Family Bushcraft Adventure

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A unique family holiday combining hiking and canoeing with bushcraft skills

Family holidays in Sweden: Jämtland

Children love learning and practising the basic skills of bushcraft - cooking out of doors, learning how to identify animal tracks in the forest, using a map and compass to find their way, making tools and catching fish!

Sweden is an ideal environment for adults and children alike to explore the natural world and learn the art of bushcraft. Its vast forests, rich fauna and flora and the freedom to camp wild make Sweden the perfect outdoor playground for active families. Family Bushcraft Adventure is accessible to families with children aged 8 or over with an interest in nature and the outdoors. No previous experience of canoeing or bushcraft is needed. The study and practice of bushcraft skills teaches teamwork, develops independence and self-confidence, and instills a deep respect for the natural world - qualities of enormous benefit to both young and old - and Sweden's clear lakes and dense forests provide a marvellous location for a family adventure!

Family Bushcraft Adventure gives you and your children the chance to re-connect with nature, to learn important skills long forgotten in the hustle and bustle of the modern world, and to spend some valuable time together building connections and strengthening relationships as a family - all in the beautiful natural setting of the hills and forests of Jämtland in north-western Sweden. Families of four or more persons can book private tours on custom dates by arrangement between May and September. Alternatively, it is possible to book spaces on scheduled date tours.

You will spend your five-day adventure in the company of an expert bushcraft guide, who will instruct you in the traditional skills of bushcraft. Your experience begins as you climb into Canadian canoes to paddle quietly across the still waters of Lake Revsund to your bushcraft camp on the island of Ammaron, where you will spend the next few days camping wild in a traditional teepee-style tent.

You will have the opportunity to make simple tools and implements from natural materials, including walking sticks, fishing rods and spoons. You will fish for your supper in the clear waters and learn how to cook your catch over an open fire. The surrounding forests are rich in bird and animal life, and if you know what to look for, the forest inhabitants reveal their presence and habits in fascinating ways.

Each evening you will return to camp to recount the day's adventures around the fire, sleeping soundly under canvas surrounded by the sounds and smells of the nightime forest.

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