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Day 1 ARRIVAL UMNAS / LAPLAND (D)
When you arrive in
Lapland, Storuman or Hemavan airport, you will
go by car the last 100 km to Umnäs. The first
thing we will do in Umnäs is to go and say hello
to the dogs. After that we will have dinner at
host home or something lighter like sandwich. We
also take a look on what gear and clothes you
need to borrow from us. We talk about the tour
and how to mush the sled and dogs. The first
night you will sleep in a nice Swedish home near
your host and the dog yard.
Day 2 MUSHING DAY (B, L, D, 30 mi)
You eat breakfast in your
house around 8.00. Around 9.00 a clock we meet
in the dog yard. Now we will have a lecture time
in “how to drive” a team of dogs. After that it
is time to pull the anchor, stand on the brake
and go for it!
Överstjuktan is our first destination; the
distance this day is 50 km. The dogs and we will
have out door lunch after half way. When we
arrive to Överstjuktan and our lodge for the
night we help each other to take care of the
dogs, bring water, chop wood, make fire and feed
the dogs. We eat dinner and get a good night
sleep.
Day 3 MUSHING DAY (B, L, D, 38 mi)
We will get up around 7.30
and go out and feed the dogs.
After that we have a nice breakfast before we
pack our bags and sledges. We harness the dogs
and are on our way around 10.30. Tärnasjön is
our destination today; the distance this day is
60 km. The dogs and we will have out door lunch
after half way.
We will travel over a big mountain plateau down
to Tärnasjön Lake. When we arrive to Tärnasjön
lodge we help each other to take care of the
dogs, bring water, chop wood, make fire and feed
the dogs. We eat dinner and sleep at Tärnasjön
lodge.
Day 4 MUSHING DAY (B, L, D, 25 mi)
We will get up around 7.30
and go out and feed the dogs.
After that we have a nice breakfast before we
pack our bags and sledges. We harness the dogs
and are on our way around 10.30. This day we
mush to Ammarnäs, 40 km. We start this day by
mushing out on Tärnasjön Lake, than we mush up
to a big mountain plateau. We will have outdoor
or indoor lunch at Serve lodge before we go down
to Ammarnäs valley. The first thing we do is to
take care of the dogs. Ammarnäs is a little
village with settlers and Sami people. Here we
stay at the guesthouse in Ammarnäs, if you like
we take a sauna and shower before dinner.
Overnight at the guesthouse.
Day 5 MUSHING DAY (B, L, D, 20 mi)
We feed the dogs around 8.00 before we go and
eat breakfast. This day we go to Överstjuktan,
34 km from Ammarnäs. We start to climb uphill,
mush over Guvert mountain and then we get a very
nice and fanny downhill to the lake
Överstjuktan. We go on a lake for 10 km and then
the Victoria church appear. When we arrive to
the lodge at Överstjuktan we help each other
like the days before.
Day 6 LAST DAY ON THE MOUNTAIN (B, L, D, 32 mi)
We will go out to the dogs
around 7.30 before eating breakfast. We pack the
sledges for the last time and are on our way to
Umnäs 52 km. The last mushing day goes over
mountains, lakes and in to a fairytale landscape
of forest.
We mush directly in to the dog yard; we take of
the harnesses and let the dog lose in the yard.
When we arrive to Umnäs we take a nice shower
and eat dinner at hosts home and remember all
things that happened during your Dog sledding
adventure. Last overnight for this time in your
cozy house in Umnäs.
Day 7 DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast in your house.
Pack your bags and say goodbye to the dogs. We
will eat lunch at our home, write the guest book
and mark the maps over the tour (if you like).
Time to go home with a lot of new friends and
amazing memories from Lapland!
SIL
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