Duration: 4 days and 3 nights
Availability: November -April
Pickup: Pick-up at Rica Ishavshotel on day 2 at 16:45, please be there 10 min. before pick-up. Return to Tromsø at 23.45 on day 3
Primary location: Tromsø and Camp Tamok
During this four-day wilderness adventure you will experience reindeer sledding, a snowmobile tour into the mountains and enjoy an evening tour with your own team of huskies. Welcome to the wilderness!
This four-day wilderness adventure starts with a reindeer sledding tour across the valley of Tamok. You will experience the art of lasso-throwing, visit a Sami lavvu (traditional herdsmen’s tent) and learn about the Sami history, culture and handcraft. The following day starts with breakfast followed by a snowmobile tour into the mountains. After some relaxation at the camp it is time for an afternoon/evening dog sledding adventure. Before setting off you will learn how to train and groom dogs and your guide will provide detailed instructions about how to be a musher and lead a team of dogs. Hopefully you will experience the magic moment when the Northern Lights are dancing in the sky above you.
Essential information
Warm woollen underwear and socks are recommended for this excursion.
Fleece is useful as a second layer. Warm outer clothes and boots will be provided.
Bring sunglasses and sunscreen (from February to April).
Camp Tamok is a wilderness camp and there is no running water (hot or cold) or flushing toilets. There is a sauna in the camp.
For your safety excursions might be shorter than described in situations of very low temperatures or bad weather.
Vegetarian food is available if ordered in advance.
The tour includes/excludes
Included:
- Accommodation at Clarion Hotel Bryggen.
- Free use of sauna and outdoor hot tub on the top floor at Clarion Hotel Bryggen.
- All meals during excursions and stay at the wilderness camp
- Return transfers from Tromsø - Camp Tamok (75 min each way)
- Insulated body suit, warm boots, gloves and headwear for use on the excursions and at the camp
- Winter sleeping bag (warm and cosy!) for overnight stay at the camp
- Head lamp for use at the camp and on excursions
- English-speaking guides at Camp Tamok
Excluded:
- flights to and from Tromsø
- airport transfers to/from Clarion Hotel Bryggen (Taxi NOK 200)
- upgrade to single room at GClarion hotel Bryggen
- personal travel insurance
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Tromsø. Spend the first night at Clarion Hotel Bryggen, a moderne design hotel in the centre of Tromsø. Dinner at Clarion Hotel Bryggen.
Enjoy the sauna and the outdoor hot tub on the top floor for free. Great view of Tromsø from the hot tub.
Day 2: Breakfast and lunch at Clarion Hotel Bryggen. Time at your leisure before transfer to Camp Tamok at 16.45 (pick-up from Rica Ishavshotel, next to Clarion Hotel Bryggen). Reindeer sledding (2,5 km) in the evening while looking out for the Northern lights. Stay overnight in a lavvu or a cabin at the wilderness camp at Camp Tamok.
Day 3: Breakfast and snowmobile tour (2-3 hours) in the morning. Dog sledding in the evening (2-3 hours). Transport back to Tromsø in the evening (arrival Tromsø at 23.45). Spend the night at Clarion hotel Bryggen in Tromsø.
Day 4: Breakfast at Clarion Hotel Bryggen. Time to explore Tromsø at your leisure, including its various museums and charming city centre.
