Northern Lights Snowmobile Driving Safari

Rovaniemi, Finland

5 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Head into the dark night to search for the Northern Lights with this snowmobile experience from Rovaniemi. You’ll travel out of the city, then hop on a snowmobile to drive into the mountain wilderness where barbecue snacks and hot drinks beckon alongside a traditional tepee. Learn about the starry night sky as you warm yourself by the fire, and look for the famous aurora with your guide and group.

Make use of provided winter adventure gear for a nighttime arctic adventure
Visit a mountain hideaway with a wooden tepee, far from any artificial lights
Ride a snowmobile to speed over the rugged wintery terrain with a guide
Learn about arctic mythology and the stars as you warm up with snacks and drinks

What's Included

Transportation
Guidance services
Snacks and meals mentioned
Coffee/beverages
Winter adventure gear
Lunch

Private tours available for additional charge
Extra fee for Adult Solo Driving

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We will confirm the exact pick up time upon booking. The meeting time at Lapland Welcome Safari Office (Rovakatu 26, 2nd floor, 96200 Rovaniemi) is 15 minutes before the starting time of the safari.

Meeting point

Lapland Welcome
Rovakatu 26, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland
Lapland Welcome Rovaniemi Safari Office (Rovakatu 26, 2nd floor, 96200 Rovaniemi)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Lapland Welcome

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at the time of booking if required
Infant seats available

Most travelers can participate
Please contact us if you wish to have a guide in other language
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Featured review

Sandy_A

An amazing experience I personally didn't drive the snow mobile because my glasses froze over but sat on the back. Was great fun, amazing guide we had a few incidents which made it a bit more exciting my sister ended up hitting something and landing in a ditch, my hubby's one broke down but the guide Emil was very patient and actually enjoyed having to deal with our issues. By the end of the night we finally saw the lights and went over our time and got back to our hotel just before 2am. I would highly recommend the experience, Emil also made sure we let him know if cold and provided ways to warm up.

Reviews

4.5

based on 34 reviews

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Perfect last night of our trip!

becky_m, Dec 2024

The trip was well organised and the host extremely welcoming and knowledgeable. We enjoyed every second of it!

Great trip, really lovely...

Paul_T, Dec 2024

Great trip, really lovely guides, such a nice surprise also with all the midnight cooking and treats and snacks. Communication could have been slightly better namely explain and update the customers during the trip about what's going on, what's next, etc. There were few stops where some didn't know what's happening or what's next and the whole group got split into individual families / couples groups chatting between themselves in the dark. Stunning experience nonetheless. Really lovely people so well recommended

It is a really good way...

kelly_b, Dec 2024

It is a really good way of getting out and seeing the beauty of Finland in a unique and fun way. The experience was amazing.

Great spot, incredible lights sighting

Sarah_R, Apr 2024

We went to a great spot to see the lights and had a fun time riding the snowmobile. We were actually out for closer to 6 hours in total and were kindly dropped back to our accommodation after. Would have appreciated some more explanations of what to expect from the guide. We never found out his name and weren't informed we would be in the van for 45-60 minutes or so before we got to the spot we would ride the snowmobiles. Luckily we took our own gloves and layers to put on dor the ride and after or we would have been very cold. The stop off in the hut with the fire, hot drinks and snacks was very welcomed and timed well while there were less visible lights to see.

Safari is now bad, but the customer experience is not good

Wilkin_T, Jan 2024

Actually this is a short Safari near the santa claus village. The snowmobile is quite cool, with two experienced coaches who will guide you how to ride the mobile. However, the overall arrangement is not too smooth that the welcoming staff is not familiar with what he should do. And we wait for an hour to take the van to the snowmobile location.

We had a good time

Courtney_A, Mar 2023

It is a nice long drive through the arctic tundra. It was cold but the gear provided it good to help fight the cold. The stop for snacks was lots of fun, tasty, and good to warm up. Did not see the northern lights but a beautiful star filled sky was a great substitute.

A Magical Night

SarahConti, Feb 2023

This tour was perfect! The entire experience was so much more than I could have expected. Spending the night out in the quiet Arctic night, speeding over a frozen lake on a snowmobile, watching the northern lights dance across the sky, cooking hot dogs over a fire in a teepee was all unforgettable. And our guide felt like he was the best friend that we just hadn't met before this moment. This filled my heart with the memory of this time experiencing Finland.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thanks! Have a nice time!

