Welcome to Lappland
Lappland is Europe’s last true wilderness. With a grand mountain range, endless forest and countless pristine lakes as your playground, it’s your chance to be a true explorer. Its great swathes of virgin land are dotted with reindeer – this is Sami country still, and your chance to delve into the reindeer herders’ centuries-old way of life.
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Lappland activities
Picnic with the Sheep 2-Day Farm Tour
This 2-day farm adventure starts at 1pm when you arrive in Ulvsbomuren, an old forest farm from the 17th century, close to the small village of Ramnäs. Easy to access, it's less than a 1-hour drive by car from Västerås Airport, only 2 hours from Arlanda Airport, or by train to Ramnäs where a pickup can be arranged. After settling in to your timber cottage, the 2-hour guided tour in the field awaits. You will have a picnic with coffee, tea, lemonade, and buns, and find a nice spot to sit down to enjoy the beautiful scenery. The sheep are very social animals and like to be cuddled. If you come in the early summer, the lambs are still quite small and love to play and chase each other. After the guided tour, there will be some time to experience the forest and the wildlife by taking a walk on the marked hiking path that passes just outside the fence, or you can just relax on the large wooden deck with a beautiful view over the fields. In the evening, a 3-course dinner is served with ingredients from the farm and the forest such as game, lamb, mushrooms, and wild berries, all locally produced, freshly harvested, and well prepared. After a good nights´ sleep and a breakfast, there will be time for some activities on your own like a forest walk or exploring the farm before departure. Check out is at 11am.One extra day and night at Ulvsbomuren is optional and includes one lunch, a 3-course dinner and breakfast.
2-Day Lake and Farm Experience
The 2-Day Lake and Farm adventure will begin at 9am in Ulvsbomuren, an old forest farm from the 17th century that rests by the small village of Ramnäs. Easy to access, it is less than a 1-hour drive by car from Västerås Airport or only 2 hours from Arlanda Airport, not to mention it is even reachable by train!. After settling in to your timber cottage, the 6-hour canoeing adventure awaits. There will be lunch and snacks to bring along and everything you need for the paddling tour, life jackets included. Though the paddling will not be guided, you will be taken to and from the lake and assisted with getting the canoes into and out of the water. After you are picked up from the lake, you will make a short drive back to the farm where there will be some time to relax on the large wooden deck. Observe the beautiful view over the fields as you await supper. In the evening, a 3-course dinner is served with homegrown ingredients such as game, lamb, mushrooms and wild berries. All are locally produced, freshly harvested and well prepared. After a good nights' sleep and a filling breakfast, there will be time for you to enjoy at your leisure. One extra day and night at Ulvsbomuren is optional and includes one lunch, a 3-course dinner, and breakfast.
2-Day Farm Experience with Mushroom Picking
This 2-Day adventure starts at 1pm in Ulvsbomuren, an old forest farm from the 17th century, neighboring close to the small village of Ramnäs. It is less than a 1-hour drive by car from Västerås Airport and only 2 hours from Arlanda Airport. You can even travel by train to Ramnäs, where a pickup can be arranged. Following settling in to your timber cottage, the 3-hour guided mushroom picking adventure awaits. You will learn about the variety of mushrooms growing in the neighborhood and even prepare some of them for your evening meal. Partake in a picnic in the forest once the group finds a nice spot to sit down and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. Afterwards, head back to the farm and begin to prepare the mushrooms then take some time to relax on the large wooden deck with a beautiful view over the fields. A 3-course dinner will be served with ingredients from the farm and the forest such as game, lamb, mushrooms and wild berries; all locally produced, freshly harvested and well prepared. After a good nights' sleep and breakfast, you will have time for additional activities such as experiencing the forest and observing wildlife on the hiking pay. One extra day and night at Ulvsbomuren is available and includes one lunch, a 3-course dinner and breakfast.
The Wildfire Track - Guided Tour with Lumber Jack Lunch
The tour includes exiting travel in a classic safari car with a guide that was a volunteer in the fire fighters area during the fire. You will be guided around the area where the wildfire was raging; you'll hear exciting and personal anecdotes from the guide that was individually affected by the forest fire.The forest in the area was badly affected and you will see and experience how different the fire changed the area coming back and forth during different conditions. Black trees and tree stumps, cracked rocks where the soil is completely gone to total destruction as far as the eye can see. And maybe if we look carefully, we can find the red listed specie Svedjenäva that has only been seen one or two years after the big wildfires.The tour takes a maximum of 8 participants. (Group bookings can be extended to 10)We recommend you bring comfortable clothing and shoes, camera and water bottle.No age limit and we can arrange car seats for children from 3 years old.Children get a discount.
Husky Sled Ride Northern Lights Tour from Kiruna
Pick up is at 17:45 at the Camp ripan hotel, Kiruna tourist information in the center of Kiruna, or at the icehotel. From here we have a 30 min drive to our kennel which is located away from the touristic areas. Once at our kennel you can borrow warm gear (coverall, boots) at no extra cost. (Please note we expect you to return the gear in good order or there will be a fee!) You get a short instruction as to how to sit on the sled before heading off into the wilderness. You can ask questions to your guide who will be driving the sled whilst a team of 12 dogs will pull the sled. The total distance covered is approx 13 kms. Our trail covers a varied landscape. Our trails are home made. When we stop half way at our teepee you can say hello to your dogs, take photos of the scenery and hopefully get to see the aurora! You can also enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a cinnamon roll before heading back to the kennel. At the kennel we feed our dogs whilst you return our gear to us. From here we head back to kiruna by minivan.
Husky Sled Drive and Ride Combo Tour from Kiruna
We pick you up at one of our pick up locations at 12:45. From here we drive approx 45 kms to our kennel. We give you some extra gear that you can borrow free of charge. (note we expect guest to take care of the gear otherwise a fee will be incurred). After a short instruction you get to harness one dog and off we go into the wilderness. We cover a varied landscape to give you a bit of everything that nature has to offer. The total distance is approx 18 kms. Half way we have a quick stop to swap over. Once back at the kennel you get to help feed your dogs and help unharness them before returning them to their yards. We also have a chance to heat up by the fire and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with cinnamon roll. Time permitting we have a short kennel visit before returning our gear and driving you back to Kiruna or Icehotel. Tour ends approx 17:00.