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Crosscountry skiing trek with huskies and pulks on the tracks of the past


During this great trek we combine adventure, sport and culture. On the trails of the past we are skiing through beautiful winter landscapes – snowy forests, moraines, lakes, rivers and pristine forest of the Syöte national park. Our route follows mostly prepared trails (scooter tracks) from the hiking center Kylmäluoma (Kuusamo) to the national park Syöte. We stay over-night both in traditional wilderness cabins and cosy log houses of the more modern times! The best thing besides the beauty of nature: We don’t have to carry heavy backpacks during this trekking week but have friendly huskies as helpers pulling our luggage in pulks (luggage sledges) for us! We work as a team with those amazing animals being attached with a rope to the pulk. A special kind of winter adventure!

Requirements
- Good physical condition

- good skiing experience
- used to backpack (5 - 7 kg)
- Team spirit, cooperation
- Endurance, will to live in simple conditions

Departure
13.3.-19.3.2011

Included services
- Collective transfer from/to airport Kuusamo
- 3 overnights in Hotel Herkko in double rooms
- 3 overnights in cabins with sauna
- Full board during the whole tour
- Experienced, English speaking wilderness guide
- 1 husky and 1 pulka for 2 persons
 

Not included services
- Alcoholic drinks
- crosscountry skiing-equipment (touring or normal)

Group size
min. 5, max. 10 persons

Price
€ 1050/person from/to the airport Kuusamo

Overnights/catering
Our personal luggage will be pulled in a pulk by a sled dog (max. 7 – 8 kg are allowed to put to the pulk, if there is more luggage we carry the rest in our daypacks). In our day bags, we carry our lunch packages, thermos with hot drinks and warm jackets to put on during breaks. Common food is shared between the participants and transported in the pulks. Overnights in simple cabins. Every group member brings her/his own sleeping bag.

Programme

1st day: Transfer from the airport Kuusamo to the Hotel Herkko. Dinner, possibility to go to sauna, overnight.

2nd day: We meet our guide after breakfast: Today we train our skiing skills on the tracks around the hotel. In the morning still without dogs and pulks – after lunch in the hotel we take as well our dogs with us. In the evening information and preparation of the coming tour. Possibility to go to sauna. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

3nd day: After a transfer to our starting point Kylmäluoma we head out for our first stage towards the wilderness cabin Harjajärvi. Lunch during the trek on a convenient spot. The route is approx. 21 km and leads across frozen lakes, swamps and trough beautiful wintry forests. All along a route prepared by snowmobiles (no official cross-countryskiing track!) In old times the cabin Harjajärvi was the home for approx. 100 forestry-workers, who lived under hard conditions doing logging. A part of the century about which we like to tell much more in the hot sauna. Dinner. Overnight.

4th day: This stage leads along a wonderful lake, further through open hills to Susijärvi (wulflake) where we will eat lunch. After this relaxing break we ski further to Ylimaa, a cottage situated on the shore of a beautiful small lake close to the traditional village of Taivalkoski. Possibility for sauna. Dinner overnight (Distance approx. 20 km)

5th day: After breakfast we follow our route across beautiful hillsides with a great scenery – almost all over driven trails. When we reach the small farming village Raappanan we ski for a while on the frozen large rive Iijoki until we reach another prepared trail which leads us to our cottage Ooka Stoppi. Possibility for sauna. Dinner, overnight (Distance approx. 24 km)

6th day: Along snowmobile trails (which are all seldom used) we ski further to the Iso Syöte national park. Depending on the condition of the group we ski even up to the top of Pikku Syöte… with a marvellous scenery (distance about 18 - 20 km). Transfer back to the hotel Herkko. Possibility for sauna and last dinner with the group together…

7th day: After breakfast transfer to the airport.


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