Ranua Zoo Trip from Rovaniemi: Experience Northern Wildlife and Finnish Delicacies

The zoo is located 80 kilometers south of Rovaniemi and can be reached by car or bus in approximately one hour. Once there, you can enjoy an intriguing walk around the zoo, observing animals and birds in their naturally replicated habitats from the northern regions. There are also souvenir shops and a “Fazer” candy factory store for you to explore.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ranua Zoo - Ranua Wildlife Park is open every day of the year, also in the winter. Here you can see in natural surroundings how arctic animals have adapted to changing seasons.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Warm and comfortable clothes in winter are recommended
Location
Ranua Zoo
Rovaniementie 29
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Hadamatras
Feb 27, 2024
A tour worth taking - We loved the tour. Our guide was very friendly. We had enough time to explore and see all the animals. We found it to be a very respectful environment for them.
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Hornsbyfamily
Dec 23, 2019
Ranua Wildlife Park - The park is only a bus ride away from Rovaniemi city center. The schedules can be found at most hotels. The park is quite large with lots of Arctic animals. The first area you will see is the owls! They are huge and really beautiful. Our favourite sections are the wolverines, linx, wild boars, and the bears. The two polar bears are the biggest hit. We spent about 4 hours there including an hour of lunch. “It’s A Great place to spend a day especially with the family.”
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Yue_d
Mar 6, 2018
Great tour guide-Walter, he's very... - <p>Great tour guide-Walter, he's very knowledgeable and accommodating. We had a great time with him during the tour. Highly suggest you request Walter be your guide if you choose this tour.</p>
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Scottydz
Feb 10, 2020
Great zoo with very interesting animals - We went here on Xmas day and had a great day. The animals seemed to have lots of space to roam and was set in beautiful snowy scenery. We were worried most the animals would be hiding to stay warm but this wasn't the case as we were able to see of the large animals.
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Naomi_k
Feb 25, 2023
Too short and rushed - The description of the tour stated that we would have a driver AND a professional guide. We did not have a professional guide. Our driver, while very lovely and friendly, brought us to the zoo, gave us our wristbands, told us the polar bears were being fed at 11am so we should hurry straight to see that, and then told us to meet her back at the bus at 2pm. There was no guide of any sort around the zoo as promised We were also told the tour starts at 9am, but the bus did not collect us until 9 30am, and it also did not collect us at the place we stipulated, instead told us to go to a different hotel. We did not reach the zoo until 10.45am, and given that we were told the bus back to the city was at 2pm, this left us with 2 hours and 15 minutes to run around the zoo and go and joing the very long line to get lunch in the buffet. It was not enough time at all. We did not get to see half of the animals as we had to rush past them to see the Polar bears and did not have enough time to go back as the bus was leaving. Considering it cost €400 for a family of 4, I do not feel it was good value for money as everything was so rushed and we did not have the professional guide promised in the advertisement. A bit disappointing to be honest. The only real highlight was getting to see the Polar bear being fed and so active.
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Abby_p
Dec 15, 2022
Nice scenery but the zoo front is disappointing - We gone there for the polar bear. There is no sight of them. the brown bear are having a winter sleep! Most animal are inactive during the period we visit in December. May be the operator should mention this. Our party of 6 were disappointed with the lack of animal to see.
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Kim_n
Dec 20, 2019
Disappointing - There was no commentaries on the tour, we were squeezed into a little minivan, we had to use an app when we got there which caused me to slip on the ice because my hands were not free to hold on to anything and we realised we could have taken a bus there ourselves and would have more time to see the zoo. Time for shopping later was too long, should have been an option for us to choose.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).