ARCTIC CONNECTION ^ Parent-Child Expedition
Spring Break
Swedish Lapland
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Team Size
max 3 couples
Number of participants
BLUE LABEL
‘Expedition Experience’
Accessible winter adventure
Parent-Child Expeditionfor a lasting connection
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Ingredients:
Collaboration, Rest, Connection, Snowmobile, Northern Lights, Huskies
Get out there together.
That’s what this expedition is all about.
Explore this white world together with your son or daughter.
Experience together what real adventure is all about.
Cultivating experiences for life.
In the vast white world we go out.
First with huskies through the Swedish forests.
Then with skis into nature.
We sleep in winter nature.
In a cabin and in the tent.
This is adventure of the highest order.
Together you form a buddy team.
You take care of each other and help when needed.
Give the sled an extra push or take over weight.
You undertake an expedition together.
That makes it safe, responsible but most of all fun!
8 Days of Adventure Together in Swedish Lapland.
Build a connection for life.
- Special parent-child expedition
- Accommodation in tent and lodge
- Multi-day ski expedition
- Husky safari with overnight stay
- Snowmobile safari through the Swedish forests
- Visit the Sami Museum
- Visit the iron mine of Kiruna
- Experienced guide with local knowledge
- Limited to 3 couples
Participated in the parent and child trip. With this trip, you share an experience and create memories for life with your son or daughter.
Highly recommended! Everything is well organized, and thanks to the guide’s extensive experience, it is not only a wonderful experience but also very educational.
The days on skis and camping in the snow are special and the days with the huskies, where you take care of your own team, are a fantastic experience.
What an experience to go on expedition with Henk-Jan to Lapland. This was a trip of a lifetime! Sleeping in a tent with minus 22 degrees. Beautiful area!
And then those sled dogs! They were really mine at that moment. Feeding and grooming.
The wilderness cabin… Fantastic. And a surprise lunch in the teepee. So many wonderful memories!!!
GO ON AN ADVENTURE WITH THESE GUIDES
The Arctic Adventure A-Team
Our guides are there to guide your tour in the best way possible. They are fully part of the group and give space. Room for own initiative, own development and own opinions.
The attended first aid & guide training provide a good basis during adventure tours.
For us, it’s:”Out of your comfort zone. Within the safety zone. ”
With this Arctic Adventure expedition, there’s no time for doubt – you’ll dive straight into the adventure.
Upon arrival at Kiruna airport, the kennel owner and our guide will be waiting for us. We’ll spend the first night in the Musher’s Lodge at the husky kennel. This allows you to rest a bit and get familiar with the surroundings.
After that, we’ll delve into the wilderness of Swedish Lapland with our guide for two days. We’ll trek into the forests with huskies, sleep in a wilderness cabin, feed the dogs, chop wood, and enjoy the sauna. Then, we’ll switch disciplines: gliding on skis across vast forests and plains. You’ll carry everything you need in the pulk behind you.
In the evening, things get even more rugged: we’ll spend the night in expedition tents, prepare our own food, and crawl into our sleeping bags as the thermometer can drop to -20 °C. The most exciting part? Hunting for the Northern Lights. There’s plenty of time to see them.
At the end of our back-country ski tour, we reach the Sami Museum in Jukkasjärvi. Later, a taxi takes us to Kiruna. Here, a well-deserved shower and dinner in a good restaurant await. This trip brings about so many impressions in a short time; it’s great that you’re undertaking this together, so you can reminisce about what you’ve experienced for a long time.
The trip is suitable for anyone with a good basic fitness level and perseverance. The parent-child expedition is intended for parents and their children (girls and boys are welcome). Because you work reasonably independently, we recommend participation from around 17 years of age.
Altitude profile Arctic Connection in Sweden
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Program outline ‘Arctic Connection’ expedition in Sweden.
Build a connection for life.
Day 1 – Saturday
We meet in Kiruna, Sweden. Arrival connects with the Eurowings flight from Düsseldorf. The husky kennel owner and our Arctic Adventure guide will be there to meet us. We’ll spend the first night in the Musher’s Lodge at the kennel. A warm place to land and adjust quietly.
