Arctic Circle Expedition: Visit Santa Claus Village and Reindeer Rides in Rovaniemi

Don’t miss out in Rovaniemi! The attendees are collected from their Rovaniemi hotel at 10:00 am. We journey to the Arctic Circle, located approximately 10 km north of the city of Rovaniemi.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

The Arctic Circle is a line visible on the map, north of which the sun can be seen above the horizon even at midnight during the summertime. Contrastingly, during the winter the sun stays below the horizon for a certain time. As a unique memory everybody gets the official Arctic Circle crossing certificate. It is available in many languages and included to the price.

What's Included
  • Meals mentioned
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from major hotels
  • Lunch
  • Safari desk support
  • Guidance services
  • Transportation
What's Not Included
  • Private tours available for additional charge
Additional Information
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at the time of booking if required
  • Please contact us if you wish to have guide in other language
Location
Lapland Welcome
Rovakatu
Lapland Welcome Rovaniemi Safari Office (Rovakatu 26, 2nd floor, 96200 Rovaniemi)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marysh2092rn
Jul 10, 2024
Great summer adventure! - Great adventure and service! I traveled to Rovaniemi solo and was taken care of extremely well. The ATV adventure and reindeer farm were great fun, and the trip to see Santa Claus was a hoot. I recommend the agency highly.
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Sachin0610
May 22, 2024
Family trip and loved the Santa village trip - Really an amazing experience trip to the Santa village, no rush of course as off season so get to meet Santa and have a nice chat with him. Crossed the artic circle line and got a certificate on it. Utsav from lapland tours was a great guide and enjoyed the morning to afternoon excursion. Recomment it highly. Send a post card, bought some circular playing cards from the Santa's post office.
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Annamaria_s
Jan 10, 2024
Tour Polo artico e villaggio babbo Natale - Our tour started late because no one was coming to pick us up and no one was answering the phone. Fortunately, our guide Dimitar finally arrived and saved our day. He was very kind and helpful, explained everything, we chatted, he took photos and videos, and we had a great lunch together. Thank you Dimitar! Greetings from Maya and Anna from Italy
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Farzancdamania
Feb 14, 2023
Exceptional service - It was a magical experience meeting Santa and crossing the Arctic Circle. The best part of it was our guide, Reetta. She is an amazing human being. She's very friendly and a genuine soul. She definitely added to the wonderful experience we had. It was like touring the magical land with a kind fairy.
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860margaret
Dec 19, 2019
Surpassed all expectations! - Took the grand daughter plus parents to Lapland (Rovaniemi) for 3 nights. Thought the trip might be a little tacky but it was nothing more than amazing. Girls were in awe of the day spent at Santa’s village where we sat in an ice bar watched a performance by the elves in a huge igloo drove reindeer and huskies enjoyed a free lunch and popped into wigwams to warm up in front of log fires! The jet ski ride through the woods to Santa’s cabin was magical and the elves entertained the girls whilst the family in front left the cabin unnoticed by them. Santa had in his hand the letters written by the girls (they posted blank sheets in the uk) which really ‘sealed the deal’. Hotel a little dated but we were hardly in it and the only down side was that the evening buffet was a ‘little too grown up’ for their taste buds! Sledges were free to use and slopes very near by. We were able to take a ski lift up to the start of the longest sledge run in the Northern Hemisphere - very scary run down! Ingram’s staff did an amazing job keeping all the children entertained on the a/c and bus and the elves at the airport on arrival set the scene. An expensive experience but worth it as the memories are priceless.
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Christine_s
Nov 26, 2019
Great trip - Had a great experience at the Santa village, our guide Kim was really nice with our children and guided us around the village making sure we didn't miss anything.
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Kmakm
Dec 11, 2018
Finding Santa and crossing the Arctic Circle - Driving our Hertz mini van one hour north from Golo Golo resort and the Ranau Zoo, passing herds of wonderful reindeer, leisurely crossing the road in several places created much joy. Signs were along roads and we easily found Santa Claus Holiday Village. Reception was well organized and the safari Desk well placed for the many fantasies to be reserved. We were booked to ride reindeer sleds, meet huskies and go for a sled ride, visit ice house, the North Pole post office and FIND SANTA! A short drive, two minutes to our chalet. We leased the superior and were not disappointed BRAND NEW, a mini kitchen, and all needed appointments. Slippers and robes -just like the Peninsula hotels. The Three Elves restaurant was our favorite! All staff were very ,helpful and kind. We recommend also visiting Santa Park. This was beautiful, indoors and offered so many wonderful exhibits. Elf school, ornament classes, Christmas cookie decorating, Elf stage show......DO NOT MISS. Christmas Wonderland ! My congratulations to Marko and Inga Jaasko, who began in 2011 and have become the Hiltons of the Santa hotel industry! Bravo !
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Rakesh_h
Mar 18, 2024
We didn’t have any... - We didn’t have any memorable experience as probably we were expecting a lot more. The lunch was very disappointing and we found that the tour was expensive for the value it gave.
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Jeffrey_t
Jan 2, 2024
Disappointed, please let the customer know a day in advance. - I paid but my booking got canceled just few hours before the tour. I don't have time to arrange another one.
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Odyssey48365780117
Dec 20, 2018
Better late than never... - After our tour company forgot to pick us up from the hotel (we weren’t the only ones they were an hour late for a four hour tour and it was only after several phone calls our helpful hotel receptionist was able to track them down - try explaining this to two kids busting to see Santa...!) our driver, after a phone call from her boss suddenly became our tour guide. And while she was nice enough, she really had no idea. In short, it was a very poor performance and a woeful experience. So, if you take one thing away from all the choice you have, whatever you do, do not use this company. It could have been so much better honestly, the best thing you can do is take a taxi there and do it all yourself - at your own pace. The tour does not value add to the experience as everything in the village is easy to locate and sort - and it will save you a heap!! Hope this helps someone out there :-)
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From $208
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).