This short break is a perfect combination of visiting Swedish Lapland and enjoying world class Sámi art, music, culture, handicraft as well as great food and atmosphere.
This short break in Swedish Lapland includes a day trip to the famous Jokkmokk Winter Market, one of the oldest market places in Sweden with dates back to middle ages. It’s the biggest sales opportunity of the year since 1605 for the Sámi traders to make contacts and see old friends, while you can experience the widest collection of Sámi handicrafts in the country, folk dance, traditional music (Joik), reindeer rides, lectures and taste local food.
In addition to this unique day trip to the more then 400 years old Jokkmokk Winter Market. You will visit an learn more about the UNESCO World Heritage site Gammelstad and experience one of the most iconic activities possible in Swedish Lapland a dog sledding tour with Husky’s! The UNESCO site Gammelstad is located about 10 km more inland then Luleå and it’s the districts’s main cultural symbol. It’s the best preserved church town in Sweden.
Beside the planned activities there will be enough time to enjoy the city of Luleå on your own. The entrance to the famous Luleå ice track is just about 500 meters walking distance from your hotel. The track is about 10 km long and ideal for making a walk and absorb the winter scenery.
If you are interested in doing activities like snowmobiling or snowshoe walking, we can easily arrange this for you. The surrounding of Luleå offers many possibilities to enjoy the outdoors. In the evenings it’s possible to join a Northern lightstour, where you will be taken off the beaten track and chase together with an experienced guide one of the most mysterious and profound phenomena the world has to offer.
During your holiday you will stay in the 4- star Clarion Sense Hotel, located in the middle of Luleå city center. This 9-storeys newly hotel is labeled with a “gold” (the best level) environmental classification. Its restaurant, Skybar as well as spa facility are located at the 8th and 9th floors with panorama views of the beautiful Northern Harbour. Clarion Sense Hotel is on a short distance from the boulevard on the waterfront where you have a quick access to the ice track and walkways on the ice from the Luleå River
SEK 9500
4-8 February
4 nights in 4-star Clarion Sense Hotel, standard twin room
Swedish Lapland | Jokkmokk Winter Market | 5 days / 4 nights
Welcome to Swedish Lapland! On arrival to Kiruna Airport, you land 150km north from the Arctic Circle into the northernmost part of Sweden. A short transfer will bring you to the family owned hotel Camp Ripan, close to the heart of Kiruna city. Here you will stay in a comfortable private timber chalet. The hotel’s rewarded Aurora Spa invites you to wander between heat and cold. Relax indoors and enjoy the winter white landscape through panorama windows, or feel the cool caress of the polar winter across your cheek while enveloped by the comfort of the outdoor warm pool. If you are lucky, the colorful dance of the Northern Lights will entertain you!
After a good night sleep and enjoying a rich Scandinavian breakfast buffet, a private taxi transfer will take you to world’s first ICEHOTEL. You may visit the ICEHOTEL Art Exhibition where you can see the fantastic sculptures and the ice rooms in peace on your own. A non-alcoholic drink at the ICEBAR is included in your visit. Before heading back to the hotel, you may check the souvenir shop. If you are interested in learning more about the indigenous Sámi culture and their reindeers. We have selected several optional tours where you can choose from.
During the evening you go hunting for the magical Northern Lights by dog sled! By arriving at the Husky Kennel, you can relax and take place on warm reindeer skins on a sled and enjoy the dark polar night! The team of friendly huskies will pull you through the sparkling winter wonderland. Immerse yourself in the dark wintry nights of Lapland and escape the city lights with the enthusiast huskies. Along the route a stop will be made to enjoy a warm outdoor dinner and a hot drink by the campfire. Meanwhile, the guide will provide you with more information about the Northern Lights. An experience which will give you memories for a lifetime!
Today you will continue northward to the small mountain village of Abisko. Situated within a bowl of mountains, Abisko is well known as the “Blue Hole” (a patch of permanently clear sky) because of its little cloudy and snowy weather. In addition to its location on the Auroral Oval, Abisko becomes the best place in Europe for observing the magical natural phenomenon Northern Lights. A transfer will take you to the Kiruna train station, followed by a 1,5-hour scenic train ride towards Abisko. In the evening you will take the chairlift up to the Aurora Sky Station, 900 meters above sea level, which is listed in the Lonely Planet’s top 10 places of the world for Northern Lights viewing. After arriving, you have an opportunity to learn more about the Northern Lights by participating in a guided tour. The last chairlift ride down leaves at 01:00.
