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Northern Lights Snowmobile Safari from Rovaniemi with Campfire Picnic

Recommended by 92% of travelers
Rovaniemi, Finland
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Hunt the Northern Lights, and discover the beauty of Lapland by night on a 3-hour snowmobile adventure from Rovaniemi. Ride a snowmobile through snow-coated forests and alongside a frozen river, and watch for wildlife. Follow your guide to a viewing spot away from the urban light pollution, and enjoy tasty sausages cooked on the bonfire with hot drinks. Gaze at the starry skies, and with luck, catch a sighting of the incredible natural light show. Ride as a twosome on a 2-seater snowmobile or upgrade to ride your own.
  • Northern Lights snowmobile experience from Rovaniemi
  • Ride a snowmobile through wintry woods under the moonlight
  • Stop to look for the Northern Lights in the sky
  • Savor makkara sausages on the campfire with hot drinks
  • Ride on a 2-seater snowmobile, or upgrade to ride on your own
  • All equipment and hotel pickup and drop-off are included

What's Included

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off if the hotel far from the city center
  • Winter clothing and helmet
  • Snowmobile instructions
  • Snowmobile safari approx. 20-30 km,
  • Grilled sausages on open fire and hot drinks
  • Guiding in English
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup / drop-off if the hotel in the city center

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

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Meeting point

  • Pirkkakatu 2, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland

    for the hotels in the city center meeting point - Pekankatu 3 for the hotels far from the city center we offer pickup/dropoff

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Car or motorcycle driving license is required to drive a snowmobile
  • Each tour starts with the safety brief and driving instructions from your guide.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • You will also receive a thermal overall, boots, gloves, woolen socks, a scarf and helmets, unless mentioned otherwise
  • All driving participants require to have a zero blood alcohol
  • Children will ride on a snowmobile-pulled sled behind the guide
  • Participants under the age of 15, may participate as a passenger on a snowmobile, only if they are 140cm tall or above, and have booked at the adult price, otherwise they must ride on a sled behind the guide
  • Other languages upon request
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

CHRIS_B
Our guide was great. Such an interesting guy. We had never ridden snow mobiles before so he taught us how and all of the safety aspects. He couldn’t do enough for us. Photos, video and extra sausages & marshmallows by the fire. Unfortunately because of the weather we didn’t see the northern lights but that can’t be helped.

Reviews

4.6
based on 12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

It’s a very nice...

Reem_S, Dec 2024
It’s a very nice experience to ride the snowmobile but differently not to chase the aurora. We stopped in 2 spots that’s it to see, but we were unlucky. The guide was great, he gave us time and was very friendly, the company was great too, Arctic lifestyle. The experience was very nice overall.

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for sharing your experience! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the snowmobile ride and found the guide to be friendly and helpful. We hope to welcome you again for another adventure—hopefully with the aurora making an appearance next time!

It was nice, we enjoyed...

Reem_S, Dec 2024
It was nice, we enjoyed our time. The tour guide was kind. We didn’t see aurora but we enjoyed the snowmobile ride in the forest and over the river.

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for sharing your experience! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed the snowmobile ride through the forest and over the river. We hope you’ll have another chance to see the northern lights next time!

This tour agency was...

Ambrose_P, Dec 2024
This tour agency was amazing with excellent serivce and patient towards our questions. The tour guide that brought us for the tour was even better. Despite not being able to see the northern lights due to the weather condition but the experience for the snowmobiling was great because of the friendly and patient tour guide

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for your fantastic review! We're so glad to hear that you had such a great experience with the tour agency and that our guide made the snowmobiling adventure enjoyable, even without the northern lights. It's great that you felt supported and your questions were addressed with patience. Hopefully, you’ll have another chance to see the northern lights in the future, and we’d love to welcome you back for more amazing experiences!

Great guide and a fantastic time even though we didn’t see the northern lights

CHRIS_B, Dec 2022
Our guide was great. Such an interesting guy. We had never ridden snow mobiles before so he taught us how and all of the safety aspects. He couldn’t do enough for us. Photos, video and extra sausages & marshmallows by the fire. Unfortunately because of the weather we didn’t see the northern lights but that can’t be helped.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Dear Chris, We are so glad that you enjoyed the tour! Our team waits for you back in Lapland with cool guides. Best Regards, Uljana Easy Travel Team

Above and Beyond

MStanley, Nov 2021
This ended up being one of the best things we did in Lapland. Our guide, JP, was friendly, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond. We had an amazing time snowmobiling. But the Lappish BBQ in a little cabin in the woods was something we won’t soon forget. Highly recommended!

the tour was good the guides were...

Shira_p, Dec 2016
the tour was good the guides were great however it is not really a northern lights safari as you spend only about 15 minutes actually in an open field with the snowmobiles off and dark and looking for the lights

Exceptionnel

Mickael_H, Dec 2024
Excellent ambiance On s'est bien amusé sur les motos neiges, une aurore boréale et je les remercie de m'avoir fait plaisir avec le scénario tao du kung-fu qui l'ont exécuté avec une gentillesse extraordinaire, on a sauté plus d'une trente sur l'horaire prévu, la grande classe. Merci à Christina, john et leur équipe

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you so much for this great feedback! We are so glad you had a great time on the snowmobiles and that the Northern Lights added to the magic of the experience. We look forward to welcoming you back for another unforgettable experience.

Insignificant Safari

Diego_C, Dec 2021
El Safari no ha cumplido con nuestras expectativas, por: solo estuvimos buscando las auroras boreales lo que el guia se fumo un cigarro y solo paramos una vez, es decir 5 minutos. Luego el grupo no estuvo dinamizado por el tour, fue muy aburrido, no nos contó nada, le teníamos que preguntar para que hablara. Aunque nuestra lengua materna no es el inglés, igualmente tiene que procurar que lo entendamos y que estemos a gusto, por eso pagamos, no para que nos ignore. Nos caímos de la moto y lo primero que provo el guia fue si la moto funcionava y estaba bien, luego nos preguntó cómo estábamos, la segunda vez no vino, para que pasara algo más grande y nos quedamos allí tirados. También parecía que fuéramos a una carrera, porque no paraba de acelerar y eso nos provocó la caída y un mal estar, ya que considero que no puede asumir que todo el mundo sabe conducir una moto de nieve y que además no nos perseguia nada. Podía preguntar y adaptarse a las necesidades del grupo, ya que siendo solo dos motos considero que podía ser fácil. La barbacoa ofrecida por el tour duro 1h, lo que podíamos haber aprovechado para ir a buscar auroras boreales. La comida fueron dos tazas de té con dos galletas de una bolsa del supermercado y una salchicha sola en un plato, con un poco de ketchup o mostaza, a palo seco. Considero que de las 3 horas programadas para el Safari estuvimos 1h en moto, 1 h en la barbacoa y 45 minutos para prepararnos para la salida. Por último y para rematarla el guia, después de no haber procurar que viéramos las auroras boreales, lo acaba preguntando cómo lo han pasado y mi respuesta fue bien lástima no haber visto las auroras, a lo que el contesta, quizás la próxima vez. Esto fue la gota que derramó el vaso; después de haber hecho muchísimos km, venir al círculo polar ártico para ver una experiencia única, me dice "maybe the next time", a palo seco. En resumen càlid precio muy malo. No cumple con las expectativas del tour.

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