Day 2 – Sunday
After breakfast, we’ll receive instructions about the huskies and the sled. Then we’ll head into nature with the dogs. Through forests and across frozen lakes. We’ll have lunch outdoors, by the fire. Later in the day, we’ll arrive at a wilderness cabin. Here we’ll light the stove ourselves, chop wood, and feed the dogs. The sauna will be ready. It’s simple, but that’s all we need. With a bit of luck, we’ll see the Northern Lights in the evening.
Day 3 – Monday
In the morning, we’ll return to the kennel with the huskies. A final journey through the silent forests. After lunch at the kennel, we’ll switch activities. We’ll pair up on snowmobiles and head further into nature. Fast, powerful, a different way to experience this landscape. In the evening, we’ll return to the Musher’s Lodge for the night.
Day 4 & 5 – Tuesday and Wednesday
We’ll put on our skis and load the pulks. We’ll spend two days trekking expedition-style through the landscape. We’ll carry everything we need with us. We’ll camp in special expedition tents. During the day, we’ll glide through forests, lakes, and hills. In the evenings, we’ll cook and stoke the fire. Nature’s rhythm will determine our day.
Day 6 – Thursday
We’ll continue skiing towards Jukkasjärvi. Here we’ll visit the Sami Museum, where we’ll learn more about the culture and traditions of the indigenous people. At the end of the day, a taxi will take us back to Kiruna. We’ll spend the night in a hostel in the city.
Day 7 – Friday
The morning is free to spend as you wish. In the afternoon, we’ll visit the Kiruna iron mine, Europe’s largest production iron mine. Impressive and unimaginably vast. We’ll end the day back at our hostel.
Day 8 – Saturday
After breakfast, we’ll take you to the airport or train station. The journey connects with the direct Eurowings flight back to Düsseldorf. You’ll return home tired but richer in stories.
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Preparation
We meet once before the trip. Live or digital. We pick the date by mutual agreement. Then we get to know each other. You’ll get an explanation of the materials and we’ll consider the map. With tea and coffee, we will discuss the trip and if possible set up the tent.
During the Trip
Tours with Arctic Adventure are Expedition Experiences. You experience what an expedition could be like. Sometimes spicy, sometimes easy. But always together.
We sleep in tents. You do this with someone else (or your partner) from the group. On summer trips, you can choose to bring your own tent. So then you can also sleep alone. On winter trips, at least two people always sleep in a tent for safety reasons.
Moving, cooking and navigating are done together. The beauty of small groups is that there is always a real and good group feeling. Sometimes there are friendships and reunions years later.
We keep in touch with each other before (and often after) in a WhatsApp group.
Fitness
This ‘Expedition Experience’ is a Blue label expedition and is low-threshold in design. Still, basic fitness is necessary. Depending on the weather, it could be a spirited ride.
You don’t have to run a marathon. But assume you should be able to run 10 kilometers with a 10-kilogram backpack at a normal pace, 10 days in a row.
10 kilometers of continuous running is also good. Do you have any questions about this? If so, please contact the guide.
During the trek, there is mainly physical stress on the knees and lower back.
Sports Medical Examination
Are you older than 55 and want to participate in this trip? Then we strongly advise you to have a sports medical examination performed. Read more about the possibilities here.
Safety
During the trip we are in uninhabited territory. In case of emergency, our position can always be reached by rescue services via snowmobile.
The guide carries communication devices and both digital (GPS) and analog (Compass) navigation.
The guide has training in Wilderness Advanced First Aid and WGA I (Wilderness Guide Association).
Equipment
You get to borrow the full winter expedition equipment. Skis, backcountry ski boots, sleeping bags, sled. By arrangement, you are free to bring your own gear. Provided it meets our requirements.
We also provide group materials. Cooking utensils, tents, navigation and communication equipment.
Packing List
After your registration (or upon request) you’ll receive a detailed packing list.
Cross-Country Skiing
Do you want to read more (everything) about cross-country skiing? Because that’s what we’ll be doing during this expedition. Then read it on the site of toerlanglauftochten.nl.
