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ICEHOTEL, Wilderness Cabins & Huskies For Expert Advice Call 01722 445959 for Swedish and Norwegian Lapland A unique occasion deserves a unique experience. 01722 445901 for Iceland and Greenland https://www.aurora-nights.co.uk/northern-lights-holidays/sweden/ice-hotel-tree-hotel-breaks/wilderness-cabin-huskies/ ICEHOTEL, Wilderness Cabins & Huskies Break available: December 2021 - March 2022 4 Highlights Nights This break combines the opportunity of staying a night in an Art ● 2 Nights at the ICEHOTEL with one in an individually Suite in the original ICEHOTEL with 2 further nights at Arctic designed Art Suite Gourmet retreat's wilderness cabins. This break is geared towards ● 2 Nights in the Boutique Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins the large numbers of clients who advise us that driving a husky ● 2 Days of Driving your Own Husky Team. Many clients tell us team is the most thrilling experience on a Northern Lights holiday. once is not enough! You get two chances of driving a sled dog team through a pristine ● Private Chef and meals served in Sweden's smallest river valley in a remote corner of Swedish Lapland in the company restaurant set in wilderness location of Ylva Forssén, one of Sweden's most accomplished lady ● Aurora Hot Tub at the Wilderness Cabins ● mushers. The combination of Ice Hotel & wilderness cabins Snowmobile Adventure on pristine trails with commanding makes this a great break for anyone celebrating a special views towards Sweden's tallest Mountains occasion. Day by Day Itinerary DAY 1: Fly to Lapland. Overnight in an Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL. Fly to Kiruna in Swedish Lapland where on arrival you will be met by Petri Tuominen or one of the guides and transferred to the ICEHOTEL for check into your Art Suite, one of the individually designed rooms created by an international Ice Artist. You will be kitted out in Arctic Clothing and also given an introductory tour of the hotel with a briefing on making the most of your stay. Evening at leisure – we will make a restaurant reservation for you in one of the Ice Hotel’s 2 restaurants. A la Carte Optional Extras Upgrade to a Deluxe Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL page 1/7 The Deluxe Suites are individually designed and sculpted thematic suites. The artists, perhaps from Sweden, Germany, UK or the US have been picked from over two-hundred applicants and invited to make the suite you’ll be sleeping in. Each suite is unique and has never been created before. The Big Benefit is that you have your own private heated bathroom and relaxation space directly connected to the bedroom. The relaxation area also provides storage for your belongings while the suite has a door with lock so you have total privacy. You also have a glass of champagne awaiting you so as to get your unique experience off to a special start. Upgrade Cost: From £85 – £180 per person per night depending on season of travel and deluxe art suite chosen. DAY 2 Day Snowmobile Adventure. Overnight in warm accommodation at the ICEHOTEL. Enjoy the excellent IceHotel breakfast prior to pick up for your snowmobile adventure in the arctic wilderness. Andreas Mikko at Máttaráhkká Northern Lights Lodge will give you your briefing before you set off following your own private trail into the wilderness. The scenery ranges from forest to frozen lakes, where the chances of seeing reindeer and moose in their natural habitat are high. From your vantage point near Mount Eatnamvárri gaze out over fantastic scenery – miles and miles of untouched wilderness. Back at the Lodge enjoy a traditional Sami lunch before dropping back to the ICEHOTEL. This evening switch to the traditional warm accommodation for the night and again we will make a restaurant reservation for you. Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch Day 3 Husky Wilderness Safari. Wilderness Cabin with Gourmet Dinner page 2/7 After breakfast your guide will pick you up for the first of your two days trips that include the highlight, for many of our clients, driving your own sled dog team. Ylva Forssén is one of a select group of accomplished ‘lady’ husky guides, whose kennels are deep into the valley from where she runs very personal sled dog experiences. She has a very unique relationship with her dogs and we always feel it is a privilege to spend time with her. Once you arrive at the kennels get acquainted with the dogs and receive detailed instructions about how to drive a team. Harness the dogs and feel their excitement as you attach the sled. Head out into the frozen river valley where you will have opportunities to take turns in driving the