8 Days Spring Winter Tour
You are dreaming of a beautiful snow covered landscape, fluffy dog tales waving in front of you and sun in your face causing spring feelings while enjoying the end of winter? Then this tour is made for you.
This 5-day sled dog tour is intended to show you the beauty of Swedish Lapland while learning to be a real musher. Driving your own dog team through the wonderful nature while looking out for wildlife foot prints in the snow and birds in their mating season in the trees is only one part of the adventure. We will also use the longer and warmer days to talk a lot about dog mushing, dog care and life outside. And, of course, we will practice all this during the tour. So, make sure you are ready for lots of dog kisses and cuddles.
Dates
17.-24.03., 24.-31.03.,
31.03.-07.04.2023
(other dates on request)
Price
19.900 SEK per person
Exclusive
only 2-3 guests on tour
Program
Day 1
We will pick you up from Arvidsjaur or Jörn and drive to our guest house in Glommersträsk where you can get rid of your luggage and change clothes. Afterwards we continue to our kennel. You will get your clothes for the tour and we will take time to meet the dogs. Then we will go through the equipment and prepare the sleds for our tour. During a dinner together we make plans for the next days.
Days 2-6
You can enjoy a delicious breakfast in the guesthouse before we pick you up for your tour. You will get an instruction how to drive a sled and handle the dogs, we will take out the dogs together, put the harnesses on, take them on the line and faster than you think we are ready to start. For the next five days we will drive a tour through forests, over swamps, lakes and open fields with nights outside in wilderness cabins without electricity and water or in tents. Daily stages will be between 25 and 50km depending on trail and weather conditions. When it’s relatively warm and sunny we will drive early in the morning to avoid too much heat for the dogs. All tasks on tour will be shared in the group and carried out as a team, from feeding and taking care for the dogs, over collecting/making fire wood, getting water or melting snow to preparing meals. A focus on the tour is to use the time when we are not driving to talk and practice dog care and outdoor life. So, all of those tasks you haven’t done before, you will learn on tour. On day 6 our the trail will lead us back home to the kennel where you will enjoy a hot shower – after having fed the dogs of course.
Day 7
This day is a free day. Our dogs have time to relax after the tour and you can decide if you want to do the same or experience some other winter activities in the area. Of course, you can also help to care for the dogs on this day
Day 8
Now it’s time to say goodbye to the dogs… but just until your next tour 😉
Included
- 5 days sled dog tour with your own dog team (4-5 dogs)
- 3 nights in our guest house in Glommersträsk (5min from the kennel)
- 4 nights in wilderness cabin or tents (preliminary planned 2x cabin, 2x tent)
- Meals from dinner day 1 to breakfast day 8 incl. water, tea and coffee
- Rent of clothes (over jacket, trousers, boots, hat and over-mittens)
- Transfer to/from Arvidsjaur airport or bus station or Jörn train station
Not Included
- Travel costs
- Insurances
- Alcohol or softdrinks
Tour Requirements
This tour is suitable for all with normal physical fitness and health. No former sled dog experience is needed. For safety reasons for you and the dogs please read and respect our tour requirements regarding age and weight limits that you can find here.
Equipment
We provide you with the outer layer of clothes. To enjoy the tour it’s always good to have the right combination of clothes and equipment. So, please find our equipment recommendation here.
Changes
Since the tour is exclusive only for 2-3 people we have the possibility to adapt and customize it to your wishes. Just let us know.
Please be aware that changes in the program can be necessary if weather and trail conditions change. Eventually we switch the free day to the beginning if participants arrive late on day 1 and do the tour preparation on this day.
