8 Days
Length
Not available 2023
Season
Demanding, Moderate
Difficulty
max. 4 participants
Group Size
Cabin, Mountain Lodge, Tent
Accommodation

Do you like to go dog sledding in Sarek National Park but are not ready for the tougher expedition tour? Then this is the perfect dog sled adventure for you. Get a taste of what Sarek National Park can offer combined with the King’s Trail’s comfort.

Sarek National Park is one of Scandinavian’s most mythical mountain areas. An area without either overnight cabins or marked trails. True wilderness where you are completely at mercy of yourself.
Many people dream about dog sledding in Sarek but may not feel ready for a tougher expedition tour.
That’s why we made this tour with both winter camping inside the National Park and more comfortable overnights in cabins just outside Sarek’s boundaries.
A perfect dog sled adventure for you who wants to get a taste of what Sarek can offer combined with the King’s Trail’s comfort.

Sled dogs, siberian huskies looking back waiting. Photo from the dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek. The dogs are waiting for the starting command.
Dog team on windswept icy lake in Sarek. Picture from the dog sled tour A Taste of Sarek National Park Dogteam on a windswept lake, on it's way into Sarek
illuminated Hileberg tents on the dog sled adventure called A Taste of Sarek National Park The darkness has descended over the tent camp.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

The tour starts and ends in Saltoluokta

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INCLUDED

Experienced wilderness guide
One dog team per person
Warm jacket, pants, warm shoes, hat, gloves
Sleeping bag and equipment for the tour
Fullboard from breakfast day 1 until breakfast day 8 (Typical Lapland and Swedish food)
Accommodation, 2 nights at Saltoluokta Mountain Station (shared group room), 5 nights in wilderness cabins and tents.

NOT INCLUDED

Travel as well as transfer to and from Saltoluokta Mountain Lodge
Travel insurance
Alcoholic beverages

OPTIONS

● Single room at Saltoluokta first and last night 1140 kr
● Private double room at Saltoluokta first and last night 1100 kr

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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.
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Day 2 - The first day of dog 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 get the teams are ready for take off.
This first day we head for Rissajaure where we are going to set a tent camp for our first night. The stage for the day are relatively short but it’s a lot of new things to learn, how to take care of the huskies, how to set up a tent etc. Everything takes time in the beginning before all routines fall into place. We fetch water in a stream and if needed we dig snow walls for the tent. The area is nice for a short snowshoe walk if you like.
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Day 3 - Sarek National Park

Today we sledging further on into Sarek National Park. We cross the ravine, travel over wide open mountain expanses and if the weather is good we can enjoy a panorama over the Ähpar massive and Sarek massive, two of Swedens most coveted high mountains. This is an area with none or very few tracks and is very weather exposed so we are often entirely at mercy of ourselves. We will adapt our journey to the prevailing circumstances. Suddenly we can get an opportunity to be able to extend the ride or the weather will force us down on our knees and we must humbly bow. Another night in our tents.
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Day 4 - The Sitojaure cabin

From the mountains in west we steer our dog teams east towards Rinim and Sitojaure. We will pass the entrance of Bastavagge and Rinim in the west part of the lake Sitojaure and drive to the Sitojaure cabin. Usually it’s easy to travel along the lake because of snowmobiles often drive there. The night we spend in the cabin where we can dry clothes, feel the warmth from the stove, eating our dinner in a kitchen and sleep in soft beds.
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Day 5 - The entrance to Rapa valley

Today will be a long day. We will travel down along the Sito rivers (Sitoälven) glen until we come to the Rapa rivers (Rapaälven) glen. This is common trails and the trails are usually good in contrast to normal conditions in Sarek, so hopefully we can get a little speed under the sleds runners. The plan is to go all the way to the entrance of Rapa valley (Rapadalen) and to set tent camp in the delta underneath the two characteristic mountains Nammatj and Skierfe. Skierfe’s vertical mountain wall of 700 m is a classical view in many books and papers referring to Swedish Lapland.
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Day 6 - Aktsenjunjes and expansive views

