Phone-Free Family Mushing Adventure
A family-targeted late-spring week with 4 days of mushing, suitable for children as young as 8, plus a free day of arctic activities and full board.
So far, the youngest clients on a 5-day tour were 8 and 9, and the oldest was 79. All went well, but we thought a family-targeted tour might be nicer for the other adult guests.
So we designed a family week for late Spring, the best time for young explorers with its longer, warmer days, suitable for children as young as 8. It includes 4 days of mushing (2 nights on the farm, 2 in wilderness cabins and 2 in a family hotel), 1 day of arctic activities, and full board and accommodation either side of the adventure week.
- Designed for families with children as young as 8
- 4 days of mushing plus 1 day of arctic activities
- Phone-free focus with board games, nature trail, elf-den, GEE-HAW maze & treehouse
- 7-day package with pre- and post-safari nights and free-day activity options
- Run in late spring (4th week of March - end of April) for longer, warmer days
- Children old enough drive their own team; younger ones can be seated
A break from electronics
We assume families mushing with their children want a break from electronics and as much time as possible with the dogs and in nature. We have traditional board games, knowledge games and sled-dog children's books, though most time is taken up with farm activities. Younger family members can also explore a nature trail, an 'elf-den' wilderness shelter, a GEE-HAW maze, a treehouse and much more.
Families with more than one child under 8 can book one as a seated child and the second as a solo sleigh, with the children taking turns driving and sitting.
The 7-day package & your free day
The suggested 7-day package includes a pre-safari night and the first night after the introductory mushing day back at the farm. The 2 following nights are spent in wilderness cabins on safari, and the final two days in a local family hotel, with activities at the farm and in the local area during the free day.
For the free day, choose a cultural package (a 3-hour reindeer farm visit, the local Sami nature centre, and an evening of ice-hole swimming at a private sauna cabin), an arctic sports package (a 20km snowmobile ride, snowshoeing, plus XC skiing, fat-bikes or fat-maxes), or simply more time at the farm working alongside the guides. Ice-hole swimming can be added to either of the latter two.
General Information
Total package duration: 7 days including arrival and departure day, with 4 days of mushing and 1 day of arctic activities, available from the 4th week of March until the end of April.
There are no separate child and adult prices on the longer tours, since each participating child drives their own dog team. We recommend booking packages when visiting with children, so the pre-safari night on the farm and post-safari night in a local family-run hotel are all taken care of.
Good to know
- Season
- 4th week of March - end of April
Ready when you are
Real wilderness, 200+ huskies, eighteen winters in.