Travel Sweden by Train

   
 
 

Roots and Adventure in Sapmi - the Land of Sami

Travel Sweden by Train

8 Days / 6 locations in Sweden

If you are fascinated by nature experiences and curious about Sami

culture, then this is the trip for you. Open your senses and travel to the

land of the Midnight Sun and the Sami. You will find the people,

handicrafts and history and you will be able to listen to amazing stories

about love of the reindeer, a hard life and ancient traditions that are still

alive and practiced. Båtsuoj Sami Centre is one of the many nuggets of

gold that await you on the journey.

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Stockholm - Mora
Meals: Breakfast

Departure with regular train from Stockholm to Mora in the region of Dalecarlia where your package tour begins. Mora has culture and attractions suitable for everyone. For example, you could visit Zorngården and the Vasa Race museum, or go shopping for a traditional wooden Dalahästen horse.

 
Day 2     Mora - Ostersund
Meals: Breakfast

The morning is spent in Mora, from where the afternoon train takes you on the first leg of your Inlandsbanan tour. The train will slow down as we pass the waterfalls Storstupet and Helvetesfallet, which were used for timber floating, to allow you to admire nature’s own drama. You will be travelling through Hälsingland and Härjedalen, the highest province in Sweden. In the evening we arrive in Östersund, the county town for Jämtland.

 
Day 3     Ostersund
Meals: Breakfast

Look forward to a whole day of new experiences in Östersund. Stroll up to Jamtli History Land to meet people and see places from many different periods (entry included in package). If you want to find out about Sami culture at this stage of the journey, pay a visit to the tourist information office and perhaps the handicraft shop Gaupa

 
Day 4     Ostersund - Slagnas - Arjeplog
Meals: Breakfast

When you are back on the train, the journey continues north past Ströms Vattudal. Look out over the extensive forests and lakes teeming with fish. Inlandsbanan now enters Sweden’s largest province, Lapland. In Slagnäs the journey continues by coach to the

Båtsuoj Sami Centre, where you can experience authentic Sami life with all your senses. Enjoy a Sami meal served in a traditional Sami hut whilst listening to a storyteller. The end destination for this day is Arjeplog.

 
Day 5     Arjeplog - Jokkmokk
Meals: Breakfast / Lunch

The day begins with a walk around Arjeplog, a town with a rich Sami heritage. After a coach trip up Galtispuoda Mountain and lunch, a visit to the Silver museum awaits. Return to Inlandsbanan is by public bus. Shortly before reaching Jokkmokk you will cross the Arctic Circle – the border of the Land of the Midnight Sun

 
Day 6     Jokkmokk
Meals: Breakfast

In Jokkmokk you have nearly a full day to visit attractions such as the Swedish Mountain and Sami Museum Ájtte (entry included) and Jokkmokk Alpine Garden, where you can study the mountain flora. New for this year is a taste performance held at the Jokkmokk

Alpine Garden. You will experience the guide’s emotional attachment for Lapland listening to her stories and songs, looking at pictures and tasting a variety of the local food, including an extensive range of herbs and berries she has selected, picked and

cooked herself.

 
Day 7     Jokkmokk - Ostersund
Meals: Breakfast

After an early breakfast, the journey turns back south towards Östersund. The scenery actually looks different seen in “reverse order”

 
Day 8     Ostersund - Stockholm
Meals: Breakfast

Today is the last day of the package tour and the train will take you back to Stockholm

 

Notes

Price Includes
Taste Experience in Jokkmokk
Entry to the Swedish Mountain and Sami Museum ÁJtte, Jokkmokk
Guided Tour in Arjeplog and a Coach Trip up Galtispuoda Mountain, Lunch and
Daily Breakfast
Travel on Inlandsbanan, Incl. the Inlandsbanan Card and Seat Reservations
Train Stockholm-Mora and ÖStersundstockholm
7 Nights’ Accommodation in Mid-Range Hotels, Shared Double With Shower/Wc
Entry to Jamtli in ÖStersund
Visit to the BåTsuoj Sami Centre Incl. Light Meal
Price Does Not Include
 Hotel in Stockholm
 Sami Hut in BåTsuoj
INL-1269
1.28.15.WP26