Tromsø Aurora Husky · Kvaløya
A smaller kennel on Kvaløya runs big sleds with an experienced musher on every one, so families and groups ride together for 45 to 60 minutes and guests can take a turn steering. Pick it for a family with mixed ages who want more than a passenger ride.
Tromsø Aurora Husky is a smaller family kennel on Kvaløya. A white minibus collects you outside the Radisson Blu and takes the scenic road out; the listing tells you to watch for moose and reindeer. The trip runs about 4.5 hours, with departures at 10:00 and 13:00 according to Visit Tromsø.
The format is different from the self-drive trips. Each sled is larger, pulled by up to 16 huskies, and an experienced guide stays on board while one guest steers. That means families can ride together and there's no minimum age, but you still get your hands on the handlebar. The listing gives 45 to 60 minutes of sledding, and reviewers call the course challenging. One flipped the sled into soft snow. Afterwards there's Arctic soup (reindeer, say guests), hot chocolate with cream and cinnamon, puppies and a bonfire or lavvo.
The catch is the evidence. This Viator listing has only 11 reviews, though they're almost all five stars, and the same kennel sells a similar trip on GetYourGuide with 521 reviews at 4.7. It's also the priciest daytime trip here at $423. Visit Tromsø lists it at NOK 3,950 direct. For the same money and far more reviews, the Kvaløya self-drive gives you a sled of your own to share with one partner.
Look for the Tromsø Aurora Husky logo outside the main entrance.
Keep an eye out for moose and reindeer on the way.
Warm overalls, jackets and boots, then meet your dogs and musher.
A guide on board, guests taking turns steering through open snowfields.
Arctic soup and hot chocolate by the bonfire or in the lavvo, then puppy time before the drive back.
★★★★★This was a true dogsledding experience. The course was challenging! Patrick was a great guide! You could tell that all the guides loved their dogs!
★★★★★Patrick kept our journey fun, even when we flipped the sled (soft landing in the snow!). So beautiful being out in the snow with no buildings around. One of the more expensive options but was a great time. Hot chocolate with cinnamon was a highlight!
★★★★★We were thrilled with the sledding, the ability to drive for a portion, the time interacting with the dogs. Worth every penny
★★★★★Friendly staff, lots of time with the dogs, dogsledding was fantastic! Excellent Reindeer soup to warm your bones
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Partly. An experienced guide stays on every sled and one guest at a time steers, according to Visit Tromsø. A reviewer praised "the ability to drive for a portion". It sits between a self-drive and a fully guided ride.
45 to 60 minutes, according to the listing. The whole trip lasts about 4.5 hours including the 45-minute scenic drive each way.
No. Visit Tromsø lists no minimum age, since children ride with family and a musher. The Viator listing also says it is wheelchair and stroller accessible.
Smaller groups, a professional musher on every sled and a lunch of soup and hot chocolate. Online it's from $423; Visit Tromsø lists it at NOK 3,950 if you book with the kennel. See our price guide.
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45 to 60 minutes on the sled with a smaller Kvaløya kennel, plus Arctic soup and hot chocolate.
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