Wow! What an amazing trip - a real bucket list experience. The dog sledding was out of this world, crossing frozen lakes with the sky ablaze with colour. Great to see the high welfare with which the dogs were cared for as well. Snow mobiling was another highlight as was the visit on New Year’s Eve to a Sami village where we learnt about Sami culture around a campfire, made bread ate cakes and drank coffee. We then walked to the “Homestead” where we had a 4 course ala carte meal and then on to the ice hotel for drinks and seeing in the New Year. Mattarakha Northern Lights lodge was cosy and comfortable- very informal, lovely food (lots of reindeer!!). Different to a hotel, more a home from home with comfortable sofas around a fire where you could chat with other guests. All the people we met from the guides to the lovely ladies in the lodge were without exception wonderful, kind and keen to make our stay as good as it could be. The trip didn’t always follow the itinerary given by Weekend ala carte but this was always for the better! Thank you!!