2 Days Summer Horse Riding Holiday in the Mountains of Kebnekaise, Sweden

Facilities

You will arrive at the farm in Puoltsa in the morning on the first day and then prepare the horses and go out on a day trip where you will stop for lunch outside. Ride up on the bare mountain where you will have a fantastic view over the river and the mountains. When you come back, have a dinner consisting of local specialties. The night is spent in a double room in a house on the farm.

Next day after breakfast, go to Nikkaluokta by car for another great day of riding. This day, you will also eat lunch outside but come back a bit earlier so you will have time for the trip home. Sometimes, Ofelas Islandshästar does the tours in the opposite order. This tour is suitable for both experienced and less experienced riders.

You can come to Nikkaluokta/Puoltsa via a bus or a car. Sometimes, Ofelas Islandshästar has this tour in Ratekjokk, a place they have in a roadless area and they will take you there via a car and a boat.

Riding Experience

Prior riding experience is not necessary but you must be in good physical health. This ride is suitable both for you with riding experience and for you who have never been riding before

Animals

Right now, Ofelas Islandshästar has about 25 Icelandic horses at the farm, a few are privately owned. The stable cat, Lunar, also lives there, as well as two goats and dogs. During the winter, Ofelas Islandshästar also gets quite a lot of moose there.

The Ofelas Islandshästar Team

The company is run by Kerstin Nilsson and Mats Blind-Berg, since 1997. Jenny Jansson and Sara Hansson work at the farm, they have both moved up there from south of Sweden. Usually, Ofelas Islandshästar has some extra employees during high season.

Minimum age: 12 years

Ofelas Islandshästar is located 25 kilometers west of Kiruna in the direction of Nikkaluokta with a fantastic view of the mountains and Kalix river. In wintertime, they have the northern lights and during summer, the midnight sun.

Puoltsa

The farm is located in a small village called Puoltsa (Buolža in Sami). It is between Kiruna and Nikkaluokta, next to the riverbank of the Kalix river. Ofelas Islandshästar has had the business since 1997.

Distances

• Kiruna, 25 kilometers

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Reindeer and moose meat is an important ingredient in Sámi cuisine, usually smoked to last longer when you are out in the mountains for many weeks. Other local specialties in this area are fish from the river or mountain lakes. Berries and herbs are also important ingredients, like cloudberries, blueberries, lingonberries, Angelica, meadowsweet, etc. Ofelas Islandshästar provides any special diet if you require, like no lactose, gluten-free, or vegetarian, just remember to inform them in advance.

Traditional food in Sámi is meat and fish supplemented with herbs and berries. Salt and flour were bought so you could bake bread. Fish and meat were eaten either fresh, salted, smoked, dried, or conserved in a different way. The Sami cuisine still looks the same but with new dishes and outside influences.

Reindeer and moose meat, Arctic char, Whitefish, cloudberries, blueberries, lingonberries, Angelica, and Mountain Sorrel are common in the Sami cuisine. Coffee cheese was made from reindeer milk, later, also from goat and cow milk. Lots of new exciting things are happening with the developing of Sami cooking today.

• Daily horse rides
• Services of a Swedish and English-speaking guide
• Daily full board meals (From Day 1 lunch to Day 2 lunch)
• 1 night accommodation
• Use of a horse with equipment
• Helmet use

• Airport transfers
• Extra accommodation
• Extra meals

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 16.94% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 7 days before arrival.