We last went to Lapland about 12 years ago with Airtours (which is now Thomas Cook) and it was a wonderful magical day, but Thompson aka First Choice was one of the worst holidays/daytrip we have ever experienced. Our group consisted of me Luke 22 my mum and my sister who is 8. We went to Santa Park on a... more

Not actually read any of the reviews on here before we went - worked on the basis igonrance was bliss. We booked through First Choice Took a 5 & 9 year old to it. Flight out was good....carol's + xmas cartoons. Organisation at the airport getting onto transfer buses was poor - eventually got on the third bus we queued... more

Went on 11th December with my 2 daughters (aged 6 and 4). Having read the other reviews (oh how I wish I had done so before booking!), I won't repeat the detail which I found to be accurate, but merely summarise: Flight and aircrew were good. Elves in the SantaPark were good (very interactive and helpful). Snowmobiles were fun albeit... more

THE TRIP DATE WAS 06th DECEMBER 2009 i went via first choice. I HAVE TO LEAVE ONE DOT RATING AS IT WONT LET ME LEAVE THEM ALL BLANK. SO I THINK OF THIS ONE AS THE SMILES ON MY GRANDAUGHTERS FACE THAT I SAW FROM TIME TO TIME. i always promised myself when my grandaughter was born. when she was... more

After reading many reviews we entered santa park with dread. But it was NOT as bad as we thought. Yes it was expensive for things so we just said no. You can go in the ice bar for free, just dont buy the drinks. The ice sculptures cost 7euro per person to see but you can see some from the... more

I had wanted to take my son (7) to see Santa in Lapland for ages and finally settled on a First Choice day trip, December 6th 2009. It wasn't cheap (though one of the cheaper tour operators) and I really wish I'd seen the other reviews on here first because I believed the advertising about a 'once in a lifetime'... more

We have just returned from a fabulous week's holiday in Lapland. The weather was great, the people were friendly and all the outdoor activities we tried (reindeer sleigh ride, husky sledge driving, snow mobiling, skiing) were simply brilliant. The one thing that really disappointed and frankly made me really angry was the Santa Park experience at Rovaniemi. It was a... more

We booked with First choice to go and see Santa on the 13th December 2008 from Newcastle. When we got on the plane the kids were handed bag and santa hats and colouring pens and things to colour. The staff were singing Christmas songs. Thought this was great. When we arrived at the airport. We got through passport control. We... more

£5 for a normal sized stick of candy floss. Santa Park iseffecively armed robbery!! You ar trapped in the middle of nowhere and fleeced. Even the kids 4 5 and 6 said can we go home after half and hour! more