In the morning you may take it easy after having a late night in the Aurora Sky Station. If you plan to wake up early then there are many optional tours to choose from to explore the Abisko National Park in your preferred way. What about taking part in a scenic snowmobile tour driving high up in the mountain areas. Ice fishing or snowshoe walking into the unspoiled winter wonderland? We can recommend visiting the Naturum visitor center for the Abisko National Park to learn more about the region.
After dinner, you may choose for a relaxed last evening in the hotel, or spend one more evening outdoors chasing the Northern Lights by joining an optional snowmobile Northern Lights safari.
After daily enjoying new experiences it’s time to travel home. Depending on your flight schedule, maybe you have some time left to relax in this Northernmost part of Swedish Lapland. If you have an early flight, then it is time to get ready and check out of your hotel room. A transfer will be arranged for you from Abisko to Kiruna Airport. You can look back on your amazing 5 days visit to Swedish Lapland!
Today will be an early breakfast. The fully equipped bus will leave during early morning from Luleå to the Jokkmokk Winter Market. When arriving at Jokkmokk you find your self in the middle of Sami Culture. Meet the people of Sami, their unique handicrafts of silver, forging, tin and all kind of reindeer products. Cultural events as theatres, reindeer racing fills the market and makes the visit a unique experience. It’s not only the central market place where the activities take place, there are much more earea’s to explore. To prepare your self in the best way a program with map from the area will be available in your hotel. We also suggest that you visit Ajtte – the Swedish Sami and Mountain Museum, here films, lectures, shows and entertainment takes place. Around 17.00 the warm and comfortable bus will bring you back to Luleå.
After daily having new experiences it’s time to travel home. Depending on your flight schedule your transfer will be ready to bring you to Luleå Airport. You can look back on an amazing five days visit to Luleå- Swedish Lapland.
The itinerary is a guide for you. We can customize this further, based on your interests. If you would like to make any changes to your itinerary, just let us know and we will work with you to tailor the holiday to match your requirements.
Arrival at Luleå airport based on your flight schedule. When walking outside the airport you enter a winter wonderland, fresh air, minus temperatures and a snow covered landscape. During the short transfer to your hotel, you already get a good impression from the Luleå river as you will cross the bridge which connects Luleå with the southern mainland. Check into your comfortable 4 star hotel and depending on your arrival time you can choose to relax, visit one of the trendy cafes or restaurants in the city centre or maybe explore the nearby ice track on the frozen Luleå River.
We kept the morning and evening free, so you can customise your holiday further to your wishes. The surroundings of Luleå offers many possibilities to enjoy the outdoors. If you are interested in doing activities like snowmobiling, snowshoe walking, ice fishing or joining one of our Northern Lights tours during the evening, we can easily arrange this for you.
During the midday a guided tour to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gammelstad is planned, the best preserved church town from Sweden. Together with your authorized guide you will walk through the labyrinth of narrow streets in between the more than 400 old charming and red colored cottages. Most of the church town is still in the same style as a few hundred years ago. Our guide will share with you the culture and history of Gammelstad and you will have the chance to enter the old stone church outstanding in Gammelstad since the medieval period.
After enjoying your Scandinavian breakfast buffet you will be picked up at your hotel for the transfer to the Husky kennel. As soon as the dogs notice you, they are enthusiastic and all eager to go. Going on a dog sledding tour through Swedish Lapland is a unique experience in many ways. After a safety briefing and instructions, You will sit as a passenger with 3 to 4 other persons on the sled where the guide is standing behind the sled and mushing the dogs. The tour will go over frozen rivers and through wild forests, offering a great opportunity to see wildlife on the way. If you are lucky you might even spot reindeer or a moose on your trip.
Optional you can upgrade to drive your own sled where you can mush your own Dogsled team. Extra price SEK 500 person.
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