A unique adventure up North

HIKING IN LAPLAND'S MOUNTAINS

 

Place

Sarek and Padjelanta National Parks 


Duration

7 days/6 nights (from June to September)

Price

19250 sek/pers.

Camping Gear Rental (optional) 1500 sek/pers.

ACTIVIties

  • Self-sufficiency hiking

  • Discovery of the mount Áhkká

  • Compass orientation

  • Observation of the local flora and fauna

  • Helicopter dropping

 
INCLUded

  • Helicopter dropping

  • Cooking equipment

  • Your guide

  • Boat transfer

 
NOt INCLUded

  • Lyophilised food (on request)

  • Camping gear (on request)

  • Your transport to the heliport (bus)

  • Your transport from the boat terminal (bus)

  • Airport transfer

  • Alcoholic drinks

  • Your travel insurance

  • We can arrange your dry food and camping gear, on request. Let us know!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

  • This experience requires a minimum of 3 people. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

 WHAT TO BRING LIST

  • Know that the night might be chilly even though the sun will be up all the time. It could even get as low as 0°C at times. The sleeping bags we provide can handle it but some people need some extra under layer clothing. It’s for you to decide.

  • Have your packing as light as you can. You’ll save energy and have a better time not thinking how much you’re suffering. When packing at home and if you asked me to, you'll have to think that I'll bring food to you for the whole week and that will have to fit it in your backpack. About 2,5kg food + burner and gas + tent and such, etc. Just to give you an idea.

  • No network coverage up there. You’re in the wild.

  • Camping equipment: tent, sleeping bag and may. Unless you rent them from us.

  • A backpack 80L

  • Hiking shoes (one that covers the ankles, waterproof and are made to carry heavy gear)

  • Hiking socks 2*2 (a pair made of thin wool and a second made of thicker wool)

  • Sandals (no flip-flops)

  • Hiking trousers (NO jeans)

  • A warm sweater for the evening. Wool at best otherwise flees (NO cotton)

  • Rain clothes (trousers and jacket, no ski clothing)

  • Change of clothes

  • Towel (small one)

  • Waterproof bag if you have

  • A small knife

  • Sun cream

  • Hat

  • Sunglasses (an extremely important cause of the snow reflection)

  • Mosquito repellent

  • Toothbrush and so on (NO soap unless 100% certified natural)

  • Lip balm

  • Gloves

  • Personal belongings

  • Personal medication if any

  • Energy bars or nuts (think about your own needs on extra energy)

  • Your camera with charger and power bank (no power at all during the whole trip)

  • You can maybe allow yourself a 300gm book that you'd really like to read during the evenings or something to write your memories on ;)

  • Complete this list with what you think is important for you to bring along.

  • REMEMBER: carrying light is the key to a nice hike ;)

The "untouched" nature

Sarek and Padjelanta National Park, are the dreamed place for trekking lovers. The parks are worldwide renowned thanks to their impressive and unique mountain landscape, fauna and flora. As much as the Sami communities living there and gathering their reindeer herds that graze in the parks during summer. The winter leaves the place isolated and mystical. This sharp seasonal change of this region offer the enthusiasts an unforgettable spectacle all year round.

The totally wild Unesco site is very protected and is one of the only area in Europe still entirely virgin now a days, covered by mountains, valleys and lakes. The mountain range is ideal for trekking, flora observation and wild life spotting. If you are looking to hike for days and overcome yourself in a beautiful adventure then grab the opportunity and go for a expedition in complete autonomy throughout the three national parks neighbouring each other: Sarek, Padjelanta and Stora Sjöfallet. There you will see herds of reindeers belonging to the Sami people. If you are lucky, you might see an elk and why not a wolverine or even an eagle.

The best way to explore this region

You will be taken care of from Kvikkjokk heliport situated above the polar circle, in the Swedish Lapland. It is accessible from Jokkmokk by bus. We’ll help you in organising your transports.

We will meet at the morning to get geared up before beginning to beat the track for the next seven days of adventure from Tarraluopal to Ritsem.

We'll then take the helicopter from Kvikkjokk, which will fly over the stunning Pärlälvens Fjällurskog valley, and drop us off at Tarraluopal, where we'll start to hike. We might see a moose or even a bear from the helicopter.

The next days, we will hike mostly off track (depending on the climate) and explore valleys, mountain tops or summer frozen lakes. We will sleep in tent in the wilderness with only wildlife as neighbours, cook quality lyophilised food and make fire, though only possible at the end of the trip, where there are forests.

This expedition will be the opportunity for you to learn more about the Sami culture and traditions. Learn how they are leaving and what make them so remarkable. We’ll talk about plants that are unique in this remote artic region, some of them can barely be seen but they sometime belong to families of huge trees that exist in milder climat.

The expedition will finish at the bottom of Áhkká, one the highest mountain top of the Sarek and one of the tens highest of Sweden.  We will cross the stunning Akkajaure river by boat to reach Ritsem from where we'll take the bus back to Gallivare. Once back to civilisation, we'll unpack our backpacks and say goodbye to each other.