Drive your own team of Alaskan Huskies and spend the night in our Cabin on our Island.

Duration

23 hours

Price

Single sled 9800 Shared sled 7750 Accompanying children 3100

About

Day 1 We meet at our kennel after lunch at 13.00. We will check our gear and clothes and make sure we have everything we need. We will have a safety instruction on how to drive the sled and what to think about along the tour. And now it’s time to release the dogs, put harnesses on and get going.

We drive our teams into the forest and after about 1 hour on the sled we end up at our windshelter by the creek Mösupbäcken and make a fire to get a cup of coffee and some swedish afternoon fika. After fika we continue through the forest, over the lakes and frozen wetlands and after a couple of hours we arrive at our camp. Now it is time for us to get to work. You will get headlamps from me. We take care of the dogs, make a fire to get the cabin warmed up, prepare food for the dogs and of course for us. At the camp there is no electricity or running water, and an outdoor toilet. During the evening we get to experience total silence and complete darkness during the night. When all the work is done and dinner is eaten there is free time to do anything you want. We have snowshoes so we can take a walk to some viewpoint, drink another cup of coffee or maybe photograph the aurora!? The night is spent in a warm cozy cabin. There are 8 beds of which 3 are double beds and 2 bunk beds. The heat source is a woodfire stove and normally we let the fire die out in the late evening and sleep comfortably in our warm beds, but if it is really cold we make sure that we have enough firewood to keep the fire going through the night.

Day 2

In the morning I wake you up and make a fire in the stove. Then I go and start preparing food for the dogs so you can wake up and get dressed. We start with feeding the dogs and after that it is time for us to have breakfast. After breakfast we prepare our teams and then go for a morning run through the forest. We will arrive home at the kennel just before lunch.

Included in the Experience

Bedsheets in the cabin Overall, shoes and big mittens. The overall is an extra layer to put on top of your clothes, so you still need to have your own winter clothes on. The overall keeps your clothes clean and makes sure the dogs are not ripping it. The shoes are arctic winter boots especially made for winter climate, if you use a double pair of wool socks you should stay warm. Mittens are essential for keeping your hands warm when driving a sled. Use wool liners inside or maybe a thin finger glove. Please state your normal shoe and clothes size when booking. Clear glass goggles you can borrow from us if it is snowing on our tour. Headlamp on tour Fika day 1, dinner and evening snacks day 1, breakfast day 2. Dogteam with usually 3-5 dogs. Depending on conditions on the trail and size of the guest. On this tour I expect you all to drive your own team but it is also possible that you share a sled with 2 persons. Then you can take turns driving and have company with each other. Guide always present to lead you through this experience. Photos I take during the tour on a Dropbox file free for downloading.

What to think about before the tour and to bring along:

Good clothes! Underwear in wool is the best. Wool keeps you warm even if it gets wet, cotton don’t. It can be good to bring an extra pair of long johns and long sleeve t-shirt to make sure you have dry clothes when you go to sleep. Many thin layers are always better than one thick one. Wool socks, preferably double pairs and an extra to switch in case you get wet. A nice warm hat, one thinner and one warmer can be good since the weather could be changing quickly. Smaller liner gloves to have inside bigger mittens. Finger gloves to use when we are working with the dogs. Scarf to protect your face against wind. Sunglasses. Sunscreen! The sun is really burning and all the white snow reflects it so it’s really strong. Extra snacks or candy that you want during the tour. Toothbrush and other hygiene articles that you need.

Bring extra batteries to the camera, they run out quickly if it's cold. It is good to keep them near your body to keep them warm. Tripod if you want to try night photography.

Do not use skin cream or make up, they are usually waterbased and then they can create frostbites on your skin. If you really want to use something make sure it's fat based and use it in the evening during the night.

The best way to stay warm outside is to move around. If it is really cold it’s important that you move and keep active. To keep your feets warm you need to have a lot of air in the shoes and have room to move your toes. Rather choose a bigger pair of shoes than the one that fits perfect.

We need to know if you have any sickness or allergies in good time before the tour. Or if you use any medicines. This is a safety rule in case something happens. And also if you need any special food. Local cuisine up here in the north normally consist of various meat, mostly game meat like capercaillie, and moose but also reindeer and of course fish like trout or artic char.