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A trip to Umeå and Gold of Lapland in
360º magazine – The Netherlands
Västerbotten/Lappland
Program
2nd
- 5th
2015in
A trip to
Gold
ofApril
Lapland
north Sweden
Program 15 th -19 th of March
Program – 2nd of April, Thursday
Program – 3rd of April, Friday
18.15 Arrival at Umeå Airport.
Annika Sandström, director of tourism,
Västerbotten Visitors Board, will meet you at the airport.
07.00 Breakfast in Granö
07.45 Presentation of the activity programs.
18.30 Transfer by bus to Granö.
09.00 Departure to Lycksele where we have a day full of activities in front of us.
19.45 Welcome to Granö Beckasin where we will spend our first night.
Granö Beckasin is an activity center and hotel. Besides delicious food, is
Granö Beckasin known for the Bird Nests - hotel rooms in trees.
10.00 Karin Fällman from Gold of Lapland will welcome you there.
After this we divide the group into two groups for a day.
After this we divide the group into two groups for a day.
Group 1 will leave Lycksele heading to Tväråträsk to meet Paula Perriens and
Frans Creuger at Laplandtime and then come back to Lycksele at 17.00 and
see the facilities at Ansia resort and go on a dog sledding tour the next day.
Group 2 will stay in Lycksele and visit Lycksele Zoo and have lunch and a guided tour at Hotell Lappland. After that this group will be picked up by the bus
and off to Tväråträsk for winter acitivies (if the weather allows).
Additional information
Granö Beckasin
Blåkullevägen 4, 922 95 Granö
+ 46 (0)933 – 410 00
+46 (0)76 – 229 98 55
[email protected]
Photo: Peter Lilja
20.00 Dinner at Granö Beckasin and check in at the Eco Hotel.
Group 1
Group 2
10.15 Leaving Lycksele towards Tväråträsk and Laplandtime and here we
will meet a Dutch couple, Paula Perriens and Frans Creugers, who has moved
to Gold of Lapland and started a tourist company, Laplandtime, in Tväråträsk.
We will have lunch here and see their facilities and if the weather allows we will
have a short tour with snowmobiles.
10. 00 Our first stop is at Lycksele Zoo, Swedens most northern Zoo who are
specialized at northern animals whom you can experience real close. We will
have a short roundtour with staff from the Zoo.
15.30 Leaving Tväråträsk and back to Lycksele.
17.00 Arriving at the camping and activity center Ansia resort. The owner
Per Ågrahn will show the facilities and later in the evening offer us a dinner.
This night we sleep in cabins with hotel standard to show you the possibilities
of winter camping. The camping site even has it´s on little hotel.
Additional information
Lapland Time
Tväråträsk 210,
924 92 Blattnicksele
[email protected]
+46 72 726 12 55
www.laplandtime.com
Ansia Resort
Sommarvägen 1,
921 41 Lycksele
+ 46 (0)950 – 100 83
[email protected]
www.ansia.se
www.goldoflapland.com/en
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch at Hotell Lappland and a presentation of what this hotel
has to offer from the owner Mattias Forsgren.
14.00 Leaving Lycksele towards Tväråträsk and Laplandtime and here we will
meet a Dutch couple, Paula Perriens and Frans Creugers, who has moved to
Gold of Lapland and started a tourist company, Laplandtime, in Tväråträsk.
15.30 Paula and Frans will greet you and show you their facilities. You will
“check- in” in their cabins and then have a hot tub bath outside before dinner.
Additional information
Lycksele Zoo
Brännbergsvägen,
921 36 Lycksele
+ 46 (0)950 – 163 63
[email protected]
www.lyckseledjurpark.se
Hotell Lapland
Korpberget 1,
921 42 Lycksele
+ 46 (0)950-370 00
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.hotelllappland.se
Program – 4th of April, Saturday
Group 2
Group 1
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Breakfast at Ansia Resort
09.00 Leaving Lycksele to the dogsledding company, Aurora Borealis Adventures, in Ekorrsele.
09.45 Here we will meet Donald Eriksson and his husky dogs. Be well dressed with warm clothes, including base layers, warm shoes, beanie and gloves.
It is possible to borrow clothes at the husky farm.
10.00-15.00 Tour with dog sledge is on the program this day. We will join a
group and be two persons on each sledge and take turns. Our guide Donald
will prepare lunch outside.
15.00 Departure from Ekorrsele and we will join Group 2 on the bus again
and head towards Umeå.
09.00 Today you will spend the day with Paula and Frans and they will take you on
a snowmobile trip in their surroundings and we will have lunch outside.
13.00 Time to enter the bus again heading for Umeå. It will be possible to make
short stops for photos.
15.00 Group 1 enters the bus again outside Lycksele in Ekorrsele.
16:30 Welcome to Umeå!
Erja Back, Visit Umeå, will be your host in Umeå and take you on a roundtrip. We
will visit Bildmuseet, Guitars and Umedalen skulptur.
19:00 Check in at the hotel ”Stora Hotellet”.
19:45 Dinner at Köksbaren.
Additional information
Bildmuseet
www.bildmuseet.umu.se/
Additional information
Aurora Borealis Adventure
Ekorrsele 35,
922 91 Vindeln
+46 (0)933-630 55
[email protected]
www.auroraborealis.nu
Guitars
http://www.guitarsthemuseum.com/static/sv/
Umedalen Skulptur
www.umedalenskulptur.se/
Stora Hotellet
Storgatan 46, 903 26 UMEÅ
+46 (0)90 77 88 70
www.storahotelletumea.se
Program – 5th of April, Sunday
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning
there will be time to either look at some
more hotels in Umeå or the camping
site or just walk around in the city.
12.00 Departure from Umeå Airport
with Malmö Aviation
Contact information
Västerbotten Tourist Board
Annika Sandström
Telephone: + 46 (0)90-16 57 43
Mobile: +46 (0)70 – 550 16 08
[email protected]
www.visitvasterbotten.se
Gold of Lapland
Karin Fällman
Telephone: + 46 (0)918-331 01
Mobile: +46 (0)70-229 06 42
[email protected]
www.goldoflapland.com
Visit Umeå
Erja Back
Telephone: +46 (0)90-16 34 24,
Mobile: +46 (0)70-647 62 78
[email protected]
www.visitumea.se
VisitSweden
Pauline van den Brandhof, Press & PR manager
VisitSweden NL
Telephone; +31612663647
[email protected]
www.visitsweden.com/nl
Attention! - Extra information All activities (including transportation) and meals that are described in the
program is included if nothing else is mentioned. Non-alcoholic beverages is included. Other drinks are
available but at the participants own costs.