Brandon Lodge and Sapmi Nature Camp

Price Includes:

• All transfers and 2nd class train tickets
• 2 x Nights Cabin accommodation at Brändön Lodge, FB
• 2 x Aurora Hideaway Dinner
• 2 x Nature tour to Pack Ice by Snowmobile incl lunch
• 2 x 3 course dinner at Brändön Lodge
• 2 x Nights Sapmi Nature camp, FB
• 2 x Meet the reindeer herders activityPrice Excludes:
• Personal Insurance
• Flights
• Upgrades in the form of accommodation or activities
• Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages

The main building is a log cabin that includes a restaurant and a lounge and relaxation area. Surrounding the main building are 15 cabins overlooking the sea. Each cabin has been recently renovated and includes 1 one bathroom, two bedrooms with 2 single beds in each room, a lounge room, and a front-facing covered porch. The single beds in one room can be made up to a double. Winter clothing is provided to all guests and Brändön Lodge is the departure point for a wide range of fantastic activities all year round including their signature archipelago pack ice snowmobile tour in the winter.

Sápmi Nature Camp is a newly opened, high-end, sustainable and small-scale camp that offers high quality, close to nature accommodation on the border of the Laponia World Heritage Area. In 1996, Laponia was inscribed on the World Heritage List by the UN body UNESCO. That means the area is important for the whole world to care for and protect. Its selection is based on the combination of unique nature and the cultural values present in Laponia. The area bears traces of the Earth’s early history but also of mankind’s. The landscape has been formed in interaction with a living Sámi tradition where reindeer herding has been pursued for a long time.

The camp consists of newly built ‘double’ rooms in the form of lavvu tents (that looks like a tepee) furnished with comfortable double beds, stoves and cosy furnishings inspired by nature and the Sami culture. The base experience includes accommodation and full board and the guests then choose the nature of the activities they would like to enjoy.

Sápmi Nature Camp is operated by Lennart Pittja who grew up in a reindeer herding family here in Unna Tjerusj Sami community. This is grazing land that has been used by Unna Tjerusj for thousands of years. Sápmi Nature is committed to responsible tourism that does not threaten the reindeer and the herding here, but instead we want to share our knowledge about Sami life – both past and present. Because this is a small-scale, sustainable business, it is only between 2-10 guests here at the same time. This is far from a large-scale resort or impersonal mass tourism. It is a personal, comfortable and convenient Sámi experience and you have the chance to really learn about the Sami culture.
During the stay will take a rare excursion into the daily life of reindeer herding. Lennart’s brother Kenneth has the main responsibility for the day to day reindeer herding and one of the popular activities at the camp is to take a drive to the location of the reindeer herd where we find Kenneth and his family. Kenneth’s family including sons and daughter spend their year taking care of the reindeer and depending on the time of year and even the day you visit. The form the experience takes will therefore always be unique. On meeting Kenneth you will really enjoy his fun and laid back approach but keep in mind they are welcoming you into their workplace on a normal working day.

Notes

All activities are part of a group tour unless noted as private.

Activities run on certain days so please reconfirm before sending a formal quote.

Price quoted is an example only, subject to availability and supplier changes and should be reconfirmed before sending a formal quote to clients.

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