Ski resort Hand is exactly the corner of Finland, where tourists will be able to get a lot of unforgettable impressions, a huge portion of adrenaline and a charge of cheerfulness until the next vacation. Moreover, all this will be quite feasible regardless of which season the long-awaited or completely spontaneous trip will fall. Charm hand is that you can relax well here and have fun both in winter and summer.
Undoubtedly, this resort primarily attracts a huge range of winter fun . Here, literally from the first number of November, it turns out with your head to plunge into a snow-ice vacation. And at the same time, it is absolutely necessary to be an experienced skier or a snowboarder. Local entertainment infrastructure is oriented on tourists with different levels of physical training. This is confirmed by the formal separation of the ski resort into two riding zones - Hand-East and Hand-West. . For beginners and fans, the ideal option will be the east zone routes. There are descents with a slight bias and the tracks are not protracted. But the western zone of skiing is the opposite. The pastime in this part of the hand can be called extreme. This is where experienced skiers and extreme sports lovers will be able to break away from the maximum cool slopes and highly complex highlighted tracks. In general, there are 34 slopes in the arm, of which thirty are equipped with artificial lighting, which makes it possible to make a descent even after sunset.
- Climb to the top of the tracks allow the lifts, the number of which rolls over two dozen. From the first days of the season, they work daily from 9:30 to 19:00. In December, some lifts stop moving along with the closure of the slopes at 23:00. The cost of a three-hour subscription to the lift for adult holidaymakers ranges from 33 euros, the day subscription costs a minimum of 39 euros. The cost of a children's ticket for three hours is 21 euros, the daily subscription delays on 24 euros. True, children under 6 can make rise completely for free. In order to save budget, you can buy a family ticket at a discount of 30%.
Along with ski slopes in hand, there are magnificent snowboarding descents and one of the best. ski schools Finland. School instructors conducting both individual and group classes for children and adults vacationers. The cost of the children's individual lesson ranges from 34 to 56 euros. The price depends on the age of the student and the duration of the lesson. For teenagers and parents, training in the ski school will cost a little more expensive - from 56 to 112 euros per lesson. By the way, among the large number of instructors it will easily find a Russian-speaking. And starting from mid-December, tourists can sign up for group classes in Russian. Usually such a course lasts no more than three days and costs within 100 euros.
In addition to ski fun, there are still many other entertainment, which will be remembered for a long time to tourists. So, one of the days can be left under Safari on snowmobile . An interesting pastime will be held under the guidance of an experienced guide, which will pick up the most suitable route. Having participated in safaris will be able to recruiting any age (from 5 years), driving snowmobile will allow tourists who have driving license.
On average, the length of the walk will be 20 kilometers and will cost 85 euro / person. The standard route will pass through the picturesque forest array of the hand-kuusamo. Safari lasts 2.5-3 hours with rest and hot tea stop. If you wish, children will be able to participate in the walk. In this case, tourists will be provided with a double snowmobile, and the young traveler will receive a 50% discount. By the way, the price of the safari includes the rental of equipment - from the overalls of suitable size to a pair of woolen socks.
- You can order a walk on snowmobiles in the Safari center running at Rukarinteeentie, 1. On weekdays, it is open from 9:00 to 17:00.
Another option of active winter fun to hand is Karting on ice . To control a powerful typewriter with studded wheels, rights are not required. The main thing is to have courage and growth of at least 150 centimeters. Rental equipment and karting machines will cost 50 euros. Such a fun will lose at least an hour. Rakes will be held on an icy high-air track. Tourists will just ride or take part in improvised races.
Lovers are not so extreme rest, you may like Walking on snowshoes . They pass through several routes of different lengths - from 2 to 26 kilometers. All routes are marked with ribbons of a certain color on the trees. For such a walk, you will need to get a card and snowshoes. Three-hour lease of the required inventory will turn out only 15 euros. Tourists will have to just look into the big Rental point on Rukankyläntie, 8 . And the required card can be taken to Info hand information rack . It is located in the KUMPARE shopping center on the central square of the ski resort. It is here that all existing cards of skiing, pedestrian and snowploral routes are sold.
It is worth noting that the KUMPARE shopping complex has a children's entertainment center Happy Family, bowling, slot machines and billiards.
Make a variety of tourists' entertainment program will be able dog sledding Horse riding or riding on deer. For any of these fun, vacationers will have to go on one of the special farms located in the vicinity of Hand and Kuusamo. The most affordable entertainment will be Riding on reindeer sledding Plus feeding of cute animals - for 10 euros per person.
Acquaintance with playful and funny husks, ready to ride tourists, will cost 25 euros. And the most expensive fun will be Winter riding mountainside , the minimum value of which will be 30 euros.
And, of course, being on vacation in the hand, you should not neglect the opportunity to visit the Dacha of Finnish Santa Claus Julupukka. Although his permanent residence is located on Mount Korvatunturi, free from its main responsibilities, the time of Joulupuk is spent in Kuusamo at the cottage. At the same time, local residents are so assumed. So it is worth believing and together with the children to visit the local Santa Claus. By the way, he takes guests all year round.