The soul of the north

If you are interrested in experiencing Swedish Lapland and curious about the sami culture, this is the travel for you

Open up your senses. While travelling up north you get to discover the Swedish inland before finally reaching the land of the midnight sun and Swedish Lapland. You will learn about the people, the crafts and the history that shapes the future.

In Östersund you will get a guided tour at Gaaltije sami museum. The next day you travel north towards the next cultural highlight - The Båtsuoj sami centre. At Arjeplog you will get a guided tour of the church and the silver museum. Last but not least this package trip includes an entrance to Ájtte - a museum about the swedish mountains and sami culture. The trip ends in Gällivare and if you travel in the beginning of summer you have the chance to experience midnight sun.

While in Gällivare we highly recommend you to stay an extra night to take a day trip to experience Naturum Laponia at the national park of Stora Sjöfallet. If this sounds interresting please contact us before you make your reservation.

Program in short
Day 1: Arrival Mora
Day 2: Mora-Östersund
Day 3: Full day Östersund. Guided tour at the sami museum Gaaltije
Day 4: Östersund-Slagnäs-Arjeplog. Guided tour at Båtsuoj Sami Centre
Day 5: Arjeplog-Jokkmokk. Guided tour in Arjeplog including lunch
Day 6: Full day in Jokkmokk (entrance to Ájtte included). Evening train Jokkmokk-Gällivare
Day 7: Breakfast at the hotel is the end of the tour

OUR TRAIN HOSTS ALONG INLANDSBANAN
You will be accompanied by our committed train hosts on your journey on the Inlandsbanan trains. They will help you find your way around, take your food and coffee orders and also deal with any practical requests as far as possible. The train hosts are knowledgeable and can tell you about places, sights and the scenery along the railway. They do not accompany you on other trains/buses in this trip, or to your accommodations or on excursions, but they are always available on board the Inlandsbanan trains

Price includes

Accommodation 6 night in mid-range hotels, in shared doubleroom with shower/WC, including breakfast.
Travel along Inlandsbanan Mora-Gällivare including seat reservations
Transfer Slagnäs - Båtsuoj - Arjeplog - Arvidsjaur
Guided tour at Gaaltije in Östersund
Visit to Båtsuoj Sámi Centre
Guided tour in Arjeplog -a visit to the church and the Silver museum including lunch
Entry to Ájtte, the Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum, Jokkmokk

Optional extras

+ Cancellation insurance SEK 300/ person (valid against medical certificate)
+ Extra hotel nights pre or post tour - contact us before you make your reservation.
+ Connecting trains (may also be bought directly at www.sj.se)

Program

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Excursions and activities may vary during the season.
We reserve the right to make changes.
Dag 1: Arrival Mora
Welcome to Mora, a highlight in Dalecarlia. You travel here on your own since the trip starts with an overnight stay at Mora hotel. Take the opportunity to take an evening stroll along beautiful lake Siljan.
Day 2: Mora-Östersund
Because of its delightful location on the shore of Lake Siljan and its rich cultural heritage there is much to see and do in Mora. We suggest you to take time for a visit to the Zorn museum (additional entry fee), or the Vasaloppet museum (Vasaloppet is the world’s oldest and biggest ski race). In the afternoon the journey starts by train through the county of Härjedalen. Here you will get close to the wilderness, traveling through bear forests. In the evening you arrive at Östersund, the residential town of the county of Jämtland.
Day 3: Full day in Östersund
After the breakfast buffé you will have a guided tour at the sami museum Gaaltije. We also highly recommend a visit to the Jamtli Museum in the afternoon (additional entrance fee) and the handicraft shop Gaupa.
Day 4: Östersund-Slagnäs and Båtsuoj Sami centre
The travel continues north, today mostly passing by a variety of forests. Eventually we’ll reach Sweden's largest landscape, Lapland. In Slagnäs, there will be a transfer to Båtsuoj Sami Centre, where you will take part in Sami life. From Båtsuoj you will continue by transfer to Arjeplog, which is one of the smallest municipalities in Sweden with regards to the number of people living there.
Day 5: Excursions in Arjeplog and Arjeplog-Jokkmokk
The day begins with a short guided walk in the centre of Arjeplog with a visit to the church and to the Silver museum. Sami silver glimmers under the blue vaults at the museum. Lunch is included and served at the centre of Arjeplog. In the afternoon you will get transfer back to Inlandsbanan. We join the train in Arvidsjaur, and shortly before reaching Jokkmokk you will cross the Arctic Circle – the entrance to the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Day 6: Ájtte museum in Jokkmokk and train to Gällivare
There is almost a full day for visiting the Arctic town of Jokkmokk, which for the past 400 years hosts a famous Winter Market. A visit to Ájtte, Swedish Mountain and Sami Museum is recommended (entry fee included in price). We also highly recommend a visit to the Mountain garden Fjällträdgård located next to the museum. In the evening the journey with Inlandsbanan continues through the world heritage Laponia, to Inlandsbanan's northernmost station: Gällivare where the package tour ends with an overnight stay at Grand Hotel Lapland.
Day 7: End of tour
After a good breakfast at the hotel the package tour ends.

Departures and prices