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A snowmobile safari lasting two nights and three days acquaints us with the "Lapland of the Fells," reindeer husbandry and the culture of the wilds, which is gradually becoming a part of history. We'll also get to know more about the traditional mode of travel of the Arctic peoples, dog-team driving.
On the first day, we'll proceed by snowmobile from Äkäslompolo northwards to the village of Toras-sieppi in Muonio. Accommodation shall be arranged in the vicinity of Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park, at a forest camp. During the evening, we'll go to the sauna and enjoy a good square meal of roast reindeer.
After breakfast, we'll set out for a reindeer farm, whose hostess will escort us to the reindeer enclosure and museum. In addition, she'll tell us about reindeer husbandry in words and pictures with a slide programme. This visit is crowned by a 6-kilometre reindeer safari as well as some Lapp soup in a warm Lapp tepee.
After the lunch we will head for Harriniva Husky World near the boarder of Sweden.
At our destination we'll relax in the sauna, try winter swimming, enjoy dinner and sleep comfortably in hotel rooms.
Following breakfast, our Huskyland dog-team guide shall greet us and introduce us to the community life of approximately two hundred Alaskan and Siberian huskies, Samoyeds and Greenland dogs. After we're familiarized with the habits and inclinations of these dogs, our guide will assemble the dog-sled teams for a 9-kilometre trek. We'll drive a sled with one to two passengers each in turns, guiding from behind. After the ride, we'll enjoy lunch in the Holiday Centre restaurant and then drive back to Äkäslompolo.
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Approx. 220 kilometres' drive. Price 770 € /person including guided snowmobile safari, reindeer safari, husky safari, accommodation, saunas and meals.
Minimum 4 persons.
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