If the weather is good we can take a soft and relaxing morning. Possibility to take a short snowshoe walk in the forest below Skierfe and Nammatj.
Later on we harness the dogs and go east towards Aktse where a tough climb awaits us up on Aktsenjunjes. We have to work hard helping the dogs for a few kilometers but we will be rewarded with a spectacular view when we come up. In the east low mountains and woodlands billow out miles and miles towards the horizon. To the west the higher mountains of Sarek pile up to the sky. From the highest peak we will have a pleasant drive down towards Sitojaure and the cabins. We will spend another night in the warmth of the Sitojaure cabins sparkling woodstove.
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Day 7 - Autsvagge and Saltoluokta

We start out with our dogteams after a good night sleep. Heading north following the well marked King’s Trail with open expanses and usually easy driven trails. After a while we come down to the Big Lule river (Stora Luleälven) and Saltoluokta Mountain Station where our adventure begun. Before dinner in the cozy restaurant we can enjoy a shower and hot sauna.
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Day 8 - Departure day

We eat breakfast together and say good bye to the dogs before leaving Saltoluokta.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTE

This tour goes partly in Sarek National Park where we are completely at the mercy of the weather gods. We try to follow our planned routes but have to adapt to current conditions. Jokkmokkguiderna interacts with the reindeer herding Sami’s in the area and we try to minimize disturbance on the reindeers and the traditions that have existed here for generations.

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 but when we camp in tent we dig a hole in the snow. The wilderness cabins are heated with wood/gas and have no electricity or running water.
No former dog sled experience is required but you must like animals and feel compassion for them.

How physically demanding will it be?

How physically demanding it will be depends very much on the snow and weather conditions during the tour. But, to go dogsledding requires that you have good balance and are reasonable fit. In up-hills and heavy snow conditions you must help your dogs by kicking beside the sled and sometimes also run and push the sled in steep up-hills (which can go on for quite a while in the mountains.)
You also need to have in mind that you will be physically active outside in the cold for many hours each day. Our tours are not made up touristic adventures but real experiences where everybody work as a team and helps with everything from taking care of the dogs, cooking, loading the sleds, fetching water and setting up tents (when on a trip including camping) etc.

If you are unsure if you are able to take part don’t hesitate to send us an email and tell us about yourself and your worries. Women seem to underestimate them self very often, while men sometimes overestimate their own physical capacity. On our tours, we have people from all over the world.

For who?

Minimum age is 18 years old.

Location:

We all meet for dinner in the restaurant at Saltoluokta Mountain Station at 17:30 on the arrival day.

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Dates:
Not available 2023

Group size: Max 4 participants

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Sled dogs, siberian huskies looking back waiting. Photo from the dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek.
A dog team in snowdrift on the dog sled adventure called Dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek National Park
Happy guest on the dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek National Park
illuminated Hileberg tents on the dog sled adventure called A Taste of Sarek National Park
Dog sledding in the mountains Sweden. Picture from the tour A Taste of Sarek National Park
Siberian husky in the Swedish mountains. Photo from the tour A Taste of Sarek National Park
How to dress for northern lights watching
Dog team on windswept icy lake in Sarek. Picture from the dog sled tour A Taste of Sarek National Park
2 dog teams in the swedish mountains on the adventure A Taste of Sarek National Park
Dog sleds, huskies and tents at the tour A Taste of Sarek National Park.
Two persons admiring the view over mountain valley in winter. Picture from the dog sled adventure called A Taste of Sarek
Black Siberian husky curled up on the mountain tour A Taste of Sarek National Park.
Northern lights Aurora Borealis in Sitojaure Swedish Mountains. On the dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek.
Dog sleds and tents between hills at the tour A Taste of Sarek National Park
White sled dog a Siberian Husky on the adventure A Taste of Sarek National Park.
2 dog teams, dog sled adventure A Taste of Sarek National Park.

Tour Reviews

19 May, 2018

Taste of Sarek tour, 8 days (review fr TripAdvisor)
6 days dog sledding with huts/camping. This was one of the best experiences I have ever had. Yes it was cold, (-25) yes it was hard work (dog sledding isn’t a passive activity) but we were rewarded with spectacular scenery, stunning Northern lights and nothing but nature all around us. Matti was a fabulous guide and we felt he was very knowledgeable about the area we went to. His English is excellent, and he has a great sense of humor. His dogs are amazing and so well trained. no howling, running off or bad tempers here! They tried so hard for me and despite being working dogs, they loved to be petted and cuddled. We opted for the hard core camping and hut to hut trip which was hard work but very rewarding. I wouldn’t recommend this trip for anyone who doesn’t have stamina, but Matti has different options for people who are less fit. /Anne

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