Kirkenes Snowhotel - Husky Safari
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Husky Wagon
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our cabins that are inspired by the traditional hunting and fishing hut, “gamme”, that you find in the wilderness in the Sami areas of the Arctic. The huts are developed along with architects from Switzerland and are equipped as a small jewel; air conditioning, underfloor heating, natural tiles, an exclusive bathroom with a separate aurora wall.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
In the summer we have bicycles, rowing boats and fishing equipment that can be borrowed. In addition, we have resident reindeer on our grounds, make sure you go over and say hello!
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Winter Season
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Dog Sledding in Kirkenes, Norway
Dog sledding is a quintessential winter activity in the North of Norway. Travelers come from near and far to see the Arctic tundra firsthand and to experience it in a completely different way. But mostly, they go on a dog sledding excursion to see the region’s hardest-working pups, the Alaskan husky.
Alaskan huskies are primarily bred as working dogs. They love to roam, and they go crazy with anticipation when their mushers prepare for take off. As soon as we depart, and the dogs get what they want, which is to run, it becomes almost jarringly silent and serene.
The first two dogs, called lead dogs, are intelligent, strong leaders who steer the whole team. The two dogs behind them are known as swing dogs. They are often younger, smaller dogs that motivate the team, create more speed and allow the sled to take the corners with more agility. You can think of them as lead dogs in training.
The huskies in the middle are called team dogs, and the huskies in the back are known as wheel dogs. They are typically heavier dogs that help to counterbalance the weight of the sled when the team takes corners.
My musher at the Kirkenes Snowhotel, like so many others, fell in love with the dogs and never looked back.
“I took a holiday to Tromso, about three years ago now. And much like you, I was doing the dogsled trip and I liked it so much that I asked for a job. And the rest was history,” said Kirkenes Snowhotel musher, Josh Persello. “My education is not with animals. It’s like bio-medical science. But yeah, [this is] much better.”
Dog sledding tours in Kirkenes typically last two or four hours, including enough time for you to play with the dogs, take photos and check out their living quarters. And if you end up falling for your new furry friends, set a little extra time aside. Who knows? You might find yourself checking with the crew to see if they’re hiring.
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Kirkenes Snowhotel - Husky hike to Namdalen
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Kirkenes Snowhotel - King Crab Winter Safari
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Andersgrotta
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our cabins that are inspired by the traditional hunting and fishing hut, “gamme”, that you find in the wilderness in the Sami areas of the Arctic. The huts are developed along with architects from Switzerland and are equipped as a small jewel; air conditioning, underfloor heating, natural tiles, an exclusive bathroom with a separate aurora wall.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
In the summer we have bicycles, rowing boats and fishing equipment that can be borrowed. In addition, we have resident reindeer on our grounds, make sure you go over and say hello!
Snowhotel Kirkenes Winter 2018
Enjoy the miracle of Winter. Filmed by Simon Skafar in January 2018 at the Snowhotel in Sandnesdalen, Kirkenes, Norway
Snowhotel Kirkenes Husky
Going back to the dogyard after a fun morning on the fjord.
Kirkenes - Husky sledding at Birk Husky - Norway Travel Vlog
Follow us as we venture to the top of Norway towards the Russian border to visit Kirkenes and then embark on a husky sledding tour!
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Hurtigruten Day 7 - Kirkenes - Snowhotel and Huskys
The snowhotel experience includes the huskies and reindeers because it´s all at the same area. The snow hotel 2018/19 is a lovely artwork showing the polar expeditions. You can discover all at day 7 on your Hurtigruten journey.
Kirkenes Snow Hotel Huskies
Huskies barking outside the Snow Hotel in Kirkenes.
Kirkenes Snowhotel
Kirkenes Snowhotel - impressive building entirely in snow and ice with 20 rooms - inside temperature is -4 degrees Celsius (25 F ). Outside it was on this evening -14 degrees C (7F).
It takes 3 weeks to build the hotel of snow including the beautiful decorations carved into the snow by artists - furniture, beds and bar carved from sea ice and stored from year to year. The hotel is open from 20th December to 20th April - then ice and snow is melting - impressive.
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Kirkenes Snowhotel - Summer Season
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Snowhotel Kirkenes
Little bit of magic,areal footage,husky sleds,dogs,aurora borealis,northern light
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Snowmobile Safari
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Husky Taxi
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Snowmobile Tour
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.
Husky Sledge Adventure in Kirkenes, Norway
While sailing above the Arctic Circle on one of he Hurtigruten ships that combine delivery of supplies to remote towns in northern Norway with passenger cruises, I had the opportunity to take a ride on a dog sled pulled by a team of Huskies. It was bumpier than I expected, and a little like a roller coaster in places; in other words, a totally exhilarating experience. The adventure also included a tour of the Snow Hotel in Kirkenes, Norway, and a visit to the reindeer park, where I scratched the nose of an albino reindeer. To read more about my world travels visit my blog,
Kirkenes Snowhotel - King Crab Summer Safari
Everyone is welcome for a fun and exciting stay in our amazing winter wonderland.
Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006, and since then we have been giving our guests a wonderful experience in one of Norway’s most beautiful surroundings.