Winter archipelago 4 day escape

Winter Archipelago 4 day escape

Are you looking for a (ice) road less traveled? Just book a short holiday to a truly unique part of Swedish Lapland. You are just a few short hours away from a winter wonderland on an island surrounded by ice!

Take a car or snowmachine transfer from the mainland and be our guests and stay in our small and cosy farmhouse where you will have the chance to see the Northern Aurora away from the city lights, practice traditional winter skills such as fire making, making shelters and route finding with map and compass, snowshoeing and ice fishing with our experienced guides.

Oh and did we forget to mention we have a Husky kennel? 11 huskies are waiting to meet you, pull and play in the snow, are you?

Day one

You will be met at the airport by your guide for the transfer out across the frozen sea by ice road to Jopikgården, your farmhouse on the island. You will either take a small hovercraft or drive with your guide on the maintained ice road and meet our team and experience a little Swedish hospitality with warm drinks and a bite to eat after your journey. We have time to meet the dogs, get settled into your room, get to know each other and talk over dinner together by the fire.

If the Aurora is out we can go out together and marvel at the natural beauty that is Swedish Lapland in winter before returning to the Inn and maybe something from the bar?...

Day two - Snowshoeing & fire making

After a hearty breakfast we ensure you are properly dressed for the weather and you will be fitted with quality modern snowshoes for a guided tour in our old growth forest where you will learn wilderness skills including shelters, fire making and route finding and have a well-earned lunch cooked over an open fire. We have the opportunity to see island wildlife such as sea eagles, hares and foxes, and maybe an elusive moose as we make fire for lunch, followed by a Swedish outdoor specialty, coffee over the open fire.

After we return warm up by the fire as we prepare another not- to- be missed Swedish experience - the private wood-fired sauna overlooking the ice!

Your private sauna will be warm and inviting as you spend time in the heat before resting in a warm room next door with an amazing view looking out over the sea, and of course snacks and drinks. If you prefer not to sauna, take the opportunity to explore the island with some fat bikes or kick sleds with some free time before dinner. Since we’re speaking of dinner, the evening meal will be prepared outside on a fire and enjoyed in a large traditional tipi called a Kåta, as we sit on warm reindeer skins. Still not done? Want to help feed the Huskies? Sure! Or maybe the lights will be out to cap a truly unforgettable day of snowshoeing, fire making, outdoor lunch, sauna, dinner in the Kåta. As always the bar will be open in the evening for a little nightcap if you desire.

Day Three – Ice fishing & Husky Experience

Our day starts with breakfast, dressing, feeding the dogs (if you want), then off to the ice for fishing! We drill through the ice and fish for local species such as perch or pike with your guide. Warm drinks are provided as are reindeer skins to stand on! After ice fishing, we walk back to the Inn for a warm lunch before our husky experience. Maybe we hike with dogs, go on a ride with them as they pull our fat bikes on the ice (dog joring), or go on a short and fast dogsled tour or maybe a combination! We have 4 veteran huskies to help out as well with dogsledding and bike joring. We won’t know until you come here what the day will bring. Regardless of what we do you will bond with our dogs and have a great day.

Our final dinner together will be a three-course home-cooked meal taken in our dining room by the fire as we relive our adventures and spend our final night together before departing in the morning. After dinner we will retire to the bar available throughout the evening.