Narvik: Dog-sledding with Northern Lights Ceremony

Did you know that a well trained sled-dog can run 500 kilometers in a couple of days? The distance from Oslo to Trondheim! And after a break and some food, it will be ready to run the same distance back! Why? Well, sled-dogs are like that—they love running!

Join us in the wilderness and let some lightening fast paws draw you through mystical nature.

We travel through harsh and changing nature, through woods, along rivers, through dales and over hills, in a landscape that makes you breathless.

But what do we do afterwards?

Then we relax as we become familiar with the mystical in Sami culture. We eat Sami food, listen to stories from Sápmi, and take part in ancient Sami ceremonies. Did you know that our forefathers like to dance in the sky on freezing cold winter nights? They appear in their very best, while they wave to us. In Sami we say Guovssahas, in Norwegian nordlys. Would you dare to wave back? Maybe it is better to take part in a ceremony that prepares you to greet guovssahas?

According to Sami folk beliefs, our forefathers' souls live in the Northern Lights, and therefore a ceremony is held so that the Northern Lights may reveal themselves. A holy drink will be served with the ceremony. At the end biidus, a traditional Sami meal, will be served, along with coffee and cakes. There will also be vegetarian food. This is an experience you won't soon forget.

In Sami tradition, we respect the Northern Lights, because its our forefathers souls, dancing in the sky. Now you have a chance to meet your forefathers!

The dog tour itself takes 0.5-1 hour and you will be driving the sled by your self for parts of the tour. You can be divided in two groups.

Season: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 1st of December – 30th of April depending on snow conditions
Time: 14:30
Duration: Approx. 3-4 hours
Number of participants: 2-12
Requirements: Bring warm winter clothes, boots, hats and mittens