Private Husky Safari & Sled Experiences in Lapland
Your own team, your own sled and a musher beside you. Private runs on forest trails, with the kennel named before you book and no other group sharing the track. Your chauffeur drives you to the kennel and waits until you are back.
A Private Husky Safari
You drive a team of your own, with a musher leading the way. Runs are booked as private departures, so the trail is yours.
Dogs are working animals, and their welfare comes first. The kennel cares for its dogs all year round, and every dog has rest days between runs. Run lengths are set to suit the team, and in extreme cold the kennel shortens or cancels the run.
- Your own team and sled
- A musher with the group throughout
- Thermal clothing arranged
- Time at the kennel with the dogs
- Hot drinks by the fire
- Transfers from your residence
Who Runs Your Husky Safari
Runs are operated by a working kennel. The people and the dogs are theirs; the arrangement is ours.
What Mr Charles adds
- The private slot, held for your group only
- Your transfer, timed to the run
- Kit sizes sent ahead
- One contact if anything changes
Which Run Suits You
Length is the main choice. All runs are private to your group.
Short Run
- Suits
- Families with young children
- On the trail
- The shortest loop
- Children
- Ride in the sled with an adult
Half Day
- Suits
- Most guests
- On the trail
- A longer route, with a fire break
- Children
- Ride in the sled with an adult
Full Day
- Suits
- Confident drivers
- On the trail
- Most of the day, deeper into the forest
- Children
- Older children, by kennel rules
A Morning With the Dogs
- 01
Pickup From Your Residence
Driven out to the kennel.
- 02
Warm Kit On
Thermal outerwear on and checked before you go outside.
- 03
Meeting the Team and the Brief
How to brake, how to stand, and what the dogs do when you stop. Then harnessing.
- 04
You Drive
Out on the trail with the musher leading. You can swap driver and passenger at a stop.
- 05
Fire, Drinks and the Dogs
Back at the kennel for something hot, and time with the dogs.
- 06
Back to the Door
Returned to your residence.
Provided, and What to Bring
Provided
- Thermal outerwear, arranged before the day
- Your own team and sled
- A musher with the group
- Hot drinks at the kennel
- Transfers from and to your residence
Please bring
- Warm base layers, wool rather than cotton
- Thick socks and a scarf
- Any medication needed that day
- A charged phone, because cold drains batteries
- Your own camera, if you shoot
Gear sizes are confirmed before the day. Send heights and shoe sizes with the booking.
What Decides the Run
Huskies are working animals, and a few rules keep the dogs and you safe.
- The season runs from November to March
- Welfare: the kennel shortens or cancels runs in extreme cold
- Younger children ride in the sled with an adult; there is a minimum age to drive
- Each sled has a weight limit
Questions About Husky Safaris
Anything not covered here, send it to us and a person replies within 30 minutes, 24 hours a day.
Yes. On private runs you drive your own team with a musher leading. Two people can share a sled and swap at a stop, and anyone who would rather ride can stay in the sled the whole way.
By the kennel, whose working dogs they are. Run lengths are set to suit the team.
Yes. Younger children ride in the sled with an adult, and older children can drive once they reach the kennel's minimum age.
Each run has its own length. The short run suits families, the half day suits most guests, and the full day is for confident drivers.
Yes. A husky morning and an aurora night is a common pairing, with your chauffeur connecting the two.