Private Dogsledding: Drive or Ride

Next occasion 15 November

Meet 35 Alaskan huskies at our small family-run farm in Målselv, approximately two hours from Narvik. Enjoy a completely private Arctic dogsledding experience — drive your own team or ride with your guide — with dog welfare at its heart and a warm lunch around the fire. Private overnight stays are also available.

Highlights

Enjoy a completely private dogsledding experience for a maximum of six guests
Meet 35 friendly Alaskan huskies and learn about their personalities
Drive your own dog team, share the driving or ride with your guide
Travel through quiet boreal forests and Arctic mountain landscapes
Enjoy warm reindeer soup around a wood fire during the journey

Departs from: Evenmoveien 158, 9334 Øverbygd
Duration: 4 hours hours

Difficulty level

Moderate

Guide language

English
French
Norwegian

Description

Leave the crowds behind and join a completely private dogsledding experience at OffTrack Experience, our small family-run husky kennel in Målselv, approximately two hours from Narvik.
Begin by meeting our pack of around 35 friendly Alaskan huskies and learning about their personalities, training, care and everyday life at the farm.

Your guide will provide a clear safety briefing and explain how the dog team works, how to handle the sled and how we communicate with the dogs. You will then head out through the winter landscape with a team of approximately five to eight eager huskies.
No previous experience is required. Drive your own dog team, share the driving with another person in your group, or enjoy the journey as a passenger with your guide. The private format allows us to adapt the roles and pace to adventurous guests, couples, families and guests who prefer a gentler way to participate.

Follow quiet trails through the boreal forest, surrounded by mountains and Arctic winter landscapes. Drivers should be prepared to help the dogs by pushing uphill and controlling the sled downhill.

The route, pace, dog teams and time spent moving are adapted to the snow, weather, trail conditions and how the dogs are feeling. Their welfare always comes first.
During the journey, we normally stop around a wood fire for a warm Norwegian lunch, usually reindeer soup. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free alternatives are available when requested in advance.

After returning to the farm, guests are welcome to help unharness the dogs and thank their team. We then gather in our cosy log cabin for coffee or tea, homemade cake and more time together.
The complete experience lasts approximately four hours at the farm and is exclusively for your own booking group, with a maximum of six guests.

Would you like to stay longer? Private overnight accommodation at our husky farm, together with access to our traditional wood-fired sauna, may be added on request and is subject to availability.

More information

Max capacity: 6

Transport

Not included.

Includes

Approximately four-hour completely private experience
Dedicated guide for your booking
Introduction to our kennel and around 35 Alaskan huskies
Preparation and harnessing of the dogs
Dog team of approximately 5–8 huskies per sled
Opportunity to drive, share the driving or ride as a passenger
Safety briefing, personal instruction and safety equipment
Warm thermal suit, winter boots, mittens and beanie
Warm Norwegian lunch, usually reindeer soup
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free alternatives when requested in advance
Coffee or tea, homemade cake and snacks at the farm
Local pickup and return from the confirmed bus stop when that booking option is selected
Free parking at the husky farm

Additional information

No previous dogsledding experience is required.
Guests wishing to drive should have reasonable fitness and be prepared to push uphill, balance and control the sled downhill. Guests who prefer not to drive may normally participate as passengers with their guide.
Please contact OffTrack Experience before booking if anyone has limited mobility, is travelling with an infant or has another health or comfort consideration that may affect participation. Because the experience is private, we can often adapt the roles and pace to the group.
The route, pace, dog teams and time spent moving may be adapted according to the snow, weather, trail conditions and the wellbeing of the dogs.
Please provide the approximate age, weight, clothing size and shoe size of every participant when booking.
Please inform us in advance about dietary requirements and allergies.
Guests should bring thermal base layers, preferably wool, together with warm socks and suitable personal winter clothing. Outer winter clothing, boots and mittens are provided.
Pets cannot join the experience or enter the dog yard.
Overnight accommodation and the wood-fired sauna may be added separately, subject to availability.

Guests travelling by car meet us directly at the husky farm in Øverbygd. Free parking is available.
Guests travelling from Tromsø can travel independently by public bus 100. We help them choose the connection matching their departure and confirm the local pickup point. When the public-bus pickup option is selected, the local transfer between the confirmed bus stop and the husky farm is included. Public bus tickets are not included.
The local transfer may be shared with another private group.

Map & Directions

From Narvik city center: 115 km

From Narvik, follow the E6 north through Bjerkvik and continue towards Bardufoss. Follow the signs towards Øverbygd, then continue to Evenmoveien 158.
The journey takes approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on road and weather conditions. Free parking is available at the farm.
The farm can also be found on Google Maps by searching for “OffTrack Experience”.
When entering the property in winter, please use the west entrance. The east entrance is not ploughed.

Contact information: +47 98 00 12 13 [email protected] Website

From 4000 NOK Per person