Wilderness Safari with Pack Dogs

The sled dogs become excellent pack dogs on this trekking tour. Five nights are spent, everyone together, in a lavvu — a Sámi tent — with an open fire. Daily distances are between 15 and 17 km.

Some great fishing can be done in the numerous lakes, streams and rivers. Learn from your guide about natural phenomena, wilderness life and survival techniques.

How we travel

Each participant is responsible for one dog, which carries 7–10 kg of your luggage — only your sleeping bag, sleeping mat and clothing go in your own rucksack.

Who can join

The tour is off tracks in easy terrain, and demands a normal, good level of physical fitness.

Day by day plan

Day 1

The programme starts with dinner. The guide gives the first briefing about the tour.

Day 2

The morning is spent fitting out our equipment, and your guide teaches you the basics of handling pack dogs. There is time for a visit to the Sámi Museum and the Sámi centre in Karasjok.

Once your personal effects have been packed properly, we are off: walking through birch forest, crossing small streams and along lakes. We spend the night in a lavvu, the traditional Sámi tent, with an open fire.

Day 3

We hike northwards on to barren land, a fascinating landscape where the view is endless. Here the land is sparse and windswept. In the evening we stop for the night at a lake on the tree line, which hopefully gives us fresh fish for dinner.

Day 4

The tour continues east — a fascinating landscape, sparse and windswept. This area is an important winter pasture for reindeer; some reindeer herders are here in winter, but now they are on the coast. We end the day at Caddjejavri, in beautiful birch forest, where we spend the following two nights. The guide sets out fishing nets from a small boat.

Day 5

In the morning the nets are drawn, and we clean, salt and smoke the fish over the open fire in the lavvu. A short day trip explores the nearby countryside. The evening meal consists of our own smoked catch.

Day 6

You can choose between a boat trip out to the main road or walking the path along the lake. Transport by coach back to Engholm Lodge, where a shower and the sauna are waiting for us, and we end the tour gathered in the warm atmosphere for a farewell dinner.

Day 7

The programme ends after breakfast.

What is included on this tour is specified when you book — see the booking terms or simply ask us.