Forest Weekend with Elk and Beaver Safari

Dates & Prices

Duration: 3 days plus optional extra nights

Dates/Period: Weekends and some weekdays between May and August. Please contact us for availability.

Price: from £245/person.

Accommodation: Forest huts.

Required: Good general health. Participants should be able to walk on rough terrain through forest. Minimum age 12 years for scheduled tours.

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Wildlife > Forest Weekend with Elk and Beaver Safari

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The Elk

The Elk has come to represent the wildness and majesty of the Swedish landscape. It is the largest deer animal in the world, 2m tall and weighing up to 400-500kg.

The Swedish elk is a close relative to the North American moose, but slightly smaller. However, Sweden has a very large population of around 250,000, making it the country with the highest density in the world. Visitors have a very good chance of seeing an elk in the wild - and in Bergslagen, where elk outnumber the human residents, sightings are guaranteed! See Wildlife Guide

A wildlife adventure on land and water with accommodation in traditional forest huts

Wildlife holidays in Sweden: Bergslagen

Forest Weekend with Elk and Beaver Safari combines chances to see and learn about two of Sweden's most interesting mammals with unique accommodation deep in the forests of Bergslagen. This is an accessible experience on land and water suitable for adults and families with older children, an ideal way to discover the magic of the Swedish forest and the beauty of its wildlife.

Go on a genuine Scandinavian adventure and meet the king of the forest, the mighty elk, and in search of Sweden's most industrious woodland inhabitant, the beaver. Your experienced guides will take you on an unforgettable journey through the dense forests of Bergslagen, a region known for its many lakes, evergreen woods and rich wildlife.

Photo: Roine Magnusson

As dusk falls over the quiet forests you will take to the water in canoes to search for beaver on the lake. Led by an experienced local naturalist guide, you will visit one of the area's beaver hides. Cutting silently through the water in canoes gives you good chances to see this fascinating mammal and close-range encounters with beaver are quite common during the experience.

Photo: M. Eldh

After a day at leisure, during which you can go hiking, canoeing, rowing or simply relax and soak up the atmosphere, it is time to head out in search of elk. Bergslagen is the area of Sweden where you are most likely to encounter wild elk in their natural habitat. Here the elk population far outnumbers the human population! Sightings are guaranteed and you have good chances to see a number of elk at close range. Your guide will share his knowledge of elk tracking gained over years of experience in the field, as you search for hoof prints, fresh droppings and bite marks. You will also be shown some of the traditional ways of communicating with elk.

The area in which the elk safari takes place is also home to one of Sweden's shyest and most misunderstood predators, the wolf. During your search for elk you may also come across signs such as scat and prints left by these elusive and mysterious animals during their passage through the deep woods.

The base camp is an attractive collection of genuine forest huts beautifully located by the shore of Lake Skarsjön. This is Sweden's most primitive hostel, where you leave the modern world and its comforts behind and live in harmony with nature for a while. You will cut your own firewood for the evening's campfire and prepare a wilderness dinner together over open fire, blending your own lingonberry drink with water from the forest well.

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