Discover the Sami of Sweden

Off the Map has created a unique new itinerary that combined glamping with a chance to delve into the culture and traditions of Sweden’s Sami people.

The new Sápmi Experience is an Arctic adventure that offers an immersion into the lifestyles of northern Sweden’s indigenous Sami people with glamping in a Sami lavvu (teepee), newly built and upgraded with the comfort of a luxury cabin. The three-night experience, which launches in January and is available through May 2022, takes place in the Sápmi Nature Camp on the Sjavnja nature reserve in Laponia, a living culture, and nature World Heritage Site.

Travelers will join with the Sami to learn hands-on cooking, reindeer herding, fishing, and foraging for berries and herbs. They can also join a wildlife safari to spot moose and don traditional wooden skis for a Sami-guided ski tour with a special Swedish fika experience around a bonfire on the ice of a frozen river.

The upgraded lavvus cater to the needs of today’s traveler with a solid internal structure, allowing for increased coziness and warmth while maintaining the design, sustainability, and culture characteristic of the region and the Sami. Each lavvu sleeps two people and has a double bed, stove, cozy furnishings, and en suite bathroom.

Off the Map has created a unique new itinerary that combined glamping with a chance to delve into the culture and traditions of Sweden's Sami people.

The new accommodation has been created by the founders of the Sápmi Nature Camp in Swedish Lapland, whose mission is to create sustainable, personal Sami experiences that celebrate the native Lapland culture, nature, and wellness.

The three-night, four-day, Sápmi Experience includes all train and road transfers, activities, and meals and caters to a maximum of 10 travelers can be accommodated at any one time in a total of five tents

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