A Christmas to Remember with Santa and His Elves.

LOS ANGELES -- Visit Santa's workshop, bake cookies and pastries with his elves and hear their Christmas stories, enjoy sleigh rides, snowmobile safaris, and cross-country skiing, a walk on a forest trail lit by ice candles as well as select a forest tree to decorate, hear a concert of Christmas music and participate in Christmas program is all part of the fun activities included in the Traditional Christmas package in Finland offered by Nordique Tours, a division of Picasso Travel, arriving in Kuhmo, Finland on Dec. 22 and returning Dec. 28.

Hotelli Kavevalla, the beautifully decorated hotel situated on Lake Lammasjarvi in this pristine winter paradise, is home for this vacation of a lifetime priced at $1,239 double occupancy or $1,475 single supplement. Children under the age of two are free of charge. From two to 12 years of age, the cost is $619.

The land package includes six nights of accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner, one brunch, two lunches, and one late-night buffet, transfers to and from the hotel to the Kajaani airport and all Christmas activities described plus more on the itinerary. The hotel has free use of saunas, swimming pool, sledges, DVD-movies, Playstation2 games and a special children's playroom.

Nordique Tours can also help provide the best international airfare available at time of booking to Finland in conjunction with this vacation.

For more information on the Traditional Christmas package, contact Nordique Tours at 800-995-7997 (Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. PST) or visit its Web site at www.picassotours.com.

Nordique Tours is owned and operated by Picasso Travel, one of the largest air consolidators in North America in business for more than 27 years. Picasso Travel is a member of ASTA, IATA, CLIA, USACA, ARC and BTC.