Intermediate Self-drive Dog Sledding Safari in Saariselkä

Explore the Arctic wilderness while experiencing the thrill of driving your own dog sled team on this 10-km (6.2-mile) excursion in Saariselkä!

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From€218
3 hrs
Occasionally sporty
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Practical information

Pick-up is offered at the following locations or participants can choose to meet onsite at the Safartica Office, please specify when booking:

- Star Arctic Hotel
- Top Star Finland
- Aurora Collection Resort
- Northern Lights Village
- Hotel Laanihovi

Course of events

* Participants can choose between transfers from listed locations or meeting onsite at the Safartica Saariselkä office (please specify when booking)

- Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to the departure time

- Pick-up

- Meet your experienced guide

- Put on your gear (thermal overalls, boots, wool socks, hat, scarf, gloves, and helmet)

- Safety briefing and introduction to dog sledding

- The adventure begins!

- Break and switch drivers

- Return to the base

- Kennel Tour

- Hot drinks

- Return to the original departure point in Saariselkä

Activity requirements

Please note that a minimum number of 2 participants (2 adults) is required in order to run this activity.

In addition, this excursion features 2-participants per husky team, one adult (18 years old and up) as a driver and one adult as a passenger. Midway through the tour, adults can change drivers. Children up to 12 years are always seated as passengers in the sleigh.

Special terms

Parents with small children: please consider if your child is able to sit in a sleigh for about 1 hour in winter conditions. Kindly note, there are no shortcuts from the forest back to the farm.

Meeting point:
Pick-up is offered at several listed locations or meet at the Safartica Office Saariselkä, Lutontie 16, Saariselkä, 99830, Lappi, Finland
Spoken languages:Finnish, English
Included
  • Guide
  • Transfer from listed locations
  • Thermal overalls
  • Boots
  • Wool socks
  • Scarf
  • Hat
  • Gloves
  • Helmet
  • Hot drinks
Excluded
  • Transfer from unlisted locations
Do not forget to bring
  • Warm layers of clothing
  • Camera
  • Sunglasses