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Basecamp Oulanka

Posted by caitfitz 22 August 2011

I stayed at Basecamp Oulanka for a week on a trip organised by Exodus. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for an active trip with a difference. And don't worry about the cold, you are given plenty of layers - it was between -15C and -32C and I never really felt chilly. But what was really magical was dog sledding - riding your own sledge through a pristine snowscape, only the crunch of the snow under the runners and the panting huskies as a soundtrack. I'm planning to go back to spend a full week sledding - it still won't be enough.

www.basecampoulanka.fi/page.asp?pageid=100&languageid=EN
Myllykoskentie 30, 93999 Kuusamo, Finland
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