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Wild Swimming in Sweden's Hidden Lakes
- Sweden
- 2 nights
Hike to remote wild swim spots, wild camp by a secluded lake and enjoy a long-standing tradition in Scandinavia, a wood-fired sauna
What's Included?
Small Like-minded Groups
Solo-friendly by design, join our small n’ sociable groups of up to 14 like-minded, active and outdoorsy people
From …
excluding flights
What's it like?
Highlights
Trek through the Taiga ecosystem between swims and keep watch for moose, beavers, wolves and even lynx along the way
Swim in secret lakes and head out into star-lit waters while listening for the unmistakable howls of the grey wolf
Wild camp deep in pristine boreal forest and feast on foraged supper prepared over the campfire
Itinerary
Day 1
Head into the wild
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Meet your host at Köping station and head deep into pine forests of central Sweden. Explore your boreal wonderland and stretch your legs with a short hike to your first swimming location. Literally dive straight in and swim the crisp and pristine waters surrounded by the Taiga ecosystem. Then it's dinner round the campfire and a chat with your guide before hitting the hay under the stars.
Day 2
Hit the water
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Early start today for those who fancy a swim in a nearby lake before breakfast around the campfire. After breakfast you’ll head deeper into the wilds on a mission to locate more hidden lakes. Swim the refreshing waters of several different lakes before recovering with lunch and a wood-fired sauna on the shoreline. As dusk falls, and the forest comes alive, you'll set out on a swim under the stars while listening out for the unmistakable howls of the grey wolf. Hike back to camp under torchlight keeping your eyes akimbo for roe deer, beaver, wolves and even lynx, along the way.
Day 3
Final swim
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Wake up to a spot of forest yoga before trekking to your final secluded swim location. After your last wild swim return to camp and tuck into breakfast and a much-needed coffee. You’ll pack down and leave your wild location, ready for the drive back to Köping station in time for your train ride on to Stockholm.
Getting There
- Nearest airport
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)
- Pick up
- Köping Train Station
15:00 on Day 1 - Drop off
- Köping Train Station
12:00 on Day 3
What is and isn't Included?
What's included
Expert, English-speaking local guides
2 nights wild camping
All meals cooked over an open fire
From the start point and back again
All camping equipment
What's not included
You know your own spending habits best, so please budget an appropriate amount for things like optional meals and drinks, shopping, optional activities, and laundry.
Where You'll Stay
Private room upgrades are not available on this trip due to the nature of the accommodation.
Wild Camping
What You'll Eat
Meals are an all hands on deck experience, from cooking to cleaning up. The meals will be prepared and cooked by the group over an open fire. The food on this trip is not only delicious but uses local and freshly foraged ingredients whenever possible…
Ratings & Reviews
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So new, in fact, that it's not got any reviews yet. But rest assured, it's been designed with the same care, quality and attention to detail as all of our highly rated adventures.
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FAQs
What is the water temperature? Do I need a wetsuit?
The average lake temperatures throughout the summer swimming season are; June: 15°C/ 59°F July: 15°C/ 59°F Aug: 15°C/ 59°F Sept: 11°C/ 51°F The majority of people do not use a wetsuit apart from at the very start or very end of the season, however your host can advise you if this is necessary as lake temperatures can vary.
Can I book on my own?
Sure can! Over 70% of our travellers travel solo, it’s a great way to meet like-minded people.
Who is running the trip?
Our team of Adventure Hunters co-create exclusive adventures which are run by highly vetted, specialist hosts. The trip is run by our trusted host partner in the destination. We only work with independent, local, in-destination experts who know the very best places to explore and how to stay safe. Read more information about the local teams we partner with. You’ll be introduced to the host straight after making a booking via the Much Better Adventures platform.
What is the official travel advice?
Much Better Adventures refer to the UK Government’s official travel advice when designing trips and monitoring trip operations. We recommend that all customers are familiar with the practical information provided on the Government’s FCDO website, where current travel advice can be found by searching for the applicable destination(s).
For customers joining this trip from other international destinations – please also read the official travel advice applicable to your country of residence/origin, as this may differ.
What vaccinations do I need?
We recommend checking out the country-specific information and also talking to a travel nurse.
How are the trips priced?
We automatically convert prices from the local currency that a host receives to your chosen currency. We update our exchange rates on a daily basis so this does mean that prices displayed on the site are subject to currency fluctuations, which is why you may see them change over time.
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Why are your adventures only for adults?
All of our group adventures are specially designed for adults to enjoy as we want these adventures to bring together outdoorsy people who are truly like-minded. You must be over 18 to join one of our trips.
Who else will be on my trip?
You're always in good company on one of our adventures.
Our trips are typically made up of a mixture of solo travellers 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. Check out our Community Values – a shared code to make sure that everyone's experience is safe, inclusive and brilliantly unforgettable.
It’s this camaraderie that has so often turned a great adventure into a life-changing one.
Don't just take our word for it:
- 95% of people rate the group dynamics on our trips 5/5
- 90% of people recommend joining a trip to make new friends
- 75% of people have met people on our trips that they would now consider friends
See here for more info about the Much Better Adventures tribe.
What's the carbon footprint for this trip?
We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity.
What's the number?
It works out on average at 38kg of CO2 emissions per person, including all local transport, accommodation, food, activities, guides, staff and office operations.
The only thing it doesn’t include right now is flights and travel to the destination. We do make an overall estimate across all our customers separately, but as we don’t book flights, have customers from all corners of the world, and no way of reliably knowing their travel plans, we simply can’t include an individual number in the figure on display here. We’ve got a goal to fix that, so that when you book, there is a way to measure and mitigate the carbon emitted by your flight too.
But what does the number mean?
Yep, hard to picture eh? To give you an idea:
- Driving 1000 miles/1609km would be approximately 281kg of CO2 in an average car (or 140.5kg per person, if there were two of you in it).
- A return economy class flight between London and New York would be approximately 1619kg (1.66 tonnes) per person.
- 10 trees in a temperate forest are estimated to remove approximately 250kg of CO2 from the air in a period of 5-10 years.
What are we doing about it?
Our trips are relatively low-carbon by design, and we're working with all our hosts to develop long term carbon reduction plans. We partner with the World Land Trust to ensure this trip achieves Net-Zero emissions. We also support their Buy an Acre programme, helping local communities to buy and protect natural habitats in perpetuity, ensuring the protection of the reserve and its wildlife.
Want to know more?
Amazingly, no international travel company has ever publicly published their carbon measurements before, as far as we know. We believe that must change, quickly. So we’re openly sharing the method we used in the hope that other companies will be able to more easily follow suit and build on what we've done so far. You'll find it all here.
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