Santa's Lapland Adventure Virtual Challenge
When and Where - This is a virtual adventure challenge. Participants can complete at any time, from anywhere in the world that you want.
How - Set your own timeframe and finish the required distance by walking, running, cycling or any distance-based activities of your choice.
Get ready to step into the enchanting world of Santa Claus Village, where the magic of Christmas comes alive! Our 3km Virtual Challenge is a fun-filled experience designed for the whole family, taking you on a journey through the snow-covered wonderland of Lapland. From the moment you arrive at Santa’s Main Post Office to the grand finale at Santa’s cozy cabin, every step will be packed with excitement, surprises, and festive joy!
What to Expect on Your Magical Journey
Santa’s Main Post Office
Kick off your adventure by visiting the heart of Santa's Village—the magical Post Office! Here, all the letters to Santa arrive from around the world. You’ll have the chance to write your very own letter to Santa and discover how his team of hardworking elves sorts through millions of wishes every year!
Elf Workshop
Next stop, the Elf Workshop! Watch in awe as Santa’s elves tinker away, building toys and preparing for the big night. Learn about the toys they make, solve fun puzzles, and see if you can spot any of the elves’ special creations!
Reindeer Stables
Say hello to Santa’s famous reindeer! Meet Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and the rest of the crew, including Rudolph with his shiny red nose. Learn fascinating facts about each reindeer and find out how they get ready for their magical Christmas Eve flight.
Cross the Arctic Circle
As you journey further, you’ll cross the legendary Arctic Circle! This is where the Northern Lights put on their breathtaking display in the sky. Along the way, you’ll uncover amazing facts about this magical line and discover why it’s one of the most special places on Earth.
Finish at Santa’s Cabin
Your journey ends at Santa Claus’s cozy cabin! Here, you’ll be greeted with warm cocoa, twinkling lights, and maybe even a special message from Santa himself! It’s the perfect way to wrap up this unforgettable Christmas adventure.
Why Families Love This Challenge
Magical Virtual Postcards: Every milestone unlocks a new virtual postcard from a key location, complete with stunning images and fascinating facts that keep kids excited for more!
Fun for All Ages: Whether you're 5 or 95, this virtual challenge is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit! Walk, run, or skip - everyone can move at their own pace while enjoying the magic of Christmas.
Family Bonding: Bring the whole family together on this magical journey. With easy-to-follow checkpoints and plenty of festive cheer, it’s a perfect way to spend quality time with your little ones.
Festive Rewards: Complete the challenge to unlock special surprises, including a personalised certificate from Santa, proving you've virtually visited the North Pole!
Join the Fun
This holiday season, give your family the gift of an unforgettable adventure to the North Pole! Perfect for kids who love Christmas and adults who want to feel the magic of the season again, this 3km Santa Claus Village Challenge will fill your hearts with joy, wonder, and a sprinkle of holiday magic.
So lace up your virtual boots and get ready to make magical memories - Santa is waiting for you!
Virtually travel the Santa's Lapland Adventure
Map your progress along the 3 km (1.9 mile) route of the Santa's Lapland Adventure virtual challenge. Every time you add a workout, you will advance along the map.
Not only can you see your avatar and other participants on the map, but you can also see your virtual journey progress, with the activity and passed milestones as you approach the finish line.
Virtual Postcards
Receive custom virtual postcards when you reach certain milestones along the route.
Each postcard contains interesting information about the location. 15 postcards are waiting for you along the Santa's Lapland Adventure route.
Plant real trees as you progress
Climate change is harming our planet, but if we all make a small change, we can make a big impact. By taking part in our challenges, partnered with Ecologi, we will plant a real tree for every 25% of the Santa's Lapland Adventure challenge you complete, helping sequester carbon dioxide in the future.
By the end of the challenge, you will have planted 4 trees. Imagine what we can achieve as a community!
Enter the Santa's Lapland Adventure Virtual Challenge
Multibuy Savings! Purchase multiple entries of the same challenge at the same time (to take part as a family, couple or friends) to save on your entry fees.
Virtual Rewards
- Virtual entry to challenge
- Virtual postcards along your route
- Plant 4 real trees
- Track progress via your device or manually
- Digital finishers certificate to share
Real finishers medalMini medal/keyring
Virtual Rewards + Medal
- Virtual entry to challenge
- Virtual postcards along your route
- Plant 4 real trees
- Track progress via your device or manually
- Digital finishers certificate to share
- Real finishers medal*
Mini medal/keyring
* Medals are shipped on completion of your challenge to your choice of shipping address. We charge a small postal fee for medals depending on your location - check out the next page for the current postage charge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A challenge that is on pre-sale means that either we have sold out of medals or the medals are on the way.
You can still sign up for the challenge, take part and earn all the virtual rewards as normal, it just means that there may be a delay in receiving your medal after you complete your challenge.
If you take roughly six weeks to complete a challenge, then you may not have long to wait at all.
You can log distances using two methods:
1) Manually - sign in to your account online, click the orange plus icon at the top, select your exercise type, add a distance and boom, you're done.
2) Automatically – via the range of apps and devices that we connect with. Currently we support: Strava, Garmin, Fitbit, Polar, Suunto and Wahoo Fitness (more coming soon).
Yes - You can log any distance-based exercise that you do. The common ones that we have settings for are:
Running (indoor and outdoor)
Cycling (indoor and outdoor)
Rowing
Walking
Skiing
Swimming
Eliptical
Wheelchair
The amount of time it will take you to complete this challenge depends on your fitness level and exercise type.
You can set your own timeframe goal from 1 week to 18 months to complete each challenge. This goal can be easily changed at any time if you want to extend or shorten it.
And you can change this goal as many times as you like during the event.
Medals are sent out to you once you have completed your challenge distance.
We will notify you via email once your challenge is completed to confirm your delivery address.
Please view the pricing on the pricing table above. We also have packages available to save you money on multiple entries!
Our mini medals are a smaller version of the main medal but are just as awesome!
Use them as a keyring for yourself so that you can still show off your achievement on a daily basis.
Take part with your child and let them have their own mini medal.
Take part with your dog and let them have their own collar medal to show that they accompanied you on your challenge.
The choice is yours on how you display your mini medal.
Have more questions, then visit our frequently asked questions or if we haven't answered what you need to know before signing up, then drop us a message and we will be happy to help.