Tromsø: Dog Sledding Self-Drive & Arctic Husky Safari

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Duration5h

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN

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You Drive the Sled Across Arctic Snow Near Tromsø's Lyngen Alps

You drive your own husky sled for 60 minutes across Arctic snow and forest near Tromsø, switching positions with your partner halfway through. The farm is 45 minutes from town, and includes a safety briefing, thermal winter gear, a guide-led group of 3–4 sleds, and hot soup and drinks after. Check in at the upper floor of Bus Terminal Prostneset before departure.

Step-by-step itinerary

Dog sledding adventure near Tromsø

Drive 45 minutes to husky farm
Receive sled handling briefing
Drive sled for 60 minutes
Switch sled positions halfway
Warm up by fireplace
Enjoy hot lunch and drinks

The Experience

You've just landed in Tromsø, and there's snow everywhere. The coach picks you up at the terminal and heads out toward the wilderness — 45 minutes north, toward the Lyngen Alps. The mountains rise up to 1,400 meters, and the fjord sits below them, and you're heading to a husky farm at the edge of all of it. Your guide briefs you on the sled before you even meet the dogs. It's not complicated, they tell you. The huskies want to run. They'll follow the team in front. You're just steering.

Then you're standing in front of your sled, and the dogs are there — Alaska Huskies, eager and restless. You climb on. Your travel partner sits behind you. The guide gives the signal. The dogs pull, and suddenly you're moving fast across tree-lined trails and open terrain, and the only sound is the runners cutting snow and the dogs breathing hard. Sixty minutes of this. You switch positions halfway through with your partner, so you both get to feel what it's like to hold the reins while the landscape blurs past. Groups stay small — three or four guest teams per guide — so there's room to move, and the guides stay close enough to help if you need it.

After the run, you're cold and alive and your hands are shaking a little. Back at the farm, you sit by the fireplace. Hot soup arrives. Hot chocolate, coffee, tea — whatever you want. The guides tell you about the moose and reindeer that live in this area during summer, about the daily life of the huskies, why they're built for this. You're warm again. The coach takes you back to Tromsø as the light fades.

What’s included

Your day includes return coach transfer from Bus Terminal Prostneset in Tromsø (55 minutes each way), a safety briefing on how to handle the sled, thermal winter suits, winter boots, gloves and hats, 60 minutes of self-driven dog sledding in a group of 3–4 sleds led by an English-speaking guide, and hot soup with hot drinks (chocolate, coffee, tea) at the farm afterward. Sleds are shared between two participants, and you switch positions halfway through so both of you get to drive.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Best Arctic AS

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to handle the sled yourself rather than sit as a passenger, and you're comfortable with a 45-minute drive from town and a moderate level of physical fitness — the self-drive format is what makes the adrenaline real.