Husky Safari Lapland: Come and enjoy this wonderful safari in the beautiful winter scenery in remote Northern Lapland. Drive your own dog-sled team of 4-6 dogs. The daily distances are between 25 and 40 kilometres, depending on the groups’ ability and the weather conditions during the safari. During the rest periods you can admire the untouched naturally beautiful landscape which is all around you. You can take photographs, or just let the silence surround you.
Follow trails into ancient arctic forests on the edge of the National Park Pallas-Ylläs, through swamps, over fells and frozen lakes. Breathing the cleanest air of Europe and listening to the sounds of silence only “disturbed” by the running paws in the snow. Spending the nights in wilderness cabins without electricity and running water, making fire to warm up and taking care of your own dogs will make your wilderness experience complete. Challenging but rewarding.
A superb late season safari to the far northwest of Lapland. Drive your own team of huskies up to 300km, weather permitting. Upon request for 2 or more persons in March.
Dates: Husky Safari Lapland runs from every Sunday of the season (December – April) until the following Saturday. Please contact us with your preferred dates for availability at info@huskyholidays.co.uk.
Kittila Airport, Finland.
Husky Safari Lapland starts on a Sunday, and finishes on the following Saturday every week from December to April.
Arrival at Kittilä airport, transfer to your accommodation. Dinner with the safari group. Overnight with shared facilities including sauna.
After breakfast you will meet your guide, be given information on the tour and be provided with safari equipment. You meet the dogs, the sleds will be packed and you will be taught how to handle the sled. Start of the safari.
The safari will take you through the beautiful winter scenery close to the Pallas-Yllas National Park in West Lapland. Overnight stays in simple but cosy huts with sauna, but without shower, wc, running water and electricity. You take care of your dog team and help to prepare the meals together. Breakfast and dinner are prepared in the huts, the light lunch by open fire in the wilderness. During the safari we make short rest periods as wished. The route will take you through the beautiful forest scenery, partly close to the open fells, over frozen lakes and along rivers.
During the afternoon return to the husky base. In the evening a traditional Finnish farewell dinner in the restaurant. Overnight.
After breakfast transfer to Kittilä airport.
7 days / 6 nights (5 days on the safari).
2 nights shared accommodation at base with shared facilities, 4 nights in wilderness huts.
Please note: this trip is not suitable for children. It is suitable for adults and fit teenagers aged 18 years and over. Ideally you will have done some dog sledding before. 300 euro charge if you leave the safari early (emergencies excepted). There is no single accommodation for this safari.
Supplementary nights are possible, and we offer several winter activities: cross country skiing ice fishing, snowmobile excursions, reindeer safaris, snow-shoe tours, northern lights trips etc…
