Duration
3 HOUR
Activity Level
Moderate
Experience Details*
On arrival at the Husky Centre, you’ll be greeted by the friendly, excited dogs, as well as your experienced driver, before boarding your allocated sledge and embarking on your husky adventure. Relax on the comfortable reindeer skins and admire the breathtaking beauty of the surrounding landscape as your driver negotiates their way through the scenic terrain. The panorama will vary from vast white fields to snow-topped trees and frozen rivers.
After the excitement of your journey, you’ll have the chance to relax and share your experience with your fellow passengers in a cosy ‘Lavvu’ (Sámi tent). Here you can enjoy hot drinks and the warmth of a roaring log fire, whilst your host shares their stories and tales, talks about their daily life and explains how the dogs are trained for the Finnmarksløpet - Europe’s longest dog race covering 621 miles.
At a glance*
Duration: Half day guided tour
Activity: Moderate level of activity
Transport: By coach and dog sledge
Why Book? For a thrilling adventure, powered by four legged friends
Itinerary*
Husky Centre > Dog sledding > Local refreshments served around log fire
What's included*
Local guide
Husky driven dog sledge
Refreshments of tea, coffee and local cake served around fire
Photo opportunities
Essential information
This tour is dependent on snow and usually operates between the months of January and March. Children must be aged 4 years or over in order to participate on this tour. Please ensure you dress in warm clothing (layers) and wear sturdy and warm enclosed shoes, a hat and gloves. The sledge ride lasts around 20 minutes depending on the conditions. Each sledge holds 2-3 guests. This tour involves walking over uneven, snowy ground. Early pre-booking of this tour is highly recommended due to its limited capacity and expected popularity. The itinerary order may operate in reverse. Occasionally, prior to the commencement of your shore experience, you may be asked to sign a Waiver Form by the Shore Experience operator. Waiver Forms are popular outside of the UK and they are designed to inform participants of any potential risks associated with the activity. However, please note that Waiver Forms are not enforceable in the UK courts and do not entitle the operator to be negligent or exclude or restrict their duty of care.
ACTIVITY EXCURSIONS, You and all those in your party should be aware that, in undertaking activity excursions, you will be involved in a degree of physical exertion and/or activity such as hiking, biking, snorkelling, kayaking, diving etc. By booking the excursion you confirm that you and all those in your party are in good physical and mental condition, with no history of conditions such as seizures, dizziness, fainting, heart condition, respiratory problems or back/neck problems (by way of example only). You should also ensure that no one in your party is taking medicine that carries a warning about impairment of physical or mental abilities. If you are pregnant this type of excursion may not be appropriate for you. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fit and well enough to take part in the activities booked and you are reminded to take care for your own safety. Because of the risks associated with activity excursions, you may be asked by the excursion provider to sign a document which may affect or limit the excursion provider’s liability. Comfortable flat walking shoes are recommended.
BEACH/WATER RELATED EXCURSIONS, For any excursion involving water, passengers are reminded to exercise particular care. Alcohol and eating a full meal should be avoided before swimming. If buoyancy aids are provided for an activity they must be worn at all times. You should bear in mind that the sea is unpredictable. Lifeguards are unlikely to be present and there may not be a flag system to indicate whether or not it is safe to go in the water. In addition, beach activities may not be supervised or accompanied and so you should take care to satisfy yourself as to the safety of the beach and/or the sea at the time of your excursion. Please exercise caution when entering the sea as the seabed and aquatic environment is capable of springing surprises and we have not inspected the beach or seabed for its safety. Children must be supervised by you at all times near water. All activities on the beach, water and in the sea are undertaken at your own risk. You’ll need to take swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and flat shoes that can be worn in the water.
SCUBA DIVING, All passengers wishing to participate in a certified dive tour must hold a PADI open water scuba certification or BSAC Ocean Diver certification. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate divers with either a PADI Junior Open Water or a PADI Scuba Dive rating due to the depth limitations imposed by these qualifications. In line with the recommendations by the sports-diving industry, we strongly recommend that divers undertake a refresher course if they have not been diving within the last six months. You must be aged 15 or over, carry your dive certification card with you and we recommend that you carry your diving log or proof that you’ve recently completed a refresher course. If you are a certified diver, but are unable to meet our requirements we recommend taking the Discover Scuba excursion as an alternative. For Discover Scuba courses you don’t need any scuba experience but you must be 15 or over and be able to swim. You’ll also need to complete a medical/liability consent form before you go - but if you suffer from asthma, diabetes, heart problems or other medical conditions you won’t be able to take part. Please visit www.padi.com/padi/en/sd/whatsrequired.aspx for more information.