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ROUND TRIP ON HORSE BACK
8 days
Our most popular tour

Mountain riding along the old post route on the Finnmarks plateau. 5 nights in mountain cabins. The tour is led by highly qualified ruff riding guide. Accommodation in our lodge, the night before and after the tour.

Day 1: Arrive at our Lodge. During the evening meal the guide will have the first briefing.

Day 2: The morning is spent provision our equipment and your guide will teach you the basics of ruff riding. It's time for a visit to the Sámi Museum and the Sami center in Karasjok. Once your personal affects have been packed, your saddle properly fitted for your comfort, you are off. The long riding tour starts directly from the Lodge. After a steep climb up we are riding over a hilly stretch, crossing portage between lakes until we reach Ravnastua lodge..

Day 3: We reach the mountain plateau and tundra, a fascinating landscape where your view is endless. Here the landscape is scanty and windswept. In the evening we will arrive to Mollisjohk lodge. It is a "jewel" located right in the middle of nowhere on the plateau.

Day 4: The tour continues southwards along the river Iesjohka and we are passing remote settlements. The Sámi people that live here get their outcome mainly from fishing. We finish the day at Soussjavre Lodge

Day 5: We are going far off the beaten tracks, riding over a hilly stretch, crossing portage between lakes. We end the day at Baeivasgiedde wilderness cabin, which is situated next to the river in a beautiful pine forest. We spend two nights here.

Day 6 We spend two nights here. This day we do a day trip with only lunch loaded into the saddle bags. It will be an "discovery ride" in a interesting area. Maybe we get some fish that give us some fresh food supplies.

Day 7: A long stretch along the beautiful river to Myrskog, the roads end. A couch will bring you to the lodge. A warm sauna is waiting for us at the lodge, and we end the tour gathered in the warm atmosphere to have a farewell supper in the "Barta"

Day 8: The program end at breakfast. We recommend you to consider to stay some extra days for interesting activities as lodge guest before the tour.

HORSE RIDING ADVENTURE
8 days
The tour is designed for intermediate and experienced riders who want to discover the wilder side of Finnmark plateau

Dates and price

The six riding days covers 20 to 30 km per day on the Finnmarks plateau, cantering and trotting wherever terrain conditions are suitable.
Some great fishing can be done in the numerous lakes, streams and rivers. 4 nights will be spent - everyone together - in a "lavvu" (a Sámi tent) with an open fire.
The tour go far off the beaten track using the freedom that horses give. The tour show riders the best of the region and provide new and interesting riding experiences. The tour is led by highly qualified ruff riding guide. Accommodation the night before and after the tour on our lodge

Detail programme

Day 1: Arrive at our Lodge. During the evening meal the guide will have the first briefing.

Day 2: The morning is spent provision our equipment and your guide will teach you the basics of ruff riding. Checking that riders are matched with their horses on a daytrip with your "own" horse. It's time for a visit to the Sámi Museum and the Sami center in Karasjok.

Day 3:The long riding tour starts directly from the Lodge. Once your personal affects have been packed, your saddle properly fitted for your comfort, you are off. After a steep climb up we are riding over a hilly stretch, crossing portage between lakes and a stretch of barren land.

Day 4 We reach the mountain plateau and tundra, a fascinating landscape where your view is endless. Here the landscape is scanty and windswept. In the evening we will arrive to Stippanavzi. It is a "jewel", small valley located right in the middle of nowhere on the plateau.

Day 5. The tour continues east. It is fascinating landscape, scanty and windswept. This area is a important winter pasture for reindeers. Some reindeer herders are in the area during wintertime but now they are on the coast. We end the night at Caddjejavri, in beautiful birch forest. This is good fishing lake that gives us some fresh food supplies. We spend two nights here.

Day 6. This day we do a day trip with only lunch loaded into the saddle bags. It will be a "discovery ride" in a beautiful area.

Day 7. Long stretch back to the Lodge. A shower and sauna is waiting for us at Sven’s lodge, and we end the tour gathered in the warm atmosphere to have a farewell dinner in the "Barta".

Day 8: The program end at breakfast. We recommend you to consider to stay some extra days for interesting activities as lodge guest before the tour.