Hiver Arctique | Nanouak Dogsledding

Arctic WINTER activities

Nanouak Dogsledding Norway accompanies you during your stay, the time of an activity or for your entire trip to Finnmark.

Be aware that temperatures can be very low; at the bottom of this page, you will find recommendations, to prepare your coming among us.

2people -5%

4 people-10%

5To6 people - 15%

On all multi-activity stays / raids, a week or more.

Spring for Raidsin arctic from 15 avril to May 15, 2023.

(For the month of May, consult me if the coconditions permit).

From 2 to 5 people.

-15%on 5-day raids!

-20%on raids of a week or more!

Stay in total immersion. Mini arctic trapper safari.

Mini arctic trapper safari.

1 1/2 days, no major difficulties, open to everyone.

Nice discovery and approach to know the course of a raid.

- We leave for the end of the morning, to join the cabin for the evening, lost in the taiga to spend the night or a trapper meal awaits you by the fireside, with perhaps the chance to see the northern lights dancing in the sky. The next morning, we leave for a beautiful day of sledding through the taiga and the tundra!

With a small lunch break, before returning to the kennel for the end of the day.

- Adult : 950€

- Child: 9 /13 years old:320€

Endless snow-kiting!

Flat expanses to enjoy the speed, reliefs to play, laminar wind, excellent snow, dogs to tow you on light wind days, roaming, northern lights dancing in the sky. ..

That's what awaits you here, in the far north of Norway in arctic finnmark.

Take advantage of combining snow-kiting and trapper activities or with sled dogs!

April-May are ideal times, with almost permanent daylight, mild temperatures and good snow cover.

Accommodation at a very interesting price, for a group of 2-8 people.

The first evening and last evening here, you stay in a comfortable house or gîte.

For more information, contact us for this stay.

Attention ! for this snowkiting stay, you must be autonomous in ce

sport, but I guide you and give you the areas where you can go, when we move on the track cough together!

The bivouac places, you do as you see fit!

For a week or more:

- First, accommodation at the Petit chalet refuge (return every evening, we prepare our dinner and breakfast).

Around the refuge chalet, different spots you can go for snow-kiting.

- Dogs are available and plus one (scooter on authorized tracks and if necessary! For supplies and technical problems if ever! In general, all this done with dogs and on skis.

-The scooter is prohibited in the National Park). Access in the park and by sledding and skiing.

- The management of the complete logistics in the park, with accommodation in a Lavvo tent, food, wood fire if conditions allow, to heat the tent, this background in a sled.

During the week and a half, sleeping arrangements are in: Chalet refuge, avvo tent, mountain refuge.

I provide or come with a snow-kit sledge, which you tow behind you with your sails for your equipment, for long distances!

Prices:

One week:1280€.

A week and a half, crossing the park: 1680€

Go on a raid over several days, en autonomies.

Learn how to drive your team to explore the High Plateaux

Example of raid in autonomy:

You arrive in Varangerbotn at the end of the day or we pick you up and drive you to your accommodation. A meal awaits you; we all take it together to get to know each other.

The next morning, wake up at 8 a.m. and breakfast. We pick you up at 9:30 am and take you to our kennel for a presentation of the 30 dogs and teams. This is an opportunity for you to try on the wetsuits, boots and mittens that we make available to you. Then come the explanations: how to put the harnesses on the dogs and place them in the team, how to attach them, how to drive the sleds, how to follow the instructions during the raid and for each bivouac. These instructions are important, because you will repeat these gestures throughout the raid. Then, once the sleds are loaded, we go directly to a cabin in the taiga, located at a distance of 25-30 km. Arrived at the first bivouac, we tie up the dogs for the night, set up our quarters and heat the water to prepare the dogs' food and our evening meal.

We wake up at 6 a.m. the next morning.

After our breakfast and that of the dogs, we put away our belongings, clean the chalet and prepare the sleds and the dogs. The departure is scheduled for 9:30 am. Here we go for the second day of the raid, in the direction of a refuge.

This is how the days will unfold, until the last day of the raid. At the end of the raid, we arrive at Nanouak Dogsledding in the afternoon. We remove the harnesses from the dogs, bring them back to their kennels and unload the equipment. It's time to say goodbye to the dogs!

You will then find the chalet of your first night and we will all have dinner together in the evening.

We will accompany you the next day to bus stop N°64 for the airport.

Here is the course of the dog sledding raids that we offer. On certain bivouac sectors, you can try ice fishing on a frozen lake. There will be one or more nights that we will spend under the lavvo tent, with its stove.

