Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
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Daily scheduled dog sled tours in Swedish Lapland. With 30 years of experience of wilderness exploration and dog sledding, we know how to create once-in-a-lifetime adventures for all sorts of travellers. All our tours are privately guided.
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Blulou
16 contributions
Jan 2020
This is one of the best things I have ever done. It was amazing. We were picked up from the ice hotel in the afternoon and towed across the frozen river on a trailer on the back of a snowmobile, so it was fun from the start. Mary, our guide, gave us a short talk on how to drive the dogs and I did feel a little nervous at this point. We were then shown to our sleds. There were 6 on our excursion and we each had a sled with 4 dogs. We were driving out to a lodge in the wilderness to stay overnight and coming back the next morning so we set off in the dark., each with a head torch. It was amazing. Once you got the hang of braking - as that's basically all you do - it was wonderful gliding over the ice and then through the forests in the snow. So peaceful and quiet. Magical. We arrived at the lodges an hour or so later where we were met by our host and chef Valentine. After a warm glass of juice by an open fire we were shown our accommodation and the sauna and facilities which separate from your little wooden cabins but that really wasn't a problem. The cabins are warm and comfortable. We had a delicious meal cooked by Valentine and served in the main lodge which looked beautiful, all candle lit. The dogs had all been fed and housed for the night - each in a little wooden kennel and occasionally you would here them barking at each other. The dogs were the stars without a doubt. They are so eager and excited to be running. After a good nights sleep and a hearty breakfast we were all togged up again and raring to drive back - in day light this time. I was sorry when the trip ended. It was brilliant, the dogs are amazing, the staff were great, really friendly and knowledgeable and the whole trip ran smoothly and was well organised. Thank you all so much for giving us such a wonderful experience. I hope we will get back one day for the 3 lodge trip
Written February 5, 2020
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Thank you so much for your nice review and warm welcome back!
Written February 14, 2020
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Natalie S
London, UK400 contributions
Dec 2019
Without a doubt the highlight of our IceHotel trip. The dogs are amazing, and it's such a special, beautiful experience. Our guide Peter was incredible, and had all of us laughing the entire time. His love for his job & the dogs really shone through and made it an incredible experience.
Written January 21, 2020
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Thank you very much for your review, I'll pass it on to your guide.
Welcome back!
Ann
Written January 22, 2020
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博隆 升
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Family
We were 5 people (8 y.o. - 77 y.o.). Therefore, I worried about the severity of a dog sledge in the mid-winter. However, fortunately, it was not so cold on that day. Also, the staff were friendly and very kind, and they took it easy on non-English speaking child and elderly person. Finally, all of us were satisfied with this adventure! They were very supportive about our transfer as well. Thanks a lot!
Written January 8, 2020
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Thank you so much taking the time writing such a nice review.
We are looking forward seeing you here again/ Ann
Written January 22, 2020
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Gudrun BD
Almancil, Portugal32 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
Oké, so Kenth convinced me to do the dogsled tour to the Arctic Lodge, and so we did. My god it was exciting! Arriving at the lodge we had the warmest welcome, beautiful lodge, clean, warm, cozy. Lovely food, nice sauna and hot tub, what an experience!
Written December 27, 2019
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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, and for your kind words.
Warm welcome back another time!
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family! / Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
Written December 28, 2019
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Admiro
São Paulo122 contributions
Apr 2019
What an experience!! 250 km from Norway to Sweden! 36 dogs! and 6 sleighs!! in 6 days.
Having travelled and experienced good and bad organisations, I thoroughly recommend Kenneth Fjellborg and his team. They are very professional and everything is thought out and planned. It’s worth the cost because you really feel safe. Ana, our guide, reacted amazingly when a rouge or drunk drove with his skidoo into our daughters sleigh and she fixed it in minutes! We had amazing weather and it was an easy trip, but in high winds and storms you have to have endurance!
It was our family dream to go dog sledding for some time, firstly because we LOVE dogs and secondly because of the adventure! It took 2 years for this dream to came true, we had to wait for our youngest daughter to turn 18 years old and then… the trip was booked out! so another year went passed!
