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ICEguide is a company that offers ice skating tours and events on natural ice — always with a guide and always all-inclusive. This means we supply all necessary skating and safety equipment. Ice skating on natural ice has several different names: Nordic skating, trip skating, long-distance ice skating, wild skating, tour skating. All of it is done on natural ice, and we prefer to just call it ice skating. We offer the best skating for the day, which means that we go to different places just about every day. Sometimes we use public transportation, and sometimes we use minibusses to the ice — it all depends on the ice.
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An Introduction to Ice Skating Tour is for anyone without any prior knowledge about ice skating or for those who wish to learn more about ice skating on natural ice. You need to have a normal fitness level and need to be eager for a unique experience on natural ice! the total time is 5 – 6 hours and the time, we are on the ice is about 3 – 4 hours. It also includes our classic skate lunch.
A Day on the Ice Guided Tour is for those who have either done skating, cross country skiing skating-style or inline skating before and have normal to good fitness (or sporty in general). During this tour, we are able to cover a longer distance on the ice to get as much skating done as possible.
Skate with Friends – Private Ice Skating Tour are tour options where the participants set the pace. These are private tours for those who wish to set their own pace and have their own guide.
Our Swedish Skating Adventures are multiple day/weekend tour options that require more skating experience. Here we want you to have some experience from natural ice or skating on ovals, and have normal to good fitness as we are on skates for three full days in a row. The group gets divided into smaller groups that skate at different speeds and distances. We also have a bus with us at all times in case you don’t feel like skating at some point.
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Yes, you can! We recommend you to book the intro tour; it suits anyone who has no skating experience.
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It’s always the ice, the weather conditions and the participants in the group that set the pace. The time estimates depend on what tour option you have chosen:
- An Introduction to Ice Skating Tour: 5 – 30 km
- A Day on the Ice Guided Tour: 20 – 70 km
- Skate with Friends – Private Ice Skating Tour: you set the pace
- Swedish Skating Adventures: 30 – 70 km (we split into smaller groups to fulfill different riding requirements)
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We offer ice skating on natural ice and skate in the archipelago as much as possible, but as the weather is always changing, we prefer to take our groups to the best ice in the area. This means that we sometimes need to prioritize skating on lakes in the area.
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For social and safety reasons, there are never more than 10 participants per guide. The average group size is around 5 people on our day tours and 8 on our multiple day tours.
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- Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) Speed train 20 min. www.arlandaexpress.se
- Bus 40 min. www.flygbussarna.se/arlanda,
- City: Bromma (BMA) Bus 20 min. www.flygbussarna.se/bromma,
- Low cost: Skavsta (NYO) Bus 80 min. www.flygbussarna.se/skavsta
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When you have completed your booking, you will receive a PDF document by email with suggestions on what to wear for an active winter activity.
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When you have completed your reservation, we can send you additional information upon request.
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Our number one priority is to make sure our tours are as safe as possible by choosing the safest and best ice for the day. To ensure this, we provide our customers with very experienced guides and all necessary safety equipment. We will make sure that all gear is put on properly and that you understand how to use it before heading out on your tour.
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Yes, we do. Check out our self-guided tour.
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Yes, you can. Check out our rentals.
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We have a 15-year-old age-limit on our An Introduction to Ice Skating Tour and A Day on the Ice Guided Tour, where you skate with other customers. If you would like to bring your children on a skating adventure, we recommend for you to book our Skate with Friends – Private Ice Skating Tour option, where you have your own guide. We have an 18-year-old age-limit on our multiple-day tours. If in doubt, contact us.
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Yes, you can, as long as you are able to take the actual skate blade off and walk with your boots. If in doubt, please contact us. There is no price difference if you bring your own skates. You are not allowed to use hockey or figure skates on our open tours (if you want to use them please contact us to discuss it and we may potentially offer you a private guided tour and use your hockey or figure skates). Below you can see the boots with rubber sole and skates with Rottefella bindings from Lundhags that we use for our tours and rentals.
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No. To ensure our customers’ safety, we always use our own equipment. Everything is packed and ready for you when you arrive to start your tour. You can choose to use your own Nordic/tour/trip skates as long as you are able to take the actual skate off and walk with your boots. If in doubt, please contact us. There is no price difference if you bring your own skates.
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Are you a spontaneous person eager to skate on the best ice available? RED alert is a contact list where we get in touch with you as soon as we find a fantastic skating opportunity somewhere in Sweden. These are often short-notice trips with a chance to experience something unique. For example, we may find the perfect ice on the coast of Gothenburg. We will then send you an email with prices, details, times, and which airport you need to fly to. All you need to do is decide if you wish to join us for what could be the ice of your dreams and the best ice skating you will ever experience.
