5 Days Biellugis Trail Horse Riding Holiday in Kiruna, Sweden

Mostly, you'll ride in pathless terrain and on small tracks so you'll get to know the sure-footed Icelandic horses. You can ride in different tempos depending on the terrain. Ride on the bare mountain, in swamp areas, and in the forest. On the first day, ride through the forest, over swamps, and up to the bare mountain.

You'll get a horse which suits you. Ride on the south side of the Kalix river and arrive at the overnight place in the afternoon. After breakfast on the next day, ride a day tour over the bare mountain with a fantastic view. Finish the riding on day 3 in the afternoon at the same place where you started the tour and from there, travel back to the farm by car.

On some of the tour days, go west to Ratekjokk where you will sleep in a cabin and on day 3, have a day ride or ride to Ratekjokk. Then, leave the horses there and cross the Kalix river by boat and then with a car, go back to the farm (can also be ridden in the other direction). You'll ride about 15-25 kilometers every day. The Icelandic horse is a strong horse but not very big so the rider's maximum weight should be 90 kilograms.

Ofelas Islandshästar will lend you a riding helmet. A list of equipment will be sent to you when you book the tour. If you need extra accommodation and transfers, you can book it with Ofelas Islandshästar at an extra charge. On the first day, meet with Ofelas Islandshästar in the morning at the farm for shared transportation to the starting point. To get to the farm, you can come via a bus or car.

The food is exclusive specialties from this area, for example, reindeer meat and fish. On the tour, you will help each other with the horses and with camp chores. Sometimes, you'll need to lead the horses when the terrain demands it.

Riding experience

Multiple years of riding experience is required; you can control a horse in open terrain and have good physical health.

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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During this trip, daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included. Reindeer and moose meats are 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 development of Sami cooking today.

• 3 whole days of riding
• Use of a horse with equipment
• Engish and Swedish-speaking guide
• Daily full board meals (From dinner on Day 1 until breakfast on Day 5)
• Helmet use
• All transfers needed within Kiruna
• 4 nights accommodation

• Airport transfers
• Airfare
• Personal expenses
• Extra meals and drinks
• Alcohol (Sweden has strict rules for buying and serving alcohol so Ofelas Islandshästar can't serve alcohol. You can bring alcohol with you there.)

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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.