Stockholm: 3-Day Holiday Package Skating Adventure

Whether you have a lot of experience or not, we have the best multi-day ice skating adventure for you! If you have experience ice skating we will take you on the best natural ice each day, in an area of approximately 350 km around Stockholm. Within this area are three of Europe’s five largest lakes (Vänern, Vättern and Mälaren) and Stockholm’s archipelago in the Baltic sea.

If you want to start your ice skating on natural ice journey we also have a beginners multiday option in which we have a slightly shorter reach and distances!

Itinerary

• Thursday – arrival day. You can choose to stay at:

  • The Best Western Park Arlanda Hotel at Arlanda Airport – This is a good option if you are arriving late in Stockholm.

  • The Best Western Bentleys Hotel in the city centre – This is a good option if you are arriving early in Stockholm and would like to see some of the city. The rooms are limited.

• Friday morning – we pick you up early (approx. 07:30) from your arrival hotel and drive straight to the best ice for the day for a full day ice skating. That night you stay in a first-class country-style guesthouse on the route.

• Saturday – early start and a full day ice skating and another night in a first-class country-style guesthouse on the route.

• Sunday – early start and a full day ice skating before being dropped off either at the airport or in the city. If you are leaving the day the tour ends, please do not book a flight before 18:30 (if in doubt, please ask us).

Should you wish to add pre/post tour nights, please email us with your booking number and we can quote/book this for you.

Before you head off in search of adventure, your experienced guide briefs you on the tour and the safety equipment, and once you are fitted with your nordic skates and equipment, you head to the best ice and the most beautiful surroundings that Stockholm has to offer.

You are split into subgroups, each with an expert guide, to ensure you are skating alongside people of a similar ability and with similar expectations. You skate all day with your subgroup, but meet the rest of the group for lunch and in the evenings at the hotels and guesthouses.

Depending on the weather, ice conditions and the skills of your subgroup, you can cover anything between 20 and 80 km per day.

The days are full of beautiful scenery, some of the best natural ice and skating conditions for nordic skating in the world, and lots of fun and exhilaration as you get to know your fellow ice skaters. The evenings promise to be just as enjoyable as the days, with good food, fun chatter about the day’s activities and the chance to relax in the sauna and at the bar. We stay in first-class country-style hotels and guesthouses that are high in quality, charm and character.

We offer open/scheduled departures and private departures. For private groups larger than 7 persons please contact us by email (info@stockholmadventures.com) for a quote.

Please note:

• The ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure will stay in First Class Country Style Hotels and Guesthouses with Sauna in Single and Double rooms. The BEGINNERS Swedish Skating Adventure will stay in countryside cabins in double rooms and we will cook all the meals together.

• To join the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure you should have experience ice skating and be physically able to skate for approximately 6 – 8 hours a day if you want to join this tour. In case of doubt please discuss it with us by email at info@stockholmadventures.com.

• To join the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure you should be able to skate at a 10km/h minimum speed.

• If you have booked the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure and the guide considers that you cannot keep up with the experience and the pace of the group you will be ask to step aside.

• If you are an inexperienced skater, you should choose the BEGINNERS Swedish Skating Adventure.

• We start skating early every day so we can make the most of the daylight hours.

• We plan every ice skating tour carefully with our expert local knowledge and the most up-to-date ice reports to ensure we skate on the best natural ice for the day. This means that, depending on the weather conditions, the location of our adventure and the skating conditions may vary. We could go to a small lake, to Lake Mälaren (the fifth-largest lake in Europe) or to the Baltic Sea in Stockholm’s archipelago – we won’t know until that day. One thing we do know for sure is it’ll be a great experience!

• The safety equipment you skate with weighs approximately 8 kg.

• Guided language: English.

• For the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure, you must be a party of two to book a double room. If you are a single traveller, you must book a single room.

• For the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure, transfer included from the airport to the hotel if staying at The Best Western Park Arlanda. You must provide your flight number if you would like to receive the transfer.

• For the ADVANCED Swedish Skating Adventure, all meals are included, except for arrival day and dinner on departure day.

• For the BEGINNERS Swedish Skating Adventure, all meals are included except for the departure dinner.

• Minimum age (public ADVANCED tour only): 18 years old.

• Minimum age (public BEGINNERS tour only): 15 years old.

• No minimum age on private tours.

• Maximum weight: 130 kg.

• If we do not meet the minimum number required for the tour, we will offer you an alternative date or tour, or a full refund.