Our guests say

 
 
 
  EXCELLENT  
    
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 Jon K 
 
22/12/2023
 
 
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Excellent
I stayed with Taiga Spirit and Sabrina five times over the past 6 years. Every trip was excellent and I saw and photographed many bears, eagles and wolverines, a few capercaillie, foxes, reindeer, owls and wolves, and had single sightings of lynx, otter and pine marten (but they require luck, so don’t expect them!). Sabrina makes enormous efforts for her guests and is a great guide. The hotel is quiet and comfortable with nice food. Highly recommended!
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 ANNE C 
 
15/10/2023
 
 
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A very pleasant stay at Sabrina's,
Our trip to Finland led us to spend 4 days in Sabrina's gîte on a half-board basis. It was during the closure of Taiga Spirit, which was closed because of bear hunting. So we weren't able to do any activities with Sabrina. Despite this, we really appreciated her professionalism. All the discussions we had with her enabled us to benefit from her extensive knowledge of the natural and environmental environment, and her explanations of the social and economic life of Finland. All her details about Finnish flora and fauna were a precious aid to our understanding and our discoveries. As Sabrina is French, our exchange was made much easier. We are now looking forward to Sabrina guiding us to the bears and wolverines on a future trip to Finland. So we warmly recommend a stay at Taiga Spirit !
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Zbynek and Olga 
 
20/09/2023
 
 
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Wolverine and Bear watching top level experience
We spent few days in the beginning of July 2023 to photograph wildlife in Kuhmo, Finland. It was our best decision to spent our time at Taiga Spirit. Sabrina, the owner, has excellent hides, well equipped for Wolverine and Bear watching and wildlife photography. Accommodation is OK. Breakfast and lunch were always tasty and family like and packed dinner for hides stay were always sufficient even with coffee. Sabrina's knowledge about wildlife- especially birds and other animals -of Finland is huge, the same is about interesting places of Finland. Definitely stay with Taiga Spirit when you want to learn and experience Finland nature.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 geoffs756 
 
13/09/2023
 
 
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Short, but very comprehensive introduction to the northern forest and the wildlife of Finland.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Taiga Spirit, a heritage listed house that survived the Winter War. Sabrina, running the place and the program on her own, showed limitless energy and enthusiasm as she seemed determined that we get the most out of our time as per the brochure. We were in the forest a fair bit with introductory guided walks and car drives looking for the elusive deer and moose. The nights in the hides were quite exciting; the bears are attracted to salmon pieces and dog food spread in front of the hide. We saw about 18 bears all up, ranging from very young and nervous to fairly old looking. The food also attracts gulls, ravens, crows and a white-tailed eagle and black kite. We did not see a wolverine or wolf but on a car drive Sabrina eventually found a moose for us. Recommended unreservedly.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Onewheelers 
 
28/06/2023
 
 
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Great wildlife watching experience in remote Finland. Great organisation.
We spent four nights with Taiga Spirit and it was a fantastic wildlife watching experience. We had three nights in a hide which was not shared, just my husband and I. I think there were four hides at the location in all. Each ‘night’ in the hide was from about 3 pm to 7 am the next day, but the time passed easily. We had absolutely fantastic sightings of wolverines every night and very close to the hide. Unfortunately, no bears. The hide had surprisingly comfortable bunks and we each had a freshly laundered sleeping back liner. Everything very clean – not a cobweb in sight! Our accommodation at Lentira was separate from the main house, the only downside of which was that it only had a composting toilet. There was a flush toilet we could use inside the main house but that was not really practical. We had our own shower. Everything was spotlessly clean. The rooms in the main house have flush toilets and I would definitely request one of these rooms when we return – which we will – in the future. All the organisation ran like clockwork – Sabrina you are a one-woman-wonder! Food was great and plentiful – simple Scandinavian breakfast; hot, tasty, home cooked lunch; generous picnic for in the hide. Pick-up and drop- off all straightforward and on time. Sabrina – thank you for a great stay and we will see you again for sure.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Philippe Q 
 
29/09/2022
 
 
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Back to basic wildervaring
Wij boekten twee nachten een bear hide. Wat ons betreft zeker een aanrader. Verwacht geen uitbundige luxe, want dat krijg je niet. Het is een avond en/of nacht back to basic. De ontvangst door Sabrina is correct en ze is duidelijk en rechttoe rechtaan in haar communicatie. Een etenspakket werd voorzien, ook rekening houdende met gluten intoleranties. Dat was fijn. De hut voor het wildspotten zelf is zoals gezegd basic. Er staat een stapelbed, er liggen enkele slaapzakken en er wordt een kacheltje neergezet. Houdt er rekening mee dat de kachel beperkt aan gaat dus trek voldoende laagjes kleding aan. Ook s nachts koelde het behoorlijk af. Al met al een hele mooie belevenis. Wij hadden het geluk ook meerdere beren te spotten, dat dan wel.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Dominique M 
 
20/07/2022
 
 
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7 jours chez Sabrina
Que du bonheur, tout était parfait durant ce séjour. le logement, les repas succulents les supers affuts pour voir les animaux, le sauna, le lieu etc... et surtout Sabrina super hôtesse et guide, toujours à l'écoute de nos souhaits et qui se met en 4 pour les réaliser.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 sawhartherm 
 
30/06/2022
 
 
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A real wildlife adventure in the forest
Sabrina is an excellent host and guide - passionate, knowledgeable, experienced, and friendly. A one person independent business, she takes care of everything. Comfortable accommodation and good food, with all practicalities thought of. Incredible wildlife watching. I learned a lot and realised a dream to see brown bears. Cannot recommend Taiga Spirit highly enough.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 Giovanni D. 
 
16/05/2022
 
 
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Wild, accured, exciting.
Room large and comfortable. Good cooking. The nature observation adventure was the core part of the week in Lentiira. Perfectly arranged and managed by Sabrina, who's a very good wildlife guide. Exciting both the experiences, wildlife sighting in the hide as well as game drive. Strongly recommended for passionate wildlife watchers/photographers.
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 tstark9119 
 
24/10/2021
 
 
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An experience of a life time
I had such an amazing experience on this tour that it has taken me a week to collect my thoughts for a review! First and foremost, Sabrina (aka Wonder Woman) was extremely organized and constantly customizing the tour as weather, guests and opportunities arose. She has a quaint home that is very warm and welcoming, but be warned, the stairs to the rooms and rather steep and old school, but plenty of railings to hang on; so, traversing them was a non-issue. The adventure began as she had said; a taxi was waiting to pick us up from our flight and an hour and a half later we arrived. Sabrina helped us usher ourselves and our stuff in & to the rooms. My room did have a private bathroom and shower! After we settled, she had a meal for us; good food, but way too much. After dinner, we went over our itinerary. I would say that luck was with us on my tour as we had a day to go look for reindeer & we saw them. We went to the hides to see bears and we saw them, but for me the pinnacle of success was seeing a male wolverine in the wild…maybe a meter away! We also had a small window of seeing the northern lights and once again; we saw them. Nature was on our side, and all that was offered came to fruition. Sabrina was an extremely knowledgeable person when it comes to Finland and nature. Again, Sabrina was highly organized, a great communicator and educator as she sprinkled in Finnish culture, Finnish food and Finnish language throughout the tour. Such an amazing experience, if you only have one thing left on your bucket list to do, skip that thing and take a Taiga Spirit tour instead, you won’t regret it!