Handle and drive your own draft reindeer with a sled along an approx. 10 km long trail through the vast and gorgeous winter landscape of S\u00e1pmi. This is an amazing hands-on eco adventure for outdoor enthusiasts that look for a truly traditional S\u00e1mi activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reindeer sledding guide takes you via a short minibus transfer from Jukkasj\u00e4rvi to the Sautosjohka reindeer enclosures out in the woods. Here you meet several generations of reindeer and those tamed and trained based on S\u00e1mi traditional knowledge, so-called h\u00e4rks, become today’s travel company. You will get to know your reindeer and the guide will offer detailed instruction on handling and driving your reindeer with a sled before you are ready to embark on a trip of your lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each guest will drive, standing on their sled\u2019s runners, their own drag reindeer. You follow the guide with his lead reindeer in the front, in a convoy through the snowbound forest landscape and across frozen marshes and waterways. It is a pacey tour, with you being in full control of your reindeer, but also relaxing so you can enjoy animals and nature along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some time of active reindeer sled driving across S\u00e1mi cultural landscape, we arrive to a nice spot where the guide prepares a classical and tasty reindeer herder lunch: suovas, smoked reindeer meat fried over open flames, and served on g\u00e1hkku-bread with a dash of lingonberry jam. We also sip a cup of freshly boiled coffee around the crackling outdoor fire. The mesmerising atmosphere opens up for personal conversations about S\u00e1mi culture, traditions and lifestyle \u2013 with the reindeer as one of the S\u00e1mi community’s most important upholder of S\u00e1mi culture and resource. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the break, the journey with reindeer and sleds continues and steers due Sautosjohka reindeer enclosures again. Here, everyone helps to unharness the draft reindeer before releasing them back to their enclosures. You bid farewell to your new travel companions, and we return to the starting point in Jukkasj\u00e4rvi village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Handle and drive your own draft reindeer with a sled along an approx. 10 km long trail through the vast and gorgeous winter landscape of S\u00e1pmi. This is an amazing hands-on eco adventure for outdoor enthusiasts that look for a truly traditional S\u00e1mi activity. The reindeer sledding guide takes you via a short minibus transfer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7162,"parent":0,"template":"","sasong":[44],"kategori":[103,52,55],"plats":[67,66],"foretag":[171],"class_list":["post-7163","aktiviteter","type-aktiviteter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sasong-winter","kategori-reindeer-sled","kategori-sami","kategori-sustainable","plats-jukkasjarvi-en","plats-kiruna-en","foretag-nutti-sami-siida"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n