Lapland Holiday/Husky Farm and Wilderness Hotel

The most genuine husky experience! See, how the huskies live. Take a 4-hour sled dog ride. Feel the cozy atmosphere of the family-run log hotel. 

Guesthouse Husky  has over 140 Alaskan huskies. The Alaskan huskies are friendly, social and active dogs, which are very eager to run and pull the sledge. They like working!  

The guests live in a small and symphatetic log hotel opened up in 2011. There are four double rooms and two family rooms with four beds. There is also a sauna and a dining room downstairs. The kitchen serves Finnish-Lappish homefood. Bedware and cleaning at the end of your visit are naturally included.

You can go and pet the huskies when you like. Huskies really like people. They are fed once a day, after the sledge rides. You can participate in the feeding

Dog sledding  is a great way to experience the nature of Lapland in winter. In mid-winter, when it is dark outside and you are using headlamps, it is really exciting. In spring, when it is really bright and white outside, it is really enjoyable. A 4-hour tour is suitable for families with children with 2 people/sledge. You will be served a soup lunch on the way.

Northern lights are dancing on the sky in this area on 3 out of 5 nights. However, you can only see them on a clear night, when clouds are not covering them. Aurora hunting means finding open spots, where the sky is clear.  The experience is magical. The location of Nangu makes it possible just walk out to the yard or on lake ice to see the northern lights. If you want to wait outdoors in company, it is possible to book also an aurora camp.  Please note that there is no guarantee you will see northern lights as it is a natural phenomenon. 

Nangu is a wilderness boutique hotel for adults 20km out to the wilderness from Ivalo village. It is located by lake Ivalo. This small hotel has a cozy lounge, where guests can spend time by fireplace. The rooms are located in their own buildings,  superior rooms are similar to standard rooms but they have a lakeview.  

FAMILY HOLIDAY ADVENTURE: LIVE AT A HUSKY FARM

Accommodation: hotel rooms

Meals: breakfast x 4, dinner x 4, lunch during the activities x 3

Activities: 4 -hour husky safari, 4-hour snowshoeing, 4-hour winter fishing by snowmobile sleigh

Transportation: airport transfers, trasnfer from the husky farm to the wilderness hotel

Itinerary:

Sun 9.12. Arrival date

• arrival 
• getting to know the farm and feeding the huskies
• sauna shift
• dinner

Mon 10.12.  

• breakfast
• 10:30-14:30 4h dog sledding including a lunch prepared by the guide around open fire
• feeding the huskies
• Finnish sauna shift
• dinner

Tue 11.12.

• breakfast
• husky morning routines 
• 9:30 transfer to wilderness hotel Nangu
• 10-14:00 snowshoeing with lunch outdoors
• sauna shift if you want (book at reception in advance, no extra cost)
• dinner (table served)
• night in standard room of the wilderness hotel 

Wed 12.12. 

• breakfast
• 10-14:00 winter fishing by snowmobile sleigh
• sauna shift if you want  (book at reception in advance, no extra cost)
• dinner (table served)
• night in standard room of the wilderness hotel 

Thu 13.12. 

• breakfast
• transfer to the airport

Location: Ivalo
Airport: flights to Ivalo
Railway station: Ivalo