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Guaranteed husky safari departures

Two out of the three husky safari holidays are now guaranteed to run. Even if you’re an individual traveler, you can confidently book the 26th February and 18th March departures, knowing they will definitely run.
See the itinerary and further details here.

New snowshoeing departure on Easter week

Due to high demand we have just added one more departure date for Off the trails snowshoeing tour.
Now you have a chance to explore the beautiful forests of Hossa national park on Easter week from the 26th of March until the 1st of April. The tour is guaranteed to run and maximum group size is the normal 12 persons.
See the full itinerary and prices here.

Late availability Dec / Jan / Feb

Places on December, January and February tours are getting limited. For last-minute bookings, here’s what we still have available (7.12.)

Winter fun in Finland
29.12.2023-5.1.2024 – 1 male place on twin sharing basis, 1 female place on twin sharing basis
14.01.-21.01. – 3 cabins available
04.02.-11.02. – 3 cabins available
25.02.-03.03. – 1 female place on twin sharing basis

Off the trails snowshoeing tour
04.-10.02. – 2 places available
11.-18.02. – 1 place available
Other dates fully booked.

Finland’s Eastern Wilderness Ski Tour
18.02.-24.02. – 4 places available
25.02.-02.03. – 4 places available
Some places left in March.

Kalevala ski tour
24.02.-01.03. – 2 places available
Other dates fully booked.

Wilderness Husky Adventure
29.01.-02.02. – available, not guaranteed
26.02.-01.03. – 2 places available

Book now and help us make good!

Although it’s Black Friday, we won’t be slashing tour prices. Instead, we’re launching a small charity campaign. We pledge to donate 1% of each booking made between November 24th and December 22nd to WWF Finland, specifically for their climate actions.
Book your winter tour now and help make a difference!

New departure date opened for “Winter fun in Finland”

Due to high demand we have opened a new departure date for the winter multiactivity holiday “Winter Fun in Finland”. The extra departure will be from 4th to 11th February and the tour is guaranteed to run.

At the moment the availability is limited on the following departures:
22nd Dec (2 cabins left)
25th Feb (one female place on twin sharing basis)

See the full itinerary here.

New website

Our new website has just been launched. Pages are available in English, Finnish and German, however German and Finnish sites are not as complete as English, so have a look at the English site for all the itineraries.

Online booking is now available for all winter tours that have scheduled guaranteed departure dates. As a new feature you can now find client reviews on each product page.

Upitrek received Travelife partner award

This week we have received some very good news – we have reached Travelife Partner level!
The award recognizes our efforts regarding sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. To receive Travelife Partner level we had to comply with more than 100 criteria, related to office management, product range, international business partners and customer information
We are very happy with the achievement and full of enthusiasm to work towards further improvements!

About Travelife (www.travelife.org)
Travelife is a certification system, dedicated to achieving sustainable practices within the tourism industry. It provides companies with realistic sustainability goals, tools and solutions to implement positive change within their businesses and supply chains. Travelife is managed by ABTA – The Travel Association in the UK – and by ECEAT Projects – a not-for-profit organisation based in The Netherlands. Travelife has two key focuses:

Travelife for Tour operators and Travel agents: the scheme provides online training and practical tools for sustainability management and certification. The training and online tools are suitable for tour operators and travel agencies of any size and cover all management aspects of the travel company business including office operations, the supply chain, destinations and consumers. Upon submitting a report in compliance with the Travelife standard (based on an independent onsite audit), the company can obtain the “Travelife Certified” status.
The Travelife standard for Tour operators and Travel agencies is based upon the full Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including labour conditions, human rights, environment, biodiversity and fair business practices. The management requirements are compatible with EMAS and ISO 14001. The system is supported by more than 35 national travel associations to further its implementation among members.

Upitrek selected to participate in SUSTOUR project

We are pleased to announce to have been admitted into the EU-funded SUSTOUR project
that supports over 600 small and medium-sized tour operators and travel agents from 35 European countries in improving their sustainability performance.

Sustainability is a core value of the tourism experiences that we want to provide for our customers. Therefore, we are happy to participate in this one-year support programme running from mid 2022 to mid 2023 and we commit to using this opportunity and actively improving our sustainability management and performance.

Further information on the project can be found here.