- Transfers from/to Rovaniemi from selected locations.
- Safety- and driving instructions
- 4 kilometer drive with a husky cart (children join the guide in a big cart)
- Juice & cookies
- Arctic, outer clothing
- Informative talk about huskies
Born to Run Autumn
A wonderul, 3-hour program with a self-driven 4-kilometer husky cart tour through the beatiful, autumn colors of Lapland.
Tour Description
Available 03.09. – 02.11.2024
Huskies are not born fit, it takes lots of preparation and conditioning before the dogs are as fit as they can be. Visit the kennel and get a feel for how the dogs are prepared to be the amazing athletes they are. Our enthusiastic dogs will happily take you down the forest trail for an unforgettable experience.
NOTE! For animal welfare reasons this tour is offered only weather permitting, 10 degrees Celsius or colder, otherwise it’s too hot for the huskies to pull.
- Transfers from Apukka resort, Vaattunki Wilderness Resort, Bear’s Lodge (Extra cost 12,- € / person / direction) Please select the additional product if you require transfers from/to any of the mentioned locations.
- Apukka Resort – Please book the additional transfer services
- Arctic SnowHotel – Please book the additional transfer services
- Arctic Treehouse Hotel reception
- Hostel Cafe Koti – Valtakatu 21
- K-Market Sinettä – Sinetänsalmentie 8
- Lapland Hotel Sky Ounasvaara
- Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets – Antinmukka 4
- Santa Claus Holiday Village reception (Tähtikuja 3)
- Vaattunki Wilderness Resort – Please book the additional transfer services
Only adults (age 17+) will be allowed to self-drive.
Guests between the ages of 13-16 are considered teenagers. Teenagers are not eligible to drive the sled themselves and will be required to sit in the sled of the guide.
Please, check with the sales office the pick up place and time. It is very important to inform your accommodation and mobile phone number, in case we need to contact you in Rovaniemi. During pick up driver will look for you by your name.
- Santa Claus Holiday Village reception at Tähtikuja 3: 08:15
- Ounasvaara Rovaniemi: 08:20
- Central Rovaniemi from Hostel Cafe Koti: 08:25
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 100% if booking is cancelled 7 days or less before the event.
- We will charge a cancellation fee of 10% if booking is cancelled 365 days or less before the event.
Experience type:
- Day tour / activity
Duration:
- 3 hours
Difficulty:
- Moderate
Guiding language:
- English
Booking cut-off:
- 14 hours prior to departure
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our minimum age for driving a cart is 17 years. We do not allow participants under the age of 17 to drive the carts. Driving the cart takes a certain amount of strength but also ability to maneuver and think that a young person might still lack. If someone (even adults) can drive the cart is always in the hands of the guide of the tour, since they are responsible for the safety of the tour. To make the guide’s day that much easier, we’ve set the limit at 17 years of age. If an adult guest does not listen to driving instructions or it seems that their abilities to maneuver a husky cart have been impaired, our guides have the right to not let them drive, but to organize another way for them to join the tour.
Guests between the ages of 13-16 are considered teenagers. Unfortunately, teenagers will not be allowed to drive the sled themselves for the reasons listed above. Teenagers will be required to sit in the cart of the guide.
If you are unsure about driving the cart yourself, then we would not recommend booking the Born to Run tour. This tour is really for those people who want to experience driving a dog team themselves. If you would prefer to have a professional musher drive the cart for you, then we would recommend checking out our Running with the Pack tour instead.
Yes, we provide outer clothing for this activity. It is already included in the price of the tour. We will provide you with:
- A complimentary thermal tube scarf (very cool with our logo)
- A thermal outer overall
- Boots with thermal liner
Yes, indeed, we provide transfers and they are already included in the price of the tour. We do not recommend that you drive to our kennel yourself as our kennel is remote and sometimes challenging to reach. We do not offer any price reductions if you were to come with your own car. So we strongly recommend that you make use of our transfers.
We offer pickups from various centralized pickup locations in and around Rovaniemi. Those are:
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel
- Santa Claus Holiday Village Reception
- Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets
- Lapland Hotels Sky Ounasvaara
- Hostel Café Koti
- K-Market Sinettä
You can choose your pickup location right away when you make your booking. If you would like to change your pickup location later on, please send an email to booking@bearhillhusky.com.
Yes, we do offer transfers also from the Arctic SnowHotel, the Vaattunki Wilderness Resort and from the Apukka Resort. However, none of these locations are part of our regular transfer route. For that reason we charge an additional price of 12,- € / person / one way for this.
When you make your booking, please select the additional product if you require transfers from/to any of the mentioned locations.
This autumn tour may interest you, too!
Running with the Pack Autumn
Our autumn version of Running with the Pack, includes a kennel visit, meeting the pack and experiencing the running dogs! Great family fun!