| Day 1 - Arrival in Kiruna |
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Arrive to Kiruna; you will be met by a
guide and transferred to the village of Soppero where you will stay
overnight in an old log building. |
| Day 2 - Reindeer sled safari out into the
wilderness |
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  In the morning there will be a
tour briefing and you will be fitted with warm thermal clothes.
You will then start your Reindeer sled safari out into the
wilderness. Your guide will give instructions on how to handle
the reindeer, load and drive the sled. Everyone will drive
their own reindeer sled. You will arrive at the first camp and
have dinner. Accommodation will be in a Sami tent. |
| Day 3 - Snow shoeing and ice
fishing |
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After breakfast you will have the chance
to try some snow shoeing and ice fishing. After lunch the safari
will continue and you will arrive at the next camp in the afternoon.
Dinner will be enjoyed around an open fire. If you are lucky
you may see the Aurora Borealis. Stay overnight in a Sami tent or
reindeer herding cabin. |
| Day 4 - Higher up into the Lapland Mountains |
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The safari will continue through the
winter landscape. During the trip there will be a good chance
of seeing tracks of ptarmigan (a type of grouse), hares, foxes and
moose and with some luck even wolverines and lynx. After lunch
you will continue your reindeer ride on to the tundra. You
will travel higher up in the mountains where the forest trees will
turn more into mountain birch and willows. Here is a panoramic
view of the mountains ad the forest landscape spread out in front of
you. The night will be spent at a wilderness cabin where you
will have the chance to have a sauna. |
| Day 5 - Cross country skiing and ice fishing before arrival
at a Sami Village |
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After breakfast you will try some
cross-country skiing on a frozen lake where there will be the
opportunity to try some ice fishing. Your guide will make a
fire and prepare a lunch. In the afternoon the trip will
continue with reindeer and sleds to the Sami Village. Here you
can enjoy a hot sauna before enjoying a Sami dinner. The night
will be spent at the Sautosjohka reindeer camp. |
| Day 6 - Farewell to Reindeer and departure day |
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Farewell to the reindeer and return to
the airport. |
