Northern Lights tailor made holiday

Autumn is the perfect season for a walking or cycling break in Lapland. The extraordinary colours of nature, crisp clean air, and the possibility of seeing the first Northern Lights displays of the year are highlights of the season.

Our tailor made holidays are all about small-scale, genuine experiences and discovery. We take you away from tour groups and tourist areas into the real Lapland, inviting you to explore, be inspired by the landscape and untouched nature, and take part in the local culture. Your autumn break can be as active or relaxed as you wish.

Accommodation is in a small village retreat guesthouse, far off the beaten tourist track. With a wide range of activities and flexible approach in designing your programme, your needs and interests will be well catered for. Personal and reliable service from your hosts and guides, authentic experiences of the local culture and nature, the time and space for well-being and relaxation, and, of course, respect and care for nature and the community we are a part of, is fundamental to all that we offer.

Your holiday will be tailor made to suit your time, interests, budget and requirements. Contact us and together we can create a customised itinerary incorporating any of the activities below.

The autumn activities we offer include:

Overnight wilderness excursion

Guided cycling or walking

Northern Lights tour

Visit to an old forest eco-park

Horse-back riding

Visit to a moose park

Wild berry picking

Bread baking, traditional wood-fired oven

Felt making

Yoga and relaxation

Wood-fired sauna

See below for a sample 5 day itinerary

Accommodation: The retreat guesthouse is located in a small village surrounded by expansive forests, pristine lakes and mighty, untouched rivers. In the autumn the whooper swans gather on the river across from the guesthouse and their hauntingly beautiful calls are an unexpected treat for many visitors. The guesthouse is a timber building dating from the 1920’s. There are six simple, yet elegant and comfortable, double rooms with private or shared bathrooms. There is a dining hall, a spacious group gathering room with a fireplace, and quiet corners for reflection and relaxation. It’s possible to rent the entire house for your private use or to rent just one of the bedrooms. The guesthouse provides a calm and peaceful atmosphere and fits in well with the surrounding nature and community.

Cuisine: The autumn harvest of wild and cultivated food is rich in our area of Lapland. Meals and snacks are freshly prepared with the highest quality, organic and local ingredients available. Root vegetables, grains and pulses form the basis of most meals. Occasionally, we offer local wild meat or fish. We happily accommodate those with special diets with creatively prepared, fresh food.

Organic produce: Meals at the retreat guesthouse are lovingly prepared with over 90% organic ingredients. The guesthouse has its own organic garden which provides herbs and a portion of the root vegetables used in the kitchen. Grown under the midnight sun, the herbs and vegetables are full of great flavour and high in life energy.

Sample 5 day itinerary:

Day 1:	Transfer from airport or train station in Kiruna/Gällivare to accommodation. Welcome supper.
Day 2:	Daytime: Visit to an old forest Ecological Park. A day of guided walking in a truly amazing area with deep ravines, dramatic cliffs, lush untouched forests, wetlands and bubbling steams.
Day 3:	Morning: At your leisure. Option to make a short walk or cycle tour on your own in the forests surrounding the village. Packed lunch available if you wish. Afternoon: Overnight wilderness excursion. Depending on your interest, walk or cycle to our scenic wilderness camp, where you will be accommodated in rustic cabins without electricity or running water. Your guide will help fire the sauna and make sure you are comfortable for the night. With luck, the Northern Lights will dance over the night sky.
Day 4:	Morning: Awake at the wilderness camp. Your guide returns. Guided walking in the area of the camp. In the afternoon return to accommodation.
Day 5:	Transfer to departure airport or train station in Kiruna/Gällivare.