Tailored expeditions
We don't sell packages. Each journey is planned individually with you, from the first conversation to your last evening by the fire.
What a journey can include
- Canoe expeditions. Quiet routes through small lakes and streams, the larger lakes with locks, or a longer journey into Norway. In your own canoes, or in one of our large Montreal canoes (11.5 m, up to 16 people) for a group travelling together.
- Guided wilderness. A guide with you for the whole journey or for selected days. Bushcraft and survival skills, climbing and abseiling, or simply someone who knows where to find the best campsite.
- Fishing. Guided fishing on the surrounding lakes. Spring and autumn are especially rewarding.
- Wilderness spa. A sweat lodge sauna with a fire on the stones, a dip from the small sandy beach (an ice bath in winter) and a wooden hot tub heated to 39 °C. Best just before sunset, with torches and fires lit.
- Meals. Anything from a simple campfire barbecue to a full multi-course wilderness menu. Served outdoors, in a TeePee or in a charcoal hut.
- Team journeys. Group and leadership development through experience-based outdoor exercises, led by our supervisors and adapted to your group.
- Stay. Before, after or between days on the water: the Wilderness House Bockudden by Västra Silen.
- Logistics. Transport to and from start and end points other than Risviken, equipment and provisions, all arranged in advance.
The best time to come
The area has become very popular, and in July and August it is crowded with visitors. For a calmer and more personal journey, we recommend June or September. In June the evenings are long and light, and the forests are fresh and green. In September the lakes are still, the first autumn colours appear and the fishing picks up again. In both months you will have the water, the campsites and the silence largely to yourselves.
How it works
- Enquiry. Tell us about your group, the dates you have in mind and what you hope to experience.
- Personal conversation. We contact you by phone or email to understand your wishes and suggest what fits: route, pace, stays, meals.
- Proposal. You receive a written proposal with the full programme and the total price.
- Confirmation. You confirm within seven days, and we prepare everything for your arrival.
Good to know
We take a limited number of journeys each season, and our returning guests come first. We are registered with Kammarkollegiet (the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency) and follow the Swedish Package Travel Act. Payment terms are set out in your proposal.
