Our expertise in Swedish Lapland enables us to create journeys that combine the very best this magnificent region has to offer and give our clients access to unique experiences.
If you are looking to go to Swedish Lapland once in your life we have two themed Best of Lapland journeys. This one focuses on Iconic destinations in winter whereas the other provides an Autumn programme visiting hidden gems!
These are the ‘Rolls Royce’ of Swedish Lapland Breaks. Quite simply they combine what we think are the best things to see and do with the best places that we know.
This break combines the Tree Hotel, the fabulous creation of Kent & Britta Lindvall with the original and best ICEHOTEL which celebrates its 33rd year this winter. Enjoy a night at the fabulous Arctic Gourmet cabins enjoying some fine cuisine before finally spending two nights in the Aurora Capital of Europe, Abisko, where the northern lights are witnessed more often than anywhere else in Sweden.
We offer Private Transfers in the Lulea region as standard
We can provide a private transfer and guiding service in Kiruna
For more privacy and luxury consider the upgrade to the deluxe Art Suite at the ICEHOTEL.
For more comfort and space the deluxe rooms in the Annexe at Abisko Mountain Lodge are a super addition to your itinerary.
Fly to Lulea in Swedish Lapland, where you will be met and transferred to the Iconic Tree Hotel located in the small hamlet of Harads and conceived and run by our long time partners and friends Kent and Britta Lindvall.
The Tree Hotel comprises 8 unique themed Tree Rooms, created by 6 separate architects. These are the Mirrorcube, Bird’s Nest, Cabin, Blue Cone, Dragonfly, 7th Room, UFO and new for winter 2022 the Biosphere. ( Note certain rooms like the Cabin, Dragonfly, Biosphere and 7th Room carry a cost supplement but can represent good value for groups or families or 4).
You have the rest of the afternoon at leisure and then dinner is served in the authentic restaurant a short walk from the tree cabins.
Meals Included: Dinner
Breakfast at the Tree Hotel.
There are some pristine forest areas surrounding the TreeHotel and you will venture out to explore these with a guide. With two people per snowmobile ( can arrange single snowmobiles for a supplement) this 2 1/2 hour adventure includes a Swedish fika stop.
Enjoy lunch at the TreeHotel where you can relax prior to dinner. There is a sauna that can be booked and paid for locally. If you are celebrating a special occasion why not look to book the fabulous Dinner on Ice. See optional extras below
You also have the option of switching rooms. Popular combinations at the Cabin and Mirror cube or the UFO or Birds Nest and the Blue Cone or Mirror Cube!
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
If you are away celebrating a special occasion and want to have a totally unique dining experience the Tree Hotel have the fantastic Dinner on Ice. The evening is lit by torches and candles while a 3 course dinner is served in a heated tepee on an ice covered lake. Sit on reindeer skins while you enjoy a fantastic meal over 2 and half hours. This is a beautiful experience either beneath the arctic stars or the northern lights. The dinner includes alcoholic beverages.
Cost: £265 per person for private dinner
After breakfast transfer to the station to catch the train that will take you to Kiruna in Swedish Lapland. This 4 hour journey crosses the arctic circle and gives you a great chance to see one of the last expanses of wilderness in Europe.
On arrival Petri Tuominen or one of the guides will transfer you to the ICEHOTEL for check in to your art suite
Evening at leisure – we will make a restaurant reservation for you in one of the IceHotel’s 2 restaurants. These are both a la carte and are paid for locally.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Enjoy the excellent IceHotel breakfast prior to pick up for your Sami Introduction Day.
After breakfast at the lodge transfer to the Sámi village of Rávttas, 20 minutes west of the lodge to meet with Nils Håkan Enoksson. Nils Håkan can trace back his family roots several hundred years and has interesting insights into how life has changed in this period.
This experience will give you a glimpse of the traditional lifestyle of the Sámi people and affords the opportunity to get up close with Lapland’s most iconic creature – the reindeer.
During the visit you will have an opportunity to feed the reindeer and absorb the magical relationship between the Sámi and their most prized resource. Your visit includes a ride on a traditional ‘Reindeer powered sled’, the means by which the Sami people traversed the arctic for centuries.
To end the encounter Hakan will invite you into his traditional Sámi lavvu (teepee) where you will be served a fresh and delicious meal around an open fire.
This afternoon transfer to the Arctic Gourmet wilderness cabins where you will be greeted by the owners, Johan and Marlin. Johan is a trained chef and his pride and joy is the ‘Chef’s table’ adjacent to the 2 cabins. This is the smallest restaurant in Sweden with just 2 tables with views over the river valley and a fitted kitchen where Johan will cook and serve your Gourmet evening meal!
