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Winter dog sledge to basecamp ship in the ice | 5 days
Travelling in the footprints of Fritjof Nansen you’ll head out from Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen to the beautiful Tempel fjorden mushing your own dog team of Alaskan huskies to your base for two nights – a comfortable ship frozen into the pack ice. The boat has 10 comfortable two-bed cabins, and there are good on-board facilities. Enjoy delicious meals and return home with the knowledge of the special relationship between a man and his dog in the Arctic.
Dates: Weekly from 1 March – mid May 2012
Price: £2,985 per person (guide price)
Leader: Local leader
Key info: Drive your own dogs. All equipment provided and all necessary training given
Trip reports for Arctic Norway
Fiona’s travel tips
TOP TIP: We provide superbly warm sledging suits and thick felt-lined boots so you will never be cold.GREAT DAY OUT: The polar museum in Tromsø – it has wonderful atmosphere. The Northern Lights Planetarium or ‘Polaria’ is also well worth a visit.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Stunning displays of the aurora borealis in the night-time sky in the depths of winter (if you’re lucky)!
BEST MEMORY: Sledging through spindrift across a frozen river.
DON’T MISS: Summer Island – it’s just one and a half hours’ drive from the Lofoten Islands which are five hours’ drive from Skjaerhaugen. Both offer cosy and comfortable cabin accommodation.
BEST TIME TO GO: January to early April has the best snow conditions for sledging. July and August for walking and camping.
Clients’ comments
“The equipment provided locally was great – we were warm, dry and comfortable in our suits and boots. The dogs are incredible, always keen to go and tireless. It was obvious the guys knew them very well and respected each individual dog for its attributes. Of course I cried like a baby when we waved goodbye to them all from the Ice Hotel… And finally, how could I forget! On the last night of our dog sledding we had a fantastic viewing of the northern lights. Fiona thank you very much for arranging the trip which all went so smoothly.”
Jude Perry and John Verschaeren, Dog sledge The King’s Way: Crossing Norway into Sweden