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9 Days Norway: Dog Sledding in the Arctic Tour Package
Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
Priced Fom: Contact Travelwizard
Dates: Mar, Apr
 Mush your own dog sled team through the barren Arctic regions of Norway on this challenging expedition. Travel through lands populated by no one save the occasional Sami reindeer herder, steering your team through miles of untouched Arctic wilderness.
Odd Knut Thoresen
Odd Knut Thoresen has bred and trained polar sled dogs since 1977. After 13 years of making weekly sledding excursions to Skjaerhaug, he became a professional guide. With no official count in place, Thoreson estimates having led about a hundred dog-sledding expeditions throughout Lapland, including the Saami Lands, over the last 20 years. Environment & Conditions
- difficulty 4 - severe 3 2 1
- Temperatures of 22 - 32° F, with high winds li
- Altitudes above 1,800 feet
- Dog sledding, hiking
- Excellent physical condition required
- Latitude 67° 49' N
- Longitude 20° 20' E
Tour Itinerary
Days 1-2
Bardufoss, Norway
Arrive at the Bardufoss Airport, high above the Arctic Circle, and transfer to the Rundhaug Gjestegard Hotel. At dinner this evening, your expedition guide briefs the team on temperatures and snow conditions along the trail, which will determine your route through the mountain passes and high Alpine valleys. Rundhaug Gjestegard Hotel D
Day 3
Bardufoss/Dividal Park
After breakfast, travel along frozen rivers through birch and pine forests until you arrive at Skaerhaugen, the farmstead of expedition leader Odd Knut Thoresen. Here, you practice mushing in the terrain around the farm, becoming accustomed to the dog teams and sleds. Rundhaug Gjestgard Hotel B L D
Days 4-7
Gappohytta/Rosthaytta/Daertahytta
A caravan of dogs, sleds and gear follow you toward Norway's border with Finland. Start your challenging expedition in Signaldalen. Over the next four days, the route takes you through the most remote region in all of Scandinavia. During the day, the dog teams run for hours at a fast pace as you steer past forests cut by frozen rivers, glacier lakes and snow-covered rocky peaks. At night, you are in one of the best places on earth to see the Northern Lights, when waves of luminous green cover the night sky. Your cabins on the trail are rustic but comfortable. Sit in front of the pot-bellied stove or fireplace to eat breakfasts and dinners prepared by a chef who uses local ingredients; lunches are eaten on the trail. Mountain Cabins B L D
Day 8
Skjaerhaugen
The route through the wilderness takes you across the border into Sweden. There are no checkpoints, only snow-covered trails through endless spruce, pine and birch forests. This afternoon, the dogs enjoy the downward slope as you make your way out of the mountains and back to Skjaerhaugen and Odd Knut's farm. In the evening, enjoy a refreshing sauna and a soak in the hot tub, followed by dinner in the "firehouse," a special north country building that serves "outdoor" cookouts indoors. Rundhaug Gjestegard Hotel B L D
Days 9
Bardufoss/Oslo/Homebound flight
Return to the airport for a connecting flight to Oslo and your international flight home. B
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