You can sit outside afterwards around the campfire 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.
Overnight in your private Cabin.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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.
After breakfast check out of the IceHotel and pick up, for what is for many people, the flagship experience of a trip to Lapland – driving a husky sled dog team!
Ylva Forssén is one of a select group of accomplished ‘lady’ husky guides, whose kennel is a little deeper into the valley from where she runs very personal sled dog experiences. She has a very unique relationship with her dogs; 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.
Mid afternoon journey to Abisko Mountain Lodge (around 1 hour) where on arrival you will be briefed and provided with your arctic clothing. The Adventure Tour Company guests have a private wardrobe with the latest arctic clothing.
Mina and Dick Johansson, your hosts at Mountain Lodge run a really friendly and warming Lodge, with a restaurant serving excellent meals using local ingredients.
This evening enjoy the traditional Lappish Meal at the Lodge which includes Reindeer, Arctic Char and Cloudberries – 3 of the unique ingredients to the area. The only thing that can interrupt your evening is the Aurora Call. Abisko Mountain Lodge is in a fantastic location for Northern Lights viewing so if they are out you may be tempted to step out the door and gaze skywards!
After dinner transfer to the Aurora Sky Station in Abisko, widely regarded as one of the best places in the world for consistent sightings of the Northern Lights. Take the chairlift up Mount Nuolja to the Observatory which offers visitors a panoramic view over Lapporten, the Abisko Alps and frozen Lake Tornetrask.
During the winter nights when it is dark, depending on the correct weather conditions, it is possible to see the Northern Lights dancing in the sky around you from this fantastic vantage point.
The Aurora Sky Station has an exhibition about the Aurora Borealis, created by IRF, the Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna. Here you will learn more about the phenomenon before going out on the viewing deck to begin your night sky gazing.
Return to the Lodge around midnight and overnight.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
2015 saw the addition of 4 superior rooms at the Lodge. Housed in a separate annexe across the courtyard these rooms add additional comfort and space. All are en suite and are for exclusive use by our clients.
This is a highly recommended upgrade for the marginal increase in cost
Cost: £58 per person per night subject to availability
Many of our clients return from their holiday and feedback to us that they would like to have spent more time with Ylva and her dogs. So we have arranged for you to have this opportunity.
After your morning tour and lunch in the family home embark upon an afternoon husky sled adventure in this magical part of Swedish Lapland. This will also allow you to get to know the dogs better and build a rapport with these incredible animals. You will also be able to witness at closer quarters the special relationship Ylva has with the dogs. If you have been to a husky kennel before you will know just how calm and unique Husky Home is!
This certainly make the most of this day of your holiday and will leave you with a host of memories.
Cost £ 120 per person
Includes: Your own sled dog team for 2 people. Return transfer to your lodge /hotel
There is something quite special about being whisked away on huskies for a night away in a wilderness cabin.
After your morning of driving your own husky sled dog team enjoy lunch before Ylva or one of the guides take you on a private adventure through the riverine valley to the Arctic Gourmet cabins run by Johan & Malin.
Arrive in time for a glorious aurora hot tub under the stars prior to savouring one of Johan’s fine meals cooked in what is most probably the smallest restaurant in Sweden and served at the chef’s table. Johan used to work in some of the top restaurants in Kiruna before setting up his own retreat.
From this isolated location northern lights viewing is excellent. Sit round the fire and see how the evening develops prior to retiring to your cabin. The following morning enjoy breakfast prior to transferring to the airport for your flight home or continuing your journey.
With only 2 cabins there is always a feeling of being pampered
This is perfect for a romantic getaway!
Note: This experience can be inserted as an extra night in your itinerary or as a substitute for a night in the suggested itinerary
Price From : £395 per person (This will be reduced if you are substituting a night already costed into the break)
Includes:
Enjoy the Lodge breakfast prior to two possibilities for the day. This is weather dependent and we try and do option 1 as the default.
Option 1: Train trip to the Norwegian Fjords in Narvik, Norway
Take the train from the station near the Lodge and follow the famous iron ore railroad with beautiful mountain vistas, frozen waterfalls and stunning Arctic valleys. Once you cross into Norway enjoy the magnificent views and try to take photos before continuing up and over Björnfjell – a stunning Norwegian mountain dotted with small grass roofed cottages. Meander down the mountain, where small birch trees give way to large evergreens and dramatic mountains fall steeply down into the Norwegian Fjord.