Finally I managed to book ( way in advance! ) and on the 16th of April 2019 we departed with a huge suitcase, better safe than sorry, to Tromso, in Norway.
Kenneth met us in the Scandic hotel and bought all the gear which we tried on: Coats, Bibs ( trousers) balaclava, hat boots and very warm gloves. And then for a traditional fish dinner where we tried differently ways cod can be cooked - delicious!
Early the next morning off we went by van to Signal Valley where we had lunch and were introduced to our lovely guide Ana and Ellen the amazing chef. Shorty thereafter we were off, each one with a sleigh, 5 dogs and the instructions of how to break and never, never let go to the sleigh…
The sleigh has a big space for food, stove, dog kitchen and our clothes which we packed in soft bags, provided by Fjellborg.
The dogs were just keen to run and we had to break most of the time, sometimes, going up hill we had to help them by pushing or just running up and taking our weight off the sleigh.
Fist up went Ana, with her 7 dogs and a big load, then our family and Ellen at the end.
We realised that we took far too many clothes but some things we did not think of and here comes the list of the extras I recommend to bring:
Gardening gloves : to cut up the dog food with is frozen and to feed the dogs! The dog sausages are quite greasy.
Tennis hat: the sun shines very low and a hat would shield this. over the hat I wore a woollen one as well.
Head torch ( to go toilet at night)
Lip balm and very good sun cream
Shoes to wear inside the cabin with socks ( crocs type is ideal )
After an exciting ride and constantly changing landscape we arrived at our first hut. Of course we had to look after the dogs, changing the harness, putting on coats for the night and feeding 36 dogs is quite a job but very rewarding. We had the luck of having a finish sauna ( wood fired) and with a ladle poor water over us. A good alternative to a shower.
Ellen cooked us a wonderful meal and already at 8pm we crawled into our bunkbeds…
The next morning we set out, Ana had already fed the dogs early, for them being able to digest and had a beautiful ride for about 6 hours with a picnic lunch in the sun. That night we slept in a fishing camp in Rostojávri and had our own hut with 2 bunk rooms -drop toilets always outside. There we met a Sami, the camp keeper. Again, Ellen cooked us a lovely meal and we fell into bed.
Our longest day we rode on various lakes, at the end we fell into a nice pace and finally did not have to break. Kenneth did drop some tents, and dog food at the end of Torneträsk ( lake) and we cooked on a fire on the bank of the lake and slept in our tents on the lake! Wonderful experience and sleep!
This day was a short drive/ride to the beautiful homestead of the Fjellborg family. Amazing sauna and a dip in the frozen lake! Then a luxury dinner with candlelight on a big table with other guest happen to be there too. This night each dog had a little wooden raised box they slept in!
Our last day was a 2 hour ride to the Kennels in Poikkijärvi, near Kiruna. The dogs new their way and were very happy to be home again. Ours was the last trip for the season.
After organising the dogs we said our good byes and Ana drove us the the Icehotel where we stayed for one night! Also a great experience !!!
Having travelled and experienced good and bad organisations, I thoroughly recommend Kenneth Fjellborg and his team. They are very professional and everything is thought out and planned. It’s worth the cost because you really feel safe. Ana, our guide, reacted amazingly when a rouge or drunk drove with his skidoo into our daughters sleigh and she fixed it in minutes! We had amazing weather and it was an easy trip, but in high winds and storms you have to have endurance!
It was our family dream to go dog sledding for some time, firstly because we LOVE dogs and secondly because of the adventure! It took 2 years for this dream to came true, we had to wait for our youngest daughter to turn 18 years old and then… the trip was booked out! so another year went passed!
Finally I managed to book ( way in advance! ) and on the 16th of April 2019 we departed with a huge suitcase, better safe than sorry, to Tromso, in Norway.
Kenneth met us in the Scandic hotel and bought all the gear which we tried on: Coats, Bibs ( trousers) balaclava, hat boots and very warm gloves. And then for a traditional fish dinner where we tried differently ways cod can be cooked - delicious!
Early the next morning off we went by van to Signal Valley where we had lunch and were introduced to our lovely guide Ana and Ellen the amazing chef. Shorty thereafter we were off, each one with a sleigh, 5 dogs and the instructions of how to break and never, never let go to the sleigh…
The sleigh has a big space for food, stove, dog kitchen and our clothes which we packed in soft bags, provided by Fjellborg.