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We have ice skated on natural ice since 1997 and have a very good track record of finding ice to skate, leading to lots of happy clients. We do, however, need to be realistic and therefore have various plan B solutions. These options include snowshoes, XC/backcountry skiing, and mountain bikes with studded tires, but they are very rarely used as we almost always find ice to skate on.
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No, we will not. We are an outdoor company offering outdoor tours. We know that the weather does change, and we plan accordingly. But our number one priority at all times is safety, and if our guide thinks it’s unsafe, then we will not skate, but we will offer an alternative outdoor activity.
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We receive this question even from people living in Stockholm. We are out skating nearly every day and feel very confident that we can find ice to skate on thanks to our local knowledge and an extensive network of sources we trust. Follow and “like” our Facebook page and you will see photos and videos of our latest tours.
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We accept both credit and debit cards. If your payment does not go through, it is usually due to the following things:
- The card is locked for international transfers.
- There is a maximum spending fee on your card for international transfers.
- You have forgotten to fill in the 3-digit security code (CVC/CVV).
- There are not sufficient funds on the account.
If your payment still does not go through, please contact us.
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Our partner hotels are ranked with a 4-star superior mark. We have around 60 different hotels located around the middle of Sweden in our skating area. All individually owned, high-quality hotels with a character. Most of the hotels have a sauna that we can use before we eat our two-meal dinner. They are all rated between 3+to 4 stars on the EU hotel stars list. Read more about the Hotel stars EU here. We call them “First class country-style hotels”. With this in mind, we can’t say beforehand what size the bed or the room is, but the rooms always have separate beds. More than 50% of our partner hotels have the Eco label Svanen which we are really happy to support as we believe we need to take responsibility for our environment.
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Skating guide and all skating and safety gear, including skate-specific boots, helmet, a down vest, and our classic skate lunch — all packed in a backpack that all participants carry for personal safety reasons and weights about 10 – 12 kg. Transport* is also included to/from the ice.
*= ICEguide reserves the right to choose means of transportation in regards to the group size and where the best ice is for the moment.
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At our shop, located on Kungsbro Strand 21. If you arrive by subway, the station’s name is T Centralen. From there it is a 5-minute walk. As you make the booking, you will also receive a simple map showing the meeting point.
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Only personal clothing for being outside in the winter. We supply the rest. (As you make the booking, you will receive a list of suggestions on how to dress for a winter activity.)
If you miss or forgot to bring something — a glove, shell pants, etc. — please contacts us beforehand and we might be able to help you with that item.
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Send us an email or text message and we will try to provide you with that item.
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No. We have over 60 partner hotels that we work with regularly; some might have three-bed rooms and some may not. Due to us always going to where the best ice is, it is impossible for us to know which hotel we will be staying at at the time of your booking. We have therefore made a decision not to offer three-bed rooms as it creates lots of extra administration and time, time which we would rather focus on finding the best ice for you.
We suggest that you book one double room and one single room and take turns over the three nights.
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Unfortunately, we do not have the possibility to book you into a shared double room due to late bookings and as we don’t know what hotel we will be staying at at the time of your booking.
When you book, you can choose one person and you will automatically end up in a single room. The extra cost depends on the hotel you choose to stay at on the first night and can vary between 500-1200 SEK.
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On our weekend tours, we always skate for three days, Friday – Sunday. We have different hotel options for you to choose between for the first night, Thursday to Friday. The most commonly booked hotels are the Best Western Arlanda Park located very close to Arlanda Airport, and Best Western Bentleys hotel located in central Stockholm. If neither of these options works for you, you can choose to book your own hotel for the first night.
You choose the hotel you prefer and make your own way there. We do not provide pick-up from the airport. We offer single and double rooms with separate beds.
Please note that it does not work to fly into Stockholm on Friday morning. If you want to join the tour, you need to come on Thursday. The remaining two hotel nights are arranged for you.
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It is the original three-day weekend skating adventure which started in 1997. We have the most experienced and friendliest skating guides. All skating and safety gear are included. Our deluxe bus is always with us so that we can skate with the wind. We stay at 3 to 4-star first-class country-style hotels with character, serving superb two meal dinners.
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When you have booked, you will receive a PDF document with suggestions on how to dress for a winter activity. You also need to bring a thermos and a down vest (or likewise) to use during our outdoor lunch breaks.
