Northern Lights Safari: Small-Group Lake Inari Tour from Ivalo including Dinner and Reindeer Rides

Embark on a thrilling small-group safari to Lake Inari from Ivalo and witness the mesmerizing Northern Lights. Enjoy a dinner by the campfire and personalized attention from your guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 9GW9QJ84+P69 - Pick up at your hotel, travel by minibuss to our office in Ivalo. You will get warm thermal clothes and shoes, then head on to the small village of Koppelo, far from the city lights.
    Take a seat in your sleigh and travel deeper into the wilderness with your local guide. Comfortable snowmobile-pulled sleigh is covered by warming…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Ivalo area
  • 3-course dinner and hot drinks
  • Northern Lights safari in Lake Inari
  • Warm clothes and shoes
Meal Options
  • Traditional finnish BBQ sausage ( also vegetarian option by request )
  • Home made Reindeer or Salmon soup and bread - Vegetarian option by request. In every tour we serve Reindeer OR Salmon soup, not both. Please let us know if you have special wish.
  • Blueberry cake or blueberry mousse
Additional Information

Seek out the beautiful Northern Lights in Finland on this 4-hour small-group aurora borealis safari to Lake Inari from Ivalo. Travel deep into the Finnish wilderness by sleigh pulled by snowmobile with a local guide. Watch the skies for sightings of the impressive Northern Lights around Lake Inari. Meet and feed friendly reindeers on an island. Savor a…

Location
Venevalkamantie 3
Venevalkamantie
Our office is Located in Venevalkamantie 3, just in the center of Ivalo, next to Hotel Kultahippu.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Alberto_p
Feb 20, 2025
The Northern Lights tour... - The Northern Lights tour to Lake Inari from Ivalo with Viator was a fantastic experience! Although the weather didn’t cooperate, the guides went above and beyond to make the trip memorable by taking us to visit reindeer and enjoying a delicious dinner by the lake. Highly recommended for a well-organized and enjoyable adventure!
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Dante_g
Feb 9, 2025
Out of this world experience with aurora borealis show in the sky - Maksim is a lovely and kind guide who took care of our group of 8 very well. We received proper warm clothing, shoes and gloves and off we went to Lake Inari on a snowmobile safari which was a fabulous experience. Dinner was provided in a local island hut with fire and hot drinks, after feeding the reindeers. After dinner the polar lights magically appeared on the sky and delivered an unforgettable show which we won’t forget anytime soon Thanks for the beautiful memories, we felt well looked after by Maksim, highly recommended, regardless of the steep price point, it’s worth it!
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Patriciadu5966dl
Jan 30, 2025
Magic - We were very lucky to see beautiful aurora... the top guide was very nice and we enjoyed a meal in a kota (typical)
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Y6515omlaurab
Jan 28, 2025
Very nice experience - Despite the dawn did not show, the experience was very nice and the dinner great. The guide very kind and competent.
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Annagee12345
Jan 13, 2025
Wow...just wow! - We booked this tour last minute as we were tracking the aurora and saw that the weather was due to clear. It exceeded all of our dreams and expectations! We departed from the Ivalo Safari office, which was about 20 metres from the Hotel Kultahippu. We were kitted out with clean, warm and very good clothing, before travelling by minibus to Lake Inari, where we boarded sleighs attached to snowmobiles. We travelled across the icy lake surface for a number of kilometres and into the darkness. There was little or no light pollution and we were in a group of about 15 people. There were no other people around and it was very peaceful and quiet. When we stopped we were able to walk around and view the natural wonder of the northern lights. They were amazing and well worth the cost and the cold! After taking many photos we travelled again by sleigh to a private island, where we had delicious sausages, reindeer soup and hot blueberry juice in a traditional hut around a fire. After dinner we met and fed reindeer. This is a great tour and i would recommend to anyone travelling and hoping to see the lights. Ivalo Safaris were a great company, good communication by email and the guides spoke perfect english.
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Shao_w
Jan 9, 2025
Great experience, and saw the Northern Lights! - I found the whole experience well-run, professional and very organised. Everyone was efficient. The only unexpected experience occurred at the start of the trip, because we had to change into snowsuits, snow boots and helmets. The ride on the lake was cold and windy, but very atmospheric. The couple that run this tour were great hosts, and the hot berry juice and hot food were appreciated. Mid-way through our meal (cooked by the hostess), we were alerted to go outside, as the host had spotted aurora activity. I highly recommend this trip, and I would definitely book this again, if I ever visit Ivalo again.
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Martamv138zk
Jan 4, 2025
Unique and incredible experience - Despite the freezing temperatures, the ride on the sleigh under the starry sky to search for the aurora and dinner in the Lapland hut made this experience beautiful. They provided us with all the necessary equipment to fight the cold and served us around the fire a great dinner in true Lapland style. Upon exiting the hut we were surprised by a breathtaking aurora. Our guide was super helpful to take the most beautiful photos and explain so many things about Lapland. It is a tour that I would recommend to everyone both friends and couples
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Kmaussie
Dec 28, 2024
Aurora hunting with Dinner - Great experience being taken onto frozen Lake Imari in search of the northern lights. Had a dinner consisting of a sausage, reindeer soup and blueberry pie in a traditional Sami hut. Guides were very welcoming.
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Oraiap
Dec 27, 2024
Sami Culture - The food was amazing and loved that we got to experience the authentic Sami culture! Although we didn’t catch the aurora, it still worths it!
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U6486ahjuanpablog
Dec 23, 2024
Excellent experience - Excellent trip and attention from the staff, provided us with the right clothes and dinner was delicious, you could see auroras although I would have liked to be a little longer
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