In Narvik, where you have around 3 hours, you have the opportunity to ascend to the observation deck of the Scandic Hotel t and take coffee or lunch (not included), take the cable car to the observation deck or visit the newly built Peace Museum. This state of the art facility offers a glimpse of what life looked like in these majestic Fjords during the Second World War Nazi occupation.
You can take a picnic lunch with you from the lodge if you like.
Option 2: Explore Abisko National Park with Guide
Abisko National Park is sandwiched between picturesque mountains and Lake Tornetrask, one of Sweden’s largest lakes, which freezes during winter. The team at Abisko Mountain Lodge will provide information on trails you can explore. Alternatively from mid February to mid March you can take the chairlift up Mount Nujola to view the spectacular landscapes from 300 meters up! A guide will give you a 2hour introduction on a walk to some of the picturesque spots.
This evening provides a great opportunity to see and photograph the Aurora Borealis in the wilderness of Abisko National Park. Abisko is situated in a low precipitation zone and has the lowest levels of rain and snow in Lapland. What this means is lots of perfect nights for aurora watching!
Venture out directly from the lodge to a secret location with Chad Blakely or one of his team who will provide you with a high quality camera preset for optimal Aurora photography and teach you how to photograph the magical Aurora Borealis. Even if you have never used a camera before you have an extremely high chance of going home with some beautiful Northern Lights photographs and memories that will last a lifetime! Small groups ensure a very personal and genuine experience.
Overnight at Abisko Mountain Lodge.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast relax at leisure until the transfer from Abisko to Kiruna to catch the flight home. Alternatively why not extend you break to see Scandinavia’s capital city – Stockholm
Meals included: Breakfast
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:
£255 per person for Standard room ( weekend rate) £50 (supplement for week days)
£298 per person for Superior room (weekend rate) £60 (supplement for week days)
£395 per person for Deluxe Room (weekend rate) £65 (supplement for week days)
Includes: 2 nights – bed and breakfast, private airport transfers to and from Arlanda airport
Dreamt up on a fishing trip in Kamchatka, Russia, but part of a living Boreal forest in Swedish Lapland, this is a hotel with a difference!
The Treehotel comprises 7 unique themed Tree Rooms, created by 7 separate architects. These are the Mirrorcube, Bird's Nest, Cabin, Blue Cone, dragon fly, UFO and 7th Room!
In addition there is a sauna and relaxation area and nearby is the Brittas Pensionat where meals are served.
The rooms are set between 4-6 meters from the ground in pine trees and rooms are accessed by either a ramp or sturdy stairs. They can house between 2 and 4 people and the larger rooms, The Dragonfly and the 7th Room, have separate bedrooms.
Every Tree Room has its own living and sleeping area and is equipped with a state of the art eco-friendly incineration toilet and water efficient hand basin, which means there is no artificial plumbing.
The emphasis is on running the hotel consistent with values of low impact on the surrounding forest and every aspect of the operation compliments this aim.
The Original ICEHOTEL is situated in Jukassjarvi Swedish Lapland and is a feat of engineering and artistic creation. We recommend staying in an Art Suite to appreciate the full ICEHOTEL experience and our itineraries feature these rooms as standard. They cost a little more but add hugely to your appreciation of this Once in a Lifetime experience.
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. It houses both Art suites and the Deluxe Art Suites (which we offer as an upgrade) with their luxury en suite bathrooms. It is also home to the celebrated ICEBAR.
You have your own private locker room where you can change and leave your bags whilst having access to the adjacent service block where there are saunas, toilets and showers.
Wake up to a hot Lingonberry juice served in your room prior to the very substantial ICEHOTEL breakfast served in the main restaurant.
For Dinner the ICEHOTEL has 2 restaurants, one serving gourmet food, whilst the more informal Homestead restaurant serves hearty traditional food.
This is the inspiration of husband and wife team Johan and Malin who have developed a totally unique concept. They have 2 cosy wilderness cabins adjacent to the smallest restaurant in Sweden - where Johan acts as a private chef to our guests.
Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins are new builds and combine wilderness with creature comforts not normally associated with a wilderness experience.
Situated in a picturesque valley they are perfectly placed for guests to combine both a northern lights and arctic adventure. For those of you that appreciate good food, meals prepared and served in the smallest restaurant in Sweden are a delight.
There are two cosy double bedded cabins with large glass windows facing north towards the northern lights horizon. Modern styling includes satellite TV!
There is an adjacent toilet and shower block and an outdoor hot tub which guests are invited to use.
After dinner sit around the outdoor fire, gaze at the stars and hopefully the aurora, enjoy a hot drink or a whisky and appreciate how special it is to own a piece of Lapland for moment in time!
