ARCTIC FAMILY EXPEDIENCE
February 18 – February 25, 2024
Kiruna, Sweden
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Participants
max 4 couples
Number of participants
BLUE LABEL
‘Expedition Experience’
Family winter adventure
ACTIVE WINTER FUN TOGETHER
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Ingredients:
Family, Huskies, Active, Northern Lights, Fun
This winter adventure is an active week for parents and children.
All week long we’re going to experience fun and active days together in Northern Sweden (Lapland).
Far above the Arctic Circle, where the days are short and the nights are cold.
We’ll go looking for the kings of the forest, the moose.
You’ll build a real igloo and visit a genuine ice hotel.
We’ll sleep one night at a husky kennel and head out with these huskies for two days.
In the evenings we’ll make a campfire and hunt for the Northern Lights.
Everything is taken care of. Local transport, food and excursions.
So you can just enjoy yourself and experience winter together.
An adventure and a lifetime memory for tough kids and adventurous parents.
This adventure is fun for children ages 11-15 with their parents.
8 Days together with your son/daughter, father/mother to be active in winter.
- Hunt for the northern lights
- Two-day dog sledding trip
- Elk spotting
- Snowmobile riding
- Visit the Ice Hotel and Sami Museum
- To Europe’s largest iron mine
- Snowshoeing and igloo building
- Maximum of 4 couples
It’s wonderful to head out together for once.
Building an igloo together, snowshoeing together.
But also riding the snowmobile and spotting moose together.
Heading out with the huskies and sleeping in a wilderness cabin together.
And the highlight. Hunting together for the Northern Lights.
A week full of adventure, relaxation and experiences.
Everything is arranged to perfection in advance.
You can contribute a lot yourself and nothing is mandatory.
The activities are fun for both children and their parents.
You can experience and perform them all together.
We are in the North of Swedish Lapland.
Far above the Arctic Circle where the nights are still true nights.
Where the surroundings are white with snow and pin-drop silent.
Far from the worries and obligations of home.
Here you will unwind and have time for each other.
GO ON AN ADVENTURE WITH PANDORA
Guide & tour guide
Pandora has extensive experience guiding trips in wintry Lapland and knows all about real snow fun.
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The Parent-Child Winter Experience is a cool adventure for children ages 11 to 15 and their parents.
Date
February 18 – 25, 2024 (8 days)
Participants
Maximum 4 parents and 4 children (Ages 11-15)
Costs
€2,492 per person
Included in this trip
All overnight stays
4 x Camp Alta lodge
1 x Wilderness cabin
2 x Camp Ripan
All transfers
From arrival up to and including departure at Kiruna Airport
All meals
From dinner on the day of arrival up to and including breakfast on the day of departure.
- 7 x dinner
- 6 x lunch
- 7 x breakfast
All activities
- Elk safari 4 hours
- Snowmobile tour 4.5 hours
- Building Igloo
- Northern Lights hike 2×2 hours
- Snowshoeing 6 hours
- Iron mine 3 hours
- Kiruna visit 4 hours
- Ice hotel and visit Sami museum 4/5 hours
- Husky trek 2 days
Exclusive in this trip
- Flight Amsterdam-Kiruna
- Travel and Cancellation Insurance
- Alcoholic beverages, personal expenses
The lodges
We sleep in 2 different lodges and in 1 wilderness hut.
Camp Alta
At the cozy Camp Alta, we all sleep together in a large cabin where each pair has their own room. We share the kitchen, living room and bathrooms. This is our base of operations for the first part of the trip. The camp is located next to a lake and there are several facilities such as sauna, ice wak and real Swedish fire hut. Plus, there is plenty of room for making lots of snowmen!
Wilderness cabin
This is a primitive cabin. No running water and no electricity. So we light the cabin with candles and warm it with a fire. Lovely classic. Outside is the toilet in a toilet building. A true “Ute tie. The sauna is also on the property. We can take advantage of this. There may also be other people in this area.
Camp Ripan
Luxury 4-person cabin with shower and toilet. Divided into two rooms for two people. Includes a small pantry with kettle. The restaurant is 50 meters away and is the best restaurant in Kiruna. At Camp Ripan, you sleep in style.
Legal
The travel conditions of Arctic Adventure apply to this trip.
As a travel organization, Arctic Adventure is a member of the VVKR (Association of Small Travel Agencies). We are insured for risk with the AON.
Program format ‘Parent-Child Experience’ in Sweden.
A wonderful experience together in Swedish Lapland.
Day 1
The plane from the Netherlands lands in Kiruna at the end of the afternoon. You will already have a day on it with a transfer in Copenhagen or Stockholm. Fortunately, a van is waiting at Kiruna airport to take us all, including luggage, to our accommodation in one go. This is the lodge Camp Alta. A perfect base for the beginning of the week and an ideal place to see the Northern Lights.
We eat dinner in our own large cabin and enjoy by the fireplace. In the evening, there is quiet time to get acquainted.
We all sleep in a large lodge with 2-bed rooms per family.
Day 2
The first day is immediately dominated by many features of Lapland. In the morning we will go out and visit a real Ice Hotel. Everything in this hotel is made of ice, how cool! Here you can get nice inspiration for the afternoon program… Next to the hotel is the Sami museum where we will also visit and learn more about the original inhabitants of Lapland.
By noon, we will drive back to the camp and make an igloo. If it works out even an igloo that we can eat in at night. Even though our lodge is a dozen meters away. So eating inside is always possible. We just sleep in the lodge. Although a sleeping bag can of course be arranged for the truly adventurous polar bear…
Day 3
After breakfast, we set out early. At 08:30 we start the moose safari. Early, though. But the moose are the best to find then. We have lunch during the safari with a real outdoor lunch. The safari lasts a whopping 4.5 hours. So ample opportunity to spot the king of the forest.
