Led by a professional guide, pilot your own team of Siberian huskies along remote trails. Huskies are good-natured and energetic dogs that live for running. You will be responsible for looking after your team, feeding them and helping to harness and unharness them at the beginning and end of the day.
After days spent gliding through beautiful winter landscapes, nights are spent in private log cabins deep in the wilderness. These are simple but comfortable, heated by wood-burning stoves and equipped with saunas. Again, there is an element of hands-on teamwork required - for example drilling a hole in a nearby frozen river or lake to get fresh water. Your guide will prepare traditional Lapp meals such as reindeer stew with cloudberries.
See the Northern Lights
On clear nights, there is also a good chance of witnessing the
Northern Lights - the extraordinary natural light show that occurs
when charged particles from space enter the Earth's atmosphere,
creating shimmering bands of colour across the night sky.
Stay a Night at the Ice Hotel
Combine the dog-sledding with a night at the world-famous Ice Hotel
in nearby Jukkasjärvi. Rebuilt each year using 30,000 tons of snow
and 4,000 tons of ice from the Torne River, the hotel melts away
each spring to become part of the river again. A night in this
cathedral-like igloo is a great experience, sleeping in special
thermal sleeping bags on beds of ice, covered with reindeer
hides.
Activities at the Ice Hotel include ice-sculpting, snow-shoeing, ice-fishing and snowmobile safaris in search of the king of the forest - the elk (moose). There's also the chance to learn a bit about the local Sami people, and their traditional way of life in harmony with animals and nature.
On the way home, stop off in Stockholm for a day or two and explore this beautiful city.
Itinerary Ideas
Family Break in Lapland
Arctic Adrenaline in Swedish Lapland
Planning a successful family holiday takes a similar amount of organisation and fortitude as a small scale military operation. But fear not, our team of specialists (many of whom are parents themselves) are here to take the stress out of the planning process so those toddler tantrums and teenage meltdowns are kept to a minimum.
From knowing the most family-friendly hotels to holding client focus groups, we pride ourselves on making sure that you have the best family holiday imaginable because there's no more important time together.
Where to Go
Swedish Lapland
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