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Participants on trip February 6-13, 2027
Parent-Child couple 1: Mother & daughter (44 & 16 years)
Parent-child couple 2: Available
Parent-child couple 3: Available
The trip is confirmed with 4 participants and is full with 6 participants.
There are currently 4 places available for this trip.
Participants in Trip February 20 – 27, 2027
Parent-Child couple 1: Mother & daughter (53 & 16 years)
Parent-child couple 2: Available
Parent-child couple 3: Available
The trip is confirmed with 4 participants and is full with 6 participants.
There are currently 4 places available for this trip.
Who Joins our Adventures?
This trip is for parents and their young adult children. The trip is open to children from 17 years.
Both for daughters and for sons.
This age has been set from a safety point of view.
But also to connect with the rest of the group.
The age of parents going along is usually between 35 and 60.
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Travel Dates
Available (Spring break Netherlands North Central regions)
February 6 – 13, 2027
February 20 – 27, 2027
Trip Start
February 6 or 20, 2027.
Meeting with the guide at Kiruna airport following the arrival time of the Eurowings flight from Düsseldorf at approximately 17:30
Trip End
February 20 or 27, 2027.
Departure from Kiruna following your flight/train.
We will arrange a shuttle to Kiruna airport this morning.
You book flights yourself.
You can also come to Sweden by train or car.
Total Trip Cost
€ 2,652
This Includes:
- All transfers in Kiruna
- Airport/train station transfer in Sweden
- Professional guidance by professional polar guide
- Professional guidance by dog sled guide
- 2 nights in a hostel in Kiruna
- 2 nights on a husky farm
- 1 night in a wilderness cabin
- 2 nights in an expedition tent
- 1 overnight dog sledding tour with your own sled and husky team
- 1 afternoon snowmobile safari
- Visit to the Sami museum
- Visit to the Kiruna iron mine
- 3 days of tour langlauf expedition
- All meals from dinner first evening to breakfast last morning
- Group equipment (Tent, cooking stove, fuel, navigation tools, communication devices, First Aid)
- Winter equipment (-25 expedition sleeping bag, winter sleeping mat, touring cross-country skis, backcountry ski boots, ski skins, ski poles, pulk, harness)
- Down jacket can be rented for €50 if needed
- Contribution to the VZR guarantee fund
- Booking fees
Participants
Maximum of 6
This Excludes:
- Flights, train journey to the destination
- Travel insurance with winter sports coverage
- Cancellation insurance
- Drinks personal expenses
- Personal equipment (see packing list tab)
Please Note.
If during the trip it is collectively decided to undertake extras (Excursions, overnight stays, meals), these costs will be divided among the participants.
We Provide
- Touring cross-country skis
- Cross-country ski boots
- Gaiters
- Ski skins
- Ski poles
- Overall during the dog sledding tour
- Winter boots during the dog sledding tour
- Sled and towing harness
- Luggage bag
- Tent bag
- Dinner mug
- Food
- -25 Expedition Sleeping Bag
- 2 Sleeping mats
- Stove
- Fuel
- Pans
- Expedition tent
- Emergency bivouac
- Maps
- Compass
- GPS
- Communication devices
- First Aid
You Provide
Food
- 2 Thermos flasks
- Spoon, mug
Sleeping
- Sleeping bag liner
- Headlamp
Hygiene
- Personal medication
- Toiletries
Clothing
- Socks
- T-shirt
- Down slippers
- Underwear
- Long underwear
- Fleece pants/leggings
- Windshell pants
- Long thermal shirt
- Fleece sweater
- Fleece jacket
- Windproof jacket
- Down jacket
- Pair of gloves
- Thick wool mittens
- Outer mittens
- Hat
- Buff / Balaclava
- Glacier sunglasses
- Ski goggles
You will receive a detailed packing list after your registration, or upon request.
Rent / Buy
Renting an expedition down jacket is possible via Arctic Adventure for €50
As a participant in our trips, you get a 10% discount in Beaver stores. So take advantage of that if you still need to buy stuff.
Check Marktplaats.nl for good used equipment.
Contact us if you have questions about the material.
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