In the afternoon, we go out on our own. Near the lodge, you can explore the area with snowshoes. Either follow the path through the woods, or keep it quiet and go horizontally across the river. The pace is up to you. We are in no hurry. We are on vacation.
Dinner is again at the cabin and will be cooked by the tour guide. In the evening, we can go out again with our new skill, snowshoeing, to look for the Northern Lights or you can warm up in the sauna.
Day 4
After a nice breakfast, we’ll start with the action right away; heading out on snowmobiles. We depart at 9:30 AM, hit the gas, and head into the area on snowmobiles under the guidance of a guide. Children join their parents at the back. Helmet on and well packed on the way. We have lunch along the way and then take another trip. Around 3 p.m. we will be back and there will be time to relax or go in the sauna.
Day 5
We take it easy in the morning and pack our bags. Towards noon we’ll head to the husky kennel and get to harness the huskies to our pulk ourselves. The children will also get their own pulk. With amiable dogs that listen well and are not super strong. You get 2, 3 or 4 dogs. Depending on what you like and what the dog can pull off. If it’s too exciting (which is possible), you can ride on the pulk with mom or dad. But that rarely happens :-)
After a good but simple instruction, we follow the guide and the column of pulks sets off. Silently we glide through the Swedish forests. We eat lunch on the road. Warmed on a wood fire. In the evening we arrive at a wilderness cabin. We help feed and groom the dogs. Really nice to be able to feed your own team. At the cabin we have a good meal. And what could be better than a real Swedish sauna at the end of such a day. Now add the Northern Lights and you’ll never want to leave.
Day 6
After breakfast, the dogs are already eager for another run. Really nice to see that these animals love this. We sled through an awakening landscape. Toward the end of the morning we arrived back at the kennel. One last photo and then we headed to our final stop: Camp Ripan. In the afternoon we can recover from all the adventures and if you want you can enjoy the spa at the hotel. This starred hotel and restaurant has already won several awards. A perfect spot to end this unforgettable week. We sleep in 4-person lodges. Dinner is in the restaurant where our table is reserved from 19:00.
Day 7
After breakfast, we have some time to explore Kiruna. From Camp Ripan get on the bus at 2 p.m. and ride right into the mine. With bus and all! We will visit the largest iron mine in Europe. The mine is in full operation. 24 hours a day. With helmets on, the guide shows us the machines used there. Tires so big, you can stand in them. Impressive for young and old alike.
Day 8
After breakfast, our transfer to the airport awaits. In the early afternoon, it’s take-off. The plane leaves to finally land back at Schiphol Airport around 7 p.m. with a stopover in Stockholm/Copenhagen.
Well, now comes the biggest question. How am I going to explain this week at school tomorrow? That’s almost impossible to do.
Preparation
Beforehand, we keep in touch via email, phone or WhatsApp. We met at Schiphol Airport when we booked the same flight. This may vary because everyone gets to decide how they go to Sweden. The Dutch-speaking guide will be waiting for you in Kiruna anyway
We keep in touch with each other before (and often after) in a WhatsApp group.
Fitness
No special fitness is required for this trip. However, it is important that you are healthy enough to ride a snowmobile or go out with the huskies. Children ride on the back with their parents during the snowmobile tour. If you have any questions about your condition, please contact us.
Safety
A Dutch tour guide will be present throughout the trip. The trip has no extremely dangerous parts. Although an accident can always happen. Especially with the snowmobile or the huskies. We are in populated areas so help is quickly on the scene or available.
Participants in this trip
February 18 -25, 2024
The trip continues with 3 couples and with 4 couples we are full.
Who Joins our Adventures?
The trip is most enjoyable with a child aged 11-15.
Travel dates
February 18 -25, 2024
Departure
Feb. 18, 2024.
Meet the guide at Kiruna airport around 6:00 PM.
Return
Feb. 25, 2024.
Departure from Kiruna at 10:00 AM.
Flights book yourself. You can also come to Sweden with your own transportation.
Total Trip Cost
€2,492 per person
This Includes:
- All transfers in Sweden
- Airport/train station transfer in Sweden
- All excursions
- Elk safari 4 hours
- Snowmobile tour 4.5 hours
- Making Igloo
- Northern Lights hike 2×2 hours
- Snowshoeing 6 hours
- Iron mine 3 hours
- Kiruna visit 4 hours
- Ice hotel and Sami museum 4 hours
- Husky trek 2 days
- All overnight stays
- 4 nights at lodge Camp Alta
- 2 nights at the hotel Camp Ripan
- 1 overnight stay in a wilderness cabin
- All meals from dinner on the day of arrival to breakfast on the day of departure
- Using snowshoes
- Professional guidance by Dutch guide
- All activities and entrance as mentioned in the program
- Down jacket can be rented if necessary for €50 (Size Large, X-Large)
- Contribution to the VZR guarantee fund
- Booking fees
Participants
Maximum of 4 parents and 4 children
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 jointly decided to undertake extras (Excursions, food) these costs will be settled among the participants.
We Provide
- Winter suit and boots during the dog sledding and snowmobile tour
- Snowshoes
- Materials for the activities
- Communication devices
- First Aid
You Provide
Beyond the normal things you need on vacation, consider the following:
Sleeping (For in the wilderness cabin)
- Sleeping bag liner
- Headlamp
Hygiene
- Personal medication
- Toiletries
Special clothing
- Thick socks
- Snow boots/warm high boots
- Slippers for the lodge and cabin
- Long underwear
- Ski pants
- Long thermal shirt
- Fleece/wool sweater
- Fleece jacket
- Ski jacket/ winter jacket
- Pair of gloves/mittens
- Hat
- Sunglasses
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