Husky safari price from Kilpisjärvi: fares, totals and what is included

Two huskies standing behind a wire-mesh fence, one looking out towards the camera

Illustration photo: huskies in a kennel run, not at the kennels named here.

The short answer

Compare what the price covers before the number. The Skibotn day includes the bus from the village, a hot meal and an insulated suit, and is sold in kroner. Hetta publishes adult and child fares, so a family can add up its bill exactly, and pays the drive on top. The Muonio private safaris price per person with no child fare, and keep part of the price even a month ahead if you cancel.

How the operators compare

Prices are the operators' own published starting prices as of the date this guide was updated, and they change through the season.

Skibotn day (Norway)Hetta Huskies: Frozen LakesWildmaker: 13 km
Adult price NOK 2,695 €160 €200
Child price Not stated €100 (3 to 12) Not stated
Transport from Kilpisjärvi Included Your own, 132 min Your own to Muonio, 145 min
Meal Hot meal Not stated Not stated

Every price is the one the listing prints per person. The kroner column is not converted, so no row is ranked.

Where these figures come from
  • Skibotn day (Norway): One kroner price covering the bus from the village hotels, the sledding, a hot meal and an insulated suit.
  • Hetta Huskies: Frozen Lakes: Adult and child fares printed side by side for the twelve-kilometre safari, with a dearer price for a sled to yourself.
  • Wildmaker: 13 km: A private safari priced per person with no child fare, and a pick-up from Muonio accommodation included.

The figure on a husky listing is only part of the cost from Kilpisjärvi, because the nearest dogs are a border or a long drive away.

One price with everything, or a price for the dogs

The Norwegian day bundles the bus from the village, the sledding, a hot meal and an insulated suit into a single kroner figure per person.1 Hetta prices the safari itself, in euros, with a child fare printed beside every adult one, and the drive of more than two hours each way is yours on top.2 The Muonio private company prices per person and includes a pick-up, but only from accommodation in Muonio.

The cost of changing your mind

With a long journey attached, the cancellation terms matter as much as the fare. Of the three, only the Muonio company’s terms are on record here, and they are strict: part of the price is kept even a month ahead.3

The options themselves are compared on husky safari in Kilpisjärvi.

Questions people ask

What would a family of two adults and two children pay at Hetta?

On the fares Hetta prints, 330 euros on the six-kilometre safari (two adults at 95 and two children at 70), 520 euros on Frozen Lakes (two at 160 and two children aged three to twelve at 100) and 680 euros on Magic of Winter (two at 205 and two at 135). Those assume shared sleighs; a solo or guide-driven sleigh is priced separately.

What do two adults pay for the Skibotn day?

The listing prices the day at 2,695 Norwegian kroner per person, so two adults pay 5,390 kroner, bus from Kilpisjärvi, meal and insulated suit included. It prints no child price, so for a family ask the company rather than doubling the adult figure. The price stays in kroner here, because converting it would be this site's figure rather than the company's.

What if the weather stops the Skibotn day or a Hetta safari?

Neither the Skibotn listing nor this site's records of Hetta's safaris say what happens to your money if the day is called off for weather, or if you cancel yourself. Ask both in writing before paying. It matters more here than elsewhere, because a drive of more than two hours to Hetta is a cost no refund will cover.

Written by

Lapland Handbook Staff

Lapland Handbook is written by its editorial staff in Rovaniemi. Every price, age limit and group size in a comparison is read from the operator's own page and marked "Not stated" when the operator does not publish it. Each guide names who should not book, and names the operator that suits each kind of group, whichever it is.

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