Wolf Tracking and Wild Swimming in Sweden

Wildlife tracking offers an incredible window into the behavior of animal species and enables you to have a far greater understanding not only of that animal, but how it interacts with and depends upon the other animals and plants around it.

Wolves returned in the early 1980s to Sweden and Scandinavia after being declared extinct in the 1960s. Three wolves migrated from the Russian-Finnish population all the way to the county of Värmland in Southern Sweden, near the Norwegian border. These wolves established the new wolf population and multiplied successfully to about 200 individuals. Without the presence of predators like wolves, ecosystems are less healthy and support less abundant wildlife, so their comeback ignited a chain reaction, boosting the restoration of ecosystems that had been degraded in their absence.

Your host for this rewilding adventure is a leader in nature-based tourism and a proud member of the European Rewilding Network, an initiative made possible by Rewilding Europe. They allow guests the opportunity for encounters with wild animals such as moose, wolves, beavers, and bears in a way that connects people with nature, to educate people about the importance of biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem, and to inspire people to take action to save the wildlife and the environment. This also creates economic opportunities for local communities.

The aim is to be in the presence of the wolves – so while you're likely to hear them howl, you may not necessarily see them. Wolves in Sweden are very shy and difficult to see in the wild, since the forests are dense. The main focus is therefore to listen for wolves howling and track them via natural signals, including paw prints, territorial markings, and remnants of prey. Through this, you'll learn about wolves and their habitat. Hearing a pack of wolves howl in the wilderness of a dark forest is quite something.

If the situation is promising, you may also watch for wolves at some strategic locations – while it is rare to see the wolves, it does happen occasionally.

Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.

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Our trips typically consist of a mix of solo travelers and small groups of 2 or 3 friends, with most in their 30s-50s.

Our sociable adventures are solo-friendly by design and naturally attract outdoorsy people with a shared mindset; a love for adventure, a desire to push themselves, and meet awesome, like-minded people along the way.

It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.

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On a typical day in July and August temperatures are between 59-77°F. During the evening tracking adventures you hike through the forest and temperatures will be between 50-59°F. In September, you can expect temperatures to be about 9°F lower than this. The undergrowth is often damp, so waterproof shoes or boots are essential to avoid wet and cold feet.