From mid-April, there is a good chance that we will have to get up early (4 a.m. or 5 a.m.), to take advantage of the best snow. We will then arrive in the middle of the afternoon at the refuge or at the camp. Know that it is always daylight from this time on.

Suggested Beginning Raids December to early May.

Pricesall-in :

- 3: days: 1 day 1/2 of raid : 950€

- 5: days: 3 days of raid:1750€

- 7: days: 5 days of raid:2000€

- 8 : days : 6 days of raid:2500€

- 11: days: 8 days of raid:2999€

-17: days 14 days de raid:4699€(from March 20 to early May)

Raid of the spring, of the month of May, consult me.

Children/Teens rates: contact us.

A la carte: Activities to enliven your stay

Come and enjoy a stay in Finnmark to discover the wild lands of the taiga under the aurora borealis, the typical fishing villages, the fjords. You will discover different accommodation options in the region,on the assigned page.

Nanouak activities for the day :

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- Baptism 16km:

Adult:200 €

Child 8 \13 years old:130€

Child 4 \7 years old:50€

-Half-Day: 4h hitch driving:

Adult :250€

Child 9/13 years old:180€

- Trapper day hitch driving:

30 km (meals included in the price):

Adult:330€

Child 9/13 years old:150€

- Trapper day Racket, white peach.

(7 people max).

, 3 km, 6 km A/R.

Adult :120€

Child 7/13 years old: 20€, meal included

Fishing equipment, racket, telescopic pole, fishing permit; lunch, boots if you wish

-Day in the Taiga, snowshoes / ski Altaï.

With lunch.

Adult :70€

Child 7/13 years old: 20€, meal included

Without lunch50€

Equipment: Snowshoe or Altai ski, telescopic stick, boots if you wish.

Sled dogs under the Northern Lights.

Maxi 2 to 6 people, all inclusive.

All meals are included!

8 day program with 6 days of activities.

D1: Arrive at Varangerbotn Nesseby, presentation of your accommodation plus briefing of the week.

D2: 4 days of raid. Raid 4 days in the taiga / tundra, by sled with 3 nights in the chalet, departure in the morning in a different direction each time. All meals are included.

D5: Relax day with visit of the sector, see reindeer farm, shopping...

D7: Snowshoe outing of your choice! Fireplace ice fishing. D8: Return for the plane from Kirkenes airport.

Adults:2100€

Welcome to the Arctic Winter!

To be ecstatic in front of the aurora borealis, to experience the exhilaration of en sled dogs rides, you have to deserve it! The Nesseby region is ideal for this. The National Parks of Varanger open to you its Great Plateaus of tundra covered with snow, free from light pollution.

But Finnmark is also the great cold of the polar night:

- from December to January:3 hours of daylight, with temperatures up to -40°C(-20/-25°C in general);

- mid-February, count 5 hours of daylight;

- March-April, as for October-November, temperatures vary from -25°C to -10°C;

- the permanent day and the positive temperatures join us from the beginning of May (go to the Arctic Summer tab)

How to dress during the Arctic Winter?

We will provide you with cold weather clothing and equipment, so that you can fully enjoy outdoor activities.es.

- boots ;

- extreme cold suit;

- mittens;

Tell us your size (shoes, clothes), when booking.

In your suitcase:

- 2 fleeces;

- 2 or 3 thermal underwear (tops and bottoms);

- trousers/overalls + hooded jacket (winter sports type);

- under-gloves (not too thin) + mittens;

- a cap and a balaclava;

- 3 or 4 pairs of woolen socks

- headlamp (rechargeable on USB socket)

- a towel.

Health

Our activities take place outdoors, in winter conditions that require a lot of energy. A good physical condition is therefore essential. In order to make the most of your stay, prepare yourself with regular sporting activity and a healthy lifestyle. It is important to be in good health to participate in the activities.

If in doubt, ask your doctor for advice.

We adapt the activities and the distances in sled dogs according to your physical conditions and the age of the members of the group. The musher-guide has the sole authority and responsibility to modify the program, if he deems it advisable, taking into account the weather conditions and the fatigue of the participants.

In order to welcome you in the best possible way, let us know of any allergies/dietary regimes.

Prices in Arctic Norway

Life in Norway is expensive. In the far north, few cultures are possible, everything is imported; so the prices go up again.

Travelers' tips: come with a car or motorhome, plenty of food. But in winter, it gets complicated! You can opt for extra checked baggage for your favorite foods (a bottle or two of wine, as alcohol is extremely expensive here)