Christmas Treat

We *know* it’s still September and a little bit early to be thinking about such    things as Christmas, but how about treating the kids to that special trip to see   Father Christmas this year? And it couldn’t get more exciting than visiting him by private jet.

Lapland is quite fiddly to fly to commercially, so being able to choose the date   and times that you would like to fly is a huge bonus. It means you also have time to take part in some other snowy activities to make the day even more memorable.

We would recommend departing early (say 6am) as the flight to Rovaniemi is around 3 hours and there is a +2 hour time difference. On board you can enjoy a delicious champagne breakfast and catch up on some sleep after your early get-up!

On arrival, you will be greeted by your escort for the day – one of Father Christmas’s very own elves! Daytime temperatures are typically -5 to -10 degrees so you will be decked out with thermal clothing and boots before you set off to the Husky Farm. Here you will meet a local husky ‘musher’ and his friendly team of dogs and learn the skills of husky sledding. After your lesson, you will have a chance to take a short ride pulled by a team of huskies.

After the ride it’s time to transfer to the Reindeer Farm where the reindeer herder will demonstrate how to drive a reindeer sledge. It is then your turn to participate in the reindeer driving test, for which you will receive your own reindeer driving licence! Before leaving you can participate in the ceremony of crossing the Arctic Circle and obtain your certificate.

After a traditional lunch at a cosy lakeside hotel, it’s time to move on to the Santa Claus Village where Lapland’s most famous inhabitant, Father Christmas himself, is on hand to welcome his visitors and collect those Christmas wish-lists in person. There will be time for shopping at Santa’s shopping gallery and visiting Santa´s Main Post Office to send a postcard home with his special stamp.

It’s then time to transfer back to the airport, climb on board your private jet and fly home re-living memories from your special day.

If you have more than a day to celebrate, we can arrange accommodation in a private rustic log cabin with roaring fireplace and private chef.

Other activities such as snow-mobiling, ice-fishing and for those brave enough, ice swimming can be tried and children can even attend ‘Elf School’.

Am not quite sure who enjoys this trip the most – the children or the parents!

For more information on visiting Lapland by private jet, call Lisa on 020 8742 1300 or email hello@jetescapes.co.uk

Love is in the air (literally!)!

We have received a flurry of enquiries just recently from romantic gentlemen looking for a truly unique way to propose to their other (better?! ahem) halves…

One lucky lady was whisked away on a stunning Phenom 100 to Venice for the weekend to stay at the Hotel Cipriani; another to Nice by Citation CJ2 with a private helicopter waiting on arrival to hop them over to Monaco for a glamorous night at the Hotel de Paris, with a romantic dinner at Le Louis XV followed by fun and glitz at the world famous Monte-Carlo Casino.

My favourite though was a lunch trip to Champagne. After a one hour flight by Citation Mustang to Chalons Vatry, a chauffeur was waiting to whisk the couple off to Dom Perignon for a private tour to see the oldest parts of the cellars at Moet and Chandon – seldom seen by other visitors to the estate; this was then followed by a flute of Dom Perignon Champagne served in the private drawing room in the Moet mansion – what a place to propose!  After a gourmet lunch (accompanied by more champagne of course!) at the 2* L’Assiette Champenoise, the happy couple visited a small family run Champagne House for a tour of the full Champagne making process followed by sabrage of a bottle of Champagne – the opening of a champagne bottle with a sword. Happy – and slightly blurry eyed – their driver then took them back to the airport for their private jet home.

So did these lucky ladies say yes? Of course they did! And they already have ideas for how to celebrate their first anniversary with us.

For other ideas on how to celebrate that special occasion, call Lisa on 020 8742 1300 or email hello@jetescapes.co.uk