Tour of the Year

On this expedition near the Northern Cape, your husky team will guide you through the stunning landscape of Norway. Be enchanted by the unique nature and listen to the exciting stories from your guide about life high up in the north. Experience the ethereal Northern Lights dance across a clear polar sky. The perfect winter adventure for experienced outdoor people.

Expedition Norway: Your Tour of the Year

Day 1: Arrival
Upon your arrival, you will enjoy a delicious dinner, after which your guide will give you your first briefing regarding the tour. While he may be able to give you a rough indication of the direction the tour will take, he will keep this flexible in order to provide you with the very best dog sledding experience possible, and exact routes will depend on the snow and weather conditions as well as the skills of the participants. Your overnight accommodation will predominantly be spent in cozy winter tents, but there may be the option to stay in wilderness cabins depending on the route that the tour takes. For the first night, enjoy the cozy rooms in the lodge and get a good night's sleep before the preparations of your adventure starts tomorrow!

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Day 2: Husky tour preparation
After breakfast, you will be taken to get your arctic winter gear, which will keep you comfortable and warm throughout the expedition. After that you will be given an introduction on the best way to care for your dogs and drive the sleds. Equipment will be checked, and all other tour preparations will be made. You will then meet your team of excited huskies!

Days 3-7: Dog sledding off the beaten tracks
The next few days will see you venturing off the beaten track into untouched areas of the stunning Norwegian wilderness. The freedom of using sled dogs gives you the opportunity to see areas of the country that few people are privy to. You will get to see interesting wildlife and experience a range of terrain during your trip. The food will be prepared and enjoyed at a bonfire. On this tour, you will sleep in cozy and heated tents in the wilderness, or if your route leads you to the Finmark tableau, you will probably spend a night in a lonely mountain hut as well. You may also be lucky enough to spot the Aurora Borealis, aka the incredible Northern Lights.
At the end of the tour, you will return to the guide's lodge to enjoy a well-deserved hot shower, a cozy heated wooden sauna, and an outdoor hot tub. Your tour group will gather together to enjoy a hot meal together, giving you the chance to discuss the highlights of your trip, which are sure to be memories that will last a lifetime.


Day 8: Departure or Extended Adventure
After a final delicious breakfast, your program with us sadly comes to an end. However, we are able to book additional nights at the lodge at the beginning or end of your tour, giving you more time to enjoy the magic of Norway. Please enquire for more information. If you choose to conclude your tour here, we wish you a safe journey home, taking with you some amazing memories of your time husky sledding through Norway's wilderness!

Requirements:
This sled dog trip is an active vacation and requires not only a very good level of fitness but also teamwork. Activities such as fetching water, chopping wood, cooking if necessary, looking after the dogs etc. are organized and carried out together as a team. You should already have experience of longer stays in the snow and cold as well as camping in order to be able to better assess the challenges of this trip. You will need to be able to concentrate on handling the dogs and have a good sense of balance.

Accommodation:
The accommodation for the first two nights and the last night of the tour will be in the comfortable Engholm Husky Design Lodge. During the tour, you will sleep in cosy tents or in shared mountain cabins on the stunning Finnmark Plateau. Please note that some wilderness accommodations on this tour do not have electricity and running water.

How to get there:
Due to the remote location of this truly ‘off the beaten track’ tour, there are a variety of transport options depending on your preferred arrival airport, details of which are listed below.

Via Lakselv Airport, Norway
Upon your arrival at Lakselv Airport, a bus journey of approximately one hour will take you to your base in Karasjok. Alternatively, you can arrange a private taxi transfer for your trip between the airport and Karasjok.

Via Alta Airport, Norway
Upon your arrival at Alta Airport, a bus journey of approximately 4 hours will take you to your base in Karasjok. Alternatively, you can book a private transfer in a taxi for your trip between the airport and Karasjok, and this will take roughly 2.5 hours.

Via Ivalo Aiport, Finland
Upon your arrival at Ivalo Airport, you can take a taxi to the Ivalo bus station and catch a bus that will take approximately 2.5 hours to reach your base in Karasjok. The journey from Ivalo airport to the bus terminal is approximately 7km. Again, should you wish for a private transfer, you could arrange a taxi for your trip between the airport and Karasjok, and this will take roughly 2h.

Whichever location you are traveling from, our experienced advisors will work with you to ensure that you have the smoothest and easiest connections to and from your tour.

Travel costs:
As this trip is a private tour, the costs depend on the number of participants. If you book this trip, you will stay among yourselves for the booked date and only travel with the people you have booked the trip with. The price quoted is for a booking of four people. If there are only two, three or one of you, the price will be higher.

Different cancellation conditions: For this destination, 100% cancellation fees apply after confirmed booking. For this reason, we recommend that clients take out insurance in this case. If the participant does not wish to (or cannot) take part in what is booked - no refund is granted. Additionally, further costs may arise if cancellation occurs before the final payment is made.
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