Expedition Border Highland

Your guide will pick you up here and take you either to the Huskyfarm Innset or to Jan and Ane’s Husky Farm, depending on who your guide is. At the farm, you’ll meet the four-legged participants on the tour. You’ll stay in a holiday apartment or guesthouse with all the usual comforts, including a shower and kitchen. During dinner at our restaurant, you’ll discuss the first details of the expedition.

You’re also welcome to arrive a few days early. That gives you more time to enjoy the snow: meet the huskies, go snowshoeing or skiing on your own, try a one-day dog sledding tour, relax in the sauna, and acclimatise.

First, each participant is assigned a dog team so that the dogs and their musher can get acquainted.
Next, you’ll get an introduction to the art of dog sledding. The aim is to ensure everyone can handle the dogs and slede as independently as possible. We’ll cover all your questions: Which dog goes where? What are all the different lines for? What should I do if I fall over? You’ll practice harnessing and hooking up the dogs, then take a short lap around the yard with a team to get a first taste of the fun ahead.

Equipment is another important part of the preparation. We’ll thoroughly check that your gear is suitable and help fill any gaps. Your equipment needs to be ready for all the conditions you may encounter.

A look at the map will give you a rough idea of how the tour is planned.

Destination: Our lavvo (a traditional Sámi tent) in Storbukta. We’ll cover many kilometres across Lake Altevatn’s ice. We leave the ice about 500 metres from the lavvo, then head through open birch woodland to the tent. In terms of sledding, this is an introductory day.

The lavvo is a large, comfortable tent with a good wood-burning stove and benches for sitting and sleeping. We’ll spend a cosy first night here.

Day four takes us through the birch-covered “Great Valley” in Rohkunborri National Park. Snow blown down from the surrounding mountains often gathers here, giving the valley a fairytale-like atmosphere. Only fox tracks—and sometimes lynx or wolverine tracks—remind us we are not entirely alone.

Our destination is a small cabin by Lake Leinavatnet.

First, we follow Lake Leinavatnet for several kilometres. Then we climb a pass at almost 800 metres above sea level. The landscape opens up, the mountains become more rounded, and the view stretches far east across a vast white wilderness. From the top of the pass, we enjoy impressive views west towards Norway and east towards Sweden.

The descent leads onto the Sarevuopmi tundra, where the sled brakes send fountains of snow flying. Soon we reach the first birch trees in the valley. The route continues north through the sparse birch forest, and our small, secluded cabin for the night is not far away.

This will be the longest day of the expedition. First, we follow the tundra and, after a few kilometres, reach a small, dense birch forest. We’ll need to find a suitable way through and cross the forest.

We continue towards Sweden. Once there, we follow Lake Kiehpanjärvi towards Norway and into the Dividalen Valley.

Our destination is a small cabin at the far end of Altevatnet—or the cabin by Lake Leinavatnet where we stayed on Day 4.

The dogs soon realise we’re heading back home and pick up the pace. Before the participants can enjoy the shower and sauna at the husky farm in Innset, though, the dogs still need to be unharnessed and the sleds unloaded.

We’ve covered around 160 kilometres through challenging terrain, so the sauna is a welcome way to relax tired muscles.

After a few hours enjoying our spa, we round off the evening with a good meal in our small restaurant.

Afterwards, you’ll be transferred to your departure point.

Please note: In the event of poor weather, heavy snowfall, or avalanche danger, the route may change. We have several beautiful alternative routes available.

Please read our Dogsledding manual !