Northern Lights Tour to Lake Inari

Embark on an intimate Northern Lights adventure in Finland. Join a small-group safari to Lake Inari from Saariselkä and witness the mesmerizing aurora borealis dance across the night sky. Enjoy a cozy dinner by the campfire and personalized attention from your guide.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 9GW9QHGG+572 - Depart from Saariselkä center and travel by minibus to our office in Ivalo. There, you’ll receive warm thermal clothing and shoes before heading to the quaint village of Koppelo, far from city lights.
    Settle into your sled and journey deeper into the wilderness with your local guide. The comfortable snowmobile-pulled sleigh is lined…
What's Included
  • Pickup and drop-off in central Saariselk
  • Local guide
  • Dinner
  • Meet and feed reindeers
  • Warm clothes and shoes
  • Snowmobile sleigh ride in Lake Inari
Meal Options
  • Traditional finnish BBQ-sausages - Vegetarian option possible by request
  • Homemade Reindeer or Salmon soup, bread - We have one soup in the tour, if you specially wish to have one of the soups, please let us know. Vegetarian option possible by request.
  • Blueberry cake or mousse
Additional Information

Go in search of the famous Northern Lights in Finland on this small-group to Lake Inari from Saariselkä. Wrapped up warm against the cold, travel deep into the Finnish wilderness by sleigh pulled by a snowmobile. Keep watch on the skies for sightings of the spectacular Northern Lights and — with a little luck — marvel at spectacular views of the evening…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Getaway10182237581
Mar 14, 2024
Awesome experience - Oh!! what a tour!! Splendid experience. Nice couple who manage the trip. Such nice people who made sure we were well clothed and remain warm considering that it was colder during the nights. It was cloudy as we started the tour, however in half an hour clouds started clearing. The guide was sure we would spot northern lights considering it was clear sky. And then the moment appeared out of nowhere. 15 mins of gift for us.. Northern lights appeared in the sky like a rainbow.. we were right at the Inari Lake. Beautiful experience indeed. Apart from the above, the tour had in fact other beautiful experiences, couple had ensured everyone had sumptuous meal at their Tapae. They had prepared a very tasty veg meal for us specially and baked a cake. It tasted out of the world. They had cute 2 reindeers who also posed for pics.. Overall a must experience tour. And one important thing, never go for only Northern lights as an aim, it would be disappointing if not visible. Many other things to enjoy on the trip
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539norab
Mar 14, 2024
Very nice tour - Everything was taken care of. The pick-up, warm clothes, food, return to hotels. We did manage to see lots of Aurora, and the giides even changed the timing plan as we noticed Aurora appearing, so they stopped and let us enjoy the Northern light and take photos so that we don't miss even a second of it. When they were gone, the guides took us to the tent where there was fire, warm food and drinks and cute raindeers. Thanks for the experience! We highly recommend the tour. From my personal experience I recommend to plan at least for 3 nights to hunt aurora, so that in case of snow or clouds you still get 1-2 nights to re-schedule or get an extra tour.
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Apurv_a
Mar 12, 2024
Amazing experience! Worth it!! - It was a great experience. Tina & Tapio were an amazing host. They took us to the center of lake Inari to spot stunning northern lights & later served us with delicious food they made. The homemade cake by Tina’s mother was yumm!!! Both Tina & Tapio are very kind & fantastic host. Overall we had a wonderful time & experience with them. Definitely worth it!!
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Karin
Mar 9, 2024
A very special experience that you should not miss. Definitely do it to see the Northern Lights! - What a wonderful experience! Everything was well organised, communication and the excursion went very well. We spotted the Northern Lights, even if only for a short time. Very nice ride on the sled (train) behind the snowmobile. The food was super tasty and Tina and her husband are very hospitable. Certainly do!
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F627ejpetero
Jan 30, 2024
A magical night on the island - A really fun evening. It started with being issued extra warm clothes, which are very much needed on the lake at night as it was about -25 degrees. A fun ride across the lake in a sled pulled by a snowmobile. Unfortunately for us the clouds just refused to break and so we were unable to see the Northern Lights. Then on to Aurora Island where we shared a lovely meal, and hot berry juice, and were told lots about the lifestyle of people living in remote locations like this. We fed reindeer and had a go at drilling holes by hand in the nearly a metre thick ice. Our hosts couldn't have been more helpful or friendly. A really good experience.
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Joyce
Jan 3, 2024
Recommended!! - Definitely recommended! We had a fantastic evening under the guidance of Mika. The wind chill was -30 this evening. Thanks to the outfit, which we had to wear over our own clothes, it was quite bearable. The guide's grandmother provided (among other things) a delicious salmon soup that we ate in a kota by the fire. We saw the Northern Lights!
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Jasmin_c
Dec 5, 2023
Loved it! - The snowmobile sledge ride was loads of fun, we even saw some wild reindeer running on the frozen lake, unfortunately we didn't see the northern lights as it was cloudy but we still had a lot of fun, we stopped and took soke fun photos, the dinner was delicious, and tour guide was so lovely and kind, we had a great time
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Curious49541172808
Sep 16, 2023
Awesome tour with local guide and reindeers! - Our guide Tina was so friendly, our family loved the tour! We were lucky to see the Northern lights, and there were reindeers in the island we visited. Dinner was very good, even our children did like the delicious salmon soup. Highly recommended!
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Hardi91
Feb 24, 2024
Unfortunately Cloudy - Unfortunately it was cloudy that evening with light snowfall, so we didn't see any northern lights. Nevertheless, it was a lovely evening with a sleigh ride behind the snowmobile.
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Lucvj3187em
Jan 5, 2024
Recommended experience - Well organized safari, welcome and support by very pleasant staff, very friendly and attentive guide. The observation of the Northern Lights is obviously random (we were able to observe a moderately active one that evening) but the nighttime atmosphere on the lake is magical in any case.
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From $177
up to 10 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).