Behind the scenes tour
Behind the scenes tour
Go behind the scenes at ICEHOTEL - The worlds most exclusive ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi. This guided tour takes you on a journey through our creative and technological world, exploring how nature's raw materials are transformed into architecture, art and unforgettable experiences.
The tour includes a visit around our hotel area and to our ice storage facility where the crystal-clear ice blocks from the Torne River are stored while waiting to become artworks and hotel rooms.
You also get a unique insight into our production facility, where design meets handicraft and engineering, and learn about ICEHOTEL’s history and how a small art project on the Torne River turned in to a global travel destination.
On the tour you follow our yearly planning and building process and get an insight into how we create a new hotel each year, consisting of new rooms, artists and ideas.
Discover our materials and methods – Learn about ice cutting, snow production, form setting and lighting.
This guided tour is perfect for those who are curious about sustainable architecture and artistic creation or just want to understand how a hotel can be built entirely of ice and snow, year after year.