Self-guided cycling tour, Sweden

Planet

Carbon reduction

All our trips are about enjoying and experiencing the natural and cultural beauty of the region, in a respectful and considerate way. Our trips are only run with small groups, most often from two people to six people, to ensure that impact on the environment is a minimum at all times, and the most personal and rich experience can be had by all.

Cycling puts little stress on the environment and allows you to appreciate the surroundings in a comfortable and environmentally friendly way as you follow the established Näckrosleden cycling route through Sörmland.

Environment and wildlife

We are a member of the Svenska Ekoturismföreningen (Swedish Ecotourism Association) which works towards an improved tourism which protects and takes responsibility for our delicate natural and cultural environment. Our company beliefs reflect this vision.

As our trips are self-guided, we make extra efforts to provide travellers with as much information about the local area as possible, including information about bird, animal and plantlife as well as historical and cultural information. Look out for roaming red deer, fallow deer, red squirrels and the king of the forest, the moose. Birds of prey are plentiful in the region and eagles and osprey can often be seen soaring overhead.

This knowledge ensures that, even without a guide, we can inform travellers about the region. With additional knowledge, travellers can go one step further to protecting the environment.

We take responsibility of ensuring that rubbish is handled accordingly, both in the countryside and in the office, with a developed sorting system. Use of paper is spared with all marketing made online to avoid the production of own brochures. Travellers are encouraged to recycle as much literature as possible that they are provided with at the start of the trip.

People

Local economy

Our aim is always to promote and support the local community. Encounters with the locals is a fundamental aspect of our trips, and we therefore make all efforts to use suppliers from the area. With this aim in mind, we ensure all meals are provided by local suppliers, often from the local B&B where you stay, with a commitment to using local produce. For example dinner is included at Blacksta Winery where they are proud of their mat philosophy to use fresh ingredients from the farm and local suppliers including fish direct from the local lake, or game from the forests.

We prefer to use accommodation that is smaller and more personal which allows an insight into the local community, including personal B&Bs such as Lilla Vasskärr set deep in the forests, and the family run Runnivken Pension offering cuisine using local ingredients, many of which are grown on the farm.

Havrevreten is a glamping establishment which allows our guests to come as close as possible to the nature, in a comfortable setting. The tents are about creating an eco-friendly retreat that harmoniously blends with its natural surroundings.

Our trips are designed so that travellers pass by cultural and historical sites en route, including local folklore museums such as Långmaren farmstead, and information is provided about these sites. Travellers are encouraged to visit or take guided tours, and all opening times of sites, shops, facilities are indicated to allow the traveller the opportunity to maximise their visit.

Our trips would quite simply not be the same without the support of the local community.