{"id":1071,"date":"2019-04-23T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2019-06-25T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T13:35:33","slug":"a-week-of-dog-sledding-in-swedish-lapland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/a-week-of-dog-sledding-in-swedish-lapland\/","title":{"rendered":"A Week of Dog Sledding in Swedish Lapland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Niki from the Nature Travels team spends a week dog sledding in northern Sweden on our Northern Lights Dog Sledding in Lapland experience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was lucky enough to join one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/dog-sledding-sweden-northern-lights-dog-sledding-lapland-jv8dw1.htm\">Northern Lights Dog Sledding in Lapland<\/a> tours this March. I had previously visited Kiruna in the autumn so was excited to visit again and see the region covered in snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After arriving at the kennels and settling into the cabin, there was a handy information guide on the wall by the door that had a little map of the kennels and a description of the equipment we could take so I knew where to collect my gear needed for the tour. Gradually the rest of my group arrived at the kennels, we met for dinner and that evening we were treated to an amazing display of northern lights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-1.jpg\" alt=\"The cabins at the kennels.\" class=\"wp-image-1075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The cabins at the kennels. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the morning, we were all excited to get going. Mia, our guide for the week, met us for breakfast and talked to us a little about the tour and we were told the name of our dogs who we were going to be taken care of for the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-2.jpg\" alt=\"Elky stows away in one of the snowmobile suits.\" class=\"wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Elky stows away in one of the snowmobile suits. Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jahjah and Blondie were my lead dogs. As I found out as the week went on, Jahjah was a little anxious when out of his harness but confident and eager to get going once on the line. Luckily, Blondie could keep him in check and was a model lead dog. Adam and Senap were in the back. Senap (\u201cmustard\u201d in Swedish, has a brother called Ketchup) was quite young and I quickly worked out that he needed encouraging to pull ahead and not look at birds\/eat snow\/lick Adam\u2019s ear. Adam was all business (as an ex-lead race dog) so didn\u2019t have time for Senap\u2019s distraction, but he was great for a cuddle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-3.jpg\" alt=\"Are we going soon?\" class=\"wp-image-1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Are we going soon? Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After our instruction of how to handle the sleds, we lined up our sleds, firmly anchoring them so in all the excitement the dogs wouldn\u2019t start without us, the lovely handlers were given the names of our lead dogs and they kindly fetched and hooked them up to our sleds. Once we were all ready to go, Mia was first to set off as our guide and would meet us at the top of the hill once we got going!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-4.jpg\" alt=\"The huskies are the stars of any dogsled tour.\" class=\"wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The huskies are the stars of any dogsled tour. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll admit I\u2019m a little nervous to go first after Mia but before I\u2019ve thought about it for too long I\u2019m heading up the hill. We\u2019re instructed to go slow at first as the dogs are so eager to go they will want to go at full speed but they need to be slowed down to start so they don\u2019t pull a muscle. Luckily I have no intention of going very fast and I head off rather bumpily up the hill to be greeted by Mia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10.jpg\" alt=\"Taking it easy in the sun.\" class=\"wp-image-1084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Taking it easy in the sun. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Guides do stops every now and then to make sure everyone is behind them. Once we\u2019re all at the top, we head off again and spend the day travelling through forest getting used to driving our sleds and gradually gaining confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-5.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing the sleds and teams.\" class=\"wp-image-1079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Preparing the sleds and teams. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, we arrive at our cabin for the night and quickly learn the routine of unharnessing dogs, giving them a snack, fetching water to heat up for their food and chopping the meat ready for their dinner. Once the dogs are sorted, we have down time in the evenings for reading, sauna or etc. and Mia makes some incredible dinners! After such an incredible aurora display on the first night, the pressure is off to see them but we were very lucky to see some lovely sightings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-7.jpg\" alt=\"Kennels at the wilderness camp.\" class=\"wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Kennels at the wilderness camp. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mornings are spent feeding the dogs first thing so they have time to digest before we head out for the day. A big typical Swedish breakfast is eaten and we head out for our day\u2019s adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-6.jpg\" alt=\"Time to run!\" class=\"wp-image-1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Time to run! Photo: Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each day is different, on this tour we stay at the same cabin a couple of nights in a row, which is great as we don\u2019t have to pack up all our things each morning and can travel lighter. Only needing our shovels and reindeer skins to build our lunch seating, plus lunch of course! As I\u2019m travelling in late March, the days are mostly sunny and beautiful, we only had one storm but I kicked myself for not having my borrowed ski goggles handy in the front of my sled to put on, so my sunglasses will have to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-8.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner time!\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-8.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Dinner time! Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One day we are lucky to be staying near the route of the 322km Tobacco Trail race that started that day, so we walk out from our cabins in the afternoon and the racers look a little puzzled when they come around the corner to find some tourists having fika and cheering them on as they pass by in the middle of the wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10.jpg\" alt=\"Taking it easy in the sun.\" class=\"wp-image-1084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.naturetravels.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/niki-northern-lights-10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Taking it easy in the sun. Photo: Niki Nature Travels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a brilliant week and goes by far too quickly. I\u2019m sad to say goodbye to my dogs at the end of it but I have promised more than one person not to bring any home so I have to return them to the kennels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Niki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niki from the Nature Travels team spends a week dog sledding in northern Sweden on our Northern Lights Dog Sledding in Lapland experience. I was lucky enough to join one of our Northern Lights Dog Sledding in Lapland tours this March. 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