Exclusive Itineraries
Exclusive Autumn Culinary Itinerary - Luleå
The cuisine of Swedish Lapland and the arctic region is renowned for its unique ingredients and simple style. We have chosen two amazing locations where you can enjoy the arctic Autumn, the vast and beautiful nature and some of the best food in Scandinavia. Each hotel/lodge has a special menu for you based on the local ingredients and seasonal favourites. In the Autumn it is likely that the days will be crisp, the colours of the first a mix of green, red and yellow and at night there are great chances at this time of year to see the Northern Lights. The food is always spectacular in Swedish Lapland but at this time of year we are also in the forest searching for game, wild berries and mushrooms and we would like to share this experience with you.
Logistics:
This example itinerary is full board and includes transfers to and from the Luleå airport.
Itinerary starts and/or finishes at Luleå airport.
Transport options: (a) Hire car with our sightseeing guide book (b) guided transfers between locations.
Recommended clothing: Sturdy walking shoes, warm clothing, wind/rain jacket.
Logistics:
This example itinerary is full board and includes transfers to and from the Luleå airport.
Itinerary starts and/or finishes at Luleå airport.
Transport options: (a) Hire car with our sightseeing guide book (b) guided transfers between locations.
Recommended clothing: Sturdy walking shoes, warm clothing, wind/rain jacket.
Pine Bay Lodge - 2 nights
Small boutique hotel with only 9 hotel rooms on the edge of the Luleå archipelago and the Baltic.
Small boutique hotel with only 9 hotel rooms on the edge of the Luleå archipelago and the Baltic.
Treehotel - 1 night
Famous design hotel with 7 magical rooms high up in the Swedish Lapland forest approx one hour from Luleå.
Famous design hotel with 7 magical rooms high up in the Swedish Lapland forest approx one hour from Luleå.
On arrival at Luleå airport you will be met by our guide and they will move your luggage to the private vehicle and they will take you on a guided transfer to Pine Bay Lodge.
Pine Bay Lodge is a small lodge in the classic red cottage Swedish style with large central lounge room and restaurant. The rooms are hotel standard and the lodge boasts a sauna cabins over looking a lake and great chances of viewing the northern lights in Autumn.
After arrival and check in we will serve at the bar a delightful taste platter with some of our local home mades specialties.
Tonight you will enjoy a fantastic seasonal menu. Your chef will select the best and freshest ingredients at the time of your visit from the Baltic. Salmon, Caviar Trout from the sea plus wild game from the thousands of forested islands of the archipelago.
After dinner you will take a boat trip out to a nearby island where you will make a fire, cook coffee and tea and enjoy the solitude and perhaps a glimpse of the northern lights.
After breakfast your hosts will be on hand to help with any needs you might may have.
Today we have planned a foraging activity where you will walk take a walk out into the forest with your guide and search for local delicacies. The forests around Pine Bay Lodge are full of autumn delicacies including Blue berries, Cloud berries, Lingon berries, Sea buckthorn (bursting with vitamin C) and mushrooms of several different types. These ripen in the late summer and autumn and enhance the flavours of many of our local dishes. On this walk we will be specifically searching for these various types of berries and mushrooms and hoping to catch a glimpse of local wildlife.
This evening we will join our chef in an outdoor cooking class. Swedish Lapland is famous for its cuisine. The raw ingredients are part of the secret and in this activity, our chef will show you how to prepare an amazing outdoor 3-course dinner using local ingredients. Of which, some have been picked by you and your family/friends.
After breakfast we will drive to the famous Treehotel. This 1 hour drive will take about 1.5 hours as we stop to enjoy sightseeing along the way including a stop at the World Heritage Gammelstad Church Village.
The Treehotel is amazing from any angle. Your hosts have created a magical range of 7 hotel rooms in the trees in the forest near the village of Harads overlooking the Luleå river. There is an endless joy living so close to nature and reliving your child hood dreams. The rooms at Treehotel are all independently created by some of Scandinavia’s most famous architects. We will help you choose the right room and view for you.
In the early afternoon we have included a show for all senses! Meet Eva Gunnare, culture guide, food connoisseur and specialist in local wild herbs and berries. On this year round tour we have a short walk through the beautiful pine and the birch forest to the meadows surrounding the Treehotel, discovering the flavours from the nature. Then we will end up in the warm restaurant where Eva will serve more homemade treats made from her foraged treasures. This includes 4 hot and cold drinks from local berries and herbs, 8-10 taste bites filled with natural, foraged food. Eva has lived with the reindeer herders for many years and experienced the traditions from having a life close to the nature. In this tasty tour she wants to give you an understanding about the wonderful everyday Arctic life of Swedish Lapland.
The Treehotel restaurant is listed in Sweden’s white guide and offers an exceptional standard of cuisine with a simple home cooked style that tastes amazing. For dinner we have included an exclusive three course dinner with a selection of local dishes in the Treehotel restaurant.
After a fond farewell to the Treehotel a guide will take you on a transfer to the Luleå Airport. At the airport your guide will stay with you throughout the check in process to ensure everything goes smoothly.
Itinerary at Pine Bay Lodge)Brändön Lodge includes:
General
- Guided car transfer from Luleå airport to Pine Bay Lodge or Brändön Lodge
- 2 nights hotel standard room or cabin (twin share) including breakfasts
- Taste board
- 3 course dinner
- 1 lunch
- Evening northern lights boat tour to an island
- Sauna
- Foraging activity
- Outdoor cooking class
- Guided car transfer from Pine Bay Lodge/Brändön Lodge to Treehotel
- Lunch
- Food and song experience with Eva Gunnare
- One 3 course restaurant dinner
- 1 night accommodation (twin share) including breakfast in the Treehotel restaurant
General
- Private guide services at Brändön Lodge or Pine Bay Lodge and VIP service at Treehotel are optional extras
- Note that the menu examples above are subject to change due to new inspiration and the seasonal availability of ingredients.
- The first two nights are alternative between Pine Bay Lodge and Brändön Lodge and depend on availability.