Day 1: Arrival
Arrival at Kittilä airport and transfer (approx. 1 hour) to Muonio, hotel Harriniva or Jeris. Dinner in the restaurant. Overnight in cosy rooms or cabins with toilet and shower.
Day 2: Day as a reindeer herder
After breakfast you will go with your guide to our traditional reindeer farm in Torassieppi. Here you have a chance to get a glimpse of the life in earlier days when visiting the old Lappish farm house. The guide tells you all about life with the reindeer and teaches how to throw the
Lappish lasso yourself. At the end you can test your reindeer driving skills on an approx. 7km long reindeer safari through the forest (1 – 2 persons per sled). Lunch is served around an open fire. In the afternoon you return to your hotel where a warm sauna is waiting for you.
– Dinner served in the restaurant.
Day 3: Snowmobile Day
Breakfast in the restaurant. Today it is time to speed things up a little bit! After the safety briefing and driving instruction it is time to start your snowmobile engines! (2 persons / snowmobile). You will be driving through the snow covered forests and over the frozen lakes admiring the vast wilderness of Finnish Lapland. Lunch is prepared by an open fire in the wilderness. Duration of the excursion approx. 5 hours, distance driven 60 – 80 km. In the
afternoon return to the hotel for a warm sauna, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Into the wilderness with huskies
After breakfast it is time to check-out from the room or cabin and pack your equipment for the 2-day tour with overnight in the wilderness. The guide takes you to the Harriniva Arctic Sled Dog Center with over 400 huskies, here you get to hear all about the life of these arctic dogs.
The husky guide teaches you how to handle the sled and you meet your own team of 4 – 5 dogs that accompany you for the next two days, each person drives their own sled*. Lunch is served around the fire along the trail. Driving distance today is about 25 km. In the afternoon you arrive at the wilderness cabin, where you can test your wilderness skills by making fire, feeding the huskies and heating the lakeside sauna.
– Dinner and overnight in the cabin with shared facilities.
Day 5: Return from the wilderness with huskies
You start in the morning from the cabin and continue the husky safari for around 25 to 30 km through breath taking arctic winter scenery. Lunch is again served by an open fire. You return to the hotel in the afternoon where you can check-in to your room or cabin. Sauna is warm and dinner in restaurant. Overnight in cosy rooms or cabins.
Day 6-7: Free Day
This day is free for your own activities. To complete your Best of Lapland experience you can go cross – country skiing or try snowshoes, or you can book additional activities from our
weekly program.
Lunch is served in the restaurant. For the last day you will have a chance to relive the exciting week with the group during a special farewell dinner with delicious Lappish dishes. Overnight in cosy rooms or cabins.
Day 8: Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Kittilä airport