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Icehotel Excursions

Jan-Apr, Dec

Introduction

No trip to the Icehotel is complete without taking part in some of the amazing winter activities available.

Enjoy traditional pastimes such as cross country skiing, husky sledding and ice fishing. For those wanting something with a little more adrenaline, try your hand at one the snowmobile excursions on offer. And of course many ways to witness the Northern Lights.

We highly recommend that you pre-book excursions and activities with us before you arrive. For the full range of excursions are available at the Icehotel please take a look below and then talk to our Travel Specialists about how best to fit these into your holiday.

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Snowmobiling

Feeling adventurous? Discover the Swedish wilderness on an exciting snowmobile tour. You will receive full driving and safety instructions before a short lesson and then once ready, take to the trails through the forests and over frozen lakes in the beautiful winter surroundings.

  • Snowmobile Adventure – 3 hours – from £149 per adult & £73 per child
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Husky Sledding

In the winter-touched reaches of Swedish Lapland, a journey by husky sled really is the best way to travel. Icehotel offer the opportunity to travel as a passenger in a sled driven by an experienced musher, and also the chance to be a musher in control of your own team of dogs.

  • Husky Sledding – 1.5 hours – from £148 per adult & £73 per child
  • The Ultimate Husky Tour – 4 hours (including lunch) – from £416 per adult musher, £322 per adult passenger & £161 per child
  • Husky transfer from Kiruna Airport to the Icehotel – 75 mins – from £777 per sled (maximum 4 passengers)
  • Husky transfer from the Icehotel to Kiruna Airport – 75 mins – from £777 per sled (maximum 3 passengers)
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Northern Lights

Experience nature’s best lightshow in a remote location far from light pollution. There are many ways in which to search for the Northern Lights* while learning about science behind the phenomenon.
*Northern Light sightings cannot be guaranteed

  • Northern Lights Snowmobiling – 4 hours – from £196 per adult
  • Northern Light Photography – 4.5 hours – from £133 per adult & £104 per child
  • Northern Lights on Horseback – 5 hours – from £220 per adult
  • Starlit Dinner at the wilderness Camp – 4 hours – from £220 per adult
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Winter activities

Explore one of the traditional Lappish past times such as Ice Fishing or Cross country skiing through the Swedish wilderness, or try your hand at Ice sculpting; the best creations will be displayed around the Icehotel resort.

  • Ice Fishing by Snowmobile with wilderness lunch – 4 hours – from £196 per adult & £97 per child
  • Ice Sculpting – 1.5 hours – from £86 per adult & £44 per child
  • Cross country skiing – 2.5 hours  – from £94 per adult
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Arctic Wildlife

The Swedish wilderness is home to many Arctic animals including moose, reindeer and birds.

  • Moose Safari on Horseback – 6 hours – from £220 per adult
  • Arctic Wildlife Safari by Snowmobile – 6 hours – from £267 per adult
  • Wildlife and Nature Photography – 4 hours – from £133 per adult & £102 per child
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Wellbeing

The sauna has a long tradition in northern Sweden and the contrasts between hot and cold are said to have wholesome effects. Learn how to use the sauna like a Scandinavian with the Icehotel‘s ten-step sauna ritual.

  • Sauna Ritual – 2.5 hours – from £439 per group (1-6 people)

 

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Overnight Adventures

Travel through the winter wonderland to a remote wilderness camp for a relaxing overnight stay.

  • Overnight Snowmobiling Tour – overnight – from £393 per person (based on 4 sharing)
  • Overnight Husky Sledging – overnight – from £714 per person