Being away from it all in your own private space with the auroras roaring overhead is simply breath-taking and the perfect special occasion retreat!
Right in the small hamlet of Abisko, world renowned for the Northern Lights, lies a small welcoming Lodge run by our good friends Mina and Dick Johansson. Dick is one of the most qualified mountain guides in Sweden and looks after all the adventure whilst Mina can be described as a Skier, Creative CEO and ray of sunshine who lights up the Lodge.
Abisko Mountain Lodge offers genuine accommodation in an old-fashioned mountain hotel setting. The service is personal and the cuisine is centred on raw ingredients. It is accredited by the Sapmi Slow Food movement, an award which took 4 years to achieve. Chefs are dedicated slow-food addicts and produce wonderful nightly meals!
The 16 standard rooms in the low red 'Swedish style house' are all en-suite. Although basic they are warm and cosy. There are no televisions in the rooms as time is spent meeting guests around the bar or in the wonderful lounge area.
Additionally there are 4 new superior rooms added in early 2015. These four rooms are in a separate annexe and are used exclusively by Aurora nights.
Order a coffee or a glass of wine at the bar, read a magazine or spin a yarn about your arctic adventures and the magnificent aurora displays you have seen.
For those wanting to soothe the muscles there is a sauna.
If you are away celebrating a special occasion and want to have a totally unique dining experience the Tree Hotel have the fantastic Dinner on Ice. The evening is lit by torches and candles while a 3 course dinner is served in a heated tepee on an ice covered lake. Sit on reindeer skins while you enjoy a fantastic meal over 2 and half hours. This is a beautiful experience either beneath the arctic stars or the northern lights. The dinner includes alcoholic beverages.
Cost: £265 per person for private dinner
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.
2015 saw the addition of 4 superior rooms at the Lodge. Housed in a separate annexe across the courtyard these rooms add additional comfort and space. All are en suite and are for exclusive use by our clients.
This is a highly recommended upgrade for the marginal increase in cost
Cost: £58 per person per night subject to availability
Many of our clients return from their holiday and feedback to us that they would like to have spent more time with Ylva and her dogs. So we have arranged for you to have this opportunity.
After your morning tour and lunch in the family home embark upon an afternoon husky sled adventure in this magical part of Swedish Lapland. This will also allow you to get to know the dogs better and build a rapport with these incredible animals. You will also be able to witness at closer quarters the special relationship Ylva has with the dogs. If you have been to a husky kennel before you will know just how calm and unique Husky Home is!
This certainly make the most of this day of your holiday and will leave you with a host of memories.
Cost £ 120 per person
Includes: Your own sled dog team for 2 people. Return transfer to your lodge /hotel
There is something quite special about being whisked away on huskies for a night away in a wilderness cabin.
After your morning of driving your own husky sled dog team enjoy lunch before Ylva or one of the guides take you on a private adventure through the riverine valley to the Arctic Gourmet cabins run by Johan & Malin.
Arrive in time for a glorious aurora hot tub under the stars prior to savouring one of Johan’s fine meals cooked in what is most probably the smallest restaurant in Sweden and served at the chef’s table. Johan used to work in some of the top restaurants in Kiruna before setting up his own retreat.
From this isolated location northern lights viewing is excellent. Sit round the fire and see how the evening develops prior to retiring to your cabin. The following morning enjoy breakfast prior to transferring to the airport for your flight home or continuing your journey.
With only 2 cabins there is always a feeling of being pampered
This is perfect for a romantic getaway!
Note: This experience can be inserted as an extra night in your itinerary or as a substitute for a night in the suggested itinerary
Price From : £395 per person (This will be reduced if you are substituting a night already costed into the break)
Includes:
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:
£255 per person for Standard room ( weekend rate) £50 (supplement for week days)
£298 per person for Superior room (weekend rate) £60 (supplement for week days)
£395 per person for Deluxe Room (weekend rate) £65 (supplement for week days)
Includes: 2 nights – bed and breakfast, private airport transfers to and from Arlanda airport
It was an amazing trip, and I was looked after so well. Every activity was handled so beautifully, and each guide made you believe you were the only tourists they had seen in months - they were kind, helpful, enthusiastic, interesting and really informative."
"Well .... WOW, WOW, WOW!!!! What an incredible trip! This was a trip of a lifetime. If anyone ever has any doubts about spending the little extra, then all I can say is spend it with The Adventure Tour Company -you won’t be disappointed, it’s worth every single penny of your hard earned pounds. Kevin, I can’t thank you enough for putting together this experience".