Consider starting your trip in style with transfers from the airport by snowmobile or dog sled, instead of private or shared vehicle. Upon arrival at ICEHOTEL, attend the guided check-in tour, where you’ll hear a brief history of the property and instructions on how to sleep in the cold. When checking into the ice rooms, you'll get a key to a locker where you can store your things. When it's time for bed, you’ll pick up sleeping bags and sheets from the reception desk in the warm building connected to the ICEHOTEL, where you'll also find warm bathrooms, showers and a sauna. If you need to use the bathroom during the night, you'll need to get out of your sleeping bag and go the warm building, so don't drink too much before bed! 

Where You’ll Be Staying

ICEHOTEL | Ice Room

You’ll wake to hot lingonberry juice in bed, served by an ICEHOTEL guide, before going to the ICEHOTEL Restaurant for a buffet breakfast. After breakfast, embark on a 4-hour dog sledding excursion. You’ll meet with mushers who will answer all your questions about dogs, equipment, expeditions and competitions. Lunch at a cozy wilderness camp is included. For dinner, there are two on-site restaurants. The ICEHOTEL Restaurant offers a gastronomic adventure and a high-end a la carte menu in a modern atmosphere. The authentic Old Homestead Restaurant is a timber building from 1768 overlooking the Torne River, serving a rustic á la carte menu. There is also the ICEBAR for drinks and the Lounge for light bites.

Where You’ll Be Staying

ICEHOTEL | Kaamos Room

Enjoy a relaxing sauna session before buffet breakfast at the ICEHOTEL Restaurant. After breakfast, test your creative skills in a 1.5-hour ice sculpting class. The instructor will talk about your block of crystal–clear ice from the Torne River, as well as the basics of ice sculpting and how to use the tools. In the afternoon, embark on a 5-hour northern lights hunt on horseback. You’ll get to groom, saddle, and bridle your horse for the evening. Your group will ride out into the winter night and hopefully see both the northern lights and moose! Back at the farm, you will help untack the horses before you are served a dinner made from local produce in a Sami hut. Roundtrip transfers to the farm are included.

Where You’ll Be Staying

ICEHOTEL | Kaamos Room

After your last buffet breakfast at the ICEHOTEL Restaurant, transfer back to Kiruna Airport for your flight south to Stockholm. Watch the arctic terrain turn to forests, lakes, then cityscapes below. Upon arrival, transfer to the elegant Lydmar Hotel, perfectly located on the waterfront next to the National Museum and across from the Royal Palace. Check into your stylish room, then spend the afternoon exploring the immediate neighborhood. Take a stroll along Stockholm’s waterfront and through Kungsträdgården, a public park in the historic royal gardens with a winter ice rink, concerts & events, art galleries, restaurants & cafes. Enjoy a traditional Swedish dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Where You’ll Be Staying

Lydmar Hotel | Classic King

Start your first full day in Stockholm with a buffet breakfast at Lydmar Hotel. Spend the morning with a guide on a walking tour of Gamla Stan, the city’s charming Old Town with its cobbled streets and colorful architecture. Visit the Royal Palace, where you can watch the Changing of the Guard or explore the regal halls and museums inside. Afterwards, stop for traditional Swedish fika (coffee and pastries) at a cozy café. In the evening, enjoy a stroll along the waterfront or make a reservation at one of Gamla Stan’s best restaurants like Aifur, a lively Viking-themed restaurant filled with candles & wood benches, serving Medieval fare and live music.

Where You’ll Be Staying

Lydmar Hotel | Classic King

After buffet breakfast at Lydmar hotel, explore Stockholm’s beautiful landscape by embarking on an archipelago cruise or ferry to Djurgården, home to attractions like the Nordic Museum, the Vasa Museum and Gardens, the Skansen Open-Air Museum and Aquarium, and the lush Royal National City Park. On Djurgården, visit the historic Blå Porten for a coffee or lunch. In the evening, head north to the posh part of town for shopping at Östermalm’s upscale boutiques and sampling local delicacies at the Östermalm Food Hall. End the day with drinks at an indoor rooftop bar, soaking in panoramic views of the city skyline.

Where You’ll Be Staying

Lydmar Hotel | Classic King

Enjoy a private transfer to the airport.