Arctic Wilderness Winter Expedition

A wilderness tour by Waapiti

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At home outdoors – On the move in the rhythm of the Arctic winter

Deeply snow-covered taiga forests, crackling fires, and the magical glow of the Nordic winter: On the Arctic Wilderness Winter Expedition in Sweden, we combine a multi-day snowshoe circuit with hands-on outdoor skills training in sub-zero temperatures. The Arctic winter challenges us, reduces life to the essentials, and offers a clarity rarely found in everyday life. In an exclusive small group and under professional guidance, you’ll learn everything you need to move safely outdoors in winter—with plenty of room for adventure, coziness, and authentic wilderness experiences.

This winter outdoor workshop is a practical deep dive into winter trekking, cold management, Arctic bushcraft, and Scandinavian friluftsliv. Among other things, you’ll learn the right layering system, how to start a fire in deep snow, how to melt drinking water from snow and ice, and how to build effective emergency shelters such as snow trenches or caves. We’ll read animal tracks in the snow-covered terrain. Alongside cozy evenings at our permanent base camp, after three days outdoors in the wilderness we’ll reward ourselves with a wood-fired sauna, Swedish fika, and a shared celebratory dinner.

The Winter Expedition is conducted on site by our partner Jennifer Ball – Woods & Wild.

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  • Duration: 6 days / 5 nights - 2 nights at basecamp / simple cabin + 3 outdoor adventure nights (in your own tent if you wish).

  • Focus: Snowshoe trekking, cold management, Arctic bushcraft, emergency shelters & Friluftsliv

  • Price: 14,600 SEK (equivalent to approx. €1,290, depending on the exchange rate), incl. VAT. Optional meal and equipment packages available to book.

  • Group: Ultra-exclusive small group (4 to max. 8 guests, guide-to-guest ratio 4:1)

  • Safety backbone: Heated group tent in the field & snowmobile backup on standby

  • Included: Professional guiding, meals at base, snowshoes & poles for hire, an introductory ice-fishing set for hire, and a detailed packing and preparation list after booking

  • Not included: Travel to/from basecamp, your own trekking food for the days in the field (available to book as a food package), and personal winter clothing & winter camping equipment

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Waapiti

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Waapiti Wilderness School The aim of our nature and wilderness school, Waapiti, which we founded in 2008, is to help people of all ages reconnect with nature so they can feel at home and safe there. An inner and outer connection with nature allows us to experience natural cycles and diverse interrelationships; our intuition becomes more finely tuned, and we are filled with appreciation for all the gifts of nature.

Our continuing education programs include the year-long Wilderness Education I course in Upper Bavaria and on the Swabian Alb. By experiencing nature with all our senses, activating our awareness, and having our own direct experiences, we connect with nature and live in harmony with it. Topics include bird language, nature mentoring, community living, plant knowledge, tracking, survival skills, outdoor first aid, and nature crafts. Building on this, we offer a Wilderness Education II course.

Our Outdoor Guide training combines traditional knowledge of living from and with nature with modern equipment, enabling participants to travel safely in the wilderness and feel at home outdoors. Topics include wilderness survival, a trekking tour in Croatia, navigation and trip planning, crisis management and group dynamics, knowledge of natural hazards, a canoe trip in Sweden, and snow tours.

We also offer canoe trips in Sweden and Canada (Yukon).

Our Wild Plant Education program explores various topics related to plants throughout the seasons, both in depth and through practical experience.

For several years, we have been guiding people through their vision quests. A vision quest is a ritually structured rite of passage through which life transitions can be consciously undertaken.

In our wilderness courses, we discover the world of nature crafts such as tanning, willow weaving, and bow making. We explore tracks and trails on our wilderness journey in Italy. We experience community at our family camp and in our Wild Cooking course. We immerse ourselves in the language of the forest in our Bird Language course, and in our Outdoor First Aid course, we prepare for medical emergencies in nature and the wilderness.

Wildnisschule Waapiti Das Anliegen unserer Natur- und Wildnisschule Waapiti, die wir 2008 gegründet haben, ist es, große und kleine Leute wieder in Verbindung mit der Natur zu bringen, um sich dort zuhause und geborgen zu fühlen. Eine innere und äußere Verbundenheit mit der Natur lässt uns die natürlichen Zyklen und vielfältigen Zusammenhänge erfahren, unsere Intuition wird feiner und die Wertschätzung aller Geschenke aus der Natur erfüllt uns.

Zu unseren Weiterbildungen gehört die einjährige Wildnispädagogik I in Oberbayern und auf der Schwäbischen Alb. Durch das Erleben der Natur mit allen Sinnen, der Aktivierung unserer Wahrnehmung und durch eigene unmittelbare Erfahrungen verbinden wir uns mit der Natur und leben im Einklang mit ihr. Schwerpunkte der Weiterbildung sind u.a. Vogelsprache, Naturmentoring, Leben in Gemeinschaft, Pflanzenwissen, Spurenlesen, Survivalfertigkeiten, Outdoor-Erste-Hilfe und Naturhandwerk. Darauf aufbauend bieten wir eine Wildnispädagogik II Weiterbildung an.

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Ebenso bieten wir Kanutouren in Schweden und Kanada (Yukon) an.

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Seit einigen Jahren begleiten wir Menschen bei ihrer Visionssuche. Die Visionssuche ist ein rituell gestalteter Übergang und es können Lebensübergänge bewusst begangen werden.

Bei unseren Wildniskursen entdecken wir die Welt des Naturhandwerks wie Gerben, Weidenflechten und Bogenbau. Spuren und Fährten entdecken wir bei unserer Wildnisreise in Italien. Gemeinschaft erleben wir in unserem Familiencamp und bei unserem Kurs Wildes Kochen. In die Sprache des Waldes tauchen wir bei unserem Kurs Vogelsprache ein und bei unserem Outdoor-Erste-Hilfe Kurs bereitet wir uns auf medizinische Notfälle in der Natur- und Wildnis vor.

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