Sweden: Arctic Explorer With Icehotel
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7 Days From £2,594
Overview
Travel deep into the heart of Swedish Lapland and spend a few days enjoying the unique hospitality of the Bråndön Lodge. Overlooking the frozen waters of the Luleå archipelago, the lodge provides the perfect setting for an exhilarating snowshoe safari, as well as a chance to enjoy a unique wilderness dinner in a Sami lavvu tent.
Continuing the journey by train, you then reach the highlight of your stay, the Ice hotel in Kiruna. Spend one night in a warm room before spending ...
Travel deep into the heart of Swedish Lapland and spend a few days enjoying the unique hospitality of the Bråndön Lodge. Overlooking the frozen waters of the Luleå archipelago, the lodge provides the perfect setting for an exhilarating snowshoe safari, as well as a chance to enjoy a unique wilderness dinner in a Sami lavvu tent.
Continuing the journey by train, you then reach the highlight of your stay, the Ice hotel in Kiruna. Spend one night in a warm room before spending your second evening in a room carved from the ice of the Torne River. Sample flavours of the region from a five-course menu served on ice plates and on an ice table.
You’ll then head deep into the beautiful winter wilderness to spend two nights at Abisko Mountain Lodge. Abisko National Park is home to the renowned Abisko Sky Station whose location, high on the slopes of Mount Nuolja, makes it one of the best places on earth to view the incredible spectacle of the Northern Lights.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Spend a night in an ice rooms at the famous Ice Hotel
- Mush your own dog team through the Arctic wilderness
- Experience a unique dining opportunity with dinner served on ice
- Enjoy dedicated aurora hunts with your expert guides
- Learn skills for survival in Arctic conditions
ITINERARY
This is a suggested itinerary. Our experts have all travelled widely in the region and will be happy to tailor any of our itineraries to suit your tastes, or build a trip from scratch.
DAY 1: LULEA - BRANDON LODGE
DAY 1: LULEA - BRANDON LODGE
On arrival, you will be transferred for 30 minutes along the Swedish coast to the Bråndön Lodge, located on a small island overlooking the frozen waters of the Lulea archipelago. After being welcomed by your hosts, a three-course dinner will be served up in the lodge's main restaurant, after which you are free to relax.
DAY 2: LULEA
DAY 2: LULEA
After breakfast this morning, you will be briefed on how to use snowshoes for your three-hour journey into the forest. You will learn winter survival skills activities such as how to make a fire in the snow, how to make tea and coffee over your open fire and learn about the forest and wildlife of Sweden's northernmost region. At lunchtime you will take a break in a traditional Sami hut, where you will make a typical outdoor wilderness lunch and enjoy it on the reindeer pelts around the fire. Then, following relaxation and dinner, spend the evening utilising your new snowshoe skills in search of the Northern Lights.
DAY 3: LULEA - KIRUNA
DAY 3: LULEA - KIRUNA
Departing by train this morning, your journey takes you deep into the heart of Swedish Lapland as you head towards the fell and forest scenery around Kiruna. A journey of some four and a half hours, you will be met at the station and transferred to the world famous Icehotel. Check into your warm room. Tonight, you will head out into the wilderness on a snowmobile in search of the Northern Lights, enjoying dinner by an open fire.
DAY 4: KIRUNA
DAY 4: KIRUNA
Tonight is the highlight of the tour as you will be spending the night in a cold room, made entirely from the ice and snow of the Torne River. Following a morning of dog sledding through the landscape and enjoying a meal in the wilderness, you will retire to your ice room carved from the landscape itself. Head to the restaurant for a five-course meal from chef Alexander Meier, using local ingredients and flavours of the region, served on ice plates.
DAY 5: KIRUNA - ABISKO NATIONAL PARK
DAY 5: KIRUNA - ABISKO NATIONAL PARK
Continuing the train journey today, you head next towards the spectacular setting of the Abisko National Park, close to the Norwegian border. Staying at the Abisko Mountain Lodge, this region is famous for its Northern Lights activity and your transfer to the lodge on arrival will take you through some of the most dramatic scenery imaginable. This evening is at leisure.
DAY 6: ABISKO NATIONAL PARK
DAY 6: ABISKO NATIONAL PARK
Spend your last day in Swedish winter paradise at leisure. There are numerous activities from the lodge you can book during the day including ice climbing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, husky sledding and skiing. Following dinner this evening, you have the option to head out with an expert Aurora photographer to enjoy a chance to capture the spectacle on camera.
