Top Lapland Walking Tours - page 3

Have you ever been to the waterfalls of Korouoma in winter? Have you ever seen the frozen faerie of the bluish and yellowish ice forms between the fearsome rocks in the tunnel of lacy snowy trees? It’s a must! Just join us to the Nature Reserve of Korouoma. The guide will drive East of the Lapland. The road leading towards Korouoma itself is a very scenic landscape trip. And during the hike you'll witness something which you have only imagined or saw in fantasy "A complete Winter Wonderland".

Discover the pristine nature of Lapland on a private guided hiking tour in Pyhä-luosto national park. Enjoy the stunning landscapes, experience the midnight sun, and enjoy the silence of untouched nature with a local artic guide. With this tour you can also learn, how to make a fire for fireplace, how to move in different landscapes. See the beauty on Lapland in Summer and autumn time. - Finland oldest national park, from 1937. - Best routes for every skill level - suit for everybody, we will choose the routes, by your skill level. - local artic guides knows the best places for photos and landscapes. - mosquito hat´s include the price, so you don´t need to worry about bites. - Totally private tour for your group ( 2-8 people)

Locals rush to their favourite bogs and forests in summer and fall with baskets and buckets to pick vitamin-rich berries. It's a great way to spend time with your friends or family, collect healthy berries, and put them in the freezer to enjoy during the long winter. On this tour, our guide teaches you about picking berries and finding natural ingredients. We will have a break by the campfire where you can relax while your guide prepares for you traditional Finnish pancakes, or crepes, by the open fire. Depending on the season you may be able to top your snack with freshly picked berries.

Have you ever wondered what reindeer eat, whether they're wild, or what a herder's daily life is like? Get answers to all your questions on our reindeer tour. You'll get to meet these gentle animals up close, feed them, and take some incredible photos. This is the perfect tour for anyone who wants to learn more about this traditional way of life and the people who live in harmony with nature.

Take the opportunity to see all sorts of Arctic wildlife in one place without worrying about transportation with this tour from Rovaniemi to the Ranua Wildlife Park. See creatures local to Finnish Lapland in their natural habitat, from moose and polar bears to wild boards and even Arctic eagles, with a guide who will tell you about each animal as you go.

If you’re a lover of sports, no visit to Lapland is complete without a ski run down the region’s snowy slopes. Discover one of Finland’s most popular winter sports resorts on this full-day small-group tour, with hassle-free round-trip transfer from your Rovaniemi hotel. Lunch, ski passes, and gear rental are all included in the price, leaving you free to focus on your skiing skills.

Photography enthusiasts visiting Finland—this is the tour for you! Take the chance out of finding scenic locations to shoot, and instead, benefit from the expert guidance of a professional photographer who knows the local area well. The excursion focuses on landscape and nature photography, and visits multiple scenic locations in the Lappish wilderness.

We are a small, locally owned company with local guides. Our services are perfect for small groups or families (1–8 people) who want to avoid crowds. With us, you don't need to sit in a car for a long time. Instead, you can enjoy the beauty and silence of northern nature on a private site with fantastic views and a warming campfire.

Make the most of your visit to Lapland’s Ranua Wildlife Park on a small-group tour. Avoid the hassle of self-driving, especially in winter, as transfers are included. Enjoy a guided tour around the park, learning more about its inhabitants, including around 50 species of arctic animals that you might not have seen before.

Visiting Kujala Ranch is a unique time travel to local history that you can't find anywhere else. The owners will guide you through the Ranch with stories of the Ranch and their own. After the guided tour, your 3-course meal will be served in the Old House. The courses have been carefully selected and tested from the cookbook from 1940's. The menu is unique and it has been praised. After the meal, it is time to meet the animals in the barn (winter) or outside (summer). You can pet and feed the animals or if you want, you can participate in animal care first hand. All the visits are exclusive and privacy is guaranteed.

Short on time in Lapland? This 2.5-hour reindeer sleigh and husky sled experience from Rovaniemi is just the ticket. Meet and learn about friendly reindeer at a reindeer farm, and settle on a reindeer sleigh for a wonderful ride through the snowy woods. Receive a souvenir reindeer driving license, see the beautiful sled dogs, and take an exciting husky-sled ride through the wintry forests. Finish with a coffee or sweet hot berry juice before returning to Rovaniemi.

6A local guide will lead you through a beautiful forest trail. A small stream flows beside you. We'll learn how to make "räiskäleitä," Finnish-style pancakes, over an open fire and brew coffee. This peaceful activity is suitable for participants of all fitness levels and ages.

Don’t miss the frozen waterfalls of Korouoma National Park on your Lapland vacation. This small-group trip makes it possible to get there with ease, and includes a guided hike along a 3-mile (5-kilometer) route chosen for its scenery. Extra perks include a barbecue and hot drink, to keep you warm amid the icy landscapes.

Get your bearings in Rovaniemi and see the city’s top museum in just a few hours with this private walking tour. Learn about life in an Arctic environment, with its dark winters and summer midnight sun, and delve into Rovaniemi’s fascinating history as you stroll through the center to the Arktikum Museum. There, follow your guide to the top exhibits to take in the highlights without feeling overwhelmed.

