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Husky and reindeer combos: how much husky do you get?

The combination days are popular and convenient, but the husky part is usually a short ride. Here is the difference in metres.

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Self-Drive Husky Safari to a Reindeer Farm
North Tours Self-Drive Husky Safari to a Reindeer Farm
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Most day tours that combine huskies and reindeer include around 500 metres on each sled. That gives you a taste of both, often with Santa Claus Village and a meal. If you want a real husky route and a reindeer farm in the same outing, there is a different format: a self-drive husky safari of 5 km out to a reindeer farm, soup at the farm and 2 km back.

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Self-Drive Husky Safari to a Reindeer Farm
North Tours		5 km + 2 km backnot statedYesnot stated€285per person★ 5.0 (73)Book now

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The self-drive husky safari to a reindeer farm

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Self-Drive Husky Safari to a Reindeer Farm
North Tours

Self-Drive Husky Safari to a Reindeer Farm

5 km out to a reindeer farm and 2 km back, driving yourself, with soup.

  • ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
from €285 ★ 5.0 (73 reviews)
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Highlights

  • Distance on the sled: 5 km out to the reindeer farm and 2 km back
  • You drive your own team
  • Soup at the reindeer farm
  • The highest-rated tour on this site

About this tour

A self-drive husky safari with a destination: 5 km out to a reindeer farm and 2 km back, with soup at the farm. Unlike the popular husky-and-reindeer combination tours with short rides on both sleds, the husky part here is a real self-drive route.

The listing does not state the total duration or the time on the sled.

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The popular combination days

These tours are built around variety rather than distance. Because the reindeer part leads, we compare them on our reindeer site, and the one with a snowmobile safari at its core on our snowmobile site. The metres come from the listings.

Reindeer, huskies & Santa Claus Village

500 m husky · 500 m reindeer

The classic combination day: a short husky ride, a short reindeer ride, Santa Claus Village and salmon soup, in about six hours. (Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park)

Compared on rovaniemi-reindeer.com

Husky farm and reindeer experience

500 m husky · 500 m reindeer

Short husky and reindeer rides as a farm visit. (Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park)

Compared on rovaniemi-reindeer.com

Meet Santa, reindeer sleigh ride & huskies

500 m husky · 400 m reindeer

Short husky and reindeer rides combined with a visit to Santa Claus. (Northern Future)

Compared on rovaniemi-reindeer.com

Husky & reindeer day with a snowmobile ride

Snowmobile · 500 m husky · 500 m reindeer

A snowmobile ride is the main event; the husky and reindeer rides are short add-ons. (Arctic Circle Snowmobile Park)

Compared on rovaniemisnowmobiles.com

What 500 metres on a husky sled means

Five hundred metres is a short loop: a taste of sledding rather than a ride through the forest, usually as a passenger. It suits families with small children and anyone who wants to see huskies and reindeer on the same day without committing half a day to each. It does not suit you if driving a team is the point: then the husky part of a combo day will feel very short. The full distance scale, from farm visits to 10 km safaris, is on our short ride vs. safari page.

Combo day or husky safari to a reindeer farm?

A combo day fits if…

  • You want both animals (and possibly Santa Claus) in one booking
  • You are travelling with small children
  • A short ride on each sled is enough for you

The self-drive safari fits if…

  • You want to drive a husky team yourself, over several kilometres
  • A reindeer farm as the destination is enough reindeer for you
  • You prefer a husky route over a programme of short stops

Building your own combination

You can also combine the parts yourself. The 2.5 km husky ride in Santa Claus Village starts in the village, where reindeer rides also run. Those are compared on rovaniemi-reindeer.com. Or book a longer husky safari on one day and a reindeer safari on another.

FAQ

How long is the husky ride on a husky and reindeer tour?

On the popular combination tours around Rovaniemi, the husky ride is usually around 500 metres, a short taste rather than a safari. The reindeer ride is similarly short.

Is there a husky and reindeer tour with a longer husky ride?

Yes. The self-drive husky safari with North Tours goes 5 km out to a reindeer farm, with soup at the farm, and 2 km back. You drive your own team.

Can I drive the huskies myself on a combo tour?

On the short combination tours you usually ride as a passenger; check the listing. On the safari to a reindeer farm you drive the team yourself.

Where are the husky and reindeer combination tours compared?

On our sister site rovaniemi-reindeer.com, because the reindeer part leads on most of them. The combination with a snowmobile safari is compared on rovaniemisnowmobiles.com.

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