Step into the twilight silence of Swedish Lapland and discover one of the forest’s most fascinating animals: the beaver.

As evening settles over the landscape, your guide takes you by boat through calm waters surrounded by old forests, wetlands, and hidden beaver lodges. The beaver is most active during the quiet hours of the evening, and with patience and a little luck, you may observe it swimming silently across the water, gathering branches, or maintaining its lodge.

Along the journey, your guide shares stories about the beaver’s remarkable return to Sweden, its behavior, and how this skilled ecosystem engineer shapes the surrounding wetlands and forests.

We make a stop in nature to enjoy coffee or tea with homemade pastries while listening to the sounds of the northern wilderness.

This is a peaceful and authentic wildlife experience, far from crowds and close to nature.

Please note: During autumn, this activity is unavailable once the water temperature drops to +12°C or below.

Included

• Guided boat safari
• Wildlife and nature interpretation
• Coffee, tea and homemade pastries
• Life jacket
• Binoculars (if available)
• Transfers from Harads by arrangement
• Lunch

What to Bring

• Outdoor clothing suitable for the weather
• Warm sweater or jacket (even summer evenings can be cool)
• Camera
• Hat and gloves during early spring and autumn

Wildlife and Natur

During the safari, guests may encounter:

• Beaver
• Moose
• Roe deer
• Various waterfowl
• Cranes
• Eagles
• Forest birds

Wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed, but the evening hours offer excellent opportunities for observation.

Experience an intimate evening shaped by nature, storytelling, and the authentic flavors of Arctic Sweden. Deep in the Arctic forest, beside the still waters of Lake Båttjärnen, we invite you to a three-course dinner prepared over an traditionally muurikka under the vast northern sky.

Your journey begins with a short transfer into the secluded Tallberg forest landscape. Just ten meters from the shore of Lake Båttjärnen, a private outdoor dining setting awaits, illuminated by the glow of a crackling fire. Here, the silence of the wilderness is broken only by the stories of your guides and the sounds of the forest.

Local food

The menu is a tribute to the Arctic, featuring ingredients harvested from the surrounding rivers, forests, and mountains. You will enjoy fish sustainably caught in the Lule River or local reindeer and moose from the Harads area, all prepared over a traditional muurikka. Each dish is thoughtfully paired with selected wines or non-alcoholic alternatives, creating a dining experience where Nordic culinary traditions meet the profound stillness of nature.

Details & Facts

• Type of Activity: Professional guided wilderness dining experience.
• Location: Tallberg forest landscape, 10 meters from Lake Båttjärnen, Harads, Swedish Lapland.
• Start Times: Daily departures at 16:30 and 20:30.
• Duration: Approximately 3–4 hours including transfers.
• What’s Included:
  • Round-trip transfers from accommodation in Harads.
  • A guided storytelling session about Arctic nature and culture.
  • A premium three-course dinner cooked on a traditional muurikka.
  • Selected wine pairings or high-quality alcohol-free options.
• Menu Options: Sustainably caught fish or locally sourced meat (reindeer/moose). Vegetarian meals are available upon request.
• What to Wear: Please wear regular outdoor clothing suitable for current weather conditions.

How to Book: Reservations are made by e-mail request to info@arcticadventure.se.

Experience one of Arctic Sweden’s most impressive natural landmarks on a private journey to Storforsen, where the free-flowing Pite River reveals its extraordinary power.

Storforsen is one of Europe’s largest unregulated rapids. Here, enormous volumes of water surge through a dramatic landscape of exposed bedrock, old pine forest and channels shaped by the river over thousands of years.

This private experience is designed to go beyond the traditional visit to the main viewpoint.

Together with your private guide, you explore the river on foot, following carefully selected trails and quieter paths through the nature reserve. Along the way, the guide introduces the ecology of the Pite River, the forces that created the landscape and the importance of free-flowing rivers in northern Scandinavia.

The experience changes with the seasons. During spring and early summer, snowmelt transforms Storforsen into an immense display of moving water. Later in summer, lower flows expose polished rock formations, old channels and smaller streams that are hidden beneath the river during high water.

There is time to stop to listen and simply experience the sound and physical presence of the river.

Private Riverside Lunch

Away from the busiest viewpoints, your guide prepares a private outdoor lunch in a carefully selected location overlooking the river or surrounded by the forest.

The meal is inspired by northern Sweden and prepared outdoors whenever conditions allow, using selected local and regional ingredients.

Coffee and homemade fika are served during the experience.

Rather than being treated simply as a meal stop, lunch becomes part of the journey, a quiet contrast to the immense power of the mighty rapids Storforsen.

The Story of a Free-Flowing River

The Pite River is one of Sweden’s four national rivers protected from large-scale hydropower development.

During the experience, the guide explains how flowing water has shaped both the landscape and human life along the river. Depending on the interests of the guests, the interpretation can include river ecology, migratory fish, traditional use of the river, forestry, conservation and modern river management.

This makes the experience equally suitable for guests looking for an extraordinary nature experience and those with a deeper interest in Scandinavian landscapes and environmental history.

The Character of the Experience

This is not a rushed sightseeing excursion.

It is a private encounter with one of the great rivers of Arctic Sweden — combining dramatic nature, local knowledge, food and time in the landscape.

Raw water. Ancient rock. Old forest.

Storforsen is not something you simply see. It is something you feel.

Included

• Private Arctic Adventure guide
• Private transportation
• Guided hike and interpretation
• Outdoor lunch
• Homemade fika, coffee and tea, cold beverages

The salmon and trout fishing in the Lule river has become well known throughout Sweden. Trout of up to 5 kg and salmon of up to 20 kg are caught here annually on a casting rod.

Our professional fishing guide will show you how to catch Baltic salmon or trout in one of the best fishing rivers in Europe.

Periods

• 15 April – 1 June (trout, salmon as by-catch)
• 1 July – 15 August (fresh salmon, trout as by-catch)
• 20 September – 1 November (bronze salmon and trout)

Included

• A professional fishing guide
• All fishing equipment
• All fishing baits
• Lunch and fika with coffee
• Fishing license
• Rain gear