Wolf Tracking and Wild Swimming in Sweden

Wildlife tracking allows you an incredible window into the behaviour 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 fauna and flora around it.

Wolves returned in the early 1980s to Sweden and Scandinavia since they first were claimed extinct in the 1960s. Three wolves migrated from the Russian-Finnish population all the way to the county of Värmland in Southern Sweden, close to the Norwegian border. These wolves founded the new wolf population and multiplied successfully into about 200 individuals. Without the presence of predators such as wolves, ecosystems are less healthy and support less abundant wild nature, 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 - to hear them howl but 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 search for tracks 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. It is rare to see the wolves but 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 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.

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 15-25°C. During the evening tracking adventures you hike through the forest and temperatures will be between 10-15°C. In September, you can expect temperatures to be about 5°C lower than this. The undergrowth is often damp, so waterproof shoes or boots are essential to avoid wet and cold feet.