Wilderness Cabins & Abisko's Aurora Nights

Fly to Kiruna in Swedish Lapland where you will be transferred to the Arctic Gourmet Wilderness Cabins.

On arrival at the cabins, Johan and Malin, the owners, will meet and settle you into your cabin. After your travels the perfect tonic is to relax in the Northern Lights hot tub and soak up the arctic evening.

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 two 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, take a soothing sauna or jump back into the outdoor hot tub and relax with the prospect of a Northern Lights display flashing above you.

Meals included: Dinner

After breakfast your guide will pick you up for one of the highlights of your trip, an exhilarating dog sledding adventure, driving your very own dog sled through the Arctic wilderness.

Ylva Forssén is one of a select group of accomplished female husky guides, whose kennels are deep into the valley from where she runs very personal dog sledding adventures. 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 them to 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 promise that you will enjoy pristine Arctic nature almost alone.

You will be out for around 2 hours before heading back to base for a warming lunch with the family. You are welcomed right into the heart of Ylva and Peter’s home for lunch.

Either return to the cabins for some siesta time or why not extend your husky experience by taking another wilderness husky tour in the afternoon. You will also be able to assist with the ‘warming down’ of the dogs and learn a bit about kennel craft (see optional extra).

This evening, enjoy dinner served by Johan and another night of relaxation around the outside fire, or take a sauna or hot tub for a great sense of wellbeing.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Snowmobile Safari on Private Trails. Transfer to Abisko the Northern Lights Capital.

After breakfast experience a snowmobile trek through part of Europe’s last untouched wilderness. Driving out from Mattarahkka Lodge, run by our long term partner Andreas Mikko, the adventure takes you out in the wilderness following the guide’s own private snowmobile trails.

You will drive your snowmobile through the forest, over frozen lakes and the chance of seeing reindeer and moose in their natural habitat are always present.

Continue your excursion up to the mountain Eatnamvárri where you can view miles and miles of untouched landscape towards Kebnakaise, Sweden’s tallest mountain.

Back at the Lodge enjoy a traditional Sami lunch.

This afternoon transfer to Abisko, around a 1 hour journey. Check into Abisko Mountain Lodge, owned by Mina and Dick Johannson, and be issued with your arctic clothing for the rest of your Northern Lights holiday.

This evening, enjoy the fantastic cuisine at Abisko Mountain Lodge as you partake in their traditional Lappish menu which includes Reindeer, Arctic Char and Cloudberries – three of the unique ingredients to the area (vegetarian options are available).

During the winter nights when it is dark, depending on the correct weather conditions, you may see the Northern Lights dancing in the sky around you from this fantastic vantage point.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy the lodge breakfast before a day trip to Norway or guided exploration of Abisko National Park.

This morning it is time to explore Abisko National Park with its frozen rivers, lake and canyon. The lodge team have some excellent walks that include lunch at the STF and return transfer.

This evening enjoy the fantastic cuisine at Mountain Lodge as you partake in their traditional Lappish menu 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 head out on your Ultimate Aurora Photography tour – an evening that 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.

Walk right out the lodge front door and a snowmobile transfer will take you to an exclusive location with commanding views over the mountains and the lake, both of which provide wonderful backdrops for aurora photos! You will have 2 guides, one to instruct you and the other to look after you and make drinks etc. A yurt will be set up with a fire so you can warm up if necessary.

You will be supplied with cameras pre-set for aurora photography and spend the evening in Abisko National Park. Whether you are a pro or never taken a picture in your life, you have a great chance of going home after your northern lights holiday with some beautiful aurora photographs and memories that will last a lifetime!

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Enjoy Breakfast at your leisure until your airport transfer.

Alternatively why not consider spending a night in the original Icehotel, or spending a few days exploring Stockholm, Scandinavia’s capital city?

Take a look at our other breaks that include Abisko.

Meals Included: Breakfast