Self-driven husky tours

Self-driven tours are for people who want to do more than “just ride.” You’ll get a real taste of what it’s like to be a musher: standing on the runners, working with your team, and feeling that moment when the dogs lean into the harness and take off.

Here’s how to choose the right self-driven tour.

 

Happy Trail Tour

Best for: families, first-timers, and anyone who wants a shorter self-drive experience.

This is our most family-friendly self-driven tour and also the shortest self-drive option we offer. It’s perfect if you want a genuine dog sledding experience without committing to a long time out on the trail. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th of April 2026.

Choose the Happy Trail tour if:

• You’re visiting as a family, including small children.
• You want “a taste” of being a musher, but not a long drive.
• You’re an adult who wants the adventure, just in a shorter format.

Call of the Wild Tour

Best for: adventurous families, especially with teenagers (13+).

If Happy Trail is the introduction, Call of the Wild is where it starts to feel like a bigger journey. It’s a longer self-driven tour, and it’s a great match for families that want a bit more challenge and excitement. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th April 2026.

Choose the Call of the Wild Tour if:

• Your teenagers are old enough to join (this tour is suitable for ages 13 and up).
• You want a more adventurous self-drive experience than our shortest tour.

Northern Exposure

Best for: adults who want a more private, small-group self-drive tour.

This tour is mainly aimed at:

• Couples
• Groups of adult friends travelling together

Northern Exposure is a longer self-driven tour run in small groups and designed as an adult-only experience. If you want the self-drive adventure but prefer a calmer vibe (and not a family-focused tour), this is usually the best match. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th April 2026.

Taiga Husky Tour

Best for: strong “full-day adventure” people who want the longest tour we offer.

This is our longest tour. The one for guests who look at a winter day outdoors and think: perfect! You’ll need to be comfortable being outside for the whole day and ready to “brace the elements” in true Lapland fashion. Taiga Husky includes a soup lunch and runs in small, adults-only groups. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th April 2026.

Choose the Taiga Husky Tour if:

• You want a full-on whole day husky safari adventure, not a quick activity.
• You’re excited about spending the whole day outside in Arctic conditions.
• You’re travelling as adults and want the most immersive, adventurous option we have.

Musher-driven husky tours

Musher-driven tours are ideal if you want the magic of dog sledding without having to drive the sled yourself. You can focus on the scenery, the dogs, the atmosphere … and let the musher handle the technical side.

Here’s how to choose the right musher-driven option.

Running with the Pack

Best for: families (including small children) and anyone who wants a medium-length ride plus a kennel visit. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th April 2026. After that date it is weather dependent if we can still keep offering this tour.

This tour is a great choice if:

• You want a medium-length husky ride but don’t want to drive.
• You want a more “behind the scenes” experience, including a look at how our kennel operates and more of our facilities.
• You’re travelling as a family, even with younger kids.

Campfire Tour

Best for: couples, friends, and families with kids aged 7+ who want a longer ride without self-driving.

The Campfire Tour is for guests who want something longer than the shortest rides, but still prefer to sit in the sled rather than drive. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this tour is still available until 4th April 2026.

A couple of important practical points:

• The youngest age allowed is 7 years old.
• You should be comfortable sharing the sled with other people, and it’s possible your group may need to split up.

Santa’s Husky Rides

Best for: quick visits, tight budgets, and guests who want just a short taste of dog sledding directly in the Santa Claus Village. For the 2025/2026 winter season, this experience is still available until 4th April 2026.

This is our shortest and most budget-friendly husky ride, designed for people who:

• Don’t have much time in Rovaniemi
• Want a quick “taster” experience of what dog sledding feels like
• Are travelling on a budget