My husband has always dreamed of going on a dog sledding holiday so this year I would like to treat him as he will be 40, so this is going to be at a special time for us. Does anyone have any information about what I need to know about dog sledding holidays? I plan to finance our trip with a credit card application and spread the payments because for us this is going to be a trip of a lifetime. I am planning this as a surprise trip for his birthday week. We have talked about this kind of dream trips before, and he does not know I am secretly planning to book this. We love dogs, animals, and particularly Siberian huskies. The thought of a holiday involving the great outdoors, crisp clean air and the snow capped scenery is just exhilarating.

I am already starting to buy supplies of warm clothing in preparation for our exciting trip. I think a mixture of natural wool jumpers and fleeces/socks would be appropriate as we want to be warm and dry to enjoy ourselves. I am really interested in gathering information to make sure this trip goes as well as can be expected, as I am doing all the planning here without mentioning too much to him. It is a new sport we have not been involved with before and I am looking forward to a new experience. I think my husband would love the opportunity to be actively involved, he is quite fit for his age.

I on the other hand am more interested in a more relaxed outlook and envisage photographing the whole experience. I will of course be taking a good quality camera! I am so excited about this whole idea, it’s going to make a lovely change for us as although we have enjoyed camping and outdoor holidays, as well as a traditional coach tour but we have never done anything so thrilling. I cannot think of a better way to spend our vacation. Since mentioning this to my daughter she too has become interested so perhaps that’s something we could do as a family together next time.