliant. The husky trip was amazing but the main highlight was definitely the day with Father Christmas. It was so special to spend so much time there, listening to his stories, baking, making cards and having lunch together. It was a real once in a lifetime experience that will be remembered forever.…
Read more Our children were 5 and 7 years old which we felt were the perfect ages. They were young enough to appreciate the magic of Christmas and old enough to thoroughly enjoy all the activities. The villa accommodation was great and the swimming pool and Angry Birds Activity Park at the hotel were a bonus.
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The reason for the food choice being good is because it was the same food each day for breakfast and lunch. It was very tasty and good quality, but the choice was limited. Without a doubt, the dog sledge and snowmobiles were a highlight. The way the visit to Santa was delivered was magical. Overall, the experience was one we will never forget.

All of it was good, we even saw The Northern Lights! The holiday overall was Amazing, and the Santa experience was excellent, magical! We will all remember it forever.

Everyone was so friendly and helpful, from the first phone call and throughout our trip. We really loved the fact the lodges / holiday were not commercialised, which made our trip more unique and special.

My family and I took up the Luosto mix and match vacation plan with added days as it offered the most flexibility in terms of options for activities and personal service. We went between 12-17 December 2016 and pretty much left everything to Activities Abroad to organise, which they did beautifully. Instructions and documentation in the lead up to the trip were communicated efficiently as were any…
Read more queries from our side. Our on-site Activities Abroad representative Greta was great in detailing our itinerary and helping us get fitted for our winter gear, as well as seeking us out daily to check on us; but also she knew we didn't need hand holding so left us alone as well. My family loved all the activities (have to recommend the huskies and reindeer safaris), and the location is absolutely beautiful, with snow aplenty. Luosto is a tiny village so always felt isolated and quiet (though we were visiting early season), and is easy to walk and navigate. The ski slopes were so quiet that we virtually had the slopes to ourselves, but were told that they do get busier after the New Year. Unfortunately, the weather did not facilitate any Aurora viewing during our visit, but that was only a minor downside to our winter wonderland experience and we would highly recommend Activities Abroad to any other potential snow seekers.
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Sandy was a very knowledgeable and overall a fantastic guide. I loved the whale watching and swimming with dolphins (and so did the kids). My daughter's favourite activity was the canyoning. The scenery in the Azores was spectacular.

I wanted to say thank you for yet another fantastic holiday with you. We loved it. True to form of your company (you do seem to choose such fantastic people in each country to run your holidays), Cornil went out of his way to put things right for us and made our holiday special. He has such a great heart for the job. Well done. May I suggest discussions of perhaps having Segways as an…
Read more activity in your program. ? We did this during our extended stay which Cornil so kindly helped us to arrange and it was great and very achievable thing to do. We also had a great half day with Mark (who assisted Cornil on the Eco day). We went on a tour with him on our last day to so many different parts of the island. Mark has such a great passion and knowledge of the island, (and is) fantastic with the children too. I will now be saving up for next year and look forward to seeing what other holidays you offer. Thanks again for another great holiday.
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Absolutely lovely guides, Albert and Sandy. Most enjoyable activity: Canyoning. We all loved it. Also great guides, especially Theresa who was very kind and calm.

I'm not going to lie; when my husband told me he has booked an adventure week I could have cried. Really I had been looking at beach holidays and this wasn't on my list...cue stony silence!  So we were met at the airport by the bubbly Vivian and had a stop for a drink on the way to the hotel, I still was uncertain. We arrived during a downpour and this did nothing to thaw the icy…
Read more silence...Then we entered the Hotel Pey, yes its 2-stars but not what I expected at all. The staff were friendly and the hotel was beautifully kept. The pool was chilly but clean. The breakfasts kept us fuelled for the challenges ahead. It was better than some 5-star hotels I have stayed in.  The hike the next day blew my mind, it was just beautiful and my reservations about the holiday thawed immediately. It was at the right pace and Vivian pointed out bits and pieces as we walked. Then came lunch..not soggy sandwiches but beautifully fresh baguettes, cheese, ham and tomatoes and garlic as well as the biggest peaches EVER. Vivian showed us how to make a "proper" sandwich and produced a bottle of wine from her huge rucksack. After a lovely break off we went again. I cannot fault the day. Next came white water rafting, well I've never experienced something so well organised. Yet another ace day. I was beginning to fear an apology to my husband was needed, but it was only day 2, things could still go wrong... Canyoning was on the horizon and I was NOT keen! Then came canyoning, surely this would be the day that I could gloat at my husband getting it wrong...nope this was the day when I had to admit defeat, swallow my pride and tell my husband he was the best and that this possibly was the best holiday I have ever been on. We opted to go hydro boarding on Wednesday our free day...well it was definitely adrenaline filled and my daughter may take a while to forgive us but it was FANTASTIC! Again the guides were superb I cannot commend them enough. They looked after my daughter throughout and kept her close, building her confidence. Horse riding next and this was at a leisurely pace and my daughter loved it! I think my husband would have preferred the adrenaline bike riding, which from the feedback from the other families was also faultlessly organised. Open kayaking was our final activity and our favourite, an excellent mix of adrenaline and calm allowing us to take in the spectacular scenery. Again... those guides! And then home...I haven't felt this sad about a holiday ending in a long time. My husband is dining out on the "told you so's" and my daughter is already looking to plan our next activity break. This time, I won't be a sulky chops as I know it will be a blast!
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