team whilst making stops to take photos. The location is outside the major tourist areas and we can almost promise that you will enjoy pristine arctic nature alone. You will be out for around 2 hours before heading back to base for a warming lunch in the traditional ‘Kota’ adjacent to the family home. On arrival at the Arctic Gourmet wilderness cabins Johan and Malin, the owners, will meet and settle you into your cabin. Dinner will be served in the cosy dining room adjacent to the cabin. Johan is a trained chef and his pride and joy is the ‘Chef’s table’. This has to be the smallest restaurant in Sweden with just 2 tables with views over the valley and a fitted kitchen where Johan will cook and serve your Gourmet evening meals! Sit outside afterwards around the camp fire and soak up the silence of the Arctic night or jump in the outdoor hot tub and relax with the prospect of a Northern Lights display flashing above you. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner DAY 4: Spectacular 'Drive your own' Husky Safari. Aurora Hot Tub and Dinner. Breakfast in your cabin before pick up for your second day of Huskies with Ylva at her husky kennels 20 minutes away from the cabin. Ylva does get her guests heavily involved in the preparation of the husky teams and also the ‘wind down’ after your 2 hours out on the tracks in this beautiful and remote corner of Swedish Lapland. If you have been to Lapland before and done a Husky Safari you will know a kennel can be quite a noisy place! Ylva’s dogs are different – beautifully trained and obviously respectful of their owner, they portray an air of quiet competence and efficiency. Today each guest will drive their own team on a longer tour of 30kms along the frozen Kalix river towards Kebnekaise, Sweden’s tallest mountain. Head up into the hills to the forest line for great views towards the mountains. Stop in a wilderness hut for coffee and sandwich lunch before following the Kalix river upstream and back to basecamp. A really spectacular day’s adventure! This evening relax at the Arctic Gourmet wilderness retreat in the hot tub and enjoy another of Johan’s meals served at the ‘Chef’s Table’. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner page 3/7 DAY 5 Fly Home Breakfast at hotel prior to direct transfer to the airport for your flight home, after your Northern Lights holiday to the ICEHOTEL and Boutique Moose Valley Wilderness Cabins. If you would like to extend your trip and visit Stockholm on your way home we have a great 2 night break based at the Rival Hotel owned by Benny Andersson from ABBA fame. We have a range of other breaks that include staying at the Original ICEHOTEL or combining it with the Unique TREE HOTEL and other Swedish Lapland gems! Meals included: Breakfast A la Carte Optional Extras Extension to See Stockholm Scandinavia's Capital City Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and always rates in the top 10 most desirable cities in the world to live in. It is also the perfect place to ‘top or tail’ your break to see the northern lights. The old town in Stockholm is very picturesque and compact and can be done in a full day. Your time will be spent exploring some fascinating landmarks. The VASA museum is world class, the Nobel museum of local interest and for ABBA fans ABBA interactive museum.You will stay in the Rival Hotel owned by Benny Anderson of ABBA fame. The hotel is an excellent 4* hotel in a quiet square but within walking distance of the old town. We make it easy by including private return airport transfers in the package! Costs: £210 per person for Standard room ( weekend rate) £55 (supplement for week days) £245 per person for Superior room (weekend rate) £55 (supplement for week days) £350 per person for Deluxe Room (weekend rate) £55 (supplement for week days) Includes: 2 nights – bed and breakfast, private airport transfers to and from Arlanda airport page 4/7 Where You'll Stay The Original ICEHOTEL - Art Suites The ICEHOTEL consists of 2 structures - the temporary hotel is rebuilt each year from blocks of ice harvested from the Torne river which runs adjacent to the IceHotel. These blocks are stored for the summer in a huge warehouse and as the late Autumn temperature in Jukkasjärvi drops below zero ice artists arrive from all over the world to build this magnificent creation. They build the 4 levels of rooms, the ice chapel and the ice bar. Their art is created with imagination and hard work, only to melt away under the unforgiving rays of the spring sun. The new ICEHOTEL 365 is a permanent ICEHOTEL and a feat of engineering which offers visitors the chance of staying the whole year round.
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