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Our last full day in Lapland has started! And we have a new exciting adventure ahead of us: a trekking in the frozen wonderland of Korouoma, a rift valley in the heart of Finnish Lapland.
Differently from the last two days, our tour had no atrivities planned for today, giving us the freedom to choose among the several options available in this winter paradise. And we wisely decided to postpone the decision until the very last minute.
Once identified our favourite day tour and cross-checked dozens of online resellers to find the perfect offer, we just needed to do a quick online booking to secure two spots on a trekking tour in Korouoma.

So here we are, ready for a new adventure in the nature! As usual, the service and the organisation of the tour are impeccable: at 8.30am we reach the travel-agency office in the heart of Rovaniemi (which, considering local distances, means 5 minutes away from our hotel 😅). Here we are given the usual technical gear (thermal over, boos and socks) and meet a local guide: a guy from Verona who moved to Rovaniemi three years ago to work as a nature photographer and guide. He shows us some of the shots he took of the Northern Lights, which make us even sadder for not being lucky enough to spot them last night. Let's see if we get a chance tonight...

Once we are all set, we are split into tiny groups, each assigned to a different van and we start our drive to Korouoma. It takes almost two hours to get there, but luckily we are in good company: we share the van with a British couple of Indian origins that turn out to be very pleasant travel companions.

When we finally arrive in Korouoma, we are given some time for a toilet stop (where the toilet is, literally, a hole in the snow) before starting the trekking itself.
The trek is a loop that will bring us all the way down the canyon - where we will see the famous frozen waterfalls - before climbing our way back up and reach the camp-fire site where lunch will be awaiting us. 🔥🍖🥪

Our group is quite numerous and the depth of the snow forces us to walk in single line. Luckily, we manage to sneak into pole position, just behind the guide, thus bypassing the tiny Chinese tourists who will probably be slowed down by the high amount of snow.
Despite the fact that we are not at all alone, the silence of this place is astonishing: all around us everything is white and still. The snow-topped trees stretch all the way towards the sky trying to catch a glimpse of the pale Arctic sun, while their lower branches are covered with beautiful ice crystals. ❄❄ ❄
The most impressive part is however the snow itself: it is so deep that I can let myself fall backwards into it and feel a soft embrace. And I obviously can't miss the chance of making my very first snow angel in the Arctic! 😇Read more