Nine rides in Finnish and Swedish Lapland, sorted by what you actually do: drive your own team, sit while a musher drives, or squeeze the huskies into a bigger day. Each has its own page with the distance, the day and what guests say.
Self-drive: two to a sled, you swap halfway behind a guide. The real safaris.
Most booked safariRovaniemi's most-booked self-drive: 6 km on the runners, two per sled, transfers from town or Santa Claus Village.
On the sled: 6 km, you drive half
In LeviThe pick if you're staying in Levi: 7 km on the runners, two per sled, warm drinks and dog time at the farm after.
On the sled: 7 km, you drive half
Group of 8 at mostEight guests at most, 6 to 10 km and about 30 to 50 minutes of driving, then sausages and marshmallows by the fire.
On the sled: 6 to 10 km, about 30 to 50 min, you drive half
Hotel pickupHotel pickup by 4x4, a 5 to 8 km self-drive loop, eight guests at most, and hot sausages by the fire after.
On the sled: 5 to 8 km, you drive half
Swedish LaplandA long morning in Swedish Lapland: harness your own dogs, drive across frozen lakes, then soup and fika in a tipi.
On the sled: Shared sled, you take turns driving
After darkSledding in the dark outside Kiruna, eight guests at most, fika by the fire. A chance of aurora, never a promise.
On the sled: About 1 to 1.5 h, you steer
A musher drives. Shorter, gentler, good with small kids.
Quick tasterA musher drives you 2.5 km through the woods: 7 to 12 minutes on the sled, then juice and cookies. Lovely, but short.
On the sled: 2.5 km, 7 to 12 min, a musher drives
Family sleighA guide drives, the whole family sits: sleighs for two adults and three kids, coffee and homemade cake in a tipi.
On the sled: Out and back with a tipi stop, a guide drives
Reindeer, huskies and Santa Claus Village. Short rides, big day.
One-day comboReindeer, huskies and Santa in one day with salmon soup. Both rides are 500 m: a big day out, not a husky safari.
On the sled: 500 m husky ride, 500 m reindeer ride