The day is finally here to meet the other participants for the flight to Kiruna in Sweden. After touch down, you will transfer to a hotel in the centre of town, where you will be met by the challenge leader for a full briefing. Dinner will be taken at the hotel where you spend the night. (D)
Accommodation: Hotel
Off to the kennels, where you will be allotted a team of huskies and given a demonstration and safety briefing. After lunch it’s off into the wilderness! This initial stint mushing enables the group to get comfortable with the sleds. At the end of the ride you will head back to the kennels, where you will be shown how to care for the dogs. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Sami tepee
When it comes to breakfast, it’s animals first – so you'll prepare their food, before sorting out your own. The route is roughly 10km longer than yesterday and lunch will be taken along the way. Arriving at a wilderness cabin later in the day, this will be home for the next three nights. The facilities are basic, but you will have the luxury of a sauna! (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Wilderness cabin
After breakfast, mushing takes place on homemade trails untouched by anyone other than the native moose and reindeer. It’s really back to nature at lunch time, as you’ll have to make a fire with wood that is collected from the surrounding forest. Back at the wilderness cabin, an evening of activities awaits: chopping wood, fetching water, making the fire, heating water and preparing dinner. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Wilderness cabin
By now, you will know the ropes, preparing breakfast and packing up for the activity ahead. Today you will mush for around 40kms and weather permitting, have lunch on top of a hill overlooking Kiruna. Later it’s back to the wilderness cabin, to settle the dogs, yourselves and maybe even enjoy a sauna. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Wilderness cabin
Rise and shine early to get organized before heading off. From here it’s a challenging ride back to the kennels. Upon arrival, it is down to you to unharness the dogs, feed and settle them, before bidding them a final farewell. After lunch, you visit the world famous Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi and have a celebratory dinner in the homestead restaurant before carrying onwards to Kiruna. (B,L,D)
Accommodation: Hotel
Be sure to exchange contact details with new-found friends and sledding partners over breakfast, before transferring to the airport for your flight home. (B)
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