GetYourGuide lists two truly private husky tours for Tromsø visitors, and both start at a family kennel about 2 hours' drive from the city — none starts in Tromsø itself. Here is what each costs for your group, how to get there, and the small-group alternative.
How private do you need it?
Your group alone with a guide · Målselv
OUR PRIVATE PICKPrivate Dogsledding: Drive or Ride
Målselv · about 4 h at the farm · drive, share or rideMålselv · ★ 5.0 (21)For private dog sledding from Tromsø, book the private sled day in Målselv: your group alone with a guide and 35 huskies, about 4 hours at the farm, minimum 2 guests, $952 for two.
Check dates and live prices ↓No private husky tour on GetYourGuide starts in Tromsø; both are at a farm about 2 hours away.
The private sled day needs at least 2 guests; the price scales per person.
The private cart tour runs on wheels before the snow, only below 15 °C.
The public bus ticket to Bardufoss is not included on either private tour.
A small-group sled tour in Målselv takes at most 6 guests, but it is not private.
Three tours on GetYourGuide keep the group small: two are private bookings at OffTrack Experience, a family-run kennel of about 35 Alaskan huskies in Målselv, and one is a small group of up to 6 at Målselv Mountain Village. All three are about 2 hours from Tromsø, and you get there yourself.
Private, on snow
Private, on wheels
Small group, not privateOnly two dates in mid-November 2026 were open when we checked; it runs on wheels before the snow, and only below 15 °C.
At most 6 guests at Målselv Mountain Village; you share the trail and take turns driving and riding.
Source: GetYourGuide product pages and calendars, prices per person · Nov 2026
A private husky tour from Tromsø is priced per person, so the total grows with your group rather than staying fixed per booking. The private sled day starts at two guests; the private cart tour can be booked for one. These are the totals GetYourGuide showed for each party size.
Source: GetYourGuide booking options by party size · Nov 2026
Check dates and live prices ↓The calendars below show live dates and prices on GetYourGuide for the private sled day and the private husky cart tour in Målselv. Pick a date and your party size to see the final price for your group and the start times that are still open; you can cancel free up to 24 hours before the start.
Private Dogsledding: Drive or Ride
Private Husky Carting: Drive or Ride
Neither private tour includes transport from Tromsø: you drive about 2 hours to OffTrack Experience in Øverbygd, or take the public bus to Bardufoss, about 2 hours, and the farm collects you from the bus stop. The bus ticket is yours to buy. Plan the day around the tour start, 09:00 or 13:00 on the sled day.
The small-group tour at Målselv Mountain Village (Månetoppen 3, Moen) does not include transport either; the resort sells its own transfer.
Source: GetYourGuide product pages (meeting point, not included); OffTrack Experience; bus time: Rome2rio, to be confirmed with Svipper · Nov 2026
Choose private if your group wants its own guide and pace, mixed abilities need to drive or ride as they like, or you want quiet trails — and you can spend a whole day on the trip. Choose a group half day if you want the shortest day from the city, a lower price per person and a pickup in central Tromsø.
Private sled daythe private sled day in Målselv
Group half daythe most-booked group half dayPick private if your group wants its own guide, pace and quiet trails.
Check datesPick a group half day if you want the shortest day from the city.
Check datesSource: GetYourGuide product pages · Nov 2026
Private dog sledding near Tromsø comes with three catches that the listing titles don't make obvious, plus one packing note. Each has a way round it.
If travel time matters more than privacy, a group half day starts in the city and takes 4 hours in total.
For a couple, compare the private total with two places on a group tour.
From mid-November the private sled day has dates almost every day until early February.
Bring your own base layers.
Source: GetYourGuide product pages and calendars · Nov 2026
All three small-group and private tours hold ★5.0 on GetYourGuide, from 21 reviews on the private sled day and only a handful on the other two. One guest reports about two hours on the sled; others praise the guides, the dogs and the nature.
own guide · the dogs · quiet nature
few reviews on the cart and small-group tours
“We went out on our own with the sled, nine dogs, and a musher. We spent a good two hours on the sled in total.”
“Learned a lot, friendly guides, beautiful nature, great dogs!”
“Contrary to what the description stated, we were allowed to "drive" the sled ourselves.”
Quotes from verified GetYourGuide reviews · Nov 2026
Not on GetYourGuide: both private tours start at OffTrack Experience in Målselv, about 2 hours' drive away, and neither includes a pickup in Tromsø. You drive yourself or take the public bus to Bardufoss and are collected there.
The private sled day costs $952 for two adults. The private cart tour costs $740 for two. The public bus fare to Bardufoss comes on top.
Neither private listing states a minimum age, and the cart tour asks families with children under 5 to contact the kennel before booking. You choose who drives and who rides, so mixed ages are easier than on a group tour. The small-group tour takes children from 7, with an adult.
The private sled day is on snow, with dates from mid-November to early February. The private cart tour uses a wheeled cart for the weeks before the snow and runs only below 15 °C.
No. On both private tours you can drive, share the driving or ride as a passenger with your guide. Driving needs reasonable fitness, as drivers may have to push.
Yes: reindeer soup during the tour plus coffee or tea, homemade cake and snacks on the sled day, and a warm Norwegian lunch with hot drinks on the cart tour.
For private dog sledding from Tromsø, book the private sled day in Målselv: your group alone with a guide, drive or ride as you like, about 4 hours at the farm, $952 for two, with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. Check dates for our pick ↑
More husky tours from Tromsø on GetYourGuide — ones this page does not compare:
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