The Final spring adventure
Follow on the last spring adventure!
Dog sledding through the mountains of Lapland when the sun is up over the horizon the whole day until late evening. Enjoy the long days and the sun that warm up during the days. Big chance for blue sky and sunshine. We will be dogsledding north from Saltoluokta. We decide the route from day to day observing the snow conditions in the area. Welcome to join the finally of our mountain tours!
Day 1 Arrival to Saltoluokta Mountain Station.
The bus/transfer stops in Kebnats. This is as far as you can get with car. From here we get a ride in sleds behind a snowmobile over the ice of the Lule River. Check-in at the Mountain Station. Here you have the possibility to take a hot sauna or shorter snowshoe walks along the trails. We say hello to the huskies and eat a nice dinner in the cozy restaurant.
Day 2 Our first day of mushing.
The morning starts by the fireplace in the restaurant with a delicious breakfast buffet with home baked bread directly from the oven. After breakfast we pack everything we need for the week in our sleds and you get instructions in how to drive and handle your team of huskies. Together we harness the dogs and put them in front of the sleds and soon the teams are ready for take off.
We go with the huskies over from Saltoluokta to Kebnats and load them and the sleds on the car and drive up to Ritsem where we restart. From Ritsem we go with the dogs north up to the Sitasjaure cabin.
We take care of and feed our faithful soft coated friends, cook dinner and enjoy the silence and peacefulness that you only get in the mountains close to the stars.
Day 3 – 6
We will be dog sledding in the area north from Saltoluokta and spend the nights in cabins along our way
Day 7 Back to Ritsem and Saltoluokta
We start with our husky teams from the cabin where we spent the night and head back to Ritsem. In Ritsem we load the dogs and the sleds on the car and go back to Saltoluokta Mountain Station. In Saltoluokta we have all the conveniences of showers, sauna and a three course dinner again.
Day 8 Departure day.
We eat breakfast together and say good bye to the dogs before we leave from Saltoluokta.
Facts
Dates: 24 April-1 May 2012.
Group size: Minimum 2 persons Maximum 6 persons.
Included in the price: Thermo overall, warm shoes, hat, gloves. Sleeping bag and equipment for the tour. Wilderness guide, one dog team per person. Fullboard from dinner day 1 untill breakfast day 8. (Typical Lapland and Swedish food). Accommodations (2 nights at Saltoluokta mountain station, 5 nights in wilderness cabins).
Not included in the price: Travel insurance, alcoholic beverages, international and domestic air fare.
The tour starts and ends in Saltoluokta.
Tour conditions: All activities are mostly moderate but sometimes hard. In wilderness cabin we sleep on bunk beds in mixed room with both gentlemen’s and women’s. Dry toilet is available at the camps. The wilderness cabins are heated with wood/gas and have no electricity or running water.
No former dog sled experience is required.
Price: 19 200 SEK/person (inkl. V.A.T.)
Single room supplement 280 SEK/night/person.
