Holmen Husky Lodge

A wonderful experience! We stayed in a new built cabin which was pure luxury. Then set off for a 3 day sledge tour into the wilderness and stayed overnight in a mountain cabin. The food was excellent. The guides were very professional and caring. We got to help setting up the harnesses on the dogs, and driving the dogsled. A helping hand from the guides and it went smooth. The ones who wanted to, helped feeding the dogs. The dogs were very reliable and friendly. We enjoyed the sauna and the outside hottub. As a bonus we were lucky to see the northern light in two evenings. I highly recommend Holmen Husky as a genuine adventure!

We spent three incredible days with the Husky team in their new Forest Suites and Lodge. They made us feel welcome and excited about our trip from the moment we arrived, putting together lunch at last minute. Nothing seemed to be a problem making our stay so easy. We did the husky sleds, reindeers, ice hotel and snowmobiles - we can recommend all which was super memorable/excellent. If you love dogs then go for sure, our family did and loved seeing and spending time with the dogs. And if you don't like dogs (like me), you don't hear from the suites and only see them and hear them when you are in the lodge or outside so would recommend you go too. We got to see the northern lights with the naked eye on all three nights, which was well beyond expectations and reinforces my research that Alta is the best place to see them (at the same time we had family in Finland who could only see them through a camera). Everything was exceptional and exceeded our expectations. This was a bucket list item for us we could not recommend more.

A fabulous experience, being introduced to the wonderful huskies at the beginning is a great way to start, Sledging under the dark skies in complete isolation gives it a very surreal feeling. Many thanks to Nicholas our guide who was a mine of information and made us feel very welcome. If you want to experience a true Nordic adventure, this is a must