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Bearhill Husky
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A family owned and operated husky kennel dedicated to providing excellent dog-care and tours in the Rovaniemi area. Join us for a quick ride at Santa Village, or a more adventurous tour at our main kennel. We take our dogs welfare seriously, and strive to provide our guest with a responsible and ethical sled-dog experienced swell as great value for money. Love, knowledge and respect is what it takes.
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WalliAustria
Salzburg, Austria26 contributions
Incredible!!!
Feb 2020
We wanted to book a shorter tour, but this was fully booked so we decided to take the "Taiga Tour" (full day) and it was the best decision! To spend a whole day in this great landscape with the strong, friendly and enthusiastic huskies was a unique and unforgettable experience for us. After getting very warm and comfortable clothing and boots, we got a short introduction about mushing and then immediately started. Our guide, Kenneth, was great and very sensitive - with his dogs and his guests - and made us feel comfortable and safe by keeping his eyes always on the 4 sledges of our small group (there were only 8 Persons in this group which was perfect!). There was also e second security guide on a snowmobile.
Lunch (salmon soup, sausages, coffee/tee/berry juice) was very good - we had a 1 hour rest at a fireplace in the middle of the forest.
The kennels look really modern and good (with roofs!) and during the tour we had a lot of time to spend with the huskies. It is incredible how friendly they are! We really recommend this tour and we are sure we will come back!
Written February 21, 2020
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Bearhill H
Thank you very much for your lovely and detailed review. It's great that Kenneth made you feel safe and we will make sure that he receives the nice words about him, he is indeed a knowledgeable and sensitive guide. The idea of the kennel we built is to have a modern and well structured kennel, which provides the best surroundings for our dogs. Not only we have double the size of pens than the law allows, but our dogs have a roof to protect them from snow, rain and sunshine in addition to their well insulated dog houses. Welcome back to Bearhill Husky at any time.
Written February 24, 2020
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Eva K
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Husky Morning Tour - my Highlight of Rovaniemi
Dec 2020
We joined the Call of the Wild-tour - two hours in the wonderful nature near Rovaniemi with some very energetic dogs who definitely enjoyed to run an always barked impatiently, when we stopped for a short moment. We choose to share one sledge for two persons, so I was a passenger in the sledge at first and the driver standing behind afterwards. In my opinion, this is the best choice, as you get both experiences. You will get warm outer clothing, but should wear warm stuff underneath nevertheless, as you don't move much as a passenger and it might be windy. And of course, we got a good instruction from Valentine, our tour guide, how to steer the sledge and consider the needs of the dogs. This was great fun and something completely different to the things, I have done before! :D After the tour we petted the huskys and and visited the puppies. Finally, we went into a cosy hut with a BBQ-fire in the middle, grilled some sausages and heard some wisdom about huskys from Valentine. It was a great experience!
Written January 8, 2021
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Bearhill H
Hello, Thank you for your kind words. It is wonderful to hear that you enjoyed the Call of the Wild tour with us. Our dogs certainly enjoyed the morning running with you. Have a wonderful week ahead! Kind regards, Bearhill Husky
Written January 25, 2021
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Romain P
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Great time ahead
Dec 2020 • Couples
Going for a husky buzz tour, we could discover en entire place dedicated to husky wellness: After enjoying a 30 min ride, we had time to stay with the dogs before to go inside and listen to great stories about huskies by passionated people. Time was flying , and we finally spent 1 extra hour there, before to be brought back to Rovaniemi downtown.
Definitely great value for money, i strongly recommend!
Written December 14, 2020
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Bearhill H
Thank you for your kind review, it was a pleasure to host you at the kennel. It is true we are very passionate about our wonderful huskies and are so happy we can share this with our guests. During these interesting times it is always nice when we can seat down for longer and chat with our guests. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year!
Written December 26, 2020
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enjoyth
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Absolutely wonderful
Dec 2022 • Family
What an amazing company!
We had booked a 2km husky ride at Santa Claus Village.
It had to be cancelled because of lack of snow, so we were sent an email a few days before offering an alternative ( at the same price!)