Northern Finland is known for its beauty, but finding the best spots to capture photographs of the Arctic landscapes can be difficult. Explore remote Lapland with a private tour led by a professional photographer, and discover unique photo opportunities while gaining insight into the experiences of early Arctic explorers. Keep energized with a campfire lunch and hot drinks, then relax after a day’s sightseeing with round-trip transportation included.

Welcome to the gates of Lapland. This is where the mystical, rugged north starts. Your Rovaniemi Walking Tour reveals the secrets of this hub of exploration. As an old settlement with a long history. Rovaniemi is considered as the Capital of Lapland, one of the last great frontiers. Hear stories of the city and the expansive Lapland including topics on the Sami people, reindeer, colorful night skies and the man in red. Experience the keys to true tranquility under the majesty of the Aurora and the comforting blanket of fresh snow. Why has Rovaniemi been an important settlement from the stone ages? Why there are only handful of old buildings in the city? What is the most important river in Finland? Who are the Sami people and how to you recognize them? How can you see the Northern lights? Where to eat well in Rovaniemi? These are more questions will be answered on the tour. Come along, see you soon!

Berries and mushrooms grace many Finnish dishes but foraging for them is difficult without a guide to ensure you locate the best spots and only edible specimens. Start this tour from Rovaniemi, hike into an Arctic forest to find and pick everything from mushrooms to cloudberry, blueberry, cranberry, and lingonberry. Savor the pure air, birdsong, and untouched nature; and finish with a campfire barbecue.

This is the only food tasting experience in Rovaniemi – offering you an authentic and immersive way to discover Finnish cuisine. On this guided restaurant tasting tour in the city center, you’ll visit five carefully selected restaurants – including hidden gems most visitors never find – spending about 30 minutes at each stop. Together, the tasting-sized portions create a full Finnish menu: from a starter platter and traditional salmon soup to sautéed reindeer, grilled delicacies, and a sweet Finnish dessert with coffee or tea. Along the way, your guide and the restaurant staff will share stories about Finnish food traditions, northern ingredients, and local life. You’ll also get recommendations for Finnish drinks that pair perfectly with the dishes. Water is included in the price, and additional drinks – including alcoholic beverages – can be purchased directly from the restaurants. Vegetarian options are also available upon request. Come hungry, and leave inspired!

Learn all about Lappish culture and its wildlife with this visit to a local reindeer farm outside of Rovaniemi. Hop on the sleigh and enjoy the snowy scenery as you travel down forest paths, pulled by these indigenous creatures. Meet the local reindeer herders and warm up with hot beverages as you hear about their way of life.

See some of Finland’s beautiful native animals close-up on a 5-hour trip to Ranua Zoo from Rovaniemi. Stroll around the forest trails of the family-friendly wildlife park, and observe Arctic animals such as lynx, bears, reindeer, owls and more, plus Finland's only polar bears. Then, visit the zoo’s restaurants and shops, including a souvenir, candy and wine store. The trip includes zoo admission ticket, round-trip transport and hotel pickup and drop-off.

This is the ultimate trip for all the animal-lovers! Experience Lapland and its wildlife with your guide. This 2-day tour includes an authentic reindeer farm visit, a wildlife park tour, Polar dog encounter and a bear-watching overnight in a wilderness cabin! You will have the chance to meet arctic animals in their natural surrounding. Our guides will share their knowledge and expertise on arctic wildflife. Spending the night in the middle of a national park surrounded by bears in the wilderness is one in a lifetime experience. Spending the night in the middle of a national park and bear watching is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Quiet, calm, a professional bear-watcher will explain you more about the lives of the bears, while you will be waiting for the massive animals to approach the cabin. The bears should come, as dusk colours start covering the Autumn sky. They would be looking for food in the surrounding bogs, offering their large furry figures to your eyes and cameras.

The midnight sun phenomenon only occurs for about a month north of the Arctic Circle. Don’t miss out on seeing it and catching it on camera with this Rovaniemi Midnight Sun Photography Tour. Enjoy taking pictures of the phenomena in a Lapland forest with a guide to help you. Coffee or tea and round-trip transport are also included with this tour. Please note: If you're booking this tour outside of Midnight Sun time (June 6th to July 7th, then you'll enjoy taking pictures of the sunset instead.)

Wrap up warm for a hammock relaxation experience in the heart of a Lapland forest. After a walk through the century-old pine trees of the HaliPuu (hugging tree) forest, you’ll hunker down in a hammock cocoon to relax, leaving your worries behind as you sway gently between the trees. A warming blackcurrant juice and snack are provided at the end.

Come to live on skis the magic atmosphere of the snowy forest at night, a snowy landscape lit sometimes by the moonlight, by the stars or perhaps by the northern lights (aurora)! We´ll keep a break in a kota, traditional lappish tent, where we´ll sit on reindeer skins in front of the fire and grill a sausage. The small size of the group (max. 5 customers) makes sure that the guide can take good care of every partecipant and that the quite atmosphere of nature will not be lost. The trek takes place in a remote area outside of marked trails, so you will be able to experience a feeling of wilderness. The kota tent is private, which means we will not meet other groups and peace of nature is guaranteed! Guidind by a certified wilderness guide. No previous skiing experience needed as skis are easy to use and the terrain is mostly flat.