Day 1
Riding: No riding.
Arrival at Skellefteå airport and transfer to your accommodation, the lovely campsite of Rännudden, beautifully located on Lake Norsjövallen in Västerbotten's hinterland. You can then settle into your cabin for the week and take a relaxing first evening. Dinner is served in the small restaurant.
Day 2
Riding: 2 hours
After a hearty breakfast at the camp. you will be picked up in the morning for a whole day in the beautiful village, Svansele. You will start with a guided tour of the biggest wildlife exhibition in Sweden. Your guide’s tales accompany you along the twelve thematic rooms. You will know everything before you get to see it for real during the activities! After the tour, you will enjoy a nice lunch around the fire, cooked from the most local products.
After lunch you will then head to the farm where you will meet the fluffy Icelandic horses, prepare them for the tour and get to know a little more about their specifics. When everyone is ready, you will ride out into the forest for a 2-hour ride. Tölting in the snow is a unique feeling! After the ride and a warm drink guests will be driven back to the camp where you will enjoy a nice dinner.
Day 3
Riding: 3 - 4 hours
After breakfast in camp you will head straight to the farm to enjoy the whole day with the horses! You will tack up your horses, pack your lunch in the saddle bags and get everything ready for the ride. You will be riding through a snowy wilderness, between frozen lakes and dense frosty forests, hopefully spotting a few animals. Reindeers, moose, foxes… you never know who you can meet on the way! You will stop by a lake for lunch and make a warming fire, before taking to the road again with your fluffy companions. Dinner and night at the camp.
Day 4
Riding: No riding.
In the morning, after breakfast, you will drive to the kennel, in Åmliden. There you will meet Lena and her sled dogs. She will first give you all the instructions for the adventure. Then you will go for an exciting experience: driving your own dog team! You share a sled with another participant, so everyone gets to try driving as well as sitting in the sled.
After this exciting adventure, you will drive to see your host's friend Börje, who is a reindeer herder. He will serve a nice warm lunch around the fire and tell you all about the life and ancestral customs of his people, the Sami, who were once nomadic, traveling according to the movements of the herd. In the afternoon, you get the chance to observe the reindeer up close!
Dinner and overnight in camp.
Day 5
Riding: 2 hours
After breakfast, you will drive to Jenny and Basti’s farm for your next adventure: a snowshoe hike accompanied by sled dogs! They will introduce you to their friendly dogs and show you how to best enjoy the hike. It can be a bit challenging, but the pace will always be adapted to the participants and to the weather. A nice home-made lunch will take place in the forest or at the farm, according to temperature.
Later in the afternoon, you will head back to the farm for a moonlight ride. There is no feeling like riding in the dark, letting your horse guide you through the night. The moonlight, pitch dark or sometimes even northern lights… every weather condition make this experience absolutely unique! After the ride, you can warm up with a nice wood-fire sauna and a warm dinner around the fire at the farm. You will then be driven back to the camp for the night.
Day 6
Riding: No riding.
Already the last day! After breakfast, you will be driven back to Skellefteå where you can catch your transport towards home or on to your next adventure!
Note: All programmes and itineraries are weather dependent; in the face of adverse, or unexpected, weather conditions reasonable attempts will be made to provide equivalent riding. All programmes are accurate at the time of writing. However, the team may adapt or modify details, whilst aiming to provide a similar experience.
