The Life of the Husky

Visit our kennel, meet our alaskan huskies and be awed by their amazing abilities! Includes a 2-hour kennel tour and 800 meter husky ride.

Tour Description

Available on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 02.06. – 27.09.2025

Visit our kennel, meet our alaskan huskies and be awed by their amazing abilities. A guided tour of our modern kennel facilities and a fascinating view into the daily life of huskies and their mushers. Weather permitting the dogs will be excited to give you short ride with a cart to show how they prepare for winter.

After the ride you will have the chance to hear more about the huskies and learn about their life at the kennel. You will get also meet some of our retired dogs. The huskies love attention and you will get a chance to interact with them. There will be time to get to know the dogs and their unique characters, as well as a chance to see the workings of the kennel. If you love dogs this is for you!

Prices

83,-€ per adult, including transfers.
39,-€ per child (4-12 years old) including transfers.

  • Pick-up & drop-off from selected locations in Rovaniemi
  • Guided 2 hour kennel tour
  • 800m husky ride with cart (guests seated and guide driving, only available weather permitting)
  • Juice and cookies
  • Informative talk about huskies

If you don’t need transfers please choose the meet on location option during the pickup selection.

You can meet our guide 10 minutes before the tour starting time closeby to our kennel by the gate at Sinettäjärventie 22. Google maps location here: Sinettäjärventie 22

Please contact the sales office (booking@bearhillhusky.com) for further directions to the kennel, if needed.

We offer pick-up and drop-off services from the following places for this experience:
  • Arctic Treehouse Hotel reception
  • Santa Claus Holiday Village reception (Tähtikuja 3)
  • Lapland Hotels Ounasvaara Chalets – Antinmukka 4
  • Lapland Hotel Sky Ounasvaara
  • Hostel Cafe Koti – Valtakatu 21
  • Arctic SnowHotel – Lehtojärvi

For animal welfare reasons husky ride is included only weather permitting, 15 degrees celcius or colder, otherwise it’s too hot for the huskies to pull.

If you need a transfer to the activity, please choose the pickup location when making the booking.

  • 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:

  • 2 hours

Difficulty:

  • Easy

Guiding language:

  • English

Booking cut-off:

  • 1 day prior to departure

Book your tour now!

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, absolutely! The Life of the Husky tour is one of our family friendly tours, which is also suitable for very small children. If you have an infant with you, it is also possible to join this tour with a baby carriage or stroller.

The tour takes place at our kennel, so bring comfortable clothes that you can spend time outside. Please also dress according to the weather and wear something where you would not mind that it gets a little bit dirty.

The tour will last just two hours, so we will only be offering juice and cookies here at our kennel. If you feel like having some snacks with you please feel free to bring your own. Taking something to drink is advisable, but we are selling some here at our kennel as well.

If you will not be using our transfers for the tour, you can meet closeby to our kennel by the locked gate. Our guide will then meet you there and lead you to our kennel area to park your vehicle. You will get a google maps link to the exact meeting location when you make your booking.