Wonderful night trip to see northern lights

James_M, Jan 2023

Had a wonderful experience on this trip. The guide was friendly, considerate, and helpful, especially with snowmobiling safety. We got lucky to catch the lights even though it was cloudy. The only downside was my passenger bounced around on the back of machine, as the trails are very rough. However, we believe this was due to the machine's suspension not being set up correctly, and the guide said they would take care of it before sending it back out. The provided gear was warm enough, but we had multiple layers underneath. The campfire and small BBQ were a nice touch. Would recommend.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks for the nice review!

Snowmobile safari was lot...

Laura_K, Dec 2022

Snowmobile safari was lot of fun, but at times the trip felt a bit unorganised. We felt like there were a lot of waiting for unnecessary smoke brakes for guides. We wished the communication with the guides were a bit better so we had understood the situations clearer, example the moment on the ice. Even not seeing the aurora borealis the over all experience was good, we did enjoy our time when we were on the move. Thank you

Highly recommended!

Shamindri_P, Dec 2022

Highly recommended. Was a very fun activity. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the trail and helped us pickup how to drive the snowmobiles very quickly.

Amazing

Sandy_A, Dec 2022

Avoid!!

Declan_B, Dec 2022

This trip was a disaster. The company Lapland Welcome were completely disorganised from the start of our tour. We arrived on time and was given clothes to get changed into, after getting dressed we were left in a room for an hour with no communication about what was happening. After 1 hour we finally got in a vehicle and set off on the drive, the driver didn’t know where he was going and took multiple wrong turns. After eventually finding the snowmobiles we all left the van and walked towards the snowmobiles. By this time it was 2200 and out of 7 snowmobiles, 3 wouldn’t start and the 4 snowmobiles that did start had faults and wouldn’t move. We spent over an hour stood in a cold field with no information from the guide about what was happening. Eventually it was decided that some people would have to share one snowmobile. After riding the snowmobile for 5 minutes the guides snowmobile just stopped working, apparently the battery died. After another 20 minutes stood around, the guide asked us to help him push the snowmobile to one side so that we could get the other snowmobiles past. Once again this meant that more people had to share one snowmobile. Overall we only had 30 minutes on the snowmobile and the rest was spent hanging around in the cold with no information. The tour was due to be 2000-0000, however due to all the delays we finally got back around 2am. Our guide (A chap from Peru, didn’t catch his name) promised us we would be able to get a partial refund for the inconvenience, but the company are now refusing this. Avoid at all costs.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

These customers booked trouh Viator. They imagined that they had booked solo driving by snowmobiles but they had booked normal twin driving in reality. This issue caused some delay but the service was offered normally. Once the service was offered normally there was no refund available.

Worth your money

Marolyn_W, Nov 2022

Our tour guy was really nice. There wasn’t enough snow on the ground to use the snowmobile all the way. So, he gave us the option to get a refund or get the experience by going around for a little bit and then use the other motors. So we decided to go with him. We didn’t see any northern lights because it was cloudy but we still had a great time.

Amazing tour

Jamie_W, Nov 2022

Sammy our tour guide was amazing very good at his Job, has a real interest in the tours himself and looks after you all the way through I couldn’t recommend him enough a real gent! Would 100 percent use him and his team again! The tour was well worth the money and very well organised!

Absolutely Amazing!!

Emily_S, Nov 2022

One of the best experiences ever! Amazing safari, so much fun and great, amusing staff too! Would recommend to anyone.

Excelent experience

jessica_V, Apr 2022

We didnt get to see the northern lights but the tour, the guides, everything was amazing. Thank you!

Response from Host, Apr 2022

Thank you fro the review!

Lucked out!

Misty_O, Jan 2020

Had a great time with our tour guide M, we got to see absolutely stunning landscape & stars from our snow mobile! We had a great cook out & just as we turned to go home we got a great view of the Northern Lights! I highly suggest bringing a camera!

I saw it!!!!

Giuliano_P, Feb 2026

They give you shoes and arctic overalls but with -30 I caught it’s still cold. The visor of the helmet is frozen and you can see little, luckily I had ski goggles and I saved myself. For the rest nice fire and sausages. The Australian-born Jerry guide was extraordinary.

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Fantastisch!

Lesley_V, Mar 2023

Een van de mooiste ervaringen in m’n hele leven!! Eerst een gave tocht op de sneeuwscooter en onderweg stopt de gids om prachtige foto’s te maken. Eenmaal aangekomen bij het meer, kun je grenzeloos scheuren op de sneeuwscooter! Echt een fantastische ervaring!! Het enige minpuntje was dat we samen met een gezin de tour deden waardoor we de route vrij rustig reden, maar op het meer gingen alle remmen los!