The dogs were just keen to run and we had to break most of the time, sometimes, going up hill we had to help them by pushing or just running up and taking our weight off the sleigh.
Fist up went Ana, with her 7 dogs and a big load, then our family and Ellen at the end.
We realised that we took far too many clothes but some things we did not think of and here comes the list of the extras I recommend to bring:
Gardening gloves : to cut up the dog food with is frozen and to feed the dogs! The dog sausages are quite greasy.
Tennis hat: the sun shines very low and a hat would shield this. over the hat I wore a woollen one as well.
Head torch ( to go toilet at night)
Lip balm and very good sun cream
Shoes to wear inside the cabin with socks ( crocs type is ideal )
After an exciting ride and constantly changing landscape we arrived at our first hut. Of course we had to look after the dogs, changing the harness, putting on coats for the night and feeding 36 dogs is quite a job but very rewarding. We had the luck of having a finish sauna ( wood fired) and with a ladle poor water over us. A good alternative to a shower.
Ellen cooked us a wonderful meal and already at 8pm we crawled into our bunkbeds…
The next morning we set out, Ana had already fed the dogs early, for them being able to digest and had a beautiful ride for about 6 hours with a picnic lunch in the sun. That night we slept in a fishing camp in Rostojávri and had our own hut with 2 bunk rooms -drop toilets always outside. There we met a Sami, the camp keeper. Again, Ellen cooked us a lovely meal and we fell into bed.
Our longest day we rode on various lakes, at the end we fell into a nice pace and finally did not have to break. Kenneth did drop some tents, and dog food at the end of Torneträsk ( lake) and we cooked on a fire on the bank of the lake and slept in our tents on the lake! Wonderful experience and sleep!
This day was a short drive/ride to the beautiful homestead of the Fjellborg family. Amazing sauna and a dip in the frozen lake! Then a luxury dinner with candlelight on a big table with other guest happen to be there too. This night each dog had a little wooden raised box they slept in!
Our last day was a 2 hour ride to the Kennels in Poikkijärvi, near Kiruna. The dogs new their way and were very happy to be home again. Ours was the last trip for the season.
After organising the dogs we said our good byes and Ana drove us the the Icehotel where we stayed for one night! Also a great experience !!!
Written August 10, 2019
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Thank you so much for your nice review and sorry for our late reply.
Season just started up, we have a lot of snow already and we are running our dogs.
I'll pass this review to our guides, thank you!
Best wishes to your family and warm welcome back, whenever.
Best Regards/ Ann and Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys.
Written December 2, 2019
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strickles
Portland, OR237 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
I can only echo the comments made by the last reviewer. My wife and I also were guided by the tireless and thoughtful Damien for four days, three nights across the stark and beautiful Swedish country above the Arctic Circle. I don’t think that my wife stopped smiling the whole trip. Chef Ellen had us eating wonderful dishes each night, as well as delicious lunch stews that Damien cooked up over wood fires on the snow. We had each cabin or lodge location to ourselves, and each had a hot sauna ready for us, once by sending a helper out in advance by snowmobile so that all was set for our arrival. Other than that one employee, we really didn’t see another person out and about for three days. We want more!
Written March 23, 2019
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Thank you so much for taking your time writing such a nice review. I'll pass it on to our staff members.
