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Ice & Spice tour optional
excursions...
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Optional Excursions in Lulea |
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Snowmobile Safari |
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Price: £227 per person (2 sharing); £116 (supplement for
single rider) - includes lunch |
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Duration: 6 hours |
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Departures: daily |
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After a briefing, explore the icebound archipelago on this
70km round trip. Weave among forested islands, where
reindeer and elk are sometimes spotted and visit the fishing
village, Hinderson. Try ice fishing and maybe cook the catch
over the campfire. Also includes use of thermal suits,
boots, helmet, gloves and balaclava. Participants must
possess a valid driving licence. |
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Ice Driving |
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Included Optional |
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Price: £156 per person - includes lunch |
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Duration: 4 hours (inc. 1hr transfers) |
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Departures: daily |
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Feel like a test-driver for your favourite car magazine and
put a standard vehicle through its paces around a 2.5km
track on a frozen lake. Participants begin with a briefing
by experts about safety and security then learn how to test
the breaks, how the car behaves on ice, turn-around
techniques, slalom-driving and other manoeuvres.
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Icebreaker Voyage |
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Included Optional |
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Price: £163 per person |
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Duration: 4.5 hours (inc. transfers) |
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Departures: Saturdays only |
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Transfer to Pitea Hvasbad about an hour from town and board
the Arctic Explorer. Head out into the vast, frozen Gulf of
Bothnia and be amazed at the sight and sound of ice breaking
beneath the hull during this fabulous 2hr cruise. Maybe even
don a floatation suit and get into the water? |
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Optional Excursions at the Icehotel® |
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Snowmobiling |
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Included Optional |
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Price: £ 68 per person (2 sharing); £105 (single) |
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Duration: 1.5 hours |
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Departures: daily 16:30 |
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You will receive short instruction before heading off on a
brief guided tour through the forests surrounding
Jukkasjarvi. Drivers must have a valid licence and
passengers should be over 8 years of age. |
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Wilderness Snowmobile Tour |
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Included Optional |
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£106 per person (2 sharing); £151 (single) |
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Duration: 3.5 hours |
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Departures: daily 11:45 |
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longer guided tour into the wilderness around Jukkasjarvi with
stops en route to take in the wonderful scenery. Traditional
wilderness lunch included. |
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Reindeer Sledging at the Sami Camp |
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Included Optional |
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£112 per person |
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Duration: 3.5 hours |
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Departures: daily 09:30 (& 14:30 until 25 Mar) |
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the short distance by bus to the camp in Jukkasjavi for a
glimpse of rich Sami culture. Learn how to drive a reindeer
sledge and practice your skills before enjoying a traditional
meal in a lavvu tent. Return to the Icehotel®. |
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Husky Sledging |
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Included Optional |
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£104 per person |
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Duration: 1.5 hours |
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Departures: daily 09:30 & 13:00 |
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are more dogs than people in Jukkasjarvi and its surrounds!
Enjoy a husky sledge ride through quiet forest trails with a
skilled musher. A short stop is made for coffee and cakes by a
campfire. |
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Exclusive Dog Sledge Trip |
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Included Optional |
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£202 per person (as a passenger); £268 (if you wish to 'mush'
your own team of dogs) |
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Duration: 4 hours |
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Departures: daily 11:00 |
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excursion includes a two-course outdoor lunch and concludes with
a visit to the kennels. Total ‘mushing’ distance is 28km. |
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Cross country Skiing |
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Included Optional |
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£72 per person |
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Duration: 2 hours |
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Departures: daily 11:30 |
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short drive to a mountain top vantage point then, after some
instruction, strap on the skis and begin the descent back to the
Icehotel® along a specially marked cross country ski trail –
between 3 and 5km. Includes hot drinks and fresh baked bread. |
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Snowmobile Moose Safari |
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£170 per person (2 sharing snowmobile) or £227 (single rider) |
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Duration: 6 hours |
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Departures: daily 08:30 (limited to 8 spaces) |
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by minibus then take snowmobiles deep into the heart of the
pasture. Then it is time to wait. The guide on this exclusive
trip is very careful not to disturb the animals and it is often
possible to have them grazing close by. Sightings cannot be
guaranteed. |
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Ice Sculpting |
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Included Optional |
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£45 per person |
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Duration: 3 hours |
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Departures: daily 11:00(at the Icehotel®) |
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time with an expert ice artist and learn about the properties of
the River Torne ice. Watch as you are given a detailed
introduction and then create your very own masterpiece. |
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Snowshoeing |
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Included Optional |
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£60 per person |
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Duration: 2 hours |
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Departures: daily 09:00 |
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minute transfer out of town there are some beautiful hills where
the trek begins. Follow trails up through the snowy forest and
eventually come to some stunning views over Jukkasjarvi and the
Icehotel®. Time for a hot drink before the descent – either
returning on the trails or for the more adventurous, by
abseiling down the mountain! |
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Northern Lights Tour by Snowmobile |
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Included Optional |
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£121 per person (2 sharing); £166 (single) |
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Duration: 3.5 hours |
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Departures: daily 19:00 |
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guided snowmobile tour through snow-clad forests, across a
frozen lake and past the impressive Icehotel® in search of the
northern lights (sightings cannot be guaranteed). Trip includes
a traditional dinner at a wilderness hut (smoked salmon
sandwich, moose soup, apple cake, tea/coffee or hot lingonberry
juice). |
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Complimentary Dossier |
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Receive a FREE copy of our expert's guide to the Ice Hotel when you book
with us. Written by Kirsty who has visited the Ice Hotel twice! |
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