Epic Travel → Europe → Finland → Reindeer Sleigh Ride

Location: Finnish Lapland

Time Required: 3 – 5 hours

Red Tape/Notes: Winter clothes are included if you don’t have sufficient layers of your own; for more info visit the activities section of the Kakslauttenen website. There are a couple of different options for “reindeer safaris” depending on what you’d like to see/do.

What’s Nearby?: Kakslauttenen, Horseback Riding, Dog Sledding, Snowmobiling, Nordic Skiing

Riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer is kind of a holiday bucket list item. Every sleigh gets a reindeer, and there are two of you in the sleigh, and it’s quite cozy with your blankets and things, cruising almost silently through the woods (with the exception of your reindeer’s panting). Mid-way you get out and have a hot beverage and some cakes or other form of Finnish treat, then get back in and cruise home. The best part about the trip for us was that the sleigh behind us didn’t really stay behind us and the reindeer kept pulling up next to me, so I spent most of the ride with a reindeer friend cruising along right next to me.

Epic Travel → Europe → Finland → Reindeer Sleigh Ride