ArcticWinter
Huskies, reindeer, frozen lakes, and the northern lights. A week of real winter above the Arctic Circle, with a wood stove at the end of every day.
- Dates
- Mar 6–12, 2027
- Length
- 7 days
- PTO needed
- 5 days
- Effort
- Moderate
- Group
- 8–12 people
- From
- $4,400
Day by day, roughly.
A high-level plan. Weather and the group decide the details, and that's part of the fun.
Guides and Sámi hosts · Full arctic clothing kit · Cabins and wilderness camp · All meals · Sled teams and snowmobiles · Transfers from Kiruna
- Day 1
Arrive in Kiruna
Pick up your arctic kit and head to a riverside camp. First aurora watch after dinner.
- Day 2
Drive your own dog team
Learn to harness and steer a team of huskies, then 30 km through snowy birch forest.
- Day 3
A day with Sámi reindeer herders
Help move the herd with a Sámi family, lunch in a lavvu, and stories by the fire.
- Day 4
Ice fishing on Torneträsk
Drill through a meter of ice, jig for arctic char, and cook the catch on the lake.
- Day 5
Snowmobile into the fells
Ride into the mountains near Abisko and sleep in a wilderness cabin under the aurora.
- Day 6
Icehotel and the ice hole
Tour the Icehotel, then a wood sauna and a plunge through the ice. Farewell dinner.
- Day 7
Fly home
With frosted eyelashes and a whole new idea of cold.
Guides and Sámi hosts · Full arctic clothing kit · Cabins and wilderness camp · All meals · Sled teams and snowmobiles · Transfers from Kiruna
Sound likeyou?
Raise your hand. No payment, no commitment. A trip lead will reach out within two days to set up a 15-minute call.