Private Santa Experience & Family Christmas in Lapland
A private meeting with Santa, arranged away from the queues, and the rest of the Christmas trip built around it. Your chauffeur drives you there, and the visit stays private.
A Private Santa Meeting
A private meeting means your family alone, at a time arranged for you, rather than a queue and a few minutes at the end of it.
The visit itself is short. What makes the day work is everything around it: the drive, the timing and not having small children waiting in the cold.
- Your family alone, at an arranged time
- Children's names known in advance
- Photographs of the meeting, on request
- Thermal clothing where the visit is outdoors
- Timed to avoid the busiest hours
- Transfers from your residence
Who Arranges the Visit
The meeting is run by a local host. We arrange the private slot and the timing around it.
What Mr Charles adds
- A private slot, your family only
- Children's names and ages passed on beforehand
- Your transfer, timed to the meeting
- One contact if anything changes
Which Visit Suits Your Family
All visits are private to your family.
A Short Meeting
- Includes
- The meeting
- Suits
- Very young children
Meeting and Sleigh Ride
- Includes
- The meeting and a sleigh ride
- Suits
- Most families
A Christmas Day Out
- Includes
- The meeting, a sleigh ride and a meal
- Suits
- Families with a free day
From Your Door and Back
Short, and timed so that nobody small is kept waiting.
- 01
Pickup From Your Residence
Driven out at a time chosen around the children.
- 02
Arrival and Warm-Up
Indoors first, kit on if the visit is outside.
- 03
The Meeting
Your family alone, with the children's names already known.
- 04
Photographs
Taken during the meeting, on request, and sent afterwards.
- 05
Something Warm
Time by the fire before the drive back.
- 06
Back to the Door
Returned to your residence before the afternoon fades.
Christmas and New Year book earliest of anything in Lapland, so send your dates as soon as you have them.
Provided, and What to Bring
Provided
- A private meeting, your family only
- Thermal clothing where the visit is outdoors
- Hot drinks
- Transfers from and to your residence
Please bring
- Warm base layers, wool rather than cotton
- Thick socks and a scarf
- Any medication needed that day
- A charged phone, because cold drains batteries
- Your own camera, if you shoot
Send the children's names and ages with the booking. They are passed on before the day.
Booking a Christmas Trip
December is the one month in Lapland where lead time decides what is possible.
- Private Santa slots in December go first, so book as early as you can
- Residences and chauffeurs for Christmas week are booked well ahead
- Daylight is short: about two hours in late December
- Visits are timed away from the busiest hours
- Santa Claus Village is open all year, if you want to visit as well
Questions About the Santa Experience
Anything not covered here, send it to us and a person replies within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day.
Yes. A private slot means your family alone at an arranged time, rather than joining a queue.
For December, as early as possible. Private slots and Christmas-week residences are the first things in Lapland to fill.
Photographs can be arranged with the meeting, and are sent afterwards.
Children of any age. The short meeting is best for very young children; older children get more from the sleigh ride or the full day out.
Yes. The village sits on the Arctic Circle just outside Rovaniemi and is open all year. Your chauffeur can take you there before or after the private meeting.
Reindeer visits, husky rides in the sled and evenings in the residence. We can build the rest of the week around their ages.