Warm welcome back another time. / Ann - Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
Written March 24, 2019
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Phil92100
Paris, France112 contributions
Feb 2019 • Family
Such a great moment with Damien a great musher and with so kind dogs very well taken care of. We spend 4 marvelous days from beautiful lodges to beautiful lodges with our own dog team crossing gorgeous landscapes. Chef Ellen prepared us delicious and typical food, Christopher kindly prepared our lodges in order to experience a warm atmosphere. Thanks again to Damien to make this trip unforgettable 👍
Written March 1, 2019
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Thank you very much for taking the time writing such a nice review. I'll pass this on to your guide Damien and the rest of the team. Thanks again and welcome back. / Kind Regards Ann / Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
Written March 4, 2019
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Richard B
London, UK8 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
This was booked in advance to fit in with our stay at the ice hotel in March 2018. Our guide Martin was so enthusiastic and devoted to the teams of dogs, which took us out into the wilderness. It was just myself and my wife, each driving our own dog sledge and Martin's dog team leading. My wife was initially worried about driving her own dog sledge but with Martin's guidance it turned out to be nothing to worry about and just fantastic fun. The hour or so journey was breathtaking and something we will never forget. When we reached the beautiful wilderness lodge, it turned out that we were the only guests staying that night and that a gourmet meal was being prepared for us. We had the sauna to ourselves and our own very comfortable log cabin. The food was delicious and our cabin with it's own log fire, was lovely and warm. The following morning we thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Martin after he cooked us a lovely breakfast. His enthusiasm and love for what he does was infectious. Finally we had the pleasure of driving the dog sledges back to the ice hotel. I would say if you are going to stay at the ice hotel (which is also wonderful) then this excursion is an absolute must, its certainly one of the most memorable experiences ever.
Written February 14, 2019
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BIG THANKS, Richard for taking the time to write a review.
Warm welcome back and try out one of our longer dog sledding trips.
/ Kind Regards
Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys / Ann
Written February 15, 2019
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AKARQ5
Chicago, IL81 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
Our 4 day/3 night stay was incredible. The amazing landscape and the attention to detail by staff made our trip unforgettable.
Dog sledding, snowmobiling, a visit to the ice hotel, ice fishing and ice carving...we fit in an awful lot, but it never seemed rushed. The scenery was truly spectacular - pristine and quiet. On our all day snowmobile excursion, we did not see one other person.
Our guide, Anna, was the best. She was knowledgeable about the dogs, the snowmobiles, the area... She was resourceful. At our lunch by a fire in the middle of nowhere, a teapot handle broke as she was removing it from the fire. She whipped out a pocket knife and made a make-do handle with firewood. We could not have asked for a better guide for our stay.
The food was really good the entire stay and the people who made it so nice. Our favorite meal was lunch on our arrival: tomato soup with moose meatballs.
Details...when we arrived at the kennel, all of our gear was laid out, labeled with our names. All of our gear fit, as Ann requested sizes prior to our arrival. Candles and a fire were always lit when we arrived in our cabin. Warm beverages and a hot fire were always waiting for us upon our return from an outing. The hot tub and sauna were always ready after dinner.
We are very fortunate to have had this time/these incredible experiences together as a family. Thanks to everyone at Fjellborg Arctic Journeys for a truly special family vacation.
Dog sledding, snowmobiling, a visit to the ice hotel, ice fishing and ice carving...we fit in an awful lot, but it never seemed rushed. The scenery was truly spectacular - pristine and quiet. On our all day snowmobile excursion, we did not see one other person.
Our guide, Anna, was the best. She was knowledgeable about the dogs, the snowmobiles, the area... She was resourceful. At our lunch by a fire in the middle of nowhere, a teapot handle broke as she was removing it from the fire. She whipped out a pocket knife and made a make-do handle with firewood. We could not have asked for a better guide for our stay.
The food was really good the entire stay and the people who made it so nice. Our favorite meal was lunch on our arrival: tomato soup with moose meatballs.
Details...when we arrived at the kennel, all of our gear was laid out, labeled with our names. All of our gear fit, as Ann requested sizes prior to our arrival. Candles and a fire were always lit when we arrived in our cabin. Warm beverages and a hot fire were always waiting for us upon our return from an outing. The hot tub and sauna were always ready after dinner.
We are very fortunate to have had this time/these incredible experiences together as a family. Thanks to everyone at Fjellborg Arctic Journeys for a truly special family vacation.
Written December 30, 2018
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Thank you very much for your nice review and warm welcome back! / Ann - Team Fjellborg Arctic Journeys
Written April 9, 2019
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Watzlaw von Schneis
14 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
Fantastic guides. Super nice cabins and sauna. The dogs were eager to run and absolutely lovely. The dinners were exceptionally good.
Written December 18, 2018
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Thank you very much for your nice review, happy to hear that you enjoyed your Aurora Excursion with Damien and our dogs. Warm welcome back. / Ann
Written December 20, 2018
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