DAY 7: ABISKO NATIONAL PARK - KIRUNA
DAY 7: ABISKO NATIONAL PARK - KIRUNA
Depart this morning for the transfer back to the airport at Kiruna.
SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION
Icehotel, Kiruna
Staying at the world famous and iconic Icehotel in Swedish Lapland is truly a memorable experience. Icehotel is a hotel and an art exhibition with ever-changing art made out of ice and snow. The hotel is created in a new guise every winter, completely made out of natural ice from Torne River, one of Sweden’s national rivers and last untouched waters. The hotel is located in the small village of Jukkasjärvi with only 1000 inhabitants, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, and backs onto the river Torne. Both warm, and of course, cold rooms are on offer. The warm rooms are well-equipped with bright, modern and fresh furnishings typically Scandinavian in style with en-suite bathrooms. The ice rooms vary in design from simple, plain rooms to dramatic, artistic displays. Sleep on ice beds within a thermal sleeping bag, you will be quite cosy but if in the morning you feel a little chilled, you can warm up in the sauna. Washing facilities are located close to the ice rooms. Icehotel offers a variety of winter activities, two restaurants giving a choice of high-end gastronomy or more rustic fare, and the Absolute Bar. r.
Abisko Mountain Lodge, Abisko
Located some 90 kilometres from Kiruna and ideal for helicopter tours, cross-country skiing and husky safaris, this remote haven has been described as Sweden’s first genuine mountain lodge. Encompassing a small hotel and a number of two-storey rustic cabins that sleep four people, rooms in the main hotel building include twin beds, en suite showers and wireless broadband. Guests also have access to a spacious drying room for wet clothing and the restaurant Brasserie Fjällköket that serves up an array of locally sourced delicacies including king crab, salted Lofoten cob and fresh mountain berries. Here the staff are always on call for guests whether they want to order a coffee or talk about the day's adventures. In the lobby you can unwind after a day outdoors, or you can sit down and compare adventures with like-minded travellers, meeting new friends or read your book in a comfy arm-chair.
Brändön Lodge, Lulea
Set on an island overlooking the frozen waters and scattered islands of the Luleå archipelago, Brändön Lodge is an adventure camp offering a choice of 15 newly renovated cabins. A short drive of about 35 minutes to the north of Luleå takes you through farming land and forest to the coast overlooking the islands of the Luleå archipelago and the Bay of Bothnia. This area is traditionally a farming, fishing and forest community with strong historical and cultural ties to the islands of the archipelago. Each cabin comes equipped with a bathroom, two twin-bed rooms, a lounge area and a front facing covered porch. The camp’s main building includes a restaurant and relaxing lounge, and guests are provided winter clothing to make the most of the spectacular landscapes that surround it. In the summer there is a small cosy sand beach where you can enjoy the sun and a small boat harbour from where you can start exploring the archipelago. Activities include tours of the pack ice by hovercraft and spectacular snowmobile safaris across the metre-thick ice of the frozen archipelago.
Hotel Rating
Hotel Rating
Hotel Rating
Accommodation listed here is intended as a guide only, to give you a taste of what we can do. Our experts can tailor any aspect of this itinerary and accommodation to suit your budget and tastes.
GUIDELINE PRICE & WHAT’S INCLUDED
SWEDEN: ARCTIC EXPLORER WITH ICEHOTEL (7 DAYS) £2,594
MEALS
As specified in the itinerary, sampling some of the country's finest cuisine.
TRANSPORT
Private air-conditioned vehicles with experienced, dedicated drivers.
ENTRANCE FEES
Tours and admission fees, including tickets specified in the itinerary.
EXPERT TEAM
Licensed English-speaking guides and a support team available 24/7.
ACCOMMODATION
As specified in the itinerary, using some of our favourite local properties.
ACCOMMODATION
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Premium - Excellent standards offering a higher-end experience
Superior - Good quality service and overall comfort
Simple - No frills, basic accommodation, but often in the most exciting of places
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This itinerary is aimed to give you an idea of what we can offer. The price shown above is based on two people travelling outside of peak periods. As this itinerary is only a suggestion and can be tailor-made to suit your interests and budget, your final price may differ.
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