After breakfast enjoy a leisurely morning among the mountains. You may book an extra adventure activity for yourself or take a hike in the nearby mountains. We will depart Riksgransen after an early lunch buffet at the Lapplandia restaurant.

We will then take a private bus to Jukkasjärvi, the home of the original Icehotel. The drive is just 2 hours. Upon arrival, we will check into the Icehotel, a 60-room hotel created completely out of ice, redesigned and rebuilt each winter by an international group of artists. You can see some amazing pictures of it at their website http://www.icehotel.com. You will sleep on a comfortable mattress with reindeer skins and a sleeping bag that they provide. I found that it was no problem staying warm at night. You also have the option to stay in an attractive heated hotel room.

• Browse the Ice Art
• Try a flavored vodka drink at the Ice Bar
• Visit a local Sami museum
• Shop for Sami souvenirs
• Visit Glass blowing artist Philippe Sansaricq’s studio

Our guide, Nils, will prepare a final Sami dinner party for us in a large lavvu (Sami tent), with an open fire. You can choose from traditional Sami dishes, and we will enjoy some good wine as well. This will be our chance to reminisce about our adventures with each other and enjoy our last night in the arctic.

Nils will then lead us to the IceGlobe Theater, a theater made from ice, beautifully designed by the Icehotel artists. Here we will watch the evening’s performance, which will either be an opera, a Shakespeare play, or a rock concert.

Then enjoy the night in the Icehotel!