They offered to transport us 30km to their kennels, where we had a long husky ride on a frozen lake, followed by a wonderful talk about the huskies. Valentino ( sorry for the spelling) is hugely knowledgeable, but able to explain everything very simply. We were also able to stroke Charlie, a wonderful husky who clearly adored Valantino. The lady who drove the sleigh was also very knowledgeable, and clearly loved her dogs.
The bus to transport us was of the best quality.
We really felt we met the real Lapland, the people, the dogs, the amazing countryside and sustainable, animal-caring tourism at it's very best.
Written December 3, 2022
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julbon
Luton, UK16 contributions
Need more care for the huskies
Dec 2019 • Family
We tried the husky ride with family.. seems huskies are tired and need to look after well... afterall they are earning lots of moneys from them. (1km ride 10-15 mins) is €40/ person and try to squezze 4 person per ride. The huskies were eating snows and keep on barking..seems tired and hungry.
Written January 1, 2020
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Valentijn B
Hi Julbon Thanks for your concern about our dogs, But I am a bit confused as tired dogs don't bark, and hungry dogs don't eat snow. So it seems we have different ideas about what dogs can do and need. First of all, dogs are by their very nature moving animals, to a dog, movement is life, much like swimming is life for a fish. The way most modern pet dogs live their life, is extremely unsuited for them. Overweight, under-active and sedentary. Dogs are very good at moving, many times more so than humans, and in our 20.000 year relationship we have figured out that they are way better suited at doing certain things than us. In many cases we let them get tired on our behalf. A border collie runs all day, herding sheep, so his master doesn't have to. A retriever fetches game, so his master doesn't have to and huskies pull sleds so their master doesn't have to. That the dogs get tired instead of us, is how our relationship with dogs got started so many thousands of years ago. Secondly for any animal (humans included) to get fitter and physically stronger, it must get tired. Physical exertion, tiredness and subsequent rest and recovery allow the body to get fitter, stronger and more efficient. It is a basic principle of movement. By moving you get tired, and by resting you get fitter. If we never allow our dogs to get tired, we deny them their natural ability to get fitter and become better at moving. The dogs running at the Santa village do not run everyday, and the drivers make sure that the dogs get the rest they need, to be able to do their job, and get fitter. The dogs bark because they are eager to run. Just like border collies like herding sheep, pointers like pointing and hunting dogs like hunting, our huskies like to run. They display their eagerness in many ways, but barking, yelping, screaming and squealing noises are all common. Tired dogs don't bark, they are lethargic, refuse to run and stop eating. As to the weight of the sled, over the short distances on well groomed trails that we run at Santa Village it is reasonable to assume that each dog can pull 3-4x their own body weight. Often we run 10-12 dogs in a team, and each dog on average weighs 25kg and could pull 100kg. Those 10-12 dog teams can hypothetically pull 750-1200kg. You would have to be unrealistically obese to challenge these dogs pulling ability and they are never really challenged during the season. On any given working day, the dogs eat 4-5.000kcal, that's twice the amount that a human should eat. We breed them to have enormous appetites, and judge their tiredness by their appetite. A dog that devours its food with gusto is preferred, and we get worried when they stop eating. In fact lack of appetite is the surest way to see that a dog is over worked. The dogs drink on average 2-3 litres of water a day. Eating snow is usually for cooling off purposes or for a bit of extra hydration. You seriously underestimate a dogs intelligence if you think that eating snow is because they are hungry. As for the price. It is a fair price, and adequately represents the care, attention, money, love and pride that our drivers lavish on their dogs in the 364 days that you did not witness. Getting a dog team fit and able to work at the level that we require, is not cheap. So too sum it up: tired hungry dogs don't bark or eat snow because they are hungry. Tired overworked dogs refuse to run and lose their appetite. Fit happy dogs, bark, scream and yell and run, while eating with ravenous appetites.
Written January 2, 2020
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laura b
7 contributions
Awesome experience
Dec 2022 • Family
I had heard lots of good things about bearhill husky so was keen to book with them. They did not start booking the winter sledge rides (as opposed to the cart rides) until 1st December which luckily was our last day. There was plenty of snow and the lake was sufficiently frozen so we had the first lake sledge rides of the season. We were a family of 2 adults and 4 small children so 2 of the children (5 and 8) went in the guide’s sledge. We did the 45 minute Happy Trail tour and it was fantastic. One thing I didn’t realise was how far it was from Santa Claus Village which is where we were picked up. It was not a problem for us but just be aware that it is essentially a full day tour. We would highly recommend, it was a great experience
Written December 10, 2022
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dmitryderyagin
Moscow, Russia24 contributions
Fast ride in the forest
Jan 2020
Exciting ride in the forest. The length of a ride is 2 km (sometimes it is possible to get 5 km, but we did not have a chance), it is quite expensive, but worths the price.
To skip the line and ride immediately after purchase, come there at opening, when it is light enough to enjoy the ride. No need to by tickets in the Santa Claus Village tourist center, you can buy tickets on site.
Written January 12, 2020
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Bearhill H
Thank you for the feedback! You have visited the Husky Camp in Santa Village. Sometimes the 5km husky ride can not be organized due to challenging weather conditions. This could be for example too icy or too soft trail. Great to hear you enjoyed the 2 ride through the forest!
Written January 17, 2020
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Inês J.
2 contributions
WOW WOW WOW - No words!
Dec 2020
Wonderful experience, it was for sure the highlights of my holidays. I hope to come back again. The host was amazing and talked with so much passion. I wish the experience were a bit longer, so I could hear more about his stories and to learn with him. Everything was perfect unless at the bus transfer from Rovaniemi there was this man at the front seat (not the driver, the driver was really nice), who was really rude about the use of mask (coronavirus restrictions). It's easier just to ask to people to wear mask, and not yell at people to put it on. Also 'if you don't have mask, you can not come', it's not good for the business, there are many ways to cover the face.
Good luck for 2021
Written December 29, 2020
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Bearhill H
Good afternoon, Thank you for your kind words regarding your time at the kennel - it was an absolutely pleasure to have you with us. We are only sorry that your experience during the transfer was a little negative due to other customers. We are living in strange times at the moment with the Corona virus. We wish you a happy new year! Bearhill Husky
Written January 12, 2021
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alan_ni
Kilrea, UK250 contributions
Amazing.
Dec 2022 • Family
We had booked to go on the 2km run at Santa Claus Village on the 1st December. The company contacted us a few days beforehand to say they would give us a free upgrade due to a lack of snow at SCV. They lifted us by bus at SCV and took us to their kennels where we enjoyed an incredible ride across the frozen lake. It was absolutely wonderful.

We also got a tour of the kennels and the staff gave us a very informative talk on the dogs and the history of the kennels. All the staff were friendly and helpful.

This was the highlight of our fantastic holiday in Rovaniemi. It was an amazing and unforgettable experience. Thanks so much to Bearhill Husky.
Written December 11, 2022
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Road829217
2 contributions
Amazing Experience in the wild!
Feb 2023 • Family
What an amazing experience! We were picked up at a meeting point by a comfy coach and friendly driver. Bearhill was like a different World. Laura kitted everyone out (it’s cold) and then showed us how to drive the sled. It was amazing, when you’re out on the frozen lake, it’s like a different time, so peaceful and at the same time exhilarating. Such a rush.
The dogs are amazing throughout, we all stroked them and thanked them at the end, and you can see they are well looked after and trained. Laura explained all of their care while we enjoyed hot juice and cookies in the warm cottage. A great company and easily the best experience of our holiday. Well worth a visit.
Written February 22, 2023
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Bearhill H
Thank you for the kind words and the review! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us. The trails that we take, including the frozen lake are quite breathtaking, and you don't really get tired of them either. It's always super nice to read when our guests have really enjoyed their experience here. We hope to see you again with us some day, maybe the next time is during summer time, so you can also experience the sun that doesn't set during night? Happy tail wags from Bearhill!
Written April 27, 2023
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