Welcome to a true sled dog adventure! See Kebnekaise Sweden’s highest peak and through Sjaunja Nature Reserve, a part of Laponia world heritage. Fantastic views, narrow valleys and bare open mountains.
The white wide open spaces stretch out in the west close to the border of Norway. In the east the massive Kebnekaise mountains rise against the deep blue sky.
We travel with our dog teams and enjoys the feeling of living in nature with the huskies.
A life only depending on the weather gods and when we need to eat and sleep. We will spend the nights both in comfortable cabins and mountain tents.
Enjoy the silence and peacefulness of the mountains of Lapland mixed with the adrenaline rush of travelling behind a dogsled. A true sled dog adventure in beautiful wild nature.
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION
The tour starts and ends in Saltoluokta
» How to get hereINCLUDED
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, 3 nights in wilderness cabins, 2 nights in tent
NOT INCLUDED
Travel as well as transfer to and from Saltoluokta Mountain Lodge
Travel insurance
Alcoholic beverages
Note: This tour starts and ends in Saltoluokta.
Day 1 - Arrival to Saltoluokta Mountain Station
Day 2 - First day on the dogsleds
We cross the the river Stora Luleälven with the huskies and go west towards Stora Sjöfallet and today’s goal are the Teusajaure cabins.
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 - Sälka mountain huts
For those who like we can enjoy the sauna in Sälka.
Day 4 - Kebnekaise Mountain Station
Our goal for the day is Kebnekaise Mountain Station by the foot of Swedens highest mountain top.
We cook our own dinner and enjoy having electricity, showers and sauna. A bit of civilization in the middle of the mountains.
Day 5 - The mountain plateaus south of Nikkaluokta
We will pass Nikkaloukta and find a nice place to set our camp of tents somewhere on the plateau south of Nikkaluokta. We will sleep two and two in the storm safe and comfortable mountain tents.
Like all the other days before everybody helps out with all of the daily shores.
Day 6 - Sjaunja Nature Reserve and the Kaitum River
At the end of the day we steer our dogs down to the Kaitum River and somewhere there we will find a nice spot in protective terrain to set our tent camp.
Day 7 - Forests, frozen lakes and rivers
In the end we come down to the Great Lule River that we follow westwards all the way to Saltoluokta Mountain Station where we our adventure started.
In Saltoluokta we have all the conveniences of showers, sauna and a three course dinner again.
Day 8 - Departure day
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
This tour goes through a weather exposed area. Sometimes it’s inappropriate to travel there and if so we will have to change the route. We discuss this together in the group but the guide always has the final word.
Some years is Teusavagge (day 2 and 3) a sensitive area for the reindeers and then we respect that and enter the area from the west, or a little further east.
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. The wilderness cabins are heated with wood/gas and have no electricity or running water. Dry toilet is available at the camps but at tent camps we dig hole in the snow.
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 of all genders and ages up to 70 years old.
For who?
Minimum age is 18 years old.
Location:
The tour starts and ends in Saltoluokta
We all meet for dinner in the restaurant at Saltoluokta Mountain Station at 18:00 on the arrival day.
Dates:
13 – 20 April 2020
Group size: Minimum 2 persons max 4 participants
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