Summer Puppy Training at a Husky Farm in Tromsø with Lunch

The price is $178.50 per person, and the listing is sold as a complete package with all services included. That means the same price applies even if you choose to drive yourself to the kennel. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the start.

Included in the package

• Professional guide
• Transport by bus, 30 minutes each way
• Lunch, with a vegetarian option on request at booking
• Rain clothes and rubber boots

Not included and rules to know

• Gratuities are not included
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• If you need a guaranteed child seat for a small child, bring your own or arrange your own transport, because the operator cannot guarantee child seats
• Be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. A missed departure is a no-show with no refund
• The tour needs a minimum of 2 people to run, and the group caps at 24 guests
• The activity cannot be guaranteed in case of late arrival

There is no hotel pickup on this listing, and the exact start time appears at checkout. Check the cancellation deadline when you book, because the free window closes 24 hours before the start.

The kennel on Kvaløya has one main ambition: competing in dog sled races. That goal makes training essential for both dogs and handlers all year round, not just when the snow lies. The training does not stop when the snow goes.

Summer is when the youngest puppies begin learning the basics of teamwork. They learn to be handled, to move with other dogs and to trust people, which is the foundation a racing dog needs before it ever wears a harness. Guests join this work under the guidance of the kennel's experienced handlers, which the operator describes as one of the most rewarding parts of the job.

For you as a visitor, this explains what the visit actually is. You are not watching a show. You are helping with real training tasks that the kennel needs done, with handlers showing you how to do them.

The puppies you meet are, in the words of the listing, the future stars of the kennel, and the session runs whatever the sky looks like. In summer Tromsø also has the midnight sun from about 18 May to 26 July, so daylight is never a problem.

Visit Tromsø covers husky experiences without snow on its dog sledding page.

The core of the visit is hands-on puppy training with the handlers. The youngest dogs are at the stage where everything is new, so the work is about patience, gentle handling and repetition. You move among the puppies, help them get used to people and help the handlers teach the first lessons of working as a team.

What that means in practice

• You work with the puppies under experienced handlers, not on your own
• The focus is teamwork, the first skill a future sled dog needs
• No previous experience with dogs is required
• All fitness levels can take part, since there is no sled, no trail and no physical strain
• Children are welcome with an adult, and the listing calls the session always a hit with children

Set expectations correctly before you book. This is not a sled ride, and it is not a winter dog yard with teams hooked up and ready. It is a summer training session with the kennel's youngest dogs, and the handlers structure the time around what the puppies need to learn.

If your image of a husky visit involves standing on runners with wind in your face, book a winter departure instead. If your image involves a puppy falling asleep against your boot, this is that.

After the training session, lunch is included. The listing confirms a meal is served at the kennel, and a vegetarian option is available if you request it at the time of booking. This puts the visit in a small group of catalog listings where a full meal rather than just cake and hot drinks is part of the price.

Tromsø weather in summer can turn wet, which is why the kennel lends rain clothes and rubber boots to every guest. That gear is included in the package, so you do not need to pack waterproofs for the day. Wear layers underneath and shoes you are happy to stand around in.

Note what the meal does not cover: gratuities are excluded, so bring cash or card for a tip if the session earns one. The kennel also runs a summer husky hike that is not in this catalog, so if you want more time at the same place, ask about it on site.

Book this if you are in Tromsø between the seasons, when dog sledding on snow is usually unavailable. Visit Tromsø dates snow sledding roughly from November to April, and summer husky options are a puppy training session or a dog yard visit rather than a ride. This listing is the puppy training version, and it is the husky option when there is no snow.

A good match if you

• Travel with children, since all ages can join with an adult and the session is built around puppies
• Want a full meal and transport included at the lowest summer-friendly price in the catalog
• Prefer a relaxed activity with no fitness requirement at all
• Care more about meeting dogs than about speed or trails

Look elsewhere if you

• Want to drive or ride a sled, which this listing does not offer at any price
• Need hotel pickup, since you must reach the departure point yourself
• Travel alone as a pair of one, because the tour needs a minimum of 2 to run

At $178.50 per person it undercuts every winter sled tour in the catalog, and the 4.5-hour format leaves most of your day free. Group size is capped at 24, so it stays manageable even at full capacity.

The midnight sun is above the horizon in Tromsø from about 18 May to 26 July, so a summer kennel visit never runs in the dark. Average daily highs reach about 13°C (55°F) in June and 16°C (61°F) in July, which is why the kennel lends rain clothes and rubber boots rather than winter suits.

Coming back in winter

If the puppies win you over, the same kennel sells a winter self-drive with lunch and a guided ride. Snow sledding near Tromsø usually runs from November to April. Compare them on the Husky Sled Self-Drive with a Sámi Stew Lunch and the Guided Husky Sled Ride with Traditional Lunch pages.

Two more options sit further out. The Fun and Easy Dog Sledding Adventure in Breivikeidet costs $307 and faces the Lyngen Alps, and the Dog Sledding Adventure in Tamokdalen from Tromsø costs $360 over 7 hours with 95 minutes by bus each way. At the top end, Private Husky Sledding at a Family Kennel in Målselv: Drive or Ride lists from $435.36 and starts about 2 hours from Tromsø.

Data checked and current for this page. Figures current for Q4 2026.