Additional information
JCI European Conference 2024 Pre Tour:
By steamship to Lake Oulu and Ärjä island 11.6.2024 (12,5 hrs)
Itinerary
Tuesday 11.6.2024
8.30 Departure from Oulu
Meeting place: in front of Oulu City Hall, Address Kirkkokatu 2a.
11.00 Steamship cruise to Lake Oulu departs from city of Kajaani
Fish soup lunch during the journey
13.30 Arrival on the Ärjä island
Introduction of the island, free time to explore the island, coffee and munkki – traditional sweet pastry
16.00 Depart by steamship back to Kajaani
Light meal during the return trip: grilled sausages and salad.
Possibility to have sauna during the return trip, separate turns for men and women. Towels are provided. The sauna can accommodate five people at a time. There is no shower in the sauna, instead the washing water is traditionally in buckets and is poured with a ladle.
18.30 Back in Kajaani, transfer to Oulu
21.00 Back in Oulu
Price includes
- return transfer from Oulu to Kajaani by bus
- day trip by steamship (7,5 hrs), including guiding, soup lunch, coffee and sweet pastry, and light meal (sausages and salad)
Traveling with children? Contact [email protected].
Worth noting
Bring a bathing suit for the sauna and swimming. Towels are provided on the steamship. There is a bar on the steamship.
Destination: Lake Oulujärvi and Ärjänsaari island
Explore the hidden gem of Northern Finland – Oulujärvi and Ärjänsaari.
Oulujärvi is the fifth largest lake in Finland, renowned for its vastness and natural splendor. Situated in Northern Finland, it offers breathtaking lakeside landscapes, opportunities for fishing, water sports, and a tranquil environment perfect for relaxation.
Ärjänsaari island is located in Lake Oulujärvi and is one of the finest natural attractions in the whole of Finland. This island of countless stories is a stunning location surrounded by steep sandbanks. On your way to Ärjänsaari island you can enjoy the open Lake Oulujärvi sceneries and listen to stories about the island’s history.
Ärjänsaari is around 4km (2.4 miles) long and over here you’ll find over 10 kilometres of long sandy beaches. A hiking route circles the island and there are several spots for camp fires. If it happens to be a warm summer day, there is nothing quite like digging your feet into the burning island sand.
Steamship SS Kouta
Steamship Kouta is the northernmost steamship in Finland and whole Europe. Ship and it’s original steam engine were built in 1921 and the ship has been steaming since.
Steamship Kouta served as a passenger ship between Sotkamo and Kajaani from 1921 to 1936 (named Wuokatti II). At that time there were no roads in northern Finland and steamship was the easiest and fastest way to travel, deliver post and goods to market.
In 1937 the ship was renewed into a tug boat and given it’s name Kouta. For the next 30 years it pulled lografts on lake Oulujärvi. In the late sixties motor boats took the place of old steamers and for ten years Kouta was unused in the harbor while many of the old steamboats were sold to klunker. In 1975 it finally found new owners, who restored it as a passanger ship and the ship has been operative since 1985.
Our crew will tell stories of the history the ship and also all the passengers have a possibility to visit the ship’s engine room where our engine master tells about the function of steam engine in practice.
Kouta has capacity 60 persons, a salon with meeting facilities, a bar, a small sauna, and wireless internet.
Terms and Cancellation
Saaga Travel Ltd. is the responsible tour operator of the trip.
You register for the trip by paying the participation fee at Saaga Travel Webshop.
Deadline for registrations is May 5, 2024.
Minimum number of participants and Saaga Travel’s right to cancel the trip
The realization of the trip requires a minimum number of 20 full-paying participants. If the minimum number of participants is not met by the registration deadline, Saaga Travel has the right to cancel the trip. In this case, we will notify you immediately of the cancellation by email and we will refund the payment in full.
If the minimum number of participants has been met and the trip takes place, we may continue the sale of the trip also after the registration deadline.
Saaga Travel and Steamship SS Kouta reserve the right to sell the steamship trip also to other customers, i.e. the steamship is not booked privately to JCI Conference participants.
The customer’s right to cancel a trip they have already purchased
The passenger has the right to cancel the trip at any time before the start of the trip. In this case, a cancellation fee will be charged as follows:
a) Office costs € 30 when the trip is canceled no later than 30 days before the start of the trip
b) 50% of the price of the trip if the trip is canceled later than 30 days but no later than 14 days before the start of the trip
c) 75% of the price of the trip if the trip is canceled later than 14 days but no later than 7 days before the start of the trip
d) 100% of the price of the trip if the trip is canceled later than 7 days before the start of the trip
We recommend to have a travel insurance, which covers cancellation and accidents and illnesses during the trip.
Refunds
Payment refunds are made by the payment intermediary Paytrail. The payment will be returned to the original payment method. Usually, the refund is automatic. If the refund is not successful automatically, Paytrail will contact the customer by email and inquire about the refund account.
Disclosure of information
By booking a trip through us, the customer accepts the transfer of their necessary booking information to other service providers involved in the implementation of the trip. The information is not used for any other purpose.
Contact and inquiries:
Johanna Salmela, tel. +358 40 826 2345, [email protected]
