Finnish Husky Safari: Enjoy a Husky safari for three days in the heart of Finland with well-trained top quality Alaskan huskies. In the day time driving your own dog team through the snowy wilderness, enjoying lunch around the open fire and spend a night in a wilderness cabin. Comfortable accommodation in a small family hotel with a small swimming pool and gym before and after the safari. Ask about options to extend your stay for snowmobiling, downhill skiing, XC skiing, snowshoeing and Reindeer farm visits.
This is one of the most snowy areas in central Finland. It belongs to Taiga forest area which means very beautiful snowy trees like the shape of candles in mid-winter time. Also northern lights are often seen here. The guides here have run husky tours for over 20 years. Meals during safaris are mainly local, traditional food like reindeer and local fish. Special diets are catered for.
Comfortable hotel base. Day safari followed by a 2 day overnight safari to a wilderness cabin. Friendly guides, fast huskies, good homemade local food make this a great trip. Option to add extra days for downhill, XC skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, Reindeer etc.
Dates: This Finnish Husky Safari trip can start any day of the week during season (December 7th- 23rd and then January 6th- 21st April), although most choose to arrive on a Saturday. Please contact us with your preferred dates for availability at info@huskyholidays.co.uk.
Kuusamo or Oulo Airport, Finland
Arrive at Kuusamo (or Oulu) airport where you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Introduction to the hotel and programme. Dinner and possibility of a sauna and swim. Overnight at hotel.
After breakfast transfer to husky kennels (15 mins) for introduction to the huskies and safety and mushing lesson. Everyone gets warm outer clothing (overalls, boots, mitts. Hats) for the coming adventure. Now you are ready for your first husky drive. Everyone drives their own dog team. During the trip you will stop and have lunch around an open fire. In the afternoon you arrive back at the farm and take care of the dogs. Coffee and then transfer back to hotel for sauna and dinner. It is possible to book an evening snowmobile safari.
After breakfast transfer to husky kennels. This time you need a small overnight bag for your night in the wilderness cabin. Help harness the dogs – and by now you start to feel you know what to do. Stop for lunch en-route. Dinner and sauna at the wilderness cabin after you have fed the dogs and lit the wood fires to warm everyone up. This cabin is a good place for stars and northern lights if the skies are clear.
After feeding the dogs and having a hearty breakfast, it is time to go off on your final day of your adventure. By now you will be getting used to handling your team of dogs and sled and they will be getting to know your voice too and will (may!) obey your commands. This is a really good feeling. Again you will stop (weather permitting) and have lunch around the campfire. Later in the afternoon you will arrive back at the husky kennels and help put your team back into their kennels. Tea/coffee at the kennels and then your 15 minute transfer back to your hotel awaits. Perhaps for a sauna and a swim before dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, transfer to the airport. We hope with happy memories and nice pictures.
3 nights accommodation in double rooms en-suite at hotel, 1 nights in shared cabin without facilities.
You can extend your stay with extra days at the hotel for snowmobiling, downhill skiing, reindeer farm visit, cross country skiing and snowshoe hikes.
