Arrive into Tromsø and private transfer to Hotel Cahkal (2.5 hrs), located 400 kilometres above Arctic Circle, the very northwesternmost point of Finland, near the Arctic Ocean.

Settle into your hotel and refresh for dinner.

Today you can choose your activities according to the weather and season. Ski touring, fly fishing and mountain biking is available. Summer in Kilpisjärvi village is short and magical! Usually Lake Kilpisjärvi and Lake Cahkal gets free from ice in June and flowers blossom in July. At the end of August you can already see Northern lights in the evening when it gets dark. September is time for natures incredible colours to shine, autumn foliage is truly magical!

After breakfast transfer to the Reindeer Ranch and join a local Sami experience. Your host Nils-Matti is a 12th generation Sámi reindeer herder. Very few Sámi people today are full-time reindeer herders, and Nils-Matti is one of those few. His way of life echoes the life his ancestors lived here for 500 years.

Nils-Matti invites you to join him on a rare and exclusive journey which takes you out on the vast, frozen tundra of his home region, the Käsivarsi Wilderness Area of Northwestern Lapland.

The excursion starts with a car transfer from the Village of Kilpisjärvi to Vasara Reindeer Ranch at Lake Peera. There are no roads in the wilderness and therefore there will be a change of vehicles at the Ranch, and the trip continues on snowmobile sledge.

You will be provided warm snowmobiling gear and blankets for your journey out to the tundra. The route is not predefined and Nils-Matti will contact your driver-guide to provide instructions where to find him – and the herd. Nils-Matti spends most of his time out in the wilds, tending to his reindeer herd, but it’s the reindeer who determine the whereabouts, and reindeer are led by the wind.

Once at the meeting point, be it a half-hour or an hour away, you can observe Nils-Matti at his chores and help him feed his herd. Close-up encounters with the reindeer are on the agenda, just keep your camera ready! Nils-Matti will share with you stories of his work, his family and his way of life during lunch which is enjoyed out in the open.

Return back for a night under the Arctic Sky in a Glass Igloo.

After breakfast, check-out and transfer back to Tromsø via the Tamok Valley. Upon arrival in Tamok, you will be provided with warm winter clothing and begin dog sledding with thorough safety instructions and a practical demonstration. Two people share each sled and dog team. One is the “musher” (driver) and the other can sit back and enjoy the ride. You can switch places midway during the 12 km dog sledding trail. Depending on snow conditions, you will spend approx. 1 hr 30 min to complete the trail.

After the dog sledding adventure, you will be served a hot meal in a traditional North Norwegian setting around the open fire in a reindeer herder’s tent. After relaxing and warming up, you will return to Tromsø for your final night. This evening you can join a Northern Lights boat trip into the fjords.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport.