Wilderness Hotel Muotka & Igloos

This was our second visit to a Wilderness Hotel. The first was to Nellim, some years back.. The hotel is a cosy, friendly place to be whatever the occasion. We had a great time participating in their outdoor activities and even climbed Kiiloppa on our own after catching the ski bus there and back. Service and food were good. Besides we had one of the best sights of the season for the auroras.

We had an absolutely exceptional experience as WIlderness Hotel Moutka. We stayed in the Riverside Suite, which was lovely and scenic - the private sauna was wonderful. The main building where the restaurant and bar was located was clean, comfortable, nicely decorated, and had a lovely view. The food at every meal was exceptional with a great deal of variety of options. The bar also had plenty of options, including many local beers and spirits. We participated in the following tours: reindeer day with snowmobile, aurora camp, husky safari, aurora snowmobile, gentle snowshoeing, cross country skiing. Every activity was so much fun, and every guide was kind, informative, and a lot of fun. We were extremely lucky to see the aurora - and the best view of it was actually from the frozen stream just next to the hotel. Wilderness Hotel Moutka is in a lovely location surrounded by nature, protected from too much light. We were also very happy with the provided outwear gear. You will not feel cold with those coveralls on!

In the stillness and serenity of the beautiful Lapland scenery we had an incredible stay at Muotka Wilderness Lodge. From the moment that we arrived the lodge team looked after us, whether it was in the lodge, the restaurant and the fantastic activities it was all organised superbly. There was much choice in the meals at the restaurant and when you were out on an outdoor activity the team sustained you with hot drinks and snacks, believe me it was perishing cold at times but that was expected in this part of the world. Wesatyed in both a lodge with sauna and then a glass igloo for a different kind of experience. The snow was abundant and we went snow mobiles, husky mushing, aurora hunting and snow shoeing. Each a great new experience. A shout out to Neka from Barcelona who we were with on 3 of our activities and kept us organised with hot berry juice and marshmallows, we even learned how to start a fire with birch wood without using lighters or matches. I would recommend highly this as a destination with a difference and